THIS is TRUE: 12 March 2005 http://www.thisistrue.com
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MORONS OF THE WEEK #613: Tresa Waggoner, 33, the music teacher in
Bennett, Colo., invited Opera Colorado to perform a comic opera for
students. She showed her students a 12-minute segment from a
children's
video she checked out of the school library, "Who's Afraid of
Opera?",
to introduce them to the concept. The segment included scenes from
"Faust", which uses sock puppets to tell the story about how a man
suffers when he sells his soul to the devil. Parents accused the
teacher, a singer who has issued two Christian music albums, of
being
anti-Christian and a devil worshiper. "I think [the video] glorifies
Satan in some way," said one parent. Waggoner was suspended, and the
school board ruled that Waggoner would not be allowed to return to
the
classroom. It also canceled the opera performance. "Do we look like
bumpkins?" asked a cringing Town Board member, Rich Pulliam. (Rocky
Mountain News, Denver Post) ...Heck no! You'll have to claw your way
up
several levels to get up as far as "bumpkins".


CRIKEY, MATE! Forget throwing "a shrimp on the barbie" -- Australia is
getting serious about attracting foreign visitors with its new
slogan.
After showing lovely scenery and things to do Down Under, the
announcer
in the Tourism Australia ads demands to know, "So where the bloody
hell
are you?" Minister for Tourism Fran Bailey loves the tagline,
calling
it "plain speaking and friendly." Prime Minister John Howard says no
one should be offended by the mild swearing -- but won't say the
line
himself. When asked to by a radio interviewer, Howard replied that
he
is "not somebody who uses that expression, certainly not on radio."
(Sydney Morning Herald, Australian AP) ...Well bugger him, then.


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DRIVEN CRAZY: Mayra Ramirez, 16, a sophomore at Curie Metropolitan
High
School in Chicago, Ill., didn't want to take driver's education, but
passing the written rules-of-the-road exam is a graduation
requirement.
She reluctantly took the 10-week class and got an "A". Ramirez never
plans to drive: she's blind. "In a way, it brought me down, because
it
reminds me of something I can't do," Ramirez said. "I don't think
you
can ever get enough traffic safety," said Brent Johnston, chairman
of
the Illinois High School/College Driver's Education Association.
Still,
he admits, "a little common sense would go a long way." (Chicago
Tribune) ...Since so many schools haven't witnessed any in years.


TRY WALKING THE TALK: Scott Smith, 36, of Davis City, Iowa, was a
leader
of the Brotherhood of Christ religious community when he was
convicted
of sexual abuse and indecent contact with two teenaged girls. The
Brotherhood is against modern conveniences, including anything
electrical. Smith was ordered to wear an electronic monitor as part
of
his probation, but that violates his faith, he says, and would set a
bad example for his children. The sect's current leader, Ron
Livingston, says the ban on electricity is absolute, because it can
cause people to "disobey God and religion." The judge in the case is
reconsidering the monitor requirement. (Des Moines Register) ...You
know, this wouldn't be an issue if the leader of the Brotherhood had
simply believed sexual assault of teen girls violated his faith and
set
a bad example for his children.


"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them;
the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences."
- Proverbs 22:3