Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.

The paper yesterday said there are 48 million students in public school, 6 million in private schools, and 1 million being home schooled. There are religious leaders who are using the pulpit as place to stand against public education. Out of 55 million students, over 10 % have been removed from the evil influences of public education. Both the Southern Baptist Convention and the conservative Presbyterians entertained motions this year that urged their members to withdraw their children from public school. Both motions failed.

David Crary of the Associated Press said yesterday "One new campaign aims to monitor public schools for what conservatives see as pro-gay curriculum and programs." He goes on quoting the California-based Considering Home schooling Ministry--"Home schoolers avoid harmful school environments where God is mocked, where destructive peer influence is the norm, where drugs, alcohol, promiscuity and homosexuality are promoted." James Kennedy, pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian said "The infusion of an atheistic, amoral, evolutionary, socialistic, one-world, anti-American system of education in our public schools has indeed become such that if it had been done by an enemy, it would be considered an act of war."

Okay let's just say it. These people are crazy. Come on ove to the school house and stand around for awhile.

I have a little homeschooler that has entered our school this year. She's never been to public school before and she is a senior. When I asked why she was coming now she said that God had laid it on her heart. I wondered if having our schools logo on her diploma had anything to do with it. I saw her at the football game Friday night. She was the only student I saw there with their parents, her mom walking in front of her, her dad behind. Can't be too careful when taking their darling into a sin pit like a high school football game. I had to place her in my worst choir because she knew nothing about using her voice or reading music. The only benefit of her being in my class is that she won't have any homework. I guess her parents want to send her to a religious women's college and get her married off to an equally conservative young man before she ever has to face the world on her own. Hiding one's face from the world like a two year old playing peek-a-boo, will not make the world go away. Better learn some coping skills.

Intolerance: unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.