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October 01, 2012
Replacement Refs
Can those replacement refs teach us something? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I’m John Stonestreet.
Last week’s Monday Night Football game saw the Seattle Seahawks barely defeat the Green Bay Packers in what is the most famous of a series of bizarre calls from the now infamous “replacement refs.” The anger from fans, players, and coaches towards these guys, who are stepping in for the regular referees who are on strike, is palpable.
The problem, according to Larry Taunton of the Fixed Point Foundation, is these refs seem not to know the rules, and the ones they know they inconsistently enforce. Remember, Taunton says, that’s actually how a lot of the world lives day in and day out. Many nations around the world are not ordered by the rule of law. And their leaders often govern like “replacement refs” officiate.
In his excellent book Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller shows how worldview, not resources, most often determines a nation’s success. Miller is my guest this weekend on BreakPoint this Week. I hope you will listen. For thePointRadio.org, I’m John Stonestreet.
Further Reading
Replacement Refs (Audio)
Larry Taunton | The Fix
Discipling Nations
Darrow L. Miller
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February 06, 2013 // 04:24 pm // #
Thanks for your kind comment on Smarter Cities Project in China. Of cousre, there’re lots of huddles to overcome and even unexpected risks. However, it’s worthy enough to have interest becuase it’s not easy although all of us really want improve of our cities and quality of life. Please keep an eye on our progess
February 19, 2013 // 09:53 am // #
wow, these guys are morons. My thoughts on Prus have never been of the highest order, and as a RBNY STH, I guess you could say that my opinions on this might be a bit colored, but as a referee, I cringe when I hear how these "experts" "know" the rules and criticize the referees based on their "knowledge". I use scare quotes b/c I mean they don't have the slightest idea what they are talking about - and they are a huge cause of the problems we see at the youth and amateur levels b/c they give their ignorant opinions as facts. Until those three get themselves certified as officials and assessors, they should keep their gobs shut.@Morry - what do you mean "that bullshit throw-in" I only saw the highlights but didn't see anything wrong with the goal.