The Rev. D. James Kennedy, pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, said he's encouraging his denomination to form an exit strategy from public schools.

"The infusion of an atheistic, amoral, evolutionary, socialistic, one-world, anti-American system of education in our public schools," he said, "has indeed become such that if it had been done by an enemy, it would be considered an act of war."

Finn Laursen, head of the Christian Educators Association International, said not everyone has the option to teach their children at home or to place them in Christian school.

"One size does not fit all," he said. "Don't just hammer public schools — go in there and take them back."

    I agree that not everyone has the option to teach their children at home or to place them in Christian schools.   My mom was divorced and had no help from my dad, financial or otherwise, with raising my brother and me.  She could not have homeschooled us, and there is no way she could have afforded private school.  So I will concede that there are children that must attend public schools.

    But I think many more could homeschool than do.  Sure, sacrifices would have to be made, in terms of time, money and freedom.  My friends all call the school bus "the Freedom Bus. " And they cheer when it pulls away in September, carrying their children away from them.  Sure, they could homeschool.  But it would take a change of priorities for them to consider it.
    I am glad that Mr. Laursen encourages Christian teachers to view the public school system as a mission field.  I am thrilled that there are Godly men and women who are called to be salt and light to a lost and dying world of students. 
    But I strongly agree with Dr. Kennedy and others like him who are calling for parents to make whatever sacrifices and changes necessary to get their children out of public schools.   If the recent spate of school shootings and attempts isn't enough to compel you to take a second look at homeschooling, you are a braver woman than I.   Add "deadly" to the grocery list of adjectives Dr. Kennedy used to describe our schools.  ( atheistic, amoral, evolutionary, socialistic, one-world, anti-American...)

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Posted by 5atkins

I truly feel God has called parents to be the directly responsible and in charge of the learning of their children all day. If you cannot determine what your child will be learning when taught by someone else (like a private tutor) then you need to be the one doing it! Yet I know in some situations it is extremely hard!
I have a dear friend and her husband is in prison. I feel that she is like a widow. The Bible calls us to help the widows. I feel the church should see this as a need we are called to provide! I cannot finiancially help her, but three ladies at our church have volunteered to keep her two children while she works, so that she doesn't have to put them in public school. They do school when she is off. I would see this as similar for a divorced mom who has to work to pay bills! If anything ever happened to my dh it would be hard. I am sure I could go live with my parents or my MIL. I would do it too if it would mean that I could work part time and keep my kids home! I do pray for the moms I know who want to and can't because dh won't let them or they have to be the main provider for the family.
Just my .02!

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Posted by LisaLW

I have to side with Dr. Kennedy. I think it's far more likely that my children, were they in public school, would be more swayed by the worldly attitudes of their peers than their peers would be by my children's faith. Awkward wording there, but I hope you get my drift. It's just much easier to "go along" than it is to "dare to be different."

I would be the first to boycott any company or organization that was anti-God, promoted all things anti-Christian, and actively suppressed Christianity. Well, that's what public schools have been doing for years. I just wish we had a choice as to where our hard-earned tax dollars go.

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Posted by SarahLynne

This is a discussion that often comes up in our homeschool group. There are so many parents out there who don't blink twice about sending their kids into the wolves to be devoured. I agree, there's many who have no choice, but there's probably more who just don't wish to make the sacrifice involved!

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Posted by Happyhome

I agree. There are many who could homeschool, but would have to change their thinking and lifestyles dramatically. Just last week a friend kept my four kids while I ran a couple of errands and worked on the laundry remodel for a couple of hours. As I ran into Lowes, the thought struck me, this is what it would be like if we didn't homeschool...I could come and go as I please, with only my own agenda to consider. But like all freedom, it comes with a cost. I am not willing to pay the price of my children's lives simply so I can have a bit of free time. That to me is the epitomy of selfishness.

Blessings,

Angela

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