rebelling against low expectations
“It’s Stephen’s fault,” I said, feeling hurt and upset. “He needs to apologize to me. I don’t need to apologize to him.” My brother, Stephen, had hurt my feelings and I felt like I had every right to be upset. “He’s not even trying to be sensitive to me,” I told myself as I wondered what I should do. Actually, I knew what I should do. I needed go to him, talk it through, and humble myself—but I...
Brett and I are very excited to announce a new series of posts by Sarah, Stephen, and Grace Mally, sibling co-authors of the book Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends, who kindly took some time out of their busy schedule to write several posts specifically for our readers here on The Rebelution. We are so glad they did. “Sarah, I am trying to apply God’s ways to my life,” a young lady told me...
“In case you were, I don’t know, too busy text-messaging to notice, Americans today are looking to use their cell phones for a lot more than just phoning people.” — Dave Wischnowsky, Enter The Mind of a Teen, June 21, 2006 Cell Phone, Help Me Cheat On My Test According to recent Siemens Communications Inc. survey many Americans want their cell phones to not only serve as their...
Earlier this evening, Brittany posted a “thank you” message on her Myspace to all of her friends and to others supporting her stand. Praise God for her Christ-honoring attitude. And please, remember to keep Brittany in your prayers. Saturday, June 24, 2006 – (9:03 PM) I am writing tonight to give everyone one big, huge, heartfelt thank you. All of the support and encouragement I...
Watch Brittany McComb on the Today Show. Clicking on the snapshot will take you to the MSNBC.com media center. To download the Quicktime version (.mov) click here.
(HT: Counting Stones of Faith)
For full coverage of Brittany McComb’s valedictorian speech, click here.
UPDATE: Watch the extended video of the speech: — Click Here — NBC5i.com has footage from Brittany McComb’s speech (read our full coverage). To launch the streaming Windows Media file (.asx) click on the snapshot above or use this link.* The video itself is slightly confusing, jumping between several clips and cutting the audio several times, seemingly for no reason. A few...
On June 15, 2006 the Clark County School District halted the graduation speech of Foothill High School valedictorian Brittany McComb. District officials said Brittany’s references to Christianity amounted to proselytizing. Below is the full-text of Ms. McComb’s speech. (HT: Review-Journal) Do you remember those blocks? The ones that fit into cut-outs and teach you all the different...
You can watch Brittany McComb on Hannity and Colmes, hosted by YouTube (click the screenshot or click here). UPDATE: If you prefer, download the Windows Media (.wmv) version by clicking here (HT: exposingtheleft.com). An excerpt from the interview: Sean Hannity: They want to silence you! What does that tell about our society right now? That you can talk about anything but that. Brittany: I agree...
This post serves as coverage central for Brittany McComb’s story. Updates will be added directly below in reverse chronological order. For first time vistors, the original post is below the updates. UPDATE #10: Read an interview with Brittany McComb conducted by Richard Abowitz of the latimes.com blog. UPDATE #9: Read the legal brief submitted by The Rutherford Institute in the First...
“If there be so certain and glorious a rest for the saints, why is there no more industrious seeking after it? One would think, if a man did but once hear of such unspeakable glory to be obtained, and believed what he heard to be true, he should be transported with the vehemency of his desire after it, and should almost forget to eat and drink, and should care for nothing else, and speak of...
rebelling against low expectations
