Comments on: TWIF (Part 2): America’s Career Choice Gap

By: Elizabeth Laskowski

Elizabeth Laskowski — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:28:04 +0000

This article couldn’t be more true. It really opened my eyes to what is going on. Before, I just figured that America was towards the top. Thanks for the great article.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:36:11 +0000

I agree with Lue-Yee. While studying engineering and science are certainly more beneficial than MTV, I do not see why this post has such xenophobic connotations. For clarification I am not calling Brett xenophobic but the idea he seems to be promoting suggests that God has chosen America as the best country in the world and now these inferior Indians and Chinese are out to get us. As Christians we should definitely be diligent and work hard, but our fiath in God transcends all countries on the face of this earth. Countries are created by man and therefore flawed, even if they are founded on Christian principles. Are come nations more Christian than others? Of course, but I have a hard time imagining Jesus returning to Earth and favoring America over India and China.
I also agree with Alexander and think that Brett should respond to all of these posts ASAP.

By: David

David — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:59:37 +0000

Correction: Jerry Yang, not Lang was president of Yahoo! at the time this article was written.

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Globality « Confessions of an Undercover Theologian — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:45:30 +0000

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By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:18:57 +0000

This is a really important topic, in my opinion. I’ve totally seen it in classes and church and almost any activity I have been a part of. People have really started to slack off and don’t seem to care.
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber and want like an armed man. . . ” Prov. 6 10-11

However, I thought that saying that the Chinese and Indians want to “dominate” was a bit powerful and could easily be taken the wrong way. (trust me, i’ve said many things like that where people misunderstand) Even so, my mother is Chrinese and she pushes me and my sibling to do well in everything. I don’t think she wants us to “dominate” but to strive for excellence and work hard, and in my case to do everything for the glory of God. While I understand the message you are communicating, I’m just saying that talking about those things is being on a really fine line.

I’m really glad you are talking about this as I am considering some career choices now, and how best to do everything for the glory of God and to be a beacon in this world. Keep up the good work and thanks for all you’ve been doing with the rebelution. Its really inspired me.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:37:06 +0000

Caitlin I am glad to hear that you are pursuing science. I dream of having solid Christians in the world of science. People who will buck the accepted theories these so called brilliant minds have come up with. Whatever field you go into you will have to stand strong against evolution and the billions of years this planet has supposedly been around. Please stay grounded in Genesis.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:10:03 +0000

Caitlin,
I hope I’m not too late to reply and I know this doesn’t have anything to do with the political debate going on here, but I believe that you should go for the medical career as long as you believe God leading you there. Although we are called to be wives and mothers I also came across 1 Corinthians 7 that talks about how singleness can be a blessing. I’m not saying that you have it (or that you don’t), but don’t wait around for a guy just so you can marry him. God will bring him to you and most likely he’ll be in your field, as long as it’s what God wants you to do. God Bless.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:43:16 +0000

I don’t really want to delve into the political issues mentioned here, but I want to thank you for this encouragement! I love science and math, but I sometimes wonder if Christ-followers should focus on the areas of ideology (politics, economics, international relations, even entertainment) because that’s usually where we can wield the greatest amount of public influence.

I do have a question, though. Does anyone have suggestions on how I, as a woman, should pursue science/math? I’ve been reading Elisabeth Elliott’s books, Passion and Purity and Let Me Be a Woman, and I am in agreement with her statement that the highest calling on my life is to one day be a wife and mother. But I am not in control of God’s timetable for that calling, and as a soon-to-be college freshman, I doubt that will be anytime soon. Do I set forth to become the best scientist, mathematician, or doctor I can be even if it means that I may never fully participate in my field? (For example, training to become the type of doctor I’m interested in would take 14 more years.) I would greatly appreciate it any input. Thank you!

By: kailey

kailey — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:52 +0000

i don’t even think we need to stey on top i belive that if we do whats right we will anyway.like lue-yee said there is other christian countries beside america that are really growing in christ becouse its the only thing they have to lean on, while we have vidio games tvs and so much more we have everything we could possibly need or whant

By: Lue-Yee

Lue-Yee — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:08:50 +0000

»Also, it shouldn’t be American versus the world. China is actually the fastest growing Christian nation in the world. Yeah, the government is communist, but there are millions and millions of Chinese Chrsistians.«

Very true: let’s not focus on “staying on top” but for our call as Christians to excellence in how we live for God. However, I’ll say that China is far from being a Christian nation, and though God’s certainly doing great stuff there in growing the church in numbers and internal and external maturity, with some Christians making quite an impact in the fabric of the country, thus far the actual percentage of Christians in the country remains a relatively small minority, though the number exceeds the members of the communist party.

And of course in dealing with China in foreign policy, which we do have to consider some time or another, though usually not directly, there is no way to treat it as a Christian country any more than you would, say, South Korea.

»It makes me sick when America and Christianity are equated as one and the same. We have such an elitist mindset.«

Agreed. As a citizen of the heavenly city I’m averse to seeing the two as coterminous.