tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post5118100878892597778..comments2023-12-05T04:20:37.460-06:00Comments on The Journey: God's PlanLizard Eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-69162153427888263882008-05-16T22:18:00.000-05:002008-05-16T22:18:00.000-05:00who died and made her a minister, My wife was agas...who died and made her a minister, My wife was agast that a public school psycologist would even think about asking about a students religion. I think that going to the principal or the school board is the right call. God's plan, not to be too sarcastic but who told her it was ?jbgrinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271649759890949741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-20719446763507551862008-05-15T09:07:00.000-05:002008-05-15T09:07:00.000-05:00Well..just a slightly contrary view.Every social g...Well..just a slightly contrary view.<BR/><BR/>Every social group uses shortcut language, and I think that in many places, "God's Plan" is a shortcut way, not of saying "God decided that in order to accomplish X, LW was going to suffer two bouts of cancer treatment, ha!" but rather, "God's Plan" is a way of saying, "This is the way things are, it's in God's hands, not ours and we must find a way of gracefully living it." Which is not really so different, LE, from your own theology on the subject. So if you do go and talk to the counselor, and I hope you do, 'cause she needs to know that not all UU's are Christians... you could probably start with the assumption that your beliefs (on this topic) are not so different from hers, but that word, "plan" caused your, concrete-thinking daughter some pain, and that it might have been better if she had resorted to the counselor's trick of asking, "That's a good question, what do YOU think? Have you asked your parents what THEY think?" <BR/><BR/>Blessings!Christine Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291622244158872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-87112627372941647962008-05-15T08:07:00.000-05:002008-05-15T08:07:00.000-05:00This really infuriates me as well. I was told that...This really infuriates me as well. I was told that same thing over and over about Erik. God chose me, He has a "plan," etc. Whatever. That is the quickest way to make somebody feel singled out, especially when it comes from someone who is not in your situation. I don't believe it for a second, either. <BR/><BR/>Love you to pieces. :) :) :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752344076797977728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-50952291691748247972008-05-15T07:01:00.000-05:002008-05-15T07:01:00.000-05:00Like you, I feel blessed to have found my church t...Like you, I feel blessed to have found my church to raise my girls in so that when this stuff comes up, they have the gumption to seek me out or even challenge it themselves.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I remember interviewing a minister about his pastoral relationship with members of his congregation who lost their son in 9/11. His response was really graphic as to what happened to the son, but in the end, said "if this is the kind of plan God had for my son, that's a god I have no use for."<BR/><BR/>I'm with Ms. Kitty, though. If you have the time and energy, I think it is worth a conversation with the counselor and the principal. I think the counselor needs to know why you aren't sending LW back--because not only did she not help, she could have done damage. But, you already knew that. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I just love the movie clips on the other site. thanks for thoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-29427189610809130512008-05-14T23:43:00.000-05:002008-05-14T23:43:00.000-05:00And do you have the energy and inclination to chal...And do you have the energy and inclination to challenge the counselor? Because what she did is unethical, by virtually all the standards of behavior for public school counselors. As a school counselor for 20 years, I know it. Of course, you do live in Texas, which could be a different story.Lilylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328027965155428624noreply@blogger.com