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Home Schooling Gestapo in Germany and Sweden
Homeschoolers Stripped Of Rights
The Obama administration has stated in court that homeschooling is not a parental right.
A Fan or A Follower?
Are you a fan of Jesus, or a follower? A fan can sit in the stands and do the wave. A follower gets out on the field, gets dirty and bruised. No place to play it safe when you are called to serve Jesus:
“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you… Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you…” John 15:18-20
Sympathy for the Devil: Understanding Radical Islam and the Failure of Neo-Con Foreign Policy
Neo Conservative Foreign Policy led to failure primarily because it misunderstood, or ignored, the social, cultural, religious, and political nature of Middle Eastern society. It sought to impose western style secular democracy upon a tribal and religious culture.
The Danger of Executive Orders and a Universal Background Check
So, if a universal background check (UBC) is passed, and the president decides through executive order to stop processing background checks (or the system is shut down due to budget constraints, or due to natural or man made disaster), wouldn’t that put a universal gun ban in place immediately? Shouldn’t there be a provision in any bill that if the UBC is shut down for any reason, longer than 4 days, that the law becomes null and void?
Is England Really Safer Due to Control? Apparently Not!
Gun Control in England Leads to A Higher Crime Rate.
Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Top Five Regrets of the Dying | Beyond the Opposites. Take Time To Reflect on Life While You Have Time Top Five Regrets of the Dying By Bronnie Ware For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was […]
America’s Fragile Empire
The United States is at its most vulnerable point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. This vulnerability is largely due to our dependence on the infrastructure of computer technology powered by the eletrical grid.
Why Merit Pay for Teachers is an Incredibly Stupid Idea.
The main reason merit pay for teachers is a bad idea is that it provides absolutely zero consideration for parental irresponsibility. Thirty years ago, parents were expected to help children with homework, add discipline to correct misbehavior, and generally supported teachers and the school system with just punishments and consequences for misbehaviors like lying, cheating, stealing, talking back and disrespecting authority. Today, as I stated before, parent’s have said to my wife, a teacher, that they shouldn’t have to do homework with their children because “that’s your job,” meaning “the teacher’s.” With no reinforcement at home, no practice, not discipline, how can you even hope to measure a teacher’s performance?
The Eclectic Rant 