101 Differences Between Cats and Dogs

by Bob Sjogren

At UnveilinGLORY, we define "Cat Christians" as believers who are primarily living for themselves in a Christian context. "Dog Christians" are believers who are primarily living for God in a Christian context. Cats are more interested in God serving man. Dogs are more interested in man serving God. Both look very Christian. The cartoons contained inside depict the differences between Cat and Dog Christians...between a People-Centered Theology and a God-Centered Theology. They are here to encourage you to live for the glory of God in a greater way!

Genres: Childrens

101 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rhonda]

The premise of the book itself is creative, applying the general personality differences of cats and dogs to Biblical theology. While the author's explanation of not wanting to offend cat lovers at the beginning of the book makes sense to adults/older children, my younger children still were confused about why the cats are always "bad", and the dogs always "good." The real issue with the book is the dubious theology being taught in the book, which was quickly picked up on by all my children, including the younger ones. While some of the cartoons clearly show sinful behavior vs non-sinful behavior, a majority of the cartoons show good behavior vs better behavior, or even neutral behavior vs neutral behavior. While the book's purpose was meant to encourage thinking, the format of the book really seemed to be exulting the supposedly "better" Christian dog over the "not-as-good" Christian cat. In many cartoons, my children couldn't differentiate between the sinful/good behavior and the non-sinful/better behavior, other than knowing the cat was supposed to be "bad", and the dog "good." An example, a cartoon on how "worship leaders choose songs", shows the cat choosing a song because many in the congregation clapped to it in the past...where as the dog chose a song because the song really honored God. This is confusing to children, because neither of these goals are exclusive, it is quite possible, indeed ideal, that a congregation would clap to a song *because* it was honoring to God. Another example shows a cat and god parent praying over their kitten/puppy, with the cat praying "Lord, make him happy, help him to be good....bless him Lord", and the dog praying "Lord, make him Holy, cause him to delight in you....give his future spouse the same heart." Reality is most Christian parents pray both of these prayers for their children, and there are biblical examples of both. Another criticism which I hadn't noticed, but which bothered my children, most of the cartoons show dog and cat faces on human forms, but there were a few cartoons that show dog and cats in their dog and cat forms. My children questioned this inconsistency and did not like it. And while the cartoons were supposed to make one "think" and not be "funny", per se, it's apparent that humor was intended by the author, but it was poorly done. Most of the cartoons are not at all funny, because the set up is to think of the cat as sinful, when it's clearly not doing anything sinful. Still, while there is a lot not to like about this book, when parents and children read it together, it can spur good discussions about the individual cartoons and how they actually stand up against the Bible.

[Fanle Wei]

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