Why did we choose to homeschool? My husband says it was “impressed upon him that homeschooling was God’s model for the family.”
I said,
Homeschooling? You are nuts. Homeschooling is for over-controlling parents attempting to live their lives through their children. It is for people who place greater importance on spelling bees and [...]
Over at the Catoosa County News, homeschooler Jeannie Babb Taylor has a bone to pick with the “exit strategy” put forth by some Southern Baptists. It is actually an interesting article, with a few characterizations of conservative Christians which I personally would contest. I’m not “running from evolution, homosexuality or even drugs,” but [...]
Just hours before the European Council sat for its week long meetings, the document “The Dangers of Creationism in the School” was removed from the agenda. In it, the French EU politician, Guy Lengagne describes creationism as an “attack against democracy.” It is a problem that needs to be dealt with “before it is too [...]
On June 6, 2007, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief held a meeting of religious leaders at the House of Lords in the UK. The purpose was to look at the challenges presented to various faiths in the implementation of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states,
Everyone [...]
This morning during worship, we began singing “Shout to the Lord.” Somewhere in the refrain, I felt tears welling up in my eyes and I started to get choked. I don’t usually cry. Not even during those “chick flicks” my husband teases me about. And it had nothing to do with [...]
Three years ago, our family made the decision for me to leave the workplace to stay home. The beginning was very tough. I struggled with boredom, lack of direction and lack of purpose. I truly believed my children to be more important than all I gave up, and struggled with a sense [...]
Thanks to a question on an e-list, I’ve actually spent the evening researching dominionism, a movement I long ago relegated to the fringes of Christianity with Phelps and his friends. But the term will not die. And everyone, it seems, is a dominionist. Even Abeka users. I’m not terribly familiar with [...]
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