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The Thinker

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Several years ago, we produced 15 episodes of a discussion-based television show on PAX-TV entitled Sunday With Simon.  The experience was memorable because the show included culturally-engaged guests such as Bill Bennett, Chuck Colson, Phil Vischer, Micheal Medved and others.  One of the real benefits of doing the show was the opportunity to work with the show’s associate producer, Os Guinness, who helped shape questions and content direction for each episode.  Os, the highly acclaimed author, speaker, and think-tanker, always brought a laser-sharp assessment of what were the most pertinent issues to address with each guest.  We came across this quote of his the other day, and were happily reminded of what a privilege it was to walk alongside Os for that season:

“In an era that prizes tolerance, affirms diversity, and bends over backwards not to appear judgmental, serious claims to truth sound much like an obscenity - often prompting embarrassed looks, rising blood pressures, and even open hostility. Clearly a claim to truth marks one off as culturally gauche, politically most incorrect, or on the side of the fanatics and bomb throwers. The Christian faith, however, unashamedly claims to be objectively true - not relatively, not subjectively, not pragmatically, but objectively true.”     

                                                                               - Os Guinness

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