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To: Antoninus
Parents do have a God-given right to raise and educate their child according to their own standards.

LOL! And if those standards include, say, indoctrination in terrorism tactics or the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, you'd be fine with that. Right?

Well, I doubt you really believe that, except as a ranting point. Then again, you seem unable to step back from your ideology, even when it takes you to insane conclusions -- so perhaps you wouldn't even grant the reasonable proposition that the aforementioned "standards" are not acceptable.

The problem is, you're asserting a "right," but ducking the responsibility that goes with it. Which tells me all I need to know about you.

160 posted on 03/06/2008 12:48:25 PM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb

Parents should be allowed to teach whatever they want - including terrorist tactics. The law should be concerned only when the parents and children take action to put those teachings into practice.

The govermnent and public have no right to a say in the education of any particular child.


163 posted on 03/06/2008 12:55:25 PM PST by JenB
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To: r9etb
Dear r9etb,

“LOL! And if those standards include, say, indoctrination in terrorism tactics or the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, you'd be fine with that. Right? “

Of course, no one has a “right” to do that which is intrinsically evil. Parents have a right to direct the education of their children, but of course, don't have a right to misdirect that education.

Thus, parents teaching their children to be terrorists do what is evil, and will be held accountable for it.

But not every evil may be addressed by the state. This is a fundamental principle of conservatism. Where were you when this one was addressed? The state has no legitimate standing to question the education of children by their parents. Parents, in this case, are accountable to God.


sitetest

170 posted on 03/06/2008 1:07:45 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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