Compulsory participation in government run schools seems like an idea found only in communist controlled countries. And yet that very idea is being pushed and propagated right here in the United States. What has been quietly taking place over the last few years is a push to force every child into a government run public school while simultaneously discouraging alternative school choices such as home schooling.
The case that has most recently brought this fact to light is the that of the Romeike family. The Romeike’s are a German family that fled Germany in search of asylum here in the United States in order to home school their 6 children. Since home schooling is a crime in Germnay, and the Romeike’s wanted to home school their children in accordance with their religious convictions, they came to the U.S. seeking asylum to pursue their dream of home schooling.
FPCWV blogger Tom Stark wrote an article explaining why the Romeike family came to America:
“The law they object to is a law requiring children to be educated (read indoctrinated) in government-run schools. Home schooling is prohibited in German since the late 1930s. The couple faces losing custody of their children if they stand up for their religious conviction that the government run schools are teaching their children things that are against those sincerely held religious (Christian) beliefs.”
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.
In recent weeks, I have been very much involved in research surrounding the current state of WV’s efforts to climb inside the trap that is called Common Core State Standards (CCSS). CCSS is alleged to be a voluntary state program to standardize the educational curriculum and performance standards among the fifty individual states.
One of the hot-button issues facing Washington in the past couple months is “Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR)” Of course, this is a euphemism for providing all of the currently illegal aliens within the borders with immediate and unconditional citizenship and voting rights (the real driving force behind the effort). This effort has been championed for years by our current President.
Often cultural and political analysts will look at what is happening in Europe and our surrounding neighbors for a forecast of what will take place here in America within a few years. So far, as it relates to health-care, civil law, and religious freedom, the outcome has not been pleasant. As the European government expands and implements socialistic policies, the U.S. seems to think we should follow suit. I disagree.
Melissa Harris-Perry Reiterates “Collective” Comments
After causing a stir with her comments that our children belong to everyone, Melissa Harris-Perry reiterating her comments. She wrote: ”What I thought was an uncontroversial comment on my desire for Americans to see children as everyone’s responsibility has created a bit of a tempest in the right’s teapot. Allow me to double down…I have no intention of apologizing for saying that our children, all of our children, are part of more than our households, they are part of our communities and deserve to have the care, attention, resources, respect and opportunities of those communities.”
What we need to understand is that this is simply a step in the process to indoctrinate our children, remove parental rights, and further redefine marriage. If the liberal left can teach our kids whatever they want, without parental involvement or approval, they own our kids. If they own our kids they can further rationalize and justify same-sex “marriage” and depriving kids of a mother and a father by forcing them into the homes of same sex couples via adoption and foster care. This is not a slip of the tongue for Harris-Perry, this is expounding upon an anti-parent, anti-family ideology. Click here for original article.
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.