Dear Mr. Editor,
Some communication items we receive here at Utmost United Methodist Church indicate the years by BCE and CE (Before the Common Era and Common Era) instead of BC and AD. One of those items was reprinted in our church newsletter, CE being used instead of AD.
Will Goforth was incensed. “We are Christians, and for centuries BC and AD have been used as calendar indicators. Now we are just lying down and perpetuating an eradication of Christ from our calendars! We, of all people, should not let this secularization of our culture take over.”
Our Pastor, Rev. Mostly Wright, said, “I agree. I take responsibility for allowing this item into our newsletter. I proofread only the items I submit. We have competent volunteer and office staff whom I trust. This item just slipped by us all. We have no business allowing even minute erasures of Christ from our environment.”
Mr. I. C. Clearly said, “Creeping secularization of our culture is a lot like the frog in the kettle story. You know, a frog sits in a kettle of cold water as the heat is very slowly increased. Before long the frog has boiled to death without realizing it.”
Until next time...
Homer Heardmore
Rhodes Crossing, GA
For Heaven's Sake
By Mike Morgan
Georgia United Methodist Puzzler
By Gary Lister
Across
1. Japanese city
6. Sleeveless jacket
10. Fare's ride
13. Horseback travelers
15. Edge
16. Flagship Georgia University
17. Catalyst
18. Water (Spanish)
19. Tyrannosaurus
20. Pans
22. Wife of Nabal of Carmel and afterwards of David
24. Heavenly light
26. Roman garments
28. Before ten
29. Accomplishment
30. In Floyd County, GA
31. Dumpy
32. European sea eagle
33. Ice sheet
34. Ewe's mate
35. In Crisp County, GA
37. In Clayton County, GA
41. Not high
42. World organization
43. Wield
44. Sharp
47. Approach
48. Guys' dates
49. Halo
50. Jewish scribe
51. Comedian Jay
52. Hand-held explosive
54. Break
56. A GA county
57. Canal
59. Loon-like seabirds
63. Escudo
64. Resound
65. Must (2 wds.)
66. Compass point
67. For fear that
68. Devil
Down
1. Lode yield
2. Goof
3. Cutting tool
4. Push button pad
5. Protective covering
6. By way of
7. Charter
8. Self contained underwater breathing apparatus
9. Tai
10. Brand of adhesive strip
11. Getting older
12. In Appling County, GA
14. Scene
21. Got up
23. Dwarf
24. Shriveled
25. Think
27. Less than two
29. Short for debutante
30. Clout
31. In Thomas County, GA
33. Chow
34. Repetition
36. Gather
37. A GA county
38. Common Spanish name
39. National capital
40. How Peter's responded to Jesus' question by the lake.
42. Neither's partner
44. Cliff dwelling birds
45. Obligation
46. Corinth was in ______
47. Czechoslovakians
48. In Talbot County, GA
50. Elicit
51. Italian "dollars"
53. In Cook County, GA
55. Good grief!
58. Toddler
60. To wager
61. Airport abbr.
62. Male offspring
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