Call for Southern Baptists to Support Mickey

A few years ago, the Southern Baptist Convention led the charge in the Disney Boycott. Now that the boycott has been lifted, it's time to support what's right at Disney. Although I have not yet seen it, everything I have read about the film indicates that Disney has remained faithful to Lewis's vision of Narnia in their upcoming release (Dec. 9) of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, served as a producer/consultant for the film. You can read an interview with Gresham here.

I am hoping that Southern Baptists will show that they are just as excited about supporting what is good as they are in attacking what is bad. Here is their chance. It's one thing to kick Mickey when he's down, but what about giving Mickey props when he is in the right? If Southern Baptists are going to have a powerful voice in the cultural debate, it's going to have to be one that is just as loud with the encouraging words as it was with the calls to repentance.

The hope of this country is not in getting Hollywood to make Christian films. Contrary to what some believe, spiritual awakening is not going to come through heavier doses of Mel Gibson and Aslan. God has ordained the means of revival to be prayer, holy living, and Christ-centered, biblical preaching.

But as Christians we must be consistent. If we are going to seek to influence the culture through boycotts, then we must also be ready to applaud the changes or good that we see. The release of this screen version of C. S. Lewis's classic story is a test. Will Southern Baptists pass?

The Culture of Litigation

I finally gave in this morning and stopped by the new Starbucks on the way to the office this morning. The long line moved quickly and I overheard the cashier saying more than once, "I'm sorry, we are out of grande and verdi, would you like two talls?" By the time I got near the front of the line, I heard her saying to a customer, "Well, actually, we are not out of grande and verdi cups, but we are out of lids, and we cannot serve them without lids."

A few minutes later a customer said, "I'll take a verdi; I don't need a lid." To which she responded, "I'm sorry, we cannot serve cups without lids." Picture the customer getting ticked:
"What do you mean you cannot serve a cup without a lid? That's ridiculous." At this point another employee, perhaps the manager, stepped up and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but it's company policy not to serve a cup without a lid because of litigation. If you spilled it and burned yourself, you could sue us and we would be liable."

Thank that individual several years ago who successfully sued MacDonald's when she burned herself upon dropping her cup of coffee in her lap. Her gain was our loss.

W Quiz (with Answers)

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Quiz

The four most annoying Australian men on the planet (at least for parents of preschoolers): the _________________.

Comedian who reportedly was reading the Bible on his deathbed in an effort to find a loophole: ____ ____ _______________.

Our word sincere comes from the two Latin words, sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning ________.

Hoyt ____________

Sad Tree: ______________ ______________

Rather uptight adolescent hazing maneuver: _____________ (please don’t crack up with laughter at this one)

Which reminds me of one of the cardinal potty-training rules you teach your toddler:

“Don’t foget to __________.”

"Please don't squeeze the Charmin." - Mr. ________________

Inspirational question: Can I get a _________________?

The left side of most maps: ____________

Adam ____________ (Batman)

Rip Van __________________

A ________________ in Time

Johnny Depp as ___________ _____________

Eye Twitch or Flirt? ____________

How do you spell that brown stuff that is frequently offered with your steak?

___________________________________ Sauce

50-65% of an adult human body is composed of _______________.

Prestigious grass-court tennis tournament: ______________________

______: interjection used to to express surprise, admiration, wonder, or pleasure

“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by ____________

28th President of the United States: _____________ _____________

The preacher in The Princess Bride apparently didn’t like the letter _____ because he always replaced it with W.

Another stupid country dance: __________________ Crawl

In business jargon, the standard hypothetical product: _______________

The colorless color: _______________

Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the “Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year”: _____________ the __________ Things Are

His real name was Marion Michael Morrison, but his stage name was John ___________

Harrison Ford among the Amish in __________________.

Famous financial distict: __________ _____________

Vince Lomardi said, “_________________ isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”

ANSWERS

The four most annoying Australian men on the planet (at least for parents of preschoolers): the WIGGLES.

Comedian who reportedly was reading the Bible on his deathbed in an effort to find a loophole: W. C. FIELDS.

Our word sincere comes from the two Latin words, sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning WAX.

Hoyt WILHELM

Sad Tree: WEEPING WILLOW

Rather uptight adolescent hazing maneuver: WEDGIE (please don’t crack up with laughter at this one)

Which reminds me of one of the cardinal potty-training rules you teach your toddler:

“Don’t foget to WIPE.”

"Please don't squeeze the Charmin." - Mr. WHIPPLE

Inspirational question: Can I get a WITNESS?

The left side of most maps: WEST

Adam WEST (Batman)

Rip Van WINKLE

A WRINKLE in Time

Johnny Depp as WILLY WONKA

Eye Twitch or Flirt? WINK

How do you spell that brown stuff that is frequently offered with your steak?

WORCESTERSHIRE Sauce

50-65% of an adult human body is composed of WATER.

Prestigious grass-court tennis tournament: WIMBLEDON

WOW: interjection used to to express surprise, admiration, wonder, or pleasure

“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by WHAM!

28th President of the United States: WOODROW WILSON

The preacher in The Princess Bride apparently didn’t like the letter(s) L OR M because he always replaced them with W.

Another stupid country dance: WATERMELON Crawl

In business jargon, the standard hypothetical product: WIDGET

The colorless color: WHITE

Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the “Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year”: WHERE the WILD Things Are

His real name was Marion Michael Morrison, but his stage name was John WAYNE

Harrison Ford among the Amish in WITNESS.

Famous financial distict: WALL STREET

Vince Lomardi said, “WINNING isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”

Media Already Seeking to Weaken Alito Support

USA Today and AP, those unbiased, reliable news sources (wink) have already started trying to derail Bush's latest nominee, Samuel Alito. Now, imagine with me, if you will, that Bush had nominated a liberal judge we'll call Pinko. Let's further suppose that the numbers gleaned from this poll for Pinko were the same as Alito's. Instead of a headline of "Poll finds public support for Alito lags behind Roberts" it would read "Poll finds public support for Pinko surges ahead of Miers."

In today's article, the AP clearly states that Alito doesn't have the support of Roberts, but is doing better than Miers, or in their vague language, "closer to the level of early backing for the failed nomination of Harriet Miers." It might only be 5% closer to Miers than Roberts, but their vagueness causes the reader to think more along the lines of "nearly the same."

Much of how you look at data is determined by how you would like to look at data, and how you would like to use that data. The liberal media want to use it against Alito and Bush. Too bad I don't have the time or the desire to research how USA Today and AP reported the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That would be interesting.

Oh, one more thing. I hope I'm not too Coulterish in saying that it's amazing how easy it is to find a clueless liberal. This article is no exception. A woman from New England is quoted: "I'm worried that he is going to vote against women's rights...If women don't have the right to choose, then they're no longer equal."

Hmmm...equality in the abortion issue would mean that the father would have a 50% say in the fate of the unborn child. The way I see it, currently the man has no CHOICE in the matter. After all it's not HIS BODY, it's HER BODY, and no one can tell her what to do with HER BODY. So, I just cannot make sense of her statement.

If the left really believes in choice, then they should start arguing that the man should have his say on whether not the baby he sired should live or die.

Or they could let all the adopted children in America have a CHOICE in the matter of each of these unwanted children. Life or death?

Or they could ask all the parents of Down's Syndrome children what their CHOICE would be for the unwanted children. Life or death?

Today's Letter: W

As a child, I always wondered why it is called double-u instead of double-v.

The 23rd letter and the 43rd POTUS (aka “Dubya”)

Every sports fan and athlete knows why W is superior to L.

The only 3 syllable letter, or multi-syllable letter, for that matter.

The most inquisitive letter: Who? What? Where? When? Why? Which one? With whom?

Generally, radio stations east of the Mississippi River have W as the first call letter.

Title of a 1974 thriller movie starring a British actress named Twiggy, who was also in The Blues Brothers.

Is the name of a fashion magazine and a Canadian television network aimed at women.

Favorite American city: Walla Walla, Washington

Did you know that we use 3x less the syllables saying World Wide Web than its more famous abbreviation?



Quiz

The four most annoying Australian men on the planet (at least for parents of preschoolers): the _________________.

Comedian who reportedly was reading the Bible on his deathbed in an effort to find a loophole: ____ ____ _______________.

Our word sincere comes from the two Latin words, sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning ________.

Hoyt ____________

Sad Tree: ______________ ______________

Rather uptight adolescent hazing maneuver: _____________ (please don’t crack up with laughter at this one)

Which reminds me of one of the cardinal potty-training rules you teach your toddler:

“Don’t foget to __________.”

"Please don't squeeze the Charmin." - Mr. ________________

Inspirational question: Can I get a _________________?

The left side of most maps: ____________

Adam ____________ (Batman)

Rip Van __________________

A ________________ in Time

Johnny Depp as ___________ _____________

Eye Twitch or Flirt? ____________

How do you spell that brown stuff that is frequently offered with your steak?

___________________________________ Sauce

50-65% of an adult human body is composed of _______________.

Prestigious grass-court tennis tournament: ______________________

______: interjection used to to express surprise, admiration, wonder, or pleasure

“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by ____________

28th President of the United States: _____________ _____________

The preacher in The Princess Bride apparently didn’t like the letter _____ because he always replaced it with W.

Another stupid country dance: __________________ Crawl

In business jargon, the standard hypothetical product: _______________

The colorless color: _______________

Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the “Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year”: _____________ the __________ Things Are

His real name was Marion Michael Morrison, but his stage name was John ___________

Harrison Ford among the Amish in __________________.

Famous financial distict: __________ _____________

Vince Lomardi said, “_________________ isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”

ansWers Will be posted next Week

Yes, I am the father of a preschooler.