 No
one fails a class anymore, he's merely
 "passing
impaired."
You don't have detention, you're just one of
the
"exit
delayed."
Your
bedroom isn't cluttered, it's just
"passage
restrictive."
These
days, a student isn't lazy. He's
"energetically
declined."
Your
locker isn't overflowing with junk, it's
just
"closure prohibitive."
Kids
don't get grounded anymore. They
merely hit "social speed
bumps."
Your homework isn't missing, it's just having
an
"out-of-notebook experience."
You're not sleeping in class, you're "rationing
consciousness."
You're not late, you just have a "rescheduled
arrival
time."
You're
not having a bad hair day, you're
suffering
from "rebellious follicle s
syndrome."
You
don't have smelly gym socks, you have
"odor-retentive
athletic footwear."
No
one's tall anymore. He's "vertically
enhanced."
You're not shy. You're "conversationally
selective."
You
don't talk a lot. You're just "abundantly
verbal."
You
weren't passing notes in class. You were
"participating
in the discreet exchange of
penned
meditations."
You're
not being sent to the principal's office.
You're
"going on a mandatory field trip to
the
administrative building."
It's
not called gossip anymore. It's "the speedy
transmission
of near-factual information."
The
food at the school cafeteria isn't awful.
It's
"digestively
challenged."
We have become experts at using language to hide the reality of our
situation. We don't hear much about homosexuals, instead we talk of
those with an "alternative lifestyle." Fornication is now
referred to as "cohabiting with a significant other." We
rarely sin; we merely "fail to live up to our full potential."
It's not a new game -- the Pharisees neglected the welfare of their
parents, but called it "Corban" (dedication to God).
Changing the wording doesn't change the sin.
"Woe to
those who call evil good,
and good evil;
Who put darkness for light,
and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet,
and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah
5:20).
Have a
great day!
In Jesus'
name, Amen.
This week's
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