Nothing Says Fun Like Dead Egyptians!
September 6, 2011Last week, Randal Rauser published a post entitled, “Are cataclysmic natural disasters appropriate for the children’s choir?” in which he questioned the wisdom of entertaining children with macabre Bible stories (sanitized or otherwise) simply because they’re found in the Bible.
Most readers will be familiar with the proposed Answers in Genesis theme park, Ark Encounter, down in Kentucky. Apparently, the folks at AiG believe that the Noah story isn’t the only biblical account of mass death suitable for children’s entertainment. Turns out they also have plans to develop a Ten Plagues ride.
Check out this short video by the ride’s designer:
It’s hard to imagine which part of the ride the kids will like best. Will it be the river of blood? Maybe the room of incurable boils. Or who could forget the final stop on the ride: the pile of firstborn Egyptian corpses. Yippee!!
Ironically, Answers in Genesis is also convinced that kids should steer clear of Halloween. As their “What about Halloween” webpage cautions, “Death is a terrible reality for all of us—not something to celebrate or treat as fun.”
Unless, of course, the people dying are godless Egyptians. In which case, you sell tickets and open a gift shop.
oh my. Talk about trivializing Scripture!
:: jaw drops ::
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Meanwhile we’re told children will be irreparably damaged by discovering that two men or two women can get married.
The title of this post cracks me up! Are you familiar with Peter Enns series “Telling God’s Story”? He has some really interesting ideas for a new approach to teaching scripture that avoids the sing-song stoytime style of teaching the Word. Worth checking out!!
Thanks. I knew Pete Enns was working on some homeschooling curriculum, but I hadn’t heard about that series. Looks good.