Posted on 10/01/2002 7:53:24 AM PDT by TxBec
CA: Finding daylight between Davis, Simon on schools
Democrat Jay Blanchard's stand:
4. Should there be more oversight of home schooling? No. As long as the children are safe and no tax dollars are required---home-schoolers should be free to teach their children as they see fit.
Democrat turned Republican Tom Horne's stand:
4. Should there be more oversight of home schooling?
John Adams, one of my heroes, was home schooled. My wife, who volunteered for student visits to the symphony, told me that the home-schooled students were the best behaved. Some home-schooled students have performed spectacularly, winning spelling and social study bees. I do believe responsible parents of home-schooled children would want us to be sure there are no cases of parents who say they are home schooling, but are, in fact, not teaching, and the children are not learning.
Remember California HS parents that today is the first day that you can register with the state online.
Published 3:00 p.m. PDT Tuesday, September 24, 2002 BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Teenagers are more conservative on issues such as school prayer and abortion than their parents, according to a study released Tuesday.
Political science professors Merrill Shanks and Henry Brady of the University of California, Berkeley, found the generation gap was most pronounced on issues such as school prayer - on which 69 percent of teenagers surveyed said it should be allowed, compared to 59 percent of adults 27 to 59.
When it came to federal funding of faith-based charities, 59 percent of college-aged adults supported it along with 67 percent of younger teenagers. That compares to 40 percent of adults in the older age bracket.
On the issue of abortion, 44 percent of those 15 to 22 supported restrictions while 34 percent of adults over 26 shared that feeling.
High school Satanism club prompts parental outrage- Students say lunchtime meetings do not worship Lord of Underworld
By T.S. Mills-Faraudo By T.S. Mills-Faraudo
STAFF WRITER
SAN MATEO -- A group of San Mateo High School students trying to stir up controversy formed a club based on Satanism, a religion typically associated with hedonistic philosophy and with the rituals of black magic. Calling themselves The Satanic Thought Society, co-president of the club James Doolittle admits he originally started the club with his friend Matt Heeney to "rile things up a bit."
But now that the two juniors have studied the teachings of Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, they say Satanism helps people to express themselves.
"Its (Satanism's) purpose is to turn man back into a natural state and not have him corrupted by religion," Doolittle said.
For more see www.sanmateocountytimes.com/
'scuze me while I barf.
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