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Heilsa, PAUL SCHLEUSENER!
Thursday August 15 1996 10:19, PAUL SCHLEUSENER wrote to Lisa Mcintosh:
LM>> Thanks for letting me know that I'm not alone. We are members of an
LM>> ELCA Church here in our town but are currently driving over an hour
PS>  Yep, it can be tough sometimes.  I know that there's quite a variation
PS>  from congregation to congregation within any denomination, and Lutherans
PS>  seem to be no exception.  While I'd like to have some things different
PS>  in the congregation we're with now, I feel that loyalty calls us on, and
This is _NOT_ a theological echo, it is an EDUCATIONAL echo.   Sectarian
doctrinal squabbles are OFF TOPIC.    Read the (regularly reposted) rules
limiting discussion of religions in this echo -- they are quite clear.     If
the discussion or the topic thereof do not _contribute_ to te educational
process, they are off topic.
PS>  don't have to battle the "Why aren't your children in the church's
PS>  school?" attitude.  Many churches that support parochial schools are
PS>  a challenge for a home educating family.  People in our church that know
I will refrain from even commenting on the obvious motives for such a 
position.
Suffice to say that enhancing the quality and scope of the children's 
education
is not even on the list.    Therefore discussion of or advocacy of their
position is in violation of the rules of this echo.
PS>> Seems to me, though, that I've heard of a newsletter by a Missouri
PS>> Synod couple for home educators.  I've never pursued it, though, and
Educationally or theologically oriented?   It sounds like the latterm since 
you
find it necessary to specify the sectarian sponsorship; therefore off topic.
PS>  To really follow the curriculum, a family really needs to be willing to
PS>  adopt a "way of life," in many respects.  I think the program is tremen-
I would really question the ethicality of this approach and of the people who
produce it.
PS>  ministry opportunities and "life direction" sorts of opportunities for
This is blatantly off topic and a direct violation of echo rules.   
'Ministry' 
is _NOT_ a suitable educational topic, nor is it an ethical or honorable
activity, as it involves a direct attempt to override and abort others' 
freedom
of education and development.   A number of people, myself most notably
included, find it extremely offensive.   Do _NOT_ raise the subject again in
any form.
                                     Ves thu heil,
                                             Glen Todd -- Moderator HOMESCHL
... Stat magni nominis umbra. - Lucan
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