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Wednesday, 21 October 2009

  • The altar

    The altar


    I wrote this to a student who had heard one of my seminars. I hope it encourages others.

    The altar is a place where we place our freewill offerings. It is the place where we place the best of ourselves. And what we leave there, we hope in faith & trust that He will use it so that many more might come to know His love, grace, and mercy through it.

    When we place something on the altar, we give it irrevocably to Him. It is His; it is no longer mine. He can choose what to do with it, whether return it to us for us to delight in His generosity or consume it for His purposes. Either way, He is pleased, so long as we give him our very BEST.

Wednesday, 05 August 2009

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Thursday, 14 May 2009

  • Sin pays for schools

    Sin pays for schools


    In the Wed., May 13, 2009 Chicago Tribune, the article "To aid schools, fans bet on video poker" by Ashley Rueff outlined how the IL House Executive Committee voted 9-2 to put a 25% tax on video poker games in order to pay for school construction.

    I wrote this in response:
    As a former high school English teacher from an IL school district that benefited from a casino, it irks me to no end that we justify the normalization of "sin" taxes in order to fund things like schools.

    Why stop at just poker? Why not legalize and regulate other less productive activities for schools?

    Let's allow minors to drink, but at a premium. If someone under 21 wants to buy alcohol, let them! But have them pay $1 extra in tax. Then, we can use all the money to fund DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programs.

    Instead of taking away licenses, we could simply fine DUI drivers and use the money to fund drivers ed.

    While we're at it, let's create a services tax at "massage parlors" and use it to fund our Head Start pre-schools and day care programs!

    And think about it! If narcotics were legalized and regulated, schools could cash in on a lucrative business that is already taking place within their walls. No longer would mom and dad have to buy boxes of candy or books of coupons which they never use.

    PLEASE LAWMAKERS! Be role models and make laws that fund productive activities as PRIORITIES rather than creating new income streams from "sin" taxes, thereby tacitly promoting increased proliferation of these activities.

    (Ironically, even though our district received money from the casino, we did not allow students to gamble in school. Maybe we should have....)

Tuesday, 24 February 2009