Zed and I were reading on the couch. Zoey, the World's Youngest Christian Rock Superstar, came swaggering into the room, carrying her guitar. She stood in the middle of the room and asked, "Does anyone want to hear a song about the Bible?"
"Um, sure," I replied with not enough enthusiasm to appease my daughter.
"I said, 'DOES ANYONE WANT TO HEAR A SONG ABOUT THE BIBLE?'"
"We do!"
She smiled, put the guitar on her hip, and began singing.
"1-2-3-4!*
I love God and God loves me!
I love Jesus too!
I see Jesus and Jesus sees me!
I read the Bible every day!
Yeah!"
"Thank you and good night**," she added as I applauded.
Kindergarten starts next fall. And so does the separation of church and education.
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*She listens to entirely too many Ramones songs. Sue me. But Zoey's more punk than the Ramones — she only uses one chord!
**I taught her that. I suppose I could be teaching her useful things like reading, but having her say, "Thank you and good night!" is much more fun.
Looks Like I'm Raising One Of Those Jesus Camp Kids
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