This Christian Home Schooling Family Says “NO!” to Obama’s Plans

November 29, 2008 | John Leland

[shibumi]

"The youngest was born on the mission field in 2001. And by the way, she reads on what the Indiana public schools would call a 9th grade level. ( But what we would say is, Indiana 9th graders are only reading on a 2nd Grade level!)"

From my personal observation and experience I would question whether there are more than a few Indiana High School graduates who can read at all. And I would submit that virtually none of them can comprehend what they read.

While it is quite likely that if you and I were to meet we would have some serious points of both agreement and disagreement over the topics you raise, I can assure you that while not sharing all your views, there are many like myself that respect them and would fight (literally) to defend them.

You are not alone, Brother.

[Twinkie]

This is one practice of the Amish that I don’t understand; allowing their kids to go on “Rumspringa” (leaving home and running as wild as they like before making any decision to stay in the Amish life) at a young age. After all the effort at seemingly raising them right, this practice seems wrong somehow.