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To: Rambi who wrote (26864)	12/10/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

penni, << These are two top very anti-christian thrusts in the public schools. These agenda's violate my religious freedom to raise my child by the standards of my faith. No one has taken away your right to raise your child as you see fit. But you most certainly take away mine if you insist that the Christian religion is the only acceptable way to raise children and you insult me when you imply that because my children have no religious affiliation they are immoral or without standards. That makes me extremely wary of you--just as wary as I am of the NEA.>> If I am trying to raise my child to have higher standards of moral conduct than the school system only to have the school system try to undo that when my daughter goes to school then my parental rights are violated IMO. Now because I consider those standards to be based on christian principles could make it a religious issue for me. You may want your child to have the same standards but not as a religious matter, but because she will have a better life. Have I insulted you because I say these standards are christian based? No, I don't think so. So we can work together for better schools and not feel insulted by those efforts. Bob

To: Rambi who wrote (26864)	12/10/1998 1:15:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Penni -- and I would tend to agree with nihil about the NEA. In case you missed it: #reply-6771382 I also would agree with him about local school boards. It has been years since I have had any kids in the public school systems, but unless things have changed drastically, most are a disaster when it comes to curriculum matters. The folks who get elected to local school boards are usually public-spirited, good, nice, kind people, but also usually pretty badly educated themselves and with little real grasp of what education really involves. Now, school boards generally have a LOT of control over curriculum, and the results are evident... jbe