State police take children from parents

So you would both willingly lose your kids by breaking the law like that? Let them be put in some foster home with who knows what kind of deviant? You both have daughters just like I do. Doesn't the thought of that give you the creeps? That's not winning, not making a point. It's losing your kids- period.

Does anyone know what these parents are doing now?

 

Becky, the only thing I can say is this:

In Matthew 5 are the Beatitudes, and verses 10 through 12 say: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."

If I feel convicted that I should homeschool, or be a Christian, then I MUST stand up for my beliefs, come what may! I can't imagine that happening to my children, it IS sickening! satan is in charge and causes horrible things to happen! Yet, I can trust that God can work things out, and even help others by what happens to me, and can protect the children from more harm by helping them through the rough times also.

I can't honestly say how I'd act or what I'd do in those moments. It's gut-wrenching to even think about! However I would hope that I would stand up for God and His way!

Jesus went through agony to save us. He made choices, and ended up being killed for what He said and did. However, what He did was not a mistake, it served a higher purpose. I bet His mother and disciples couldn't see the whole picture of why this happened, but it worked out for the best!

Taking your stand for God and your beliefs has happened all through time: The Waldenses, the Reformers (Huss, Jerome, Calvin, etc.), all stood up for their faith and beliefs and died for it. That affected their families also. We have to remember that "this world is not our home, we're just passing through". Our reward will be in heaven, not on earth. As I said before, It may seem stupid and unneeded by us humans, but God has called us to stand for Him and our convictions. God can send people and circumstances to comfort the children.

What's happening to these families may very well open this up and help reforms to happen there! It's NOT "losing your kids- period", it's standing up for what's right, with much prayer and sacrifice, and encouraging others to do the same, INCLUDING the children!

There, that's my 25 cents (inflation) worth!

 

And I'll still let you be Scrapbooking Poobah when Jeanne gets elected. Lol.

 

I accept!

 

WOW! I am just now getting aroudn to reradin this one. I would like to believe that if it were illegal and I truly felt like God was leading me to homeschool that I would follow God's plan for me. I think having your children taken away is horrible but I also see these parents as paving the way so to speak for other families. I think Deena and Patty have said it better than I ever could.

 

I didn't see this before today either - it's awful.
The scary thing to me is not the could this happen here factor, but the power and control issues. If the state has the absolute power to control the education of all of it's citizens, what will prevent the events of Nazi Gremany from replaying themselves? Where are the free thinkers? Where are the free?????

 

I'm afraid that free thinking in a large society with a strong central government is an illusion. The best way to force a societal change is by "educating" the kids. That's why you see such a focus on "tolerance" in the US public school system, where "tolerance" is defined as tolerating only those things deemed politically correct, and those who do not "tolerate" those things are deemed as "intolerant biggots". Children, can you say a-g-e-n-d-a? I knew you could.

And, this is why homeschooling and private education are so important, and why it is such a huge threat that must be stamped out by those who are seeking the change.

 

Which is another reason why you need to homeschool, Laura!

 

Touche! LOL