Colleen and Daniel Hauser have returned home after fleeing Minnesota to escape the court’s decision to force Daniel into chemotherapy to treat his Hodgkins Lymphoma.
The Daniel Hauser who is illiterate and homeschooled.
The Daniel Hauser who is in some sort of religious cult.
The Journal has a rather brief description of what this case is about.
The case [...]
I find it somehow interesting that in 1918 we had a deadly flu pandemic sweep the nation and the world, infecting at least a quarter of the population and taking more lives than the killing machine of the Great War. . . and then we virtually forgot about it. It seems less a part of [...]
Well, I’m halfway through The Week I Dreaded. One week out of the hospital, kids back to homeschooling, husband back to work and a pile of doctor appointments just to top it off. I’m still on crutches, still am unable to carry much of anything (including my precious little baby who previously thought the sling [...]
Rare for me, but a firm “what she said” to Valerie over at Home Education Magazine on the recent firestorm over vaccines and homeschoolers. Her conclusion, backed up with nifty graphs and summaries:
In any case, homeschooling is not the cause of the choice to not vaccinate. That cause, in the noted cases, is an objection to [...]
So, yeah. I’m asking for money. Except that we won’t actually ever see or touch any of it. It all just goes directly to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, a private organization supporting research and education dedicated to helping those suffering from Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis to lead healthier, fuller [...]
Some things are just a little difficult to talk about with children. But some of these things can be deadly if not taken seriously. This post and the links associated contain very adult themes, but unfortunately discuss behaviors of children.
At least 82 youths have died from the so-called “choking game,” according to the [...]
America, it seems, is bent on blaming everyone but the perpetrator for the crimes they commit. Yes, we will put them in prison, but we frequently view them as yet another victim of circumstances, not fully culpable for their crimes. We look to the people and institutions around them, looking to assign blame [...]
Update: It looks like my initial concern regarding the shooter’s religion and his mental health may not have been totally unfounded (emphasis mine):
Gothard’s teachings have been criticized by other conservative Christians who allege that he has deviated from true Bible teaching. He takes a stand against rock music — even Christian rock — and [...]
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