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acaciadad
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']I'm not sure why everyone picks on the Cherokees. They are, after all, one of the Five Civilized Tribes, along with my wife's tribe the Chickasaws, as well as the Choctaws, Creeks and Seminoles. If this story is an accurate rendition of any tribe's rite of passage, which I seriously doubt, it certainly isn't Cherokee. As a Christian, I can understand why someone would write something like this to draw an analogy between the boy's father and our Father in heaven. Even then, it fails on a number of counts. Our heavenly Father doesn't blindfold us. He gives us His Word in the Bible to guide us, for us to study (as Paul urges us) because it "is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." We also have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (and I'm not talking about tongues or other charismatic gifts here, merely what every Christian receives when he or she is saved) "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own." The rite of passage story sounds more like an Outward Bound ceremony to develop trust, or something from Scouting (although as a former Boy Scout, I sure don't remember it). And, having sat on a few, I do know that tree stumps don't shake in the wind. It certainly isn't something from one of the Civilized Tribes. [/font]
While I do not know why you were upset with this item that I posted. It was a story only!
Not meant to put forth any thing about any tribe. I have Cherokee blood in my family. I am not knowledgeable about the tribe or their rites.
IT WAS ONLY A STORY MEANT TO ENTERTAIN!!