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“The society in which we live is the one which we deserve. If we
continually complain about “how bad things are” without being willing to do
something ourselves, we are only a bothersome noise. If you see what you feel
is a problem, and you don’t do anything to correct it, you don’t have any
room to complain.” “The
world is changing. Technology is everywhere. The oldest institutions in our
society are being moved into the information age, and the need for people who
understand technology at the top is greater than ever before.” Who
is Brian Withnell?
One of
the most important freedoms we possess in our land is the freedom of
religion. If we value this freedom, we need to uphold that freedom for
everyone. Those that have differing religions have a need to be sure they can
get a quality education for their children. At the same time, they may be in
the position of not being able to school their children themselves. For
example, a single dad who works to support his children after the death of a
spouse may have to send his children to public school. He might not have the
money to send them to a private religious school (even inexpensive Christian
schools can cost $4000 per child). Now if that dad is a Buddhist, Moslem, or
Hindu, he would cringe to have to send his child to a school that taught any
other religion. That is why many people feel that public schools should not
teach religion. I certainly would not want to see my child educated
in Shinto at school, even if that were the predominant religion of the
community. As an alternative, home schooling allows a parent to teach their
child in accordance with family beliefs and values, yet still have public
schools not teaching a formal religion. (Not that they can do anything but
teach some “religious” viewpoint—whatever the axiom set a person chooses, it
is still an axiom set.) Because I believe that Christianity has a message
against which “the gates of hell cannot prevail” I do not believe that the
message of the cross can be contained. Even when My wife is a blessing. “He who finds a wife finds
what is good and receives blessing from the Lord.” A husband is to love his
wife even as he would love his own body. He is to nourish and care for her.
The man who does not take care of his wife is lacking in sense. His wife is
his greatest asset, and she can be a great blessing. The man who “competes”
with his wife does so to his own ruin. Children are a blessing
from the Lord. The man with many sons need not be ashamed when he sits in the
gate. I have been blessed with 2 daughters and 3 sons. The ages at present
range from a married daughter, to a two-year-old. The riches that I have are
greater than those with billions of dollars, but no children. |