Re: various

It's hard to imagine family issue research being carried out without being in
some way shaped by a pre-conceived agenda. Such things don't easily yeild to
"objective" research, I imagine.
--merv

Quoting Carol or John Burgeson <burgytwo@juno.com>:

> D. F. Siemens, Jr. wrote: "Additionally, a factor in delinquency is being
> raised in a single-parent household."
>
> I wonder if this is true -- or just "perceived common sense." The recent
> book, FREAKONOMICS, indicates that a child's character isn't much
> affected whether or not he had one parent or two, whether or not he was
> sent to day care, whether or not his mother worked, whether he had two
> mommies or two daddies or one of each. Reference is made to a 1998 book
> by Judith Harris called THE NURTURE ASSUMPTION, where these claims are
> reinforced. Steven Pinker, in BLANK SLATE, has endorsed the claims.
>
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>
> Mervin Bitikofer wrote, in part: "But one can imagine the
> frustration among eager students, after they've paid good tuition money,
> of going to class only to have their more knowledgeable instructor grant
> floor time for every student to air their opinions. "
>
> Maybe. I studied under a very liberal seminary professor, a one time
> assistant to Tillich, Bill Dean. He made me think! And he was not shy
> about letting students "air their opinions" in class -- even two very
> conservative ones. He made little or no effort to "convert" students to
> his particular position; he was most anxious for them to develop their
> own.
>
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>
> Debbie Mann wrote: "Lee Strobel wrote 'The Case for Christ' as a
> journalist. He found the proof overwhelming."
>
> I read that book. I was underwhelmed by it. First, Lee wrote as if he had
> actually had an audience with all the pundits he "interviewed." Only at
> the last did he admit he had just read their books. Second: Lee allowed
> no dissenting voices to be heard. The "case for Christ" had only one side
> presented. In a courtroom, this would be quite out of place.
>
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>
> mrb22667@kansas.net wrote: "Is this the same Spong (J.S.) that wrote
> "Why Christianity must change or die"?"
>
> Same guy. He makes some pretty good points in that book. One does not
> have to agree with him to profit by it.
>
> Burgy
>
> (Sometimes wrong; never in doubt)
>
Received on Mon Mar 27 11:54:05 2006