tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post8679125448897004790..comments2024-03-03T21:51:46.662-05:00Comments on stylos: Thoughts on Goldwater, Obama, Bathrooms, and EducationJeffrey T. Riddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-385565042083572832016-05-22T06:47:20.623-04:002016-05-22T06:47:20.623-04:00Funnily, I just read the same book yesterday as we...Funnily, I just read the same book yesterday as well. I only wish our current Republican frontrunner could write as clearly about conservative principles.Noah Weavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-68993396904301642842016-05-19T11:00:19.292-04:002016-05-19T11:00:19.292-04:00MJ, thanks for the comment. I've often heard ...MJ, thanks for the comment. I've often heard it said by my contemporaries that schools have changed since we were there. Obviously, the culture is shifting swiftly. Interesting though that BG saw it coming and tried to warn against it. Christians, as always, have to balance Romans 13 and Acts 5:29.Jeffrey T. Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374856944409335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19219922.post-48945288548139637842016-05-17T13:02:49.817-04:002016-05-17T13:02:49.817-04:00You make some good points here. I graduated high ...You make some good points here. I graduated high school in 1970, and as early as grade school I was able to see the public school system as a vehicle for indoctrination into society rather than an institution for learning. Deductive thought was discouraged unless it supported the school teacher's idea of a beneficial civic model. I deliberately supported this system on one occasion, then had to provide a definition for the word <i>unscrupulous</i> at the instructor's request. I'm sure she didn't know what it meant, along with several other words I used.<br /><br />I was, generally speaking, a failure at public school. Oddly (I suppose) I succeeded at college.<br /><br />Parents will eventually end up in a battle with the government over the right to educate their children at home. The government will point out that there are certain parents that have no business educating anyone, and the trouble is that the government is quite right about this. At the same time, Christian schools will come under fire due to their course material in science, mainly in biology (evolution anyone?), and again, the government can pick and choose the battles with forethought and deliberation, and will likely win.<br /><br />When this happens I hope that the Christians involved in the controversy remember Romans 13. For my part, I cannot for the life of me understand why the Lord would ever allow Obama to be President, but I believe that even if He were to explain it to me in great detail, I wouldn't understand. So I'll soldier on, knowing that everything is going to turn out well.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com