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I don’t know why, but in the last several years I feel like a “new” debate has come up in some circles regarding the issue of circumcision. For starters, I really don’t care whether parents decide to snip or not, but I am taken aback at how adament and militant the anti people can be in eradicating this “ancient” practice. Not sure if the practice is going to die anytime soon, especially with the conclusion of several studies released today that show that there is a significant decrease in getting HIV among men who are circumcised compared to those who did not get the cut. This post is random (not sure whether I should have filed it under theology or random or both)!
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Can you locate Iraq on a map? If you can’t, don’t worry, you’re in the majority! Only 40% of young Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can pinpoint Iraq on a map–the country where we are at war. Now that is a marked improvement from the 14% in 2002, so you gotta give kudos to someone for that. It’s no secret that Americans are geographically illiterate, but it’s a bit disturbing to read that figure and to be reminded that we are at war in the Middle East, and yet the majority of people who would be foot soldiers of that war know very little about the country and presumably, its history. I know some people might argue that even our own leaders are in that category, but I won’t go there in this post.
Some of the studies also show that identifying the US on a map is also not something to brag home about, so it’s nothing particular about Iraq. To remedy the problem, my idea is that the next time we wage war on any country (even if it’s justified), the president, rather than delivering his impassioned plea for support, instead gives a geography lesson and maybe even a history lesson. I would make it a 30 minute segment that airs on every network. And then in a couple weeks, every household is sent a simple test to answer a few basic geography questions.
Those households who pass the test are given a badge that allows them to debate the merits of the war, etc… (The badge can also be used to get discounts at the gas station) And those households who don’t pass the test are given a badge where they could be arrested if they complain or raise any opinion on the war (And their badge would add an extra tax on their gas). I know it sounds a little anti-American, and I know that even some of our leaders might be given the second badge, but you gotta start somewhere.
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We made quite a few phone-calls yesterday to talk to freshmen who have shown interest in being a part of our ministry. We got through to many people’s voicemails (which was expected). For a handful of folks, their voicemail greeting wasn’t the typical, “Hi, you’ve reached Olaf, please leave your name and number and I’ll call you back.” The greeting was a top-40 hit. And it wasn’t a fifteen second sample, these voicemail greetings would go on for about a minute and a half. I’m practically listening to an entire song before I hear the beep to leave the message. And there is no name in the greeting to let me know whether I’ve called the correct number–it’s just a song. My question is simple (and I really am sincere when I ask this question): Why?
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Update #1: We received a phonecall at 2:59am from someone who said that he doesn’t send faxes to us at 3 in the morning. And the phone number I called on Tuesday is no longer working. Interesting.
So in the past two months, we go through these seasons where someone tries to send us a fax at 3:30am, then again at 4:30am, and again at 5:30am. Sometimes this is a nightly ritual, and sometimes we don’t get anything from them for two weeks. We know it’s a fax machine because of the beeping on the other end of the line, but we had no way to intercept that fax. I tried *69 them, but it didn’t work.
But today, I finally caught them. I had set up the fax machine (in anticipation), and they called. I quickly intercepted the fax. It’s fax spam. Nothing. So I called the company and I… you can use your imagination on what I said. If you want to guess, feel free. But before you judge me, ask yourself what would you do if you were in my shoes?
I pray for a good night’s sleep tonight. Oh Lord, please silence my enemies!
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