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A Casual Observer

A Casual Observer

http://cschaffner.blogspot.com

Blogging about the world of teenagers and the adults who try to help them. Cultural influences and its effects on them.

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  • Oh Smite Me, Oh Mighty Smiter!

    Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 05:28 in Church, conservatism, fundamentalism

    I've recently had some heated conversations with my more "conservative" friends on the issue of homosexuality. Almost always they pull out this verse from Leviticus: "If a man has sex with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what ...

  • The Church and Aldous Huxley

    Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 22:35 in 1984, brave new world, Church

    The following is from the forward to the classic novel "Amusing Ourselves To Death" by Neil Postman.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year c...

  • Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

    Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 23:39 in apathy, Church, pastors

    This might sound pessimistic, but it just doesn't seem as if we're (the Church) is getting anything done. I don't see a lot of love or compassion, and rarely do we read about the church reaching into the human gutter of sin and puling people out. J...

  • It's all relative to the size of your steeple...

    Posted on Sunday July 13th, 2008 at 20:33 in Church

    Most contemporary Christians mistakenly view the church building as a necessary part of worship. Therefore, they never question the need to financially support a building and its maintenance.The church edifice demands a vast infusion of money. In t...

  • 5 Reasons Why...Neil Diamond Will Always Rock...Softly

    Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 08:40 in neil diamond

    Posted Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:59pm PDT by Gil Kaufman in GetBack1) He's Seen 100 Million Faces...And Rocked Them AllDiamond's sold more than 100 million albums over the past 40+ years, but the bespangled man they call The Basher notched his first #1 in ...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

hsaxton

5 stars Heidi Hess Saxton

This is a site every parent of a teenager should keep on their short list of "must read" blogs. The author approaches the issues teens face with a matter-of-fact manner that is hard to find among those who take the spiritual life seriously. This author manages to balance both the need ... and the solution.

Posted: Friday October 5th, 2007 at 18:42 | More Reviews From hsaxton | Report This Comment

maccasenior

5 stars Peter McCartney

A great site dedicated to helping the youth of today.

Posted: Friday October 5th, 2007 at 04:27 | More Reviews From maccasenior | Report This Comment

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