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Welcome to our third December 2008 newsletter. Thank you for all that you do to pray for and support our ministry. It might seem odd for us to produce a third email newsletter in a month, but there has been a lot in the news lately that we want to comment on.
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No Sin in Oxford Junior Dictionary
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 The new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary has caused
some raised eyebrows in educational circles. Several supposedly old-fashioned
words have been removed. A report in the Daily Telegraph[1]
shows that many of the words removed have a Christian or church theme - words
such as abbey, aisle, altar, bishop, chapel, christen, disciple, minister,
psalm, pulpit, saint, sin and devil. Such words have been replaced by terms
from the ICT generation, such as blog, broadband, MP3 player, voicemail and
chatroom. Also worrying is the removal of words associated with the countryside
- presumably because most British children no longer get to see rural areas or
understand them. Countryside terms removed include acorn, ash, blackberry (the
fruit rather than the phone), bluebell, chestnut, heather, radish, turnip and
willow.
Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington College, said that he
grieved the loss of these words. "I think as well as being descriptive, the Oxford
Junior Dictionary, has to be prescriptive too, suggesting not just words that
are used but words that should be
used."[2]
(emphasis mine)
Adam brought sin into the world, but Oxford University Press
has removed it. The removal of words associated with Britain's Christian
heritage is shameful. This is not simply dumbing down - this is representative
of the country's move away from biblical standards and influence.
[1]
Daily Telegraph, December 8th 2008, < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3569045/Words-associated-with-Christianity-and-British-history-taken-out-of-childrens-dictionary.html >
[2] ibid
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World in Focus Christmas TV Special
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 Gordon Pettie of Genesis - Revelation TV and Paul Taylor,
AiG-UK's Senior Speaker, have recorded a special Christmas edition of World in Focus, the flagship programme
on the Genesis TV channel. In the hour-long programme, Gordon interviewed Paul
about his life and testimony, and about interesting details about the Star of
Bethlehem. The programme answered questions like: what sort of star can move
and hover over a house, how old was Jesus when the Wise Men came, who were the
Wise Men, how many of them were there, how did they know to come to Israel, and
why did they know the prophecy of the Messiah's star, from Numbers, but not the
prophecy of Micah that Messiah would be born in Bethlehem?
Both Gordon and Paul were keen to emphasise the unity and
complete authority of scripture on this and other subjects.
The programme will be broadcast on Tuesday 23rd
December at 9pm on Genesis TV. Genesis TV can be found on the SKY satellite
system, at channel 592. Genesis TV is not available on Virgin, Freeview or Freesat.
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This 2009 calendar
features stunning pictures, and the complete text of Psalm 33 (from the
KJV). Available separately, or in packs of 5.
Price: £3.50
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Price (5): £14
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Thank you so much for reading this newsletter. May God bless you in all that you do for Him. Please keep praying.
May we all at AiG-UK take this opportunity to wish you a happy and blessed Christmas.
 Sincerely,
Paul Taylor
Senior Speaker / Head of Media
Answers in Genesis (UK/Europe)
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