I agree Christians will always be persecuted in one form or another. I’m just sad because of this particular turning point in American history.
No problem, leave it to their god darwin; “survival of the fittest”. Since 2 males or 2 females can’t reproduce, they’ll just go extinct.
I’m no Darwin worshipper, but I do know that approximately 8-10% of the population is homosexual depending on which studies you review. Given that homosexuals are not miraculously conceived by someone who only has sex with a same sex partner, the inability for homosexuals to procreate would not logically result in their extinction.
I’m right there with you!
Except for your username…:nope:
Go Heels!
I understand. Each child and each family is different, and I have no way of knowing what the future holds. But in general I can see that my brothers and many of my peers lost their faith as a result of the education system. I consider it a miracle that I escaped with my faith intact. My parents put some of us in a “good” public school because they felt they had no choice, and they were vigilant about making sure we were taught the Catholic faith outside of the classroom. At the time I thought their choices were correct, but in hindsight I think it was a mistake.
There will always be exceptions. Illness, death of a parent, a severely disabled child, but my first choice will always be to homeschool our children. It seems reasonable to believe that a disabled child is not as likely to be influenced in the same way as a “typical” child, and certainly there may be times that the advantages of specialized therapies etc. may out weight the risks.
Just trying to keep your children sheltered from other peoples opinions which you (and I this case, I also) disagree with wont neccissarily help. What about when they do go to collage. No Mommy or Daddy to shelter them there. Home schooling may be better, I could not say because I did go to public school. But because I went to public school I heard and saw lots of bad things. I remember the president of the “Gay and stright alliance” comming up to my group of friends and me, asking us to come to their first meeting and that same person telling me in class all the time that there is nothing at all wrong with a man being with another man, and a woman being with another woman. Just because I was shown and told these things, I did not mean I later came to accept them.
), I would respectfully ask that teacher to let me worry about educating my child on such matters.My husband and I sacrificed a lot so that I could be a SAHM during our son’s toddler-hood and preschool years. (God has blessed us with only the one child and the fact that he survived pregnancy is a miracle.) Those were years of great difficulty for us, as we were going through much medical testing, trying to understand his diagnoses, and setting up various therapies.
I’m sorry I didn’t mean to imply that you are not making sacrifices or doing the best you can for your child. Your obviously a devoted mom, doing the best you can for your child. I think though that your type of situation is an exception and not the norm for most who utilize public schools. It’s a personal choice no doubt, and like every topic we all bring our personal experiences and lives to the discussion and I’m sorry if I did not respect that.
No there will not be a mommy or daddy to shelter them at college. However, comparing sending a 5 or 10 year old or even a 15 year old out into the world to learn from peers who don’t have a clue and to learn from a public school system with a definite liberal agenda while their conscience is still being formed to that of sending off an older college age student who has already been well educated on such manners from a Catholic standpoint is not a very effective argument to be pro-public school.Just trying to keep your children sheltered from other peoples opinions which you (and I this case, I also) disagree with wont neccissarily help. What about when they do go to collage. No Mommy or Daddy to shelter them there. Home schooling may be better, I could not say because I did go to public school. But because I went to public school I heard and saw lots of bad things. I remember the president of the “Gay and stright alliance” comming up to my group of friends and me, asking us to come to their first meeting and that same person telling me in class all the time that there is nothing at all wrong with a man being with another man, and a woman being with another woman. Just because I was shown and told these things, I did not mean I later came to accept them.
I do not remember any teachers touching the subject, except one who when asked what he thought about gay people, said “I dont care what they do.” If a public school teacher started telling my Kid that he is wrong for believing marriage can only be between a man and a woman, or that eating meat is wrong or some other liberal tree hugger hippie propeganda(and I do somewhat say that as a term of endearment
Worry more about your child getting involved with criminal activity or drugs in public school.
We do homeschool.
Im not pro or anti public school. I understand where you are comming from. I want to raise my children with a good Catholic morals. I dont have children now so I do not know what is the difference between what schools are like 10 years ago (when I was in school) and now. However I remember being taught evolution in school and it making sense. I also remember my telling my Mother that what our teacher is telling us conflicts with Christianity. I remember my Mother telling me to study and do not make a big deal about it. Just know that it is not completly right. Basicly she told me to play dumb.