“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire
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Who am I?
Who am I, to tell you what you can and can’t teach your child?
Who am I, to tell you that you must teach things that I believe in or be forbidden to teach?
Who am I, to tell you that because I am a secular homeschooler, that you must educate your children secularly or be forbidden to teach?
Who am I, to tell you that because I am a classical homeschooler, that you must educate your children classically or be forbidden to teach?
Who am I, to tell you not to impart your religious, moral, ethical, ideological, etc. beliefs to your child?
Who am I, to tell you to lie to your child and tell them that what you believe to be true isn’t true (whether or not I think it’s true)?
Who am I, to tell you that you must teach all values and all beliefs to be equal, whether you believe them to be or not?
Who am I, to tell you that what you teach must be regulated carefully, because you might teach the “wrong” thing?
Who am I, to tell you that what you teach must be regulated carefully, because someone else might teach the “wrong” thing?
Who am I, to legislate for everyone what is the “wrong” and what is the “right” thing?
Who am I, to legislate morality?
Who am I, to legislate belief?
Who am I?
Here’s a hint, I’m not Jean Valjean.
o/~ -2-4-6-0-1!!!!!! ~\o
Ahem.
Anyhow, one thing in particular to chime in with, aside from the YEAH, THAT!!! I usually have:
“Who am I, to tell you that you must teach all values and all beliefs to be equal, whether you believe them to be or not?”
See Flying Spaghetti Monster for reference. ^_^
A-freaking-men.
(of course, having discovered that my son now says freaking, I’m going to be giving that up, too. Alliteration AND creative cursing — all before five. I’m truly amazing).
Exactly.
I agree. It’d be the same as people trying to say only their religion can be taught- and we all know how well that goes over!
Abso-freakin’-lutely!
As long as you agree that the FSM creation story ought to be taught on an equal footing with evolutionary theory, it’s all good
Heartfelt sigh. Thank you. I needed that.
I am as frustrated as you are by a certain someone’s attitude towards religion. Obviously, I am not a religious individual, but I understand how important faith is to those with deeply held beliefs. The attitude that if you teach a child to believe in God that you are essentially raising them ignorant and shouldn’t be allowed to teach them at home makes me want to start punching faces.
Honestly, I want to say to her, “Honey, this is why people don’t like atheists.”