Hi, Alinda!
Monday May 27 1996 06:32, Alinda Harrison wrote to Danny Carlton:
AH> The problem with getting into the topic of religion is that there are so
AH> many brands and flavors. The big debate has been over "Christian"
AH> references, as if all of the various denominations can be covered by one
AH> generic reference,. Yet what you refer to as "facts" based on the Bible 
are
AH> not interpreted the same way by all Christians. I am a Christian, yet 
ome
AH> people have tried to tell me I am not because we do not agree on all 
issues
AH> of doctrine.
Ah-ha !  Just what I have been trying to say!!
AH> Despite the fact that I am Christian, firmly accepting and following
AH> Jesus Christ, I may find some of the "Christian" curriculums
AH> offensive or possibly just inacurrate.
True.  I work with three Christian men.  One is homeschooling his kids and 
teaching the Bible as fact.  The other two teach their kids that the Bible is 
a valuable piece of literature and a guide to a better life, but then teach 
them that evolution is a workable theory.  Both are school teachers.
AH> Perhaps it would be best to say such-and-such curriculum fits in well
AH> with Baptist teachings, or Methodist, or LDS...rather than just
AH> "Christian". I don't think the curriculum has been made that all
AH> Christians can agree on.
Correct again.
AH> That aside, I homeschool for academic reasons, not religious. While
AH> religion is part of the teaching I give my children at home, it would be
AH> whether I homeschooled or not. I don't believe isolating my children from
AH> the rest of the world is neccesary for their spiritual growth.
AH> ...but to each his own. The reasons for homeschooling are as varied as 
he
AH> people themselves.
Thank you.  I'm glad to see that it wasn't just the delusion of an old pagan 
mind. 
                                                          Gwen
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