I am sure that many have heard of the decision in California to declare Homeschooling illegal unless a parent is a certified teacher.  This decision began in the juvenile court and instead of the judge making a ruling on just this case, he made a broad ruling that makes homeschooling illegal in California.  This decision has also been published, which means it can be cited in other courts as legal precedent.  Therefore- right now HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) has a petition on their website to depublish this ruling.  You can read more about the case here.   And you can sign the petition here.  Inform everyone that you know so that they will have as many backers as possible.  Also I would encourage everyone to go www.parentalrights.org to sign the petition to support a constitutional amendment that protects the parent-child relationship.

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But even more important-  we need to pray!  Pray that God will protect His people and that this decision will be reversed.  Pray that God will give wisdom to the families in California dealing with this issue right now.  Pray that God will continue to have favor on all homeschooling families and that our God given (and constitutional) freedoms will not be taken away. 

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 I listened to the radio broadcast of Dr. James Dobson interviewing HSLDA chairman Michael Farris this morning.  While HSLDA is preparing for possible legal battles, Mr. Farris stated vehemently that the freedom that we have experienced and the testimonies of the cases won for homeschooling families have all been by the grace of God! Let's join together in asking God for his favor on us.

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Blessings to you all.

Amanda