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To: Krowbar who wrote (26521)	12/6/1998 9:02:00 AM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Delbert, The idea that children would be grandstanding is a little much. But that is not all that was taken. The anti-God forces wanted all mention of Jesus to cease. All testimony, all discussion, even student to student. They want the schools to be a "Jesus free" zone. That's what christians had to wake up to and fight to stop. The "Jesus free" zone concept was wrong and violated all christian children's rights. I have thought a lot about E's experience at the hands of christian children. I know what happens to children can traumatize them for life in ways hard to reverse. As we get older we internalize, rationalize until we may never get on the road to truth again. Those children were wrong and cruel and were not taught compassion (an essential part of christianity) by their parents. Even though nobody should deduce that God could not exist because of years of tortuous and cruel experiences as a child how can anyone not be changed by something like that. Wouldn't it be great if life were all easy answers! My little girl is having a hard time in school this year with making friends. It just happened she is in a class which has no girls she was in previous grades with. Add to that she is very talented and there is another domineering girl who is pampered in life and is jealous of Katies abilities. This girl attempts to exercise a lot of control and has told other girls not to play with katie. It was a temptation for katie to give up and give in to being unhappy and maybe bitter about it. But I (and mom) told her to keep being nice and win over some friends. Now she has gained a lot of respect from the class and one girl has even given her a note saying that she was katies friend, "their secret". One step at a time and she will overcome and learn a valuable lesson (maybe at too young an age) on how to persevere and not give up. I, on the other hand, grew up with no guidance from my parents. I had to deal with everything with no help whatsoever. I knew at a very young age not to even bother them about anything. My dad worked all his life and provided and had all the signs of what was considered good for a dad in those times. But he didn't have a clue, or if he did he never let on that he did. <ggg> But I'm on thin ice here, honor your parents you know. My mother was ill most of my life and died young, 55. Bob