[2Jedismom]

Hmmm...well, if I sent my kid to a Christian school or co-op, I would expect the literature to be from a Christian world view. If the school claims to be a Christian institution and they don't stick to a Christian perspective, what's the point of sending them to a Christian school?

Many Christian parents are very sheltering of their kids and if your wife isn't tolerant of that, I fear she may be in for a shock! The parents are paying, I assume? If so, then they are the customer and your wife's tolerance or intolerance is irrelevent! They don't even have to explain or give the reasons for their objections!

From a purely business standpoint, the parent had the right to ask.

Don't hit me with anything!!! ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

If it were a theology class, I would completely agree...

If the class is American Literature though... shouldn't the kids read "American" literature that has been popular or noteworthy, by prominent authors regardless of whether the author or subject is "Christian"? I wouldn't advocate trashy completely amoral stuff, but I somehow doubt that is the case with Corin's wife.

Corin, what are some of the titles?

The important American authors may or may not have been Christian. Of course, if there are Christian perspectives on ideas in the book, those could be discussed in class...

[Corin Stormhands]

If the school claims to be a Christian institution and they don't stick to a Christian perspective, what's the point of sending them to a Christian school?

That's not my point (or my wife's). And actually it may be the school that is in for the shock. It's one thing to not want your kids to read certain things. And like I said, the reading list was a suggested list. They are free to read anything they choose. She was given some guidelines by the school administrator, and she has stayed within those guidelines.

I have trouble with labeling things "Christian" just because. And especially have trouble with accepting the mediocre just because it's "for the Lord."

She IS teaching things from a Biblical world view. But it's simply fantasy to deny that sex, drugs and rock and roll are happening. And, by the time these kids are in the 10th grade, they should be making some of those value judgements on their own.

IMHO, anyone who asks if a suggested list of reading materials is approved for "Christian" families has a very small world view.