As we near 2012, Conspiracy Theories, are all the buzz, whether its fear of the Freemasons, the Illuminati, New World Order, etc, and it seems this is especially a defining issue in Christian fundamentalism. This is why I decided it was important to tackle this issue in my newly released book Brimstone Biblical Academy and the Great Disappointment now available on lulu.com.
In the second book of the Brimstone Legacy series, Brimstone Biblical Academy’s accreditation status has been called into question by the local Board of Education, and so by recommendation of the State Superintendent, Mrs. Megan Tenser has been sent to insure the students are receiving proper instruction in mathematics. The problem; her husband is a member of a secret society, and the whole school has been made aware of it by the Principal.
Check out the following excerpt:
“Megan,” Pastor Cooper said in a very stern voice, “these students have been storming this office all morning long, and it’s only your first day here. Could you please explain to us what in the world is going on?”
“Chairman Cooper, Principal Praiseworthy, please let me explain. This morning I gave the Algebra I students a simple assessment to see how much they knew coming into the class. They don’t even have an inkling what constitutes a simple algebraic equation. Do you really expect them to go on to college and be successful with math?”
“Well, yes, we do. We’ve had tons of students go on and be quite successful at Millstone, as well as other prominent Bible colleges in the area.”
“Yes, I understand, but what about those students who want to go on to public colleges and universities?”
“We don’t encourage that here,” Principal Praiseworthy folded his arms in disapproval.”
“What? So you are telling me you want to keep them shielded from the real world their whole lives? Mrs. Tenser got on the defensive. “What are they going to think when they do finally have to enter the real world?”
“They’ll have a good, solid biblical foundation to fall back on,” Pastor Cooper chimed in,…
“Somehow I just don’t call jumping up and down in your seat and flapping your Bible around like a raving lunatic a good solid biblical foundation,” Mrs. Tenser placed her hands on her hips. “That was very disconcerting. – And all those horrible things they said about my husband! (who is involved in a Secret Society) I couldn’t even begin to imagine who is feeding them all this…oh, I don’t know. I mean, come on, they’re just kids!- Seriously, what do you think you are doing? Raising the next generation of conspiracy theorists?” (pp. 105-106 Brimstone Biblical Academy and the Great Disappointment)
and another excerpt:
“Mrs. Tenser, is it true that your husband has a meeting tomorrow night?” Thomas James interrupted Mrs. Tenser’s concentration as she was writing on the board.
“Huh?” Mrs. Tenser spun around.
“You know; the secret society. The video we watched last week said they meet every other Tuesday.”
“Now tell me what does this have to do with math?” Mrs. Tenser was beyond annoyed.
“Well, the video said they were obsessed with something called ‘sacred geometry.’ That’s math, right?”
“Nice try, Cooper.”
“So I take it this means we no longer have to take geometry when we get to high school?” Benny Bastion was dead serious, “Now that we know it is clearly of the devil.”
“I give up,” Mrs. Tenser shook her head. “I’d hate to see what happens when you kids get out into the real world. Now, let’s try to focus on the task at hand, for once in our lives.” (page 128 Brimstone Biblical Academy and the Great Disappointment)
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