Faith-based push prompts some additional research

[CornField]

At one time I homeschooled my oldest daughter. When I was part of the homeschooling community, I was given a copy of a book, "America’s Providential History." I initially cracked the cover and read a few pages before proclaiming it theological jibberish and placing it on the bookshelf.

As I began to read more about the changes happening with the Christian community (which comprises the vast majority of the families who homeschool), I thought of the book. As I contemplated the things going on today with the faith-based initiatives, I felt the need to pull the book off the shelf again. Here's what I found on page 27:

"In dealing with unbiblical situations in the nations today, we must remember that reform begins within, and as we remove the bad we must simultaneously substitute something. A government-controlled and funded welfare system is unbiblical, yet the solution is not to pass a law that immediately eliminates civil government support of the needy. Individuals and churches must begin to fulfill their God-given responsibility in this area as we remove the role of our civil government."

I've known that the GOP hates all New Deal off-spring and is poised to destroy them for years now. It would then make even more sense why the "Christians" who believe welfare to be unbiblical would align themselves with the party set to destroy it.

[hootinholler]

1. Yep you nailed that one.

Been to Theocracy Watch lately? I think that's the push behind the theocratic right joining forces. Bush's is big oil money, and Cheney's in the military complex. A very powerful coalition.

Any constructive ideas of how to fight it would be nice as I'm fresh out.

-Hoot

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. And the funniest thing of all...

Those very "Christians" don't have enough compassion, generosity and goodwill to do a job as efficient and as encompassing as the government could. They would turn self-righteous, pick and chose who they helped and make rash decisions over people which they didn't approve of. Their charities would become a weapon. Meanwhile, the churches will continue to grow with found money, while people starved in the streets.

One of the first qualities needed for a good charitable organization is that it be manned with people who do not pass judgement, and from my discussions with homeschoolers on DU, they seem to feel a need to knock down anyone in public school to justify their decision to homeschool. How, exactly, is that defensive attitude suppose to translate to the mission identified in your post and in those home school books?

[Malva Zebrina]

3. R.J. Rushdooney was the founder of the home school movement

Home schooling was originally started under his wing.

Since then, it has morphed into several different approaches.

It is the beginning of the demise of public schooling, mostly because, imo, public schooling has been underfunded is in chaos, and parents seek to protect their children from it.

However,I think, it is the beginning of the destruction and those who can work in homeschooling, such as those who are educated and do not have to work to support the family, are taking care of their own.

That is not something to be scorned.. If I were a parent who had the skills and the education to teach my own children, perhaps I would also remove them from a system that is underfunded and in chaos provided I had the ecomonomic ability to do so and the education to actually teach my children.

It does not address those who are not exactly educated enough, and it does not address the plight of those who are obligated to attend public schools, chaotic as they are, because their moms or dads, must work to feed them and do not have the necessary time or the money to own or to access computers, to devote to the home schooling movement.

It is a question of, once again, forcing people to look out for their own children, which is perfectly understandable.

It has become a popular alternative to those who are more priveleged.

Rushdooney simply did not want children exposed to science that would certainly cause them to think and to question.

He was a Reconstructionist extraordinaire.

[elehhhhna]

4. It's the "GOD will provide, if you LET him" B.S. again.

Like maybe we already let him provide by setting up social programs. Duh.