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The hostility towards homeschoolers

Dr. Mohler continues his analysis of the homeschooling decision in California that is still sending reverberations in the homeschool and national community. Dr. Mohler explores the root of the hostility in Overt Hostility toward Homeschoolers. I am glad that someone with the intellect, national recognition and sober mind of Dr. Mohler is on the side of and vocally supporting homeschoolers.

Here is a quote published by Dr. Mohler...

From their article:

There has always been something decidedly elitist and anti-democratic in home schooling. It smacks of a belief that privileged children should not have to associate with the other kids in the neighborhood and that by staying home, they would not be subjected to the leavening effect of democracy. Moreover, it is apparent from the cries of the far right that there has been a specific policy in home schooling -- to teach only the ideas acceptable to ideologues who fear the contaminating influence of what is commonly known as a liberal education.

Of course, it is the argument of these two retired professors that is truly elitist. They presume to know what is best for all the children of the state -- better than parents. Their hostility toward parents is evident in their argument that homeschool parents teach social studies by putting their kids in front of the television screen "watching Fox with its strange assortment of oddballs pontificating on current events."

Get that? The animus toward evangelical Christians is also transparent:

It's evident that the vast majority who teach their offspring in front of the television do so because they don't want their children to be subjected to such dangerous doctrines as evolution, abortion, global warming, equal rights and other ideas abhorrent to the evangelical mantra.

This means, of course, that these professors demand that all children be subjected to the "dangerous doctrines" they list -- including evolution and abortion.

I guess it shouldn't be surprising to see this sort of vitriol and disdain from pagans and unbelievers. What is shocking and sad is the hostility from some within the church for their brothers and sisters seeking to raise up godly children by educating them at home. That is where the discussion should focus, on the failure of the church to encourage and support Christian education.

I want to look more in-depth at the editorial quoted by Dr. Mohler and the NEA webpage, and comment more on the issue. This is one issue that cannot be shrugged at or ignored, but needs to be faced head-on.