Wed Feb 23, 2005
Macintosh: The Devil's Work
OK, either someone has an elaborate April Fool's Day joke online, or this pastor has been dipping into the Holy Water, if you know what I mean. Seems he thinks that Apple computers are just a front for secular humanists bent on conquering the world with an insidious "Switch" campaign. From an article titled "Evolutionism Propaganda" we learn:
Lets look for a moment at Apple Computers. Founded by long haired hippies, this company has consistently supported 60's counter-cultural "values". But there are even darker undertones to this company than most are aware of. Consider the name of the company and its logo: an apple with a bite taken out of it. This is clearly a reference to the Fall, when Adam and Eve were tempted with an apple by the serpent. It is now Apple Computers offering us temptation, thereby aligning themselves with the forces of darkness.
This company is well known for its cult-like following. It isn't much of a stretch to say that it is a cult. Consider co-founder and leader Steve Jobs' constant exhortation through advertising (i.e. mind control) that its followers should "think different". We have to ask ourselves: "think different than whom or what?" The disturbing answer is that they want us to think different than our Christian upbringing, to reject all the values that we have been taught and to heed not the message of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Good Lord! I've been subverted and didn't even know it. Gosh, I sure hope there isn't some subliminal message being beamed into my brain as I sit and type this at my iMac. (Surrender. Surrender to the Dark Side! Do it now! Subvert authority. Give in to your impulses and your urges for free love and communal living.)
I bought a refrigerator magnet a few weeks ago that says, "Dear Jesus. Please protect me from your followers." Now I remember why.
via FLAmous in New Zealand.
Blue Collar and Proud Of It
We in the education field often have an unspoken bias when talking to kids about their future jobs. We assume that just because we went to college that college is the logical next step for our kids. But the fact of the matter is that not every student is going to go on to college and a career is in a white collar job, and there's nothing wrong with aspiring to something else. My own father raised 6 kids and lived a very fulfilled life as the owner of a cabinet and furniture making business, and not once do I remember hearing him say he wished he'd been an insurance adjuster.
Blue Collar and Proud Of It celebrates those who choose to be trades people over a job that requires college and provides support and guidance for those seeking jobs in those fields. The jobs are certainly out there, and those who choose that career path need the same kind of advice and guidance that we so readily provide the college-bound. With information on trade schools, starting your own business, and the kinds of jobs that are in demand, this is a great resource for students seeking work in the blue collar world.
via Stephen Downes' Edu_RSS.
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