Not So Famous…

Ok, so this isn’t a rant. I’m not totally angry about anything right now. As a matter of fact, I haven’t been for quite some time. But there is always stuff that is bugging me. Always.

My wife comes home from school on the Thursday before Good Friday, (She doesn’t go to school…she is Student Teaching, which for those who don’t know, is working without getting paid.) She tells me that in the Kindergarten class she’s working in, a little girl asked her why they get Good Friday off. She’s torn…I mean, the Godless liberals in this country have practically made it illegal for my wife to answer this question factually. Tacitus and Josephus wrote about the death of Christ, and whether or not you believe Jesus is the Son of God, there’s no denying the fact that Jesus died. Now, you can argue all you want as to whether that day should be a holiday, but the fact remains that it IS, and children want to know why they get it off.

So my wife can’t say, “Honey, Jesus died today, and some people feel it’s important to remember that”, for fear that she will lose her job. She’s not sharing her faith. She hasn’t said that Jesus died to save the elect from the consequences of their sins or anything like that! She’s just trying to answer a question. So she backs off, and another child says, “Oh, it’s ‘cause of Jesus!” Now, allowing a kindergartner to answer this question is unconscionable. I mean yeah, it’s because of Jesus, but there’s more to it. I’m not even talking about the resurrection story. Of course, I know why it’s illegal to answer that question.

It’s illegal because the answer that I gave above isn’t sufficient for a Kindergartner. That answer would prompt another question. Those of you with kids know the question. “Why?” So what do you say to that? Well, at this point, you have to explain a bit of Christianity. Not forcing it upon the child. You would say something like, “Well, honey, Christians believe that Jesus died to save their sins. They want to remember this day because it’s important to them.” OH NO! You’ve just exposed a child to Christianity! How grievous! What an irresponsible thing to do! Of course, if a child asked what Ramadan was, there would be no outcry. Of course, if a child asked about Buddhism, or any other world religion, there would be no lawsuits. Children are encouraged to learn about these religions. Why is the question my wife was asked so dangerous?

Because it exposes children to the one “religion” that is not acceptable to the ACLU; the one religion that is not tolerated. The ACLU is all about tolerance, but the minute you expose a child to Christianity, that child’s civil liberties have somehow been violated. How? It’s not like my wife was going to explain that Jesus died for the child’s sins, and that the only way to heaven was to accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior or anything like that. Just to answer that question factually is to expose that child to a religion that in the eyes of the ACLU is the “dark side”. I mean, who knows?? That child may be curious about Jesus. Who was he? Why is his death so important to these Christians? And those questions are dangerous to the ACLU, and all other anti-Christian groups. Should those questions be answered at school? That’s another topic for another rant. But if a child asks those questions, he or she has every right to be answered by someone, somewhere. But the ACLU doesn’t want children asking those questions. God forbid they ever find out what Jesus was all about. God forbid they ever go to a church. God forbid we ever use the words “God forbid.”

So what am I mad about? I’m mad that my wife has to be put in fear of getting a job because she’d get branded as a religious fundamentalist wacko for answering a question truthfully and factually. I’m mad that a child cannot have their questions answered for fear that they may choose for themselves to seek out God. And mostly, I’m mad that a group that is so keen on protecting people’s civil liberties are eager to deny those liberties when it comes to Christianity. Think, people…think.