In distinct contrast to the widespread conservative fallacy of the eighties, the sharpest challenge of modernity is not secularism, but secularization. Secularism is a philosophy; secularization is a process. Whereas the philosophy is obviously hostile and touches only a few, the process is largely invisible and touches many. Being openly hostile, secularism rarely deceives Christians. Being much more subtle, secularization often deceives Christians before they are aware of it, including those in the church-growth movement. How else can one explain the comment of a Japanese businessman to a visiting Australian? “Whenever I meet a Buddhist leader, I meet a holy man. Whenever I meet a Christian leader, I meet a manager.”

Os Guinness

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy		Desserts, Holidays	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Betty Crocker Super Moist lemon cake mix
1 1/4	c	Water
1/3	c	Vegetable oil
3		Eggs
1		Tub Betty Crocker Creamy Deluxe lemon ready-to- spread frosting
20		Gumdrop Tulips
10		Green leaf-shaped grumdrops
20		Green toothpicks
20	sm	Assorted colored gumdrops

INSTRUCTIONS

           GUMDROP TULIPS:
Heat oven to 350&deg;.  Generously grease and flour 2 round pans 8 or 9x 1 1/2
inches.  Beat cake mix (dry), water, oil and eggs on low speed 30 seconds.
Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pans. Bake 25 to 34 minutes or
until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 10 minutes;
remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack. Fill layers and frost cake
with frosting.  Garnish with Gumdrop Tulips.
Gumdrop Tulips:  Cut green gumdrops horizontally in half for leaves. Thread
1 leaf half onto middle of each toothpick. Snip bottom of each gumdrop 4
times to form tulip petals. Place on end of toothpick.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings  Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source:
Betty Crocker.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@email.msn.com>
on Apr 13, 1998

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