Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Exclusion and Embrace



This wed. we have 2 possible topics to talk about.


1) Last week CBS aired Episode 3 of KID NATION (<--click to see the full episode).


Several people have had a conversation about this episode because of it's topic. It might be good to bring it into our forum for discussion!

The topic was religion, and these kids had some interesting reactions, and an interesting ending to the episode. Watch the episode, and we can talk about differing religions, ideas, tolerance,acceptance, and other topics dealing with that in our personal lives (and wherever else that leads us). Please watch the full episode before wed. night, it's worth it!!!!





2) Last week we mentioned a news story that had been making headlines, as well as a new book based on this adventure. A.J. Jacobs has released a new book entitled: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible


FROM AMAZON: What would it require for a person to live all the commandments of the Bible for an entire year? That is the question that animates this hilarious, quixotic, thought-provoking memoir from Jacobs (The Know-It-All). He didn't just keep the Bible's better-known moral laws (being honest, tithing to charity and trying to curb his lust), but also the obscure and unfathomable ones: not mixing wool with linen in his clothing; calling the days of the week by their ordinal numbers to avoid voicing the names of pagan gods; trying his hand at a 10-string harp; growing a ZZ Top beard; eating crickets; and paying the babysitter in cash at the end of each work day. (He considered some rules, such as killing magicians, too legally questionable to uphold.) In his attempts at living the Bible to the letter, Jacobs hits the road in highly entertaining fashion to meet other literalists, including Samaritans in Israel, snake handlers in Appalachia, Amish in Lancaster County, Pa., and biblical creationists in Kentucky. Throughout his journey, Jacobs comes across as a generous and thoughtful (and, yes, slightly neurotic) participant observer.

Jacobs considers himself an agnostic, yet explored this social experiment. You dont have to read the book, but google him and read a couple of articles:

You can find an article here
and a vid. interview here

It's really enlightening! Lots of options with this topic too!


CAN'T WAIT, SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!

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