The Collegian Vol. No. Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, September 24, 1993 Leman gives swamp-walking lessons Hundreds of firstborns in a He went on to say that babics honor Christ by submitting to packed Crawford Auditorium are also the ones who set up each other. "Submission need raised their hands Tuesday the older brother or sister by not be a nasty term," he said. night and learned from Dr. provoking a fight and then "God created us (men and Kevin Leman that they had running to Mom or Dad. "So women) in such a way that we more in common than just the parent says to the firstborn, come together and we com- their birth order. 'I don't care what she did, you plement each other. but today, "You're the ones doing that are the oldest. I expect more the sexes are at war with each 'stutter step' through life," he from you.' And so what we do other." said. "You're trying to avoid in our society," Leman ex- Men and women don't un- mistakes, errors. The first ones plained, "is groom the firstborn derstand what each other want, in life are the achievers. the for success. explained Leman. The number astronauts, the accountants, the Leman then shifted attention one need for men in marriage architects" to the only children, or 'lonely is sexual fulfillment; number And, he continued, pilots. onlies.' "If you want a job two is recreational companion- Leman explained how he has done right, hire the only child. ship. Women primarily want fun with this insight when fly- By age seven, these children respect and friendship, and ing. "I'll pop in the cockpit, were different. Other kids had simply being held is more im- just stick my head in there, and their lunch pails, they walk in portant than sexual fulfillment. say 'hey, how are the firstborns with attache cases! They were God created us completely doing? And before they can little adults!" different:" he said. say anything, I'm gone, I'm "How many of you firstborns How do you get to know back to my seat. About seven are slobs? he asked. "You somebody? Leman suggested out of ten times one of them have little piles all over, but that guys look at the relation- will come back and find me, you know exactly which pile ship a girl has with her father and say, 'are you the one who to look in. It's order within the because it is the primary rela- just said something about disorder. These people," he tionship in her life. firstborns? We were just talk- explained, "are defeated per- Conversely, the relationship a ing about it, all three of us fectionists who grew up with a guy has with his mother is the are. And I say, good, because critical parent who was a great kcy to understanding his life if you're bables, I'm outta here!" Dr. Kevin Leman, Christian psychologist. flaw-picker. What makes you and whether or not he will good in your field is exactly make a good husband some- The Birth Order Book is just one of the fourteen books Dr. "You middle children," schnookie!' The baby of the what works against you in per- day. Leman has authored. An inter- Leman continued, "you're the family!' sonal relationships. "When you walk down the nationally-known Christian ones who write to me and say, Babics, Leman said, are af- Moving on to his real focus, aisle and are joined together," psychologist, author, radio and Leman, I counted the number fectionate, outgoing, social. In male/female relationships, he said, "there aren't two peo- television personality and of pages in your book. You've addition to being comedians, Leman said the word ple getting married, it's six devoted the fewest pages to us. Billy Crystal, Eddic Murphy. 'submissive' is not a positive people getting married. You're speaker, he has entertained au- diences worldwide with his wit And I write back: You're the Jackic Gleason, Charlie word in 1993. He read from marrying the in-laws and all and common-sense psychol- Chaplin, Goldie Hawn are all Ephesians 5:21, which states the problems in that family." middle child. You ought to be bables of the family. that men and women should Continued on Page 7 ogy. used to it. Love, the Doctor." An entertaining speaker, Middle children, he said, are Leman frequently lapsed into also the toughest to pin down. vocal imitations of Freshmen flaunt their finest "You're negotiators par excel- 'psychobabbling' psycholo- lence" in fact, 38% of U.S. gists, young children, presidents were middle chil- By LAURA WEINDEL- tine Bittler, a duct by Julie Baker, and a viewing of the teenagers, and even his own dren. MAYER Freeman and Elisabeth Buck- O.B. movie. daughter' GCC Junior Holly Collegian Staff Writer who sat in the audience. ingham, and ballet perfor- Dr. Brown, Dr. Carter, and Leman explained that he of As he spoke on the subject, ten does consultations with On Saturday, Sept. 25, the mance by Elizabeth Sadd. Dr. Stone will be judging this "How to Find a Prince or 1993 Freshman Talent show Brian Bianchi and Marcus Fish year's show. Admission costs companies and finds that the will perform an electric guitar only $.50. and an ice cream Princess in the Swamp of CEOs are all firstborns and the will begin at 7:30 pm in Life," Leman revealed that middle management people are and vocal act, and a group of social in MAP cafeteria will Crawford Auditorium. birth order has a large influ- usually middle children. "But about six students are prepar- follow the performances. Tryouts were held at the be- ing a skit called "The Pillow Come enjoy this year's show; ence on personality and com- guess who," he said, is their ginning of last week. A few of People." The show will end as always it will be an evening patibility with another person. top salesperson? It's 'little the acts to look for are piano with a piano solo from last of fun for Grovers ev- solos by Seth Riehl and Chris- year's winner, Jonathan David erywhere! Johnson attempts to refocus evolution debate Dr. Philip E. Johnson Darwin, Marx, Freud, and Johnson argued, must be By MARK BROWN Nictzsche. "The modern age," shifted from the static Bible vs. Collegian Graphics Editor said Dr. Johnson, "starts with Science argument, both of Grove City College's Scholar the death of God. To remove which base answers on calls to Lecture Series continued on God, a new creation story authority. Instead, the question Monday evening when Dr. without a creator was needed. "Has Science demonstrated Phillip Johnson spoke on the Darwin provided this story. purposeless mechanical cre- topic of Darwinism. Dr. Out of the groundwork laid by ation?" must be asked. Science Johnson, currently a professor Darwin, the philosophy of sci- must also hold to the doctrine of Law at the University of entific naturalism took over of the repeatable experiment. KHOWSHI California at Berkeley, latched science. Johnson believes that both this on to the topic of evolution in Dr. Johnson stated that question and the weeding out the early 1980's while on sab- "naturalistic philosophy has of unverified theories will free batical in England. His re- clouded science and stopped science from the restraints of search led him to write the good science." Johnson hopes the naturalistic philosophy in 1991 book Darwin on Trial to free up the debate and to which it is trapped. and his current attempts to re- "legitimize critique of theory In summation, Dr. Johnson focus the evolutionary debate. and demonstrate that stated, "A new century is a Dr. Johnson started his lec- [Darwinism] is just around be- time for new thinking. Time to ture, entitled "Did God cause there is nothing take stock of old ideas, and to Create?," by listing the four [naturalistic] to replace it break away from the dead key intellectual figures who with." weight of authority into a new shaped the 20th century: Dr. David Jones, L (Chemistry Dept.), Dr. Phillip Johnson The focus of debate, Dr. era. (Scholar Lecturer). Go WOLVERINES! Win! Win! AGAIN! "LET'S WIN A FOOTBALL GAME" - SAT. 1:30