1) How many ministers have wives that work in the government schools?
2) How many of the congregation are directly or indirectly employed by the government schools? In my county, the government schools are the biggest single employer with the largest payroll. No other business comes close. Then add all the vendors and their employees who benefit from the government “school-industrial-complex.”
3) How many in the congregation are totally addicted to the “free babysitting”?
4) So?.....How many ministers will bite the hand putting money in the collection plate?
First, since around 1965 or 1970 when prayer was removed from the public schools it’s whole different ball game than when most of us were students. We sang hymns in Music class. We were released one day a week for Religious Instruction at different churches if we wanted to go. History lessons consisted of truths, not the revisionist anti-God, anti-American crap being taught now.
1. My mom was a minister’s wife, stayed home and took care of us kids, the needs of members including frequent “free” day care, organized all church functions and the music program. She was on call 24/7. Being a minister’s wife is a full-time job in itself. If they have “outside” jobs, including in government schools, then they’re not doing what God called them to do. (Wives are as “called” to the ministry as their husbands are.)
Mom’s sister, also a preacher’s wife, did teach in public schools in the ‘60s and ‘70s and she wasn’t available for church members during emergencies, or her kids’ needs. Four of her kids are a mess and they have minimal interaction with her now.
2. In our churches, I’m not sure who, if anyone, works in government schools. I hope not many. The public school teachers I’ve met can’t do simple math, know nothing about history, and their English and grammar skills are atrocious.
3. If, by “totally addicted to free babysitting”, you refer to government schools, I wouldn’t call it “totally addicted”. I expect parents would prefer to be able to afford to have their kids in church schools or in home schools. If people can’t afford to do their best for children, they shouldn’t have them.
A couple months ago, a FReeper posted that members of his church who send their kids to public schools are subject to church discipline for child neglect.
4. The question makes no sense to me. What does that have to do with a church’s Missions program including subsidizing a decent education for members’ kids? A preacher’s salary doesn’t come out of the Missions fund.