I’ve got an action packed edition of Short Rounds for you this week! Something for just about everyone! Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Stupid Idea of the Week!

I know Vets have different feelings about this, but I also know quite a few of the guys who actually fought on Iwo Jima hated this cover, as do I!

Update On More Stupidity From The Dictators of Myanmar

Junta’s Vote Yes Campaign Backfires - I love this because it shows how out of touch the Junta in Myanmar really is. They don’t know just how much their people hate them.

Burma Plans To Rig Constitution Referendum - No surprise there, as this is the only way they have any chance of winning.

Yet Another Know Nothing Attacks Jesus!

Yep, the director of Basic Instinct is about to publish a book claiming Jesus was the offspring of Mary being raped by a Roman soldier. Not much new here folks, for centuries the Jews claimed Jesus was the offspring of Mary and a Roman soldier named Pantera. Check this out from an article on Judaism on about.com.

A story about a man named Yeshu can be found in the Talmud. There is debate whether this Yeshu in the Talmud is the same Jesus who later became a Christian divinity.

According to the Talmud, Yeshu was the son of a Jewish woman named Miriam who was betrothed to a carpenter. “Betrothed” means she was legally married to him, but she was not yet living with him or having sexual relations with him. The story says that Miriam was either raped by or voluntarily slept with Pandeira, a Greek or Roman soldier. Miriam than gave birth to Yeshu, who was considered a “mamzer” (bastard), a product of an adulterous relationship. The Talmud describes Yeshu as a heretic who dabbled in sorcery and lead the people astray. Later, the Sanhedrin (the Jewish “Supreme Court”) ordered Yeshu stoned to death and his dead body was hung from a tree until nightfall after his death, in accordance with the ancient Jewish punishment for heretics.

So, as is almost always the case, these shocking new ideas, are just old ones, stolen without credit and used to get face time on TV and make some money of course.

Remembering Larry Norman

Top 10 Christian Rock Songs - Nice to see that he listed the Norman classic, “Why Don’t You Look Into Jesus” as number one. I guess someday I’ll have to make my own list, as this one has a lot of clunkers on it. But I’m happy to see Larry as number one – where he belongs! (You can click a link and here the song if you’ve never heard it before.)

Politician Who Continually Misquote the Bible Gets Spanked!

Thanks to Dr. Claude Mariottini for pointing out that Nancy Pelosi is guilty of constantly making up a verse in the Old Testament that isn’t there!

Some Great Blog Posts

Timely Words – great thoughts on 2 Timothy 1:7

Two From Clayton King – The Plague, Confusing Career and Calling – very need thoughts on this one, particularly for younger Pastors.

The Plague – Restoring Honor

Bring Your Best Every Time - Stephen Furtick does it again!

When To Challenge The System - excellent thoughts on when to challenge and when not too from Nelson Searcy.

Willow’s Dangerous Confessions - more thoughts on Willow Creeks Reveal study, and an excellent insight to how to move forward and how not too!

Exponential 3: Alan Hirsch – Some notes from the Exponential Conference that was held this week. Looks like I missed a good one!

A Candid Conversation with Ed Stetzer - Chris Elrod has done us a great service by posting the video of this interview. Whether or not you are southern Baptist (I’m not) there is much to learn from the fact that they have plateaued and are about to decline if they don’t do something soon!

Free Church Graphic Sites

Do I really have to say more??