Posted by
The D on Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:00:00 AM
When I type "Anti-Christ" I am not referring to the apocalyptic nemesis many expect to rise to power and ravage the planet, although, that is becoming more and more of a possibility in current events. No, what I am referring to are those that present themselves in opposition to God, the Bible, Jesus Christ, christians, and christianity, in all its forms without any provocation. Say, the topic of the bible comes up, and someone states that they do not beleive it; some might refer to such a one as an anti-christ, and, if so, I am guilty as charged, being, myself, in doubt on occassion, having differing beleifs, as is my right, as is, the right of anyone who beleives or disbeleives a truth in this land of free souls. What I am referring to are those that seek out ways of insulting religous thought and philosophy, namely, the school of christian thought. Teachers!
One instructor put a plethora of subtle, hateful enuendos about the "hegamonic", or traditional christian religion of the United States in her silybus. Another instructor, recently, gave us a quiz, of to which, she did not collect for a grade, but simply went over with us breifly in class. In it was a question : Gender roles are; A. Ordained by God; B. Socially Constructed; and C and D are unimportant. Of course, the answer was B, but she had no reason to include Biblical Scripture in the classroom other than to insult any possible christians that may be lurking in the audience. I asked a felllow student about it, and she said it was "...designed to get you thinking." What kind of sheltered soul has never been exposed to the constant bombardment that such things were not "Ordained by God"? Not many. I asked the Oppressor ... excuse me, the Proffessor about it, and she said : "Yeah... I was wondering if I was gonna' get in trouble for that..." Yeah right; once again, as Ann Coulter, puts it, another brave liberal going against the, imagined, constant fray of traditionalism. As if; everything in that classroom, from the textbooks, to the course outline is designed in opposition to the so-called "traditional" ways of thinking. But,... they're so brave...! She also meantioned something about "...this", "being really big in the 60's". Wahatever that means; now she sounds sheltered. I think she expects that I am to beleive she thinks all those churches she drives past everyday are closed or filled with people, reverently, reading psychology texbooks; or, more, accurately, that is her hope for the future.
So, I geuss that's how they get the kids to think outside of the old onion these days; by presenting themselves as a complete anti-christ to the whole class. Good way to make people feel comfortable about accepting new ideas.