Once Upon a Time… Isaac was still shaking. He had been shaking for days. Every time his father Abraham approached him he would suddenly see visions of the ropes strapping him down, and the knife raised high. Then he would wake up, rocking back and forth in the fetal position and babbling to himself. His sacrificial ordeal had just happened a few days ago. His father saw his spells as signs that god was speaking through him. Isaac was just really glad his father had found that ram before he had carried out his psychopathic sacrifice. “Good news, boy!” his father Abraham bellowed. “Oh god not another sacrifice please I’m too young to die!” Isaac shrieked... To read the rest of my retelling of the story of Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, and learn about the upcoming IDPAHR protest tonight, please click on the picture to see it in a nice, properly formatted version. I want to hear what you think. Do you think Isaac was a good father? Do you think Jacob was better than Esau? Do you think my adapted version of the story was on the nose, or way off? And what are your thoughts on how the religious should raise their children? IDPAHR is coming up tonight, and is a great opportunity to learn about and discuss that issue.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:15:12 +0000
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