Amy's Paradigm: Faith is Under Attack Do We have Freedom of Religion or Freedom FROM Religion

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Faith is Under Attack Do We have Freedom of Religion or Freedom FROM Religion

If you click on the title of this post it will take you to an article about a NC Judge ordering 3 home-schooled children to the public school. I find it horrifying that judges think they can take children that are achieving more than their public school peers and decide the parent is incapable of homeschooling.

It seems every day we are losing our fundamental principles. I was shocked when visiting China how the rhetoric of their country sounds so like ours. This was never more apparent than in our discussions about religion. In China the people "our free from religion" in other words the people are "free" from ever having to hear about other's religion. As I listened about their many freedoms I shuddered that the same rhetoric is having affect here in the good USA. We need to beware of the new "freedoms" being forced upon us: freedom from failing, freedom from debt, freedom from medical expenses. These freedoms are shackles.

When did we lose the right to educate our children the way we deem best? How can a judge take a mother's right away from her merely because she is teaching a Christian curriculum. Our we to be "Free from religion" even in our own homes?

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AnonymousMarch 15, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Yeah! What you said!
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"Let us review some of these less-conspicuous gifts: the gift of asking; the gift of listening; the gift of hearing and using a still, small voice; the gift of being able to weep; the gift of avoiding contention; the gift of being agreeable; the gift of avoiding vain repetition; the gift of seeking that which is righteous; the gift of not passing judgment; the gift of looking to God for guidance; the gift of being a disciple; the gift of caring for others; the gift of being able to ponder; the gift of offering prayer; the gift of bearing a mighty testimony; and the gift of receiving the Holy Ghost.

"We must remember that to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God. It is our right and responsibility to accept our gifts and to share them. God’s gifts and powers are available to all of us."