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Have you ever wondered what the one unforgivable sin is in Christianity? You could be the worst person in history, yet you can be forgiven by God. By contrast, you can be the nicest person in history, but if you have the sin of unbelief God can’t forgive you. That’s the one unforgivable sin!

Is reading like one of those hidden images that at first you don’t see it, but then it shines through and you can’t unsee it?

Or is reading like putting together a jigsaw puzzle but you don’t know what the picture on the cover of the box is?

What is reading like for you?

One state has said that The Ten Commandments must be displayed in schools. How do you think this makes children of other religions and no religion feel?

Have you ever noticed ads on TV are like fairy tales? They promise you “happily ever after” if you buy their product. Check out this ad for a baseball glove:

ACTIVITY: Design and record your own ad that promises a fun and happy life if someone buys the product.

Have you ever noticed some nursery rhymes and fairy tales can be really violent? Rewrite the 3 Blind Mice nursery rhyme to make it less violent.

Have you ever gone along with something you disagreed with just so others wouldn’t think badly about you, like bullying someone because everyone else was doing it?

• Remember Joe Kennedy, the showboating high school football coach who pretended his rights were violated because he couldn’t pray at midfield after games?. He was the Bremerton High School football coach who insisted his religious rights had been violated when his Washington public school district told him he couldn’t pray at midfield after games. His case went all the way up to the Supreme Court where the ultra-conservative majority gave him a victory. (Hemant Mehta)

Activity: Research the Bremerton High School incident and give your own verdict, with reasons for your choice.