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On every blog I post about Georgia Tech's basketball team the comments usually turn into a roulette wheel of all the reasons that coach Paul Hewitt should be fired. Of course, that means that athletics director Dan Radakovich must pay the $7.2 million buyout that Hewitt's contract demands, unless a settlement can be reached.
With this season drawing to a close, I thought it might be interesting to bring up some of the most-oft used reasons and do some more research to find out what has credence and what doesn't so that the conversation might be more balanced.
1. He doesn't develop players/look at how well his players do in the NBA: I think these two things are related because many of you see a player like Chris Bosh, who is one of the most effective big men in the NBA, and ask "why didn't he do more of that at Tech?"
Since Hewitt took over, seven players have made the ACC's All-Freshmen team. Just one of those players, B.J. Elder, later made the All-ACC team in a different year(s), which is one arbitrary way to measure if players are developing. Would Ed Nelson (2002, before transferring to UConn after the 2003 season), Chris Bosh (2003), Thaddeus Young (2007) and Javaris Crittenton (2007) made a few more all-conference teams had they stuck around, in many of their cases for more than one season? Seems plausible. The same is true for Derrick Favors (2010).
On the flip side are players like Jarrett Jack and Gani Lawal, who didn't make the all-freshman team but developed into two-time all-conference performers later.
Many of those players are having productive NBA careers.
There have been 12 Yellow Jackets drafted or signed as undrafted free agents since the 2001 NBA Draft, which would be the first draft after Hewitt had a full season to coach.
Have other coaches done more with less talent? Yes. Have other coaches done less with more? You betcha. Since many of you seem to think Tech should be the equivalent of North Carolina in basketball (and I can't think of two schools that are more different), how many national championships did Dean Smith win compared to all the talent that came through Chapel Hill? Jim Boeheim at Syracuse is another example. How many years before John Wooden won a title? (Again, using national championships as the barometer).
I'm not saying that Hewitt is the greatest developer of talent. I have no idea if he's good at it or not. I can see why some of you are infuriated with the results when you look at the rosters.
I also know that it's hard to build teams and maintain expectation levels when players can leave and start their career after just one season. Which brings us to our next big complaint:
2. He recruits too many one and dones: Of all the reasons thrown out, this is the most bizarre to me. Everyone may think they know what a 17- or 18-year old is going to do, but until they do it, you can never be certain. If Hewitt weren't trying to recruit NBA talent he would be villified for that. When he does, and gives a young man a chance to decide if he wants to continue his education, fans come down him for providing an opportunity. Yall can't have it both ways.
Remember that until 1995, NBA teams rarely selected college underclassmen. The next year the floodgates opened on that possibility. So those teams that are held up as examples of what is possible at Tech likely wouldn't have done as much if the NBA's draft rules and philosophies were different.
Why do the players leave Tech? There are many reasons, including it's a very, very hard school that offers few majors for the "right-brained" that plays in arguably the toughest conference in the country. And please don't think that if the NFL suddenly lowered it's "3-year rule" to more closely resemble the NBA's "1-year rule" that players would stay in college instead of pursuing a paycheck? Please.
3. His win-loss record in the ACC is horrible. Yes, it is. Even going against three Hall-of-Fame coaches every year in Mike Krzyzewski, Gary Williams and Roy Williams, it's hard to understand how the Jackets are 70-102 in the ACC w ith just one season with a winning conference record, since Hewitt took over. There aren't a lot of stats that can wipe that one away. I guess had a few of those players stuck around that record would likely be much better, but who knows?
I don't envy the decision that Radakovich must make.
On the one hand, he's got a fan base that is in upheavel. Paid-attendance has dipped below 6,000. It's similar to Bobby Cremins' last year when paid attendance averaged 6,399. There are many reasons that fans aren't coming as they once were, but dissatisfaction with the program is a popular one. And it's understandable.
I'll bet there's not more than 4,500 fans at tonight's game against Virginia.
Plus, how difficult might it be, should he decide to go in a different direction, knowing that the team doesn't have a home game next year. Games will likely be split between Philips Arena and Gwinnett Arena while AMC is gutted and re-built. Attendance next year will likely be even lower, I would think. If you were a potential candidate on Tech's list, would you want to start your Tech career with no home and playing in front of potentially half-filled arenas? Granted, the next year the $45-million Hank McCamish Pavilion will open, but still.
Plus, there's the amount of the buyout itself. To fire one man would cost the Georgia Tech Athletics Association the equivalent of 13.1 percent of its annual operating budget. That sum wouldn't be paid out in a lump, so it's not like there's one big hit. But remember that the GTAA is still paying former football coach Chan Gailey. The last payment on that buyout occurs Jan. 2012.
I'm sure some of you will again say that I'm a Hewitt apologist. I'm not anyone's apologist. I'm just trying to bring some civility and level-headedness to your conversations.
– Doug Roberson, AJC
February 22nd, 2011
10:28 pm
Civility and level-headedness are not the stuff sports fans are made of Doug.
February 22nd, 2011
10:33 pm
Well thought out and insightful comments. I don't envy Dan's decision.
February 22nd, 2011
10:34 pm
so I guess his total ineptness on offensive strategy isn't a myth
February 22nd, 2011
10:36 pm
Are you comparing Dean Smith's lack of National Championships to mediocre (that is being generous) play for 7 years in a row? Good grief you only proved everyone's point on how big of a donkey F HEW truly is
February 22nd, 2011
10:37 pm
Georgia Tech has lost 5 of their last 6 football games, only beating Duke.
Georgia Tech only graduates 43% of their football players.
February 22nd, 2011
10:39 pm
I challenge you to find a coach who has put more players in the NBA with a wose win loss record than Paul Hewitt. No one in college hoops has "done less with more" than him.
February 22nd, 2011
10:46 pm
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February 22nd, 2011
10:47 pm
I agree with Point 3… Hewitts ACC record is deplorable and embarassing. Bobby Cremins ACC record was134–150. Maybe Bobby's winning percentage is not much better, but at least he had 10 winning or .500 seasons in ACC play. Hewit has had one (1) winning season in the ACC. ONE is 10years of coaching. It is embarassing to even refer to him as an ACC Coach. Please let him take his Helter Skelter gameplan to the SEC where it might just work.
February 22nd, 2011
10:52 pm
Please keep Hewitt and Johnson forever!!
February 22nd, 2011
10:53 pm
Not a bad point regarding the chaos of next season's schedule. Let Hewitt stay through that while spending the next year contemplating various replacements.
February 22nd, 2011
10:53 pm
Heres a Hewitt myth: He can coach in the ACC.
February 22nd, 2011
11:00 pm
You missed one big point. Hewitt got Tech put on probation two years ago and we lost two scholarships. He survived that because he had Favors coming in the next year. DRad should have fired him then and he could have had reason not to pay the buy out.
February 22nd, 2011
11:03 pm
Paul Hewitt is so bad, that I am embarrassed to say that he coaches for the institute that I love. I cant even fool myself into thinking what if so long as he patrols the sidelines.
February 22nd, 2011
11:12 pm
as do others year after year after year inspite of losing players early to the nba.
just another lame excuse that phew and his homers use.
just imagine….. we will have almost 30 million invested in hewitt over 11 years and for what?
and doug you need to actualy look at the real attendance at some of the games. they may show 6000 payed but we have seen gt fans pan the arena and if there was more than 3000 phew will kiss your butt……
February 22nd, 2011
11:13 pm
pan the arena using a cam corder….. oops
February 22nd, 2011
11:13 pm
Doug, why don't you add those astonishing graduation rates to the article??? I mean one couldn't even match them even if it were their only goal.
February 22nd, 2011
11:14 pm
Keeping a coach because you already expect poor attendance next year makes no sense and Dan knows that. You don't continue to set back a program just because you don't expect many people in the stands for a year anyway. You build a program for the future.
Having said that, the only reason for keeping Coach H is because you think things will get better, both in the short and long term. I would like to believe that but I think it's painfully obvious that it's not going to happen
February 22nd, 2011
11:14 pm
Your point about us playing away from home next year is a very valid one and may be the only way we keep Hewitt. The record against the ACC is enough to get him fired. He doesn't seem capable of motivating the team for road games either. Plus we are about to have our 3rd losing season in the past 4 years and 4th in the past 6. The guy just can't win.
February 22nd, 2011
11:17 pm
I am being censored because I want to discuss his graduation rates? LOL
February 22nd, 2011
11:27 pm
I don't really agree with the comment that Tech fans compare Tech to UNC, and I don't even understand your point in bringing up Dean Smith. We should cut Hewitt slack because Smith only won two national championships despite all his talent? That's a pretty small part of Dean's body of work. He is a legend of a coach. In 36 season he won the ACC 17 times. Hewitt is in his 11th year and only 1 winning record like you mentioned. No one is comparing Hewitt to Dean Smith, and no one is saying Hewitt needs to go because he doesn't compete for national championships. It's because we are bottom tier of the ACC.
February 22nd, 2011
11:32 pm
I mean the sentence before you mention Dean Smiths is "Have other coaches done less with more? You betcha." Are you saying Dean Smith did less with more? That blows my mind. He did more with more, but it's not like he squandered Jordan.
February 22nd, 2011
11:33 pm
Doug, it really comes down to point 3 in your write up actually. No apologists needed. Coaches are evaluated on wins vs loses. Pretty simple actually. Hewitt is a good man who has represented Tech well, but you must win more than 41 percent of your conference games if you want to keep your job. Like Gregg Anthony said the other day, in ten seasons as head coach, Paul Hewitt has only had one winning conference season. That's just not getting the job done. Bye.
February 22nd, 2011
11:40 pm
Keep Paul Hewitt and Paul Johnson for life.
February 22nd, 2011
11:42 pm
only reason he is still here at tech, is that we can't get out of his contract. period, end of discussion. 13.1% of the operating budget… in real $'s its's well over 7 million $.
February 22nd, 2011
11:42 pm
Hewitt and Johnson forever. Lossers, ile.
February 22nd, 2011
11:44 pm
Doug, your summary is well written. My biggest problem has been the one and dones. Yes, it certainly makes sense to have the best talent, but the problem has been that these one and dones have disrupted the building of a consistent program for Tech. The great Tech teams for the most part have had players who spent at least three years in the Tech program. Tech academics are tough, but that is not the problem. You can be what you want to be with a Tech degree. I also believe, as I have stated before, that the entire Tech athletic program needs to be mentally tougher and raise the bar for expectations. This goes for administrators, coaches and student/athletes. I think this has been especially true of the basketball program in recent years and even the football and baseball programs too. We might have the talent on some of these teams from time to time, but I am not convinced they are always trained/coached to be consistent winners/champions. Duke has made a commitment to win basketball games and they tough their way to do it. While Duke may be on the verge of making progress in football, they haven't in the past 40 years made the same commitment as in basketball and it shows. There is no reason Tech can't have great basketball teams in Atlanta again, but commitment has to replace mediocrity. Commitment is not just one person's job, but must include all of us Jackets.
February 22nd, 2011
11:48 pm
Dear Dan Radakovich,
Georgia Tech fans
February 22nd, 2011
11:52 pm
He's not a good coach at this level. I can't even watch anymore. He has got to go.
February 22nd, 2011
11:53 pm
Seems to me that the biggest issue here is Hewitt's buyout. Otherwise, he'd already be gone.
February 22nd, 2011
11:57 pm
I think you have written a good post and tried mightily to keep it to facts and not opinions. Like some of the other bloggers I disagree with your comparison to Dean Smith. Dean coached in 11 Final Fours, won 13 ACC tourney titles and graduated 96.6% of his players – just a little better than Hewitt.
To me the biggest knock in Hewitt is that since the ACC expanded, not including this year, GT has the worst regular season conference record of any team.
February 23rd, 2011
12:03 am
7.2 million for a less than average high school coach…what a joke!
February 23rd, 2011
12:07 am
The only stat that matters now is attendence. You can't keep letting your fan base deteriorate. How hard is it going to be to recruit top level players to come play in an empty arena?
February 23rd, 2011
12:12 am
If your comparison with UNC is intimating that Tech is a harder school academically and that is why players leave, then shift the comparison to Duke. The argument doesnt hold. Players leave because that is their intention.
February 23rd, 2011
12:12 am
The point about other coaches doing less with more is kind of hollow (at best)- I don't think any Tech fans are demanding National Championships every year from the talent Hewitt has brought in, just a level of consistent success. After this season, Hewitt will have had more losing seasons at Tech in just the last three seasons (2) than the three coaches mentioned suffered in 99 total years of coaching (1). I don't think Tech fans demand National Titles or even ACC titles, I think Tech fans would be satisfied with simply qualifying for a postseason tournament every year.
February 23rd, 2011
12:21 am
Please KEEP Hewitt! Great job Braine!
February 23rd, 2011
12:24 am
@RDU: thanks for pointing this out:
"To me the biggest knock in Hewitt is that since the ACC expanded, not including this year, GT has the worst regular season conference record of any team."
And also as someone pointed out: ONE winning conference season during his ENTIRE tenure.
Championships are nice, but I just want Tech to be freakin' competitive again!
Obviously now, the NC Game appearance was a fluke or a "Perfect Storm" of talent and high-achievers. Or both.
Consider Hewitt's entire body of work and his non-competitiveness, save maybe two seasons, in the ACC and this is a no-brainer.
Oh—thanks Doug for pointing out that his buy-out would NOT be a lump sum. Didn't know that. This makes it even more of a no-brainer when it comes to the financial side of the issue.
The Countdown is on! What is it, 22 days until Roll-Over or Get Lost to Paul Hewitt?
Please end the misery and disaster that Tech basketball has become. If by some incomprehensible miracle Hewitt is still here when the new place is built, the arena will be the biggest White Elephant in sports history.
BTW, could Tech do what some MLB teams do with some of their players and offer another school to pay a chunk of his salary if they take him.
Or may he will end his own humiliation, as well as that of Tech, and offer to negotiate a settlement if he leaves.
February 23rd, 2011
12:25 am
Hewitt is a fine individual with admirable qualities, but no ACC game. Sorry to say.
February 23rd, 2011
12:36 am
ACC regular season records since expansion (doesn't include 2010-11)
Duke 59-21 – 4 winning seasons, 0 losing seasons
UNC 55-25 – 4 winning seasons, 1 losing season
MD 46-34 – 2 winning seasons, 1 losing season
FSU 43-37 – 3 winning seasons, 2 losing seasons
CU 42-38 – 3 winning seasons, 2 losing seasons
BC 40-40 – 3 winning seasons, 2 losing seasons
VT 40-40 – 3 winning seasons, 2 losing seasons
WF 35-45 – 2 winning seasons, 3 losing seasons
UVA 32-48 – 1 winning season, 4 losing seasons
NCSU 30-50 – 1 winning season (under Sendek), 4 losing seasons
UM 30-50 – 4 losing seasons
GT 28-52 – 4 losing seasons
The results speak for themselves
February 23rd, 2011
12:36 am
Fire Paul Hewitt after the season and bring back Bobby Cremins.
February 23rd, 2011
12:37 am
After years of disgust and embarassment, civility and level-headedness is not what we are looking for. We just want Paul Hewitt gone now or sooner! You didn't even mention the worst graduation rate in the ACC or Paul's extracurricular activities where he advocated that OL should not sign with schools that have white football coaches. He has also said that his passion is to help "black" players make it to the NBA, and he has never apologized for that.
February 23rd, 2011
12:56 am
Point #1 Rebuttal – Paul Hewitt has done less with more than anyone in the country. We have West and Morrow displaying talent at the professional level no one at Tech knew existed. we have two, TWO, first round big men last year neither of which averaged 14 points per game…..TWO OF THEM!!!!!
Point #2 Rebuttal – I absoultely will fault him for recuiting kids he full well knows might bail from Tech after one year. Lots of coach are very open about their attitudes regarding these type players and they avoid them at all cost only getting caught up in the kid's decision after he's on campus. Want names? Coach K is one; in his tenure he's rarely has kids leave after three years much less one, and Mark Turgeon at Texas A&M has publically stated he recruits what he calls "4 year players." Can he help it if one leaves after a year? No. But will he recruit a Bosh, Young, Favors type who openly admits in HS that the fastest path possible to the NBA is their goal? Hell no.
February 23rd, 2011
1:00 am
February 23rd, 2011
1:15 am
Coach K doesn't recruit players who leave early?
Corey Magette, Luol Deng, Josh McRoberts, Mike Dunleavey, Eldon Brand, Jason Williams, Shavlik Randolph, Carlos Boozer have all left early for the NBA in the last 11 years.
Hewitt has lost 6 – Bosh, Jack, Young, Crittenton, Favors and Lawal
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 am
Tech Forever, I agree completely. " GO JACKETS "
February 23rd, 2011
1:42 am
paul johnson with his elitist attitude is going to drown your football program.
February 23rd, 2011
1:45 am
he is gonna drown your football program. you just dont see it yet.
he thinks he can outcoach everyone.
February 23rd, 2011
1:48 am
If I'm not mistaken only 3 Duke players have actually left school early (Magette, Deng and McRoberts), the rest all only left school after graduating early.
February 23rd, 2011
3:15 am
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February 23rd, 2011
3:19 am
Here's hoping you idiots enjoy your "7.2 Milllion Dollar Bath". Rub-a Dub-Dub!!!
February 23rd, 2011
4:13 am
Doug: You have made some good points on this post. The problem is that most GT baksetball fans are so flustrated
with Hewitt to the point they will not listen or even think rationally about any other aspects of the situation.


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So as some may know, I signed up to be a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant at the beginning of my summer. Life got a lot busier than I expected and with my mom's recent diagnosis, my extra time and energy is going towards that. So.. while I will still maintain my "consultant status" I am not actively selling the product right now. If you ever want me to order you something, I will.. but no parties & phone calls for me.
I have a small box of inventory I would like to sell…. so here's what I have to offer…. itemized by price with the 25% discount! If you are interested in any of these items, email me, comment, call, text, whatever… and I will get them to you. It would really help me out.. and it's cheaper for you!
Here's a link to see the catalog if you'd like to view the items you'd be purchasing:
Thanks. :)
This week, my mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It came as a shock to my entire family (when does cancer ever come at a time that isn't shocking for anyone involved?) and we're still dealing with our initial emotions and thoughts towards it all. The only information we have so far is that it is a form of IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma) and that she will definitely need chemo and radiation. About.com describes it this way:
"Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) is a very common type of breast cancer. It starts developing in the milk ducts of your breast, but breaks out of the duct tubes, and invades, or infiltrates, surrounding tissues. Unlike ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which is a non-invasive cancer, IDC is not a well-contained cancer. IDC has the potential to invade your lymph and blood systems, spreading cancer cells to other parts of your body."
About.com also said that about 8 in 10 women with breast cancer have IDC. I am thankful that this is a well researched cancer and that mom has the opportunity to make a full recovery after months of treatment.
So…. because of its nature to spread, she will have to do all available treatments to get rid of it. She's currently at a doctor's office somewhere in Dallas, TX meeting with a wonderful specialist who will present treatment options & time lines to her.
Please be in prayer for my family… we're all a little scared at this point. In the words of my friend Michelle (some of the best feedback I've heard) "It's very sad but God is bigger." That's the biggest and best truth we have at this point. God is bigger. God is bigger.
God IS bigger.
My question to you is…. do you have any scriptures or quotes you'd be willing to share? Something that addresses courage, fear, strength, cancer, anything positive really. I'm wanting to put something together to give my mom for her chemo days. Will you share what you have used in times of struggle and fear with us?
Also.. if you have struggled with breast cancer or who someone who has… will you share your positive stories with me? I'm sure those will be of encouragement to my mom, also.
Thanks for your prayers… really. I can't imagine how people without faith get through times like these. We're so thankful for all of you.
This is wonderful! Such a neat idea. :)
I made mention in my previous post to my new reading regimen. I met Tadashii (a Christian hip-hop artist… maybe more on that story later) on my flight back from Florida a few weeks ago and this is similar to how he reads books. I was so inspired that I've started doing it for myself.
I read at least 4 new books each month following this schedule:
Week 1: A book from the New York Times Best Sellers List to keep me in tune with what's culturally relevant. If I'm reading what a lot of other people are reading, it will help me get on their level & create conversation based on their interests and not just my own.
Week 2: A Spiritual/faith type book that gets me thinking of new ways to build the Kingdom. This will also hopefully help me to think critically about my own faith journey and about how the church is reaching the culture today.
Week 3: A biography of someone who somehow changed the world, for better or worse. I think learning from other people's successes and failures is a good way to think about and plan for my own goals in life and give me some added insight on how I can achieve them.
Week 4: A book of my choosing (novel, classic, etc), just because I feel like it! There are surely many books on my list just because they seem interesting to me or are fun to read. For example, I am in the process of rereading the Harry Potter books and would also like to reread the Twilight series. I also just picked up The Princess Diaries collection (for $4!) at Borders and hope to read that soon, too… just for the heck of it.
So what about you? Do you read specific types of books? Which are your favorites? What would you recommend I add to my reading lists based on the types of books I want to read? I want to know what you think!
After hearing some mixed reviews on this book, I decided that I needed to pick it up. I've always loved reading but have neglected that particular hobby for a little while now. So, off I went to Borders bookstore and picked it up. (I also grabbed Julie & Julia, having never read it either. It was buy one, get one 1/2 off. What's a girl to do? Buy them both, of course!)
I realize this book has some controversial content for Christians seeing as how the author's religious beliefs are very different, but I think Christians could learn a lot from other traditions. That doesn't mean we have to adopt them, but we can gain from their practices and see how we can integrate the same dedication and purpose into our worship and relationship with God. That being said, I also think it's important to be reading what is being read by a wide audience. If we want to be culturally relevant and want to be able to build relationships with those outside of our traditions, why not educate ourselves on their interests and gain a bit of insight on the way they think? (Remind me to tell you about my new reading regimen. I'm very excited. The next post, perhaps?)
So, this book is about a woman (the author) who goes through a troubling divorce (are any divorces NOT troubling?) and winds up wanting to do a bit of self exploration by journeying to Italy, India, and Indonesia. She spends 4 months in each country, meaning she spends a year away from home. She goes to Italy for pleasure… just to enjoy life for a bit. India is for the spiritual part of her journey, and Indonesia is for the combination of the two. Elizabeth's writing style is fun and easy to keep up with. She's got a wit about her that is very entertaining! The book does contain some language, but not so much to keep me from reading it.
Reading about her travels really made me want to visit those places, too. She is very vivid & colorful in her descriptions and gives a lot of information on the history and setting of each place she visits. I found that I was learning while reading her story. It was such an interesting read! If I ever read it again, I'll be writing down the names of all the restaurants she visits so I make sure to go sometime in my life as well. They all sounded so delicious.
In reading about her spiritual journey, I was really awed at her commitment to figuring it out. She asked questions, was seriously dedicated to her purpose, and found value in herself along the way. As stated earlier, I don't necessarily agree with her religious beliefs, but I learned a lot from some of the philosophies she shared & dedication she achieved.
All in all, very insightful, very fun, and very easy to read. I'm now very looking forward to the movie that's coming out soon. I really enjoy Julia Roberts, so I can't wait to see how she interprets the book!
Here's the trailer….. and go pick up the book to read before you watch the movie. It's almost always better that way. :)
okay so I apparently am no good at blogging… but I want to be. So here is my attempt [again] to be better at this.
maybe I'll post book reviews and movie reviews (because I know you're all dying to know what I think). or maybe I'll post recipes & good places to eat. or perhaps I will chronicle my days… where I went, what I ate, who I saw, etc. etc.
or maybe I'll do all of those things! wouldn't that be fun?
we'll see.
be checking back… I want to revamp the look of my blog in hopes that it will keep me coming back to, well… blog. And maybe if it is really visually stimulating… you'll keep coming back too!
so… here's a promise. a book review later today! I recently finished "Eat Pray Love" and really enjoyed it. can't wait to share!


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Visit Italy with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau on this once-in-a-lifetime journey to the Amalfi Coast region! Colleen has teamed up with Green Earth Travel and Tierno Tours to design a vegan trip from June 14th to 21st, 2014. From foraging our own fresh local greens to making our own pizza in a brick oven, we have created the perfect balance of local sightseeing and culinary experiences.
All of the meals will be organic, local, and vegan. We will be visiting the best local sites, five of which are UNESCO World Heritage, plus you will have free time to see sites on our own.
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- Exclusive time with Colleen
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- Two nights on the Amalfi Coast
- A day in Pompeii
- Palinuro boat grotto ride
- Four cooking lessons, two of which are by Colleen
- A visit to the monastery of Padula (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- A tour of the Castle of Roccadaspide
- A day in Paestum
- Two nights on your own on the Amalfi Coast & in Rome
Full Itinerary:
Day 1 (June 13) – Depart from U.S. on overnight flight to Rome FCO. (D, B on board flight)
Day 2 (June 14) – Arrive in Rome FCO, drive down to Cilento stopping in Pompeii for a guided tour before checking into our villa and meeting for our welcome dinner. (L, D)
Day 3 – Felitto – Harvest nature walk where we will learn about all the wild greens, vegetables and herbs that have been used for centuries in the local dishes of Cilento. After our harvest walk and cooking lesson, we will have lunch in a local farm house. After lunch we can choose to take a ride down the river on a paddle boat or a nature walk throughout the mountain of Felitto. (B, L, D)
Day 4 – Padula – Our first stop is the Monastery of Padula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest antiquity of southern Italy. We will have lunch in Villa Cosilinum, a beautiful restored Villa at the top of this village after we will have a tour of Joe Petrosino's home before heading back to villa for dinner and cooking lesson from our host. (B,L,D)
Day 5 – Drive down the Coast of Cilento to the fishing village of Palinuro where we will get our boat ride to the five Grottos (caves) of the cape. We will have lunch overlooking the water and then free time on the beach. (B,L,D) Dinner cooking lesson from host.
Day 6 – Tour of the Castle of Roccadaspide built in 1242 by Fredrick II, passed down to the Duke Ettore Giuliani, who will give us the tour himself. Down the street to a local Cantina where we will make your own pizza in a wood burning oven. Our next stop is the temples of Peastum, where we can walk down the street to see the three temples of this Greek city. Next we will drive down the Amalfi Coast to check in to our hotel. Free night. (B,L)
Day 7 – Free day on the Amalfi Coast. We will provide a list of things to do and vegan places to eat and offer the option to come with us.
Day 8 – Check out of our hotel to leave for Rome, but we will make our last stop in Vetri Sul Mare where on every corner you can see artisans making their ceramics. Check in to our Hotel in Rome. Free night. (B, L) We will provide a list of things to do and vegan places to eat and offer the option to come with us and be your guide in Rome.
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DALEVILLE, Va. — It is a tough uphill hike to Tinker Cliffs.
The distinctive cliffs of light-colored sandstone stretch nearly half a mile atop Tinker Mountain at an elevation of 3,000 feet along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
The cliffs drop 50 to 60 feet to the sloped mountainside below and offer stellar vistas.
There are other attractive hiking options nearby: McAfee Knob and Dragon's Tooth in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. The three sites are together known as Virginia's Triple Crown for hikers. You can hit all three on a 24-mile overnight hike.
But I was headed to Tinker Cliffs on a day hike to see what I could see.
It was, in a way, a literary pilgrimage. I was paying tribute to Annie Dillard, one of my favorite authors, who penned "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" in 1974.
Tinker Creek is visible in the distance from the flanks of Tinker Mountain. The landmark cliffs look out to the west in the opposite direction.
Tinker Cliffs is a special place along the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail, sanctified by Dillard, at least to some.
When I got there, I did an Annie Dillard. I sat. I looked. I observed. I absorbed. At least for a few minutes.
Her book — it won the Pulitzer Prize — is about living in a cabin along Tinker Creek and discovering the natural world around her through the seasons.
It is filled with a sense of wonder and an intensity of experience. It is about the inner spirit that is reached through reflections on the natural universe. It has a curiosity and a childlike wonder that are disarming. She is, in a sense, a modern-day, Southern Appalachian Henry David Thoreau.
"Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" is part reportorial, often reflective, meditative or even mystical. She is on a personal pilgrimage, seeking enlightenment.
The style is highly poetic, with evocative sensory descriptions, metaphors, similes, alliteration and onomatopoeia, all interwoven with an array of allusions. Some love it. Others hate it, finding it overbearing.
A key message is that the natural universe abounds in extravagance and intricacy. True seeing is difficult to achieve. The human task is to experience the world in all its variety and wonder.
"I am no scientist. I explore the neighborhood. I think about the valley. It is my leisure as well as my work," Dillard wrote.
"Like the bear who went over the mountain, I went out to see what I could see," she later wrote. "On a good day, I might catch a glimpse of another wooded ridge rolling under the sun like water, another bivouac."
Her later books of poems, essays and stories include "Holy the Firm," "For the Time Being," "An American Childhood," "The Living" and "The Maytrees."
I took the hard way getting to Tinker Cliffs. I started at a trailhead off state Route 779 west of Roanoke and north of Catawba at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I set off across meadows and wooded plots along a stream — not Tinker Creek — that would take me to Scorched Earth Gap and Tinker Cliffs.
My route to the white-blazed Appalachian Trail was the Andy Layne Trail, named for a local trail advocate with the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club who died in 1991.
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Memory Quotes and Sayings
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
– Dr. Seuss
The business of life is the acquisition of memories, as in the end that is all there is!
Memories are all we have wen we don't have anyone by our side.
The real moment has disappeared but you will always have the memories to remind you.
Life is only as good as the memories we make…only they're gone faster than the smell after it rains.
You will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Make the most of the moment cos you never know what you have until it's gone.
I wish to be, who I used to be.
I love those random memories that make me smile no matter what is going on in my life now.
When all is lost, there is still a memory.
– Dejan Stojanovic
Oblivion cures the old wounds.
– Dejan Stojanovic
Keep the time between good memories short for all that keep you in their company.
It kills me every time I think about how you'll never remember what I'll never forget.
Memories fade but never leave.
Memories are the ghosts of our past.
We talked about old times and it made me smile because you didn't forget.
I know we have parted ways a long time ago, but you once told me I'd always have a special place in your heart, you told me when I'm down doing what I got to do to come take my spot back. You'll always be my babyboo and I still love you to this day.
Memories are our past, present and future.
You can't put your arms around a memory.
Don't be too close to anyone, memory brings you tears.
Some memories are so painful to remember because they were beautiful, wonderful and extraordinary that it makes you cry every time you smile thinking about it because you'll never be able to experience it again with that special person that once meant the world to you.
Didn't know that good memories would be more painful than bad ones.
Memories play a very confusion role, they make us laugh when we remember the times we cried but makes us cry when we remember the times we laughed!
Make memories in people's hearts because your memories will be all that's left of you when you're gone.
Your memory will bloom like a flower in the garden of my heart.
Never forget the memories that once made you smile.
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a memory is priceless.
Time passes. Memories fade. Feelings change. People leave. But hearts never forget.
Sometimes you'll never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.:- )
Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.


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For the first time in more than a decade, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens hosted a major event.
Folk-rock band Mumford & Sons played in front of about 17,000 fans at the stadium Wednesday night. The Grammy winners the first in a lineup of several concerts planned for the stadium for the next three summers.
Forest Hills, which underwent a a $1.5 million renovation, has hosted the U.S. Open tennis tournament, The Beatles, The Doors and Barbara Streisand in its hey day.
Club President Roland Meier said he hopes the concerts will help finance the refurbishing of the stadium and lead to the return of tennis and other top events.
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As ever, my posts start with a 'Sunset Over Swindon' (formerly SunRISE Over Swindon'!) photo. This is the view outside my window on Tuesday 12th (about 4.30 pm) as I write this:
I made the fatal error of going out last Wednesday night, then invite people for dinner on both Thursday and Friday nights – as well as having a big meeting on Thursday morning.
The result was that I didn't end up posting this blog until an hour before I had to start all over again Soap-watching for THIS week's 'Soapy Corners', and was already wondering how I was going to fit it all in (as I've got some other commitments this week which will take up quite a bit of my time).
That was the moment when the solution (which I'd been asking 'The Universe' to provide me with for months) suddenly came to me, and my path became absolutely clear.
Writing and producing my 'Soapy Corners' takes up almost half my week. That's too long. From next week they're going to be condensed-down into a much more concise version, with occasional 'special reports' (perhaps) if a big storyline's coming to a head, etc.
This will free me up to start work on some of the many other projects/ideas on my 'to do' list which will then – in turn – hopefully start to earn me some money, as I've got lots of bills (including electric central heating!) to pay for now that I'm living by myself since my father died earlier in the year. (Since I'd given up work to write I'd been living at home with my dad, but the house is now sold and I have to start earning a living again!)
I'm very pleased to have started writing for Yahoo!TV as of last week, and here's my latest posts with them: 'What we learned from the Soaps this week' and 'The best of the week's one-liners'.
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A documentary about two young punks living in a crappy apartment next door to two elderly men who spend most of their time yelling at each other. What kids heard was so outrageous they began recoding it, compiling an amazing collection of audio tapes that have entertained people for more than two decades. Opens Aug. 26.
Back in the late '80s two guys from Queens, known collectively as The Jerky Boys, gained a shocking amount of fame--including a feature film--for the tape recordings of prank calls they made to all manner of unsuspecting victims. But two years before they began doing their thing, two other young guys, Eddie and Mitch, living in San Francisco began taping the old men in the apartment next door, creating an even more insane library of audio tapes that were all too real. "Shut Up Little Man!" is their story.
From the film's official synopsis:
The phenomenon began in 1987 when Eddie and Mitch (two young punks from the Mid West), moved next door to Peter Haskett (a flamboyant gay man), and Raymond Huffman (a raging homophobe). This ultimate odd-couple hated each other with raging abandon, and through the paper-thin walls their alcohol-fueled rants terrorized Eddie and Mitch. Fearing for their lives they began to tape record evidence of the insane goings on from next door.
Despite the recordings being made in the analog age, the tapes managed to go viral, and spawned CDs, comics and plays. It's a jaw-dropping compilation of vitriol, the likes of which can only be achieved organically in the wild. You can't fake how much these to hated each other.
"Shut Up Little Man!" opens Aug. 26.


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The term for a promising profession "Mining" came into being in 1927, along with the B.O.C College of Mining and Engineering but no intake of students was there then. It was in 1954 that the Department of Mining Engineering was legally founded. The then four year course, upon completion, led to the "Bachelor of Science (Mining)" degree.
1957: the first four students graduated and were conferred on B.Sc. Engg. (Mining) 1958: the duration of the course was extended from four to five years 1964: the department was relocated in Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT) 1965: the degree "B.Sc. Engg. (Mining)" was designated as Bachelor of Engineering "B.E. (Mining)" 2006: Department of Mining Engineering has totally produced over 680 graduates
The department objectives are :
(a) To disseminate cutting edge mining technology and expertise throughout Myanmar(b) To produce efficient and effective mining engineers
The activities of department are :
(a) Prepare Syllabus and lecture notes for A.G.T.I, B.Tech, B.E courses throughout the country(b) Do research on mining blasting technology(c) Do research on Environmental engineering and management
Undergraduate Degree
Up to 1997, the department offered a course of five full-term years to accomplish a first-class mining engineering degree B.E (Mining).
(1) B.E. (Mining)
This five-year course is deliberately planned to train the candidates to successfully plan and design an environmentally sound, economically viable and technologically practicable mine. The course contents focus on geotechnical investigations, stability analysis, economic analysis, environmental protection, resource management and updated mining technologies. Submission of a thesis is compulsory for the degree.
Number of Students produced: over 680 (Up to 1997)Maximum Number of Students (future): 30Plan for Extended Courses (Future): in accordance with the ministry guideline
Post-graduate Degree
With the encouragement of the Government, Department of Mining Engineering has gained a momentum of success in nurturing brilliant mining engineers. A number of candidates have finished M.Phil, M.E. and Ph.D courses. The success is summarized in Table 1. Ph.D courses are still available now. Table 1 Success in post graduate courses:
Four Main Research Areas
1. Study on the Decisive Rock Mass Parameters in the Selection of Rock Excavation Techniques 2. Equipment Selection for Mines 3. Drilling and Blasting Design Analysis for Cost-effective Rock Excavation 4. Excavation Design Analysis for Surface and Underground Mining 5. Study on Precision Blasting Techniques 6. Study on the Effects of Blasting on Structure Damage 7. Evaluation of Materials Handling Systems in Mines 8. Production Optimization of Load-Haul-Dump Operations in Open-Pit Mines 9. Interaction Analysis of Excavation Design Processes and Procedures in Tunnelling 10. Construction-structure-interaction under Static or Dynamic Loads in Tunnelling
1. National Development and Mineral Resources 2. Solving Comprehensive Myanmar Environmental Issues 3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Myanmar Mines 4. Adoption and Adaptation of Environmental Management Systems for Myanmar's Industries 5. Integration of Environmental Activities in Myanmar
Study on Dust, Cyanidation and Land Degradation in Myanmar Mines
1. Development of Planning and Design Guidelines of Integrated Geotechnical Investigation for Rock Excavation 2. Upgrading the Analysis Methods of Geotechnical Parameter for Tunnel Design, Surface Mine Design and Underground Mine Design 3. Study on Laboratory Rock Testing for Rock Excavation and Stability Analysis 4. Geotechnical Consideration for Designs of Surface and Underground Excavation and Mining 5. Geotechnical Aspects of Different Main Processes of Rock Excavation in Tunnelling 6. Analysis, Numerical Modelling and Evaluation for Excavated Rock Mass Stability of Tunnel, Slope and Underground Openings 7. Dynamic load Analysis for Underground Structures 8. Development of Earthquake Resistant Design Code: Provision of Probabilistic Earthquake Hazard Maps, Microzonation of Earthquake Hazard in Yangon Area
1. Economic Analysis of Myanmar Mineral Resources 2. Mineral Resource Evaluation and Project Management and Planning of Mines 3. Ranges of Myanmar Mineral Resources Policies 4. Integration of Environmental Affairs into Mineral Exploitation 5. Small Scale Mining
(a) Ministry of Transport: excavation of Pon Nyar Railway Tunnel (b) Ministry of Industry: quarry design (c) Ministry of Mines: mine design
Cooperation with Myanmar Engineering Society (MES): with the objective to offer job-oriented short courses for engineers, the department gives practical training at the MES training center. Moreover, the department has been leading a technical division under the supervision of MES. Frequently, technical papers are read at the MES-sponsored seminar sessions.
Research Work by Ph.D Candidates:
1. Environmental Assessment and Conservation for Industrial Projects 2. Performance Analysis of Permanent Support for Tunnel 3. Numerical Analysis of Energy Transmission Passed through the Tunnel Lining from an Explosion 4. Predicting the Tunnel Behaviour in Swelling Ground 5. Stability Analysis in Excavation of Large Underground Openings 6. Ventilation Planning by using Computer Based Procedures to Control Underground Mine Climate 7. Analysis of Ground Settlement Induced by Tunnel Construction 8. Ensuring Sustainable Development in Myanmar Mining Industry by Promoting Small-scale Mining
Sector: Special Regards to Gold Mining
9. Optimization of Mining Projects with Regards to Environmental Management in Myanmar 10. Analysis of Degree of Damage in Subsurface Structures Resulting from Seismic Wave
Research Works by Teaching Staff:
1. Analysis of Rock Fragmentation Due to Surface Mine Blasting 2. The Importance of Drilling Accuracy for Efficient Blasting Operation 3. Microzonation of Earthquake Resistant Design Code in Yangon (Yangon Area) 4. Effects of Local Site Response on Ground Motion Parameters in Earthquake Hazard Estimation 5. Integration of Environmental Activities in Myanmar 6. Critical Parameters in Efficient Bench Blasting Operation 7. Enhancement of Load-haul-dump Operating Efficiency in Open-pit Mines 8. System Analysis for Loader and Truck Haulage Productivity 9. Review on the Current Practices for Minerals Projects Development in Myanmar 10. Impediments to Environmental Protection of Myanmar 11. Environmental Management for Myanmar Industrial Projects 12. Introductory EIA for Myanmar Mines 13. Moderation of ISO 14001 for Myanmar Industrial Projects 14. Analysis of Slope Stability in Rock Excavation 15. Enhancement of Blasting Efficiency for Bench Blasting Operations 16. Sustainable Development Strategy for the Mining Industry 17. Management of Foundry Wastes


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Things are happening at Athletic Park in Wausau....and it's not just cosmetic. Yes, the venerable ballyard underwent a massive facelift over the winter and yes it's looks great...but a ballpark facelift alone would not keep fans coming if the teams that play there didn't win. The Woodchucks started the season 0-4 but are now rolling along. They have won 11 of their last 12 and moved into first place in the Southern Division of the Northwoods League. They are doing it with pitching, defense and hitting and so it promises to be an extended run of success this season. Come to see the new ballpark and stay to watch winning baseball.
The Wausau Legion baseball team will also play their home games at Athletic Park this summer and have started the season with a couple of wins there. Post 10 had a big crowd for their opener last Friday (I would imagine to see the renovations) and fans got to see a rally and 10th inning walk off win. The Bulldogs next home game is Tuesday vs Plover at 7pm.
Mark McDonald, the owner of the Woodchucks. should be lauded for his vision and ability to get the renovation accomplished while still keeping the charm of the old granite facade. But I'll bet he would much rather have you come out to the park to watch winning baseball and the Chucks, at least so far, are producing that.
Good luck to the DC Everest, Rhinelander and Rapids Assumption girls soccer teams as they play at the WIAA State Tournament today. It's also championship day at the baseball State Tournament as the high school sports year will conclude. And yet we are less than 2 months out from the first football practice.
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Have you been unfriended and don't know why? I found this list of reasons why people get unfriended on Facebook. Hopefully this will save you friends in the future!
Perfectly Good Reasons to Unfriend on Facebook:
1. Being Overly Negative -- If there are people who bring you down and make you feel bad about your life because they constantly bitch and moan & never have anything remotely positive to say, it's probably best to cut ties with them for good. The last thing you need is bad energy surrounding you.
2. Getting Stalker-ish -- C'mon, we've all had that one friend who comments on EVERY single status update, photo, link, etc. we post, regardless of what it is. If someone has enough time on their hands to follow every single move you make -- well, that's just creepy and weird.
3. Overuse of Profanity -- You may want to unfriend people who constantly swear and use profanity for every other word in their status. (I swear, but try not to go overboard.) But the people who update their status over and over again with something resembling: "Fu&% it all! Sh*#! Damn it all to hell!" Yeah -- go ahead and hit unfriend.
4. Serious Wrongdoing -- If someone sleeps with your spouse, steals money from you, or does some other unspeakable act against you -- unfriend for sure. Like right now.
5. When Blocking Isn't Enough -- There are definitely alternatives to cutting someone out of your life entirely, as you can simply block them from seeing your status updates and posts. But if preventing them from seeing what you're doing on a daily basis still seems like too much of a risk and you can't stand the thought of them having any idea what you're up to, then unfriend is probably your only option. If you despise them that much, they shouldn't be on your friend list in the first place.
Really Bad Reasons to Unfriend on Facebook:
1. Political Differences -- Do you believe how heated some people get over this stuff? News flash -- everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and just because they disagree with you on the political front doesn't mean they aren't a good person. Try and respect their views and know their updates aren't a personal attack on you. Remember, the only way to get respect is to give it. Politics is no reason to lose a friend for good.
2. Having too little contact -- The whole point of Facebook is to connect with people you don't talk to very often. Getting rid of a friend because you both have busy lives is stupid and totally defeats the purpose of the site. Before you unfriend someone for being distant, think about the good times you've had with them in the past. Is that really something you want to forget?
3. To "stick it" to someone -- Don't use the Facebook unfriend feature to deliberately hurt someone you are upset with. Have the decency to talk it out with them first before hitting unfriend simply to prove a point.
4. Guilty by association -- This one really makes my blood boil. Just because you are mad at one person doesn't mean you should take it out on all of their friends and family members. Unfriending someone simply because you're mad at their spouse, sister, etc., is one of the lowest and lamest Facebook moves out there. We're all individuals, you know, and we deserve to be treated as such.
5. Sheer annoyance -- Yeah, yeah, yeah, we all have that one friend who posts 50 photos a day of her kid doing exactly the same thing over and over again. And while it's really annoying to see those updates pop up in our news feeds, keep in mind that she's just a proud mom who wants to share what is going on in her life. If it bothers you that much, simply hide her from your news feed -- don't cut her off for good, because she doesn't deserve it.


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NASHVILLE (BP) -- Though the Supreme Court's ruling against traditional marriage was a "dark day in American history," it's time to accept the reality and move on to discussing how to minister in a new context, Jeff Iorg and other seminary leaders are saying.
"Challenging new ministry situations are on the horizon," Iorg, president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary near the epicenter of the gay marriage movement, wrote in a blog post June 27.
"For example, a child comes to your Vacation Bible School and receives Jesus as Savior and Lord. His same-sex married parents come for the family night program. How will you react to their presence?" Iorg wrote.
"A person in a gay marriage commits himself to Jesus and requests baptism in your church. How will your church respond to his profession of faith?" Iorg wrote. "One person in a same-sex marriage becomes a Christian and wants to end their marriage. The couple has children. Do you endorse this divorce and risk the custody of the children being awarded to the unbeliever?"
Sharing the Gospel must be the priority amid the cultural shift, Iorg said, and the church must uphold its convictions about moral purity and advocate for biblical marriage. Compromising isn't the solution, he said.
Another ministry challenge, Iorg wrote, will be helping Christians learn to navigate gay marriage as they encounter it in the public square.
"Christians work in companies, hospitals, schools and governmental agencies which must now legally provide services to gay married couples. Churches will be challenged to help their members think theologically about and behave ethically in these situations," Iorg wrote.
Dark days, Iorg said, are opportunities for bright light.
Daniel Akin
In comments to Baptist Press, Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, said the Supreme Court decision striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act was disappointing, though not surprising.
"We have seen this coming for a long time. As for the future, the church's mission remains the same: We will boldly proclaim the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ, heralding the truth that 'whosoever calls upon the Name of the Lord will be saved' and that every person can be delivered from the slavery of sin that seeks to enslave us all," Akin said.
Believers must continue to love and serve those with whom they disagree, Akin said.
"And we will continue to advocate God's revealed plan and pattern for marriage and family, a plan that promotes human flourishing and a pattern that depicts the love that Jesus Christ has for His Bride, the church, which He purchased with His own blood," Akin said.
Daniel Heimbach
Also at Southeastern, Daniel Heimbach, senior professor of Christian ethics, expressed disappointment that the new ministry context was handed down by the judicial branch of the federal government.
"In the land of the free and home of the brave, disagreement over something so fundamental as marriage should be left to the people as instructed by conscience, tradition and faith," Heimbach wrote in comments to Baptist Press.
"But what the Supreme Court majority has done is enshrine into the Constitution a radical redefinition of marriage under which sexual difference makes no difference. This is a tragedy that exalts private desires over the public good and sentiment over God's ordering of creation."
The DOMA decision, Heimbach said, "brands faithful Christians as un-American bigots driven, not by faith or even reason, but by nothing more than 'bare ... desire to harm.'"
"Such aspersion is not only completely false but demonstrates deeply rooted animus toward those who cling to faith in the wisdom and power of God," Heimbach wrote.
Evan Lenow
Evan Lenow, assistant professor of ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote in a blog post that June 26 is a date he will remember as "the day that marriage changed forever in American society."
"What is next for our society? We can be thankful that the Supreme Court did not offer a new definition of marriage today. However, I still believe it is safe to say that we are heading toward the demise of marriage as the foundational institution of society," Lenow wrote.
The term "marriage" is quickly losing its meaning, the professor said, noting that President Obama used his Twitter account to claim all love is equal when it comes to marriage.
"The logical conclusion of such a claim is societal acceptance of not only same-sex 'marriage' but also acceptance of polygamy, polyamory, incest and ultimately pedophilia," Lenow wrote. "We may even live to see the day when the term 'marriage' has no significance whatsoever. If marriage collapses as a social institution, we will see more crime and poverty, and we will see less education and children."
Despite this upheaval, Lenow said God's design for marriage in Genesis 2, one man and one woman for a lifetime, has not changed. Christians, though, can expect a long and difficult road ahead, he said.
"We will likely be marginalized in the cultural discussion of marriage. We will be called bigots and homophobes. We may even experience discrimination for our views," Lenow wrote, pointing to Jesus' warning in John 15:18-19 that the world would hate His followers.
"Our task is to proclaim the Gospel faithfully knowing that true change in society only comes when hearts are changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ," Lenow wrote.
Denny Burk
Denny Burk, associate professor of biblical studies at Boyce College, the undergraduate school of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discussed in a blog post June 27 whether proponents of gay marriage will allow any legal accommodation for the consciences of those who believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman.
"What if a Christian university were to decide to limit its married student housing to heterosexual couples? Will there be any accommodation for this under the new regime?" Burk wrote.
"The more I have read, the more I have become concerned that very little accommodation will be forthcoming. Proponents of gay marriage are not interested in protecting the religious liberty of traditional marriage supporters," Burk wrote.
The Supreme Court's majority opinion in the DOMA case makes the problem worse, Burk said, because it renders a moral judgment against traditional marriage supporters.
"Why would anyone want to be magnanimous toward those who seek to 'demean,' to 'impose inequality' and a 'stigma' on gay people, to deny gay people 'equal dignity,' to treat them as 'unworthy,' and to 'humiliate' their children?" Burk wrote.
"That's how the Supreme Court describes traditional marriage supporters. As that opinion moves into the cultural mainstream, it's difficult to imagine why the majority would make accommodations for the consciences of those they regard as bigots."
Christians need to be ready for a new reality, Burk said, including a culture that is increasingly hostile toward them.
"Private citizens may someday face fines and other penalties for their convictions on marriage. Our churches may eventually lose tax-exempt status. Any number of negative outcomes are possible in the approaching conflagration," Burk warned.
"Ours will likely be a costly love and a costly witness. But this is precisely the kind of discipleship that Jesus has called all of us to, and it will be worth it in the end (Matthew 16:25)," Burk wrote.
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