A Christianity that believes it needs a president, legislation and a government to ensure its survival is a Christianity that is centered on the worship of its own power rather than faithfully relying on the power of God.
God is just its mascot for its political ideology
@conservmillen There are approximately 36 couples for every one child who are waiting to adopt (mostly referring to infants/young children). Meanwhile there are 114,000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted- which is completely free for potential adoptive parents.
@ZachWLambert Then I’m wasting my time trying to help them. I don’t get to assign the point in time their life suddenly was worth living or of value or worth my time helping them. All human beings deserve that dignity from conception to death.
@ZachWLambert Zach how can we honestly sit before someone incarcerates, an addict, or the chronically poor and convince them that their life matters now but we would have supported murdering them at one point? Life has intrinsic value from conception until death and if I don’t believe that
Actually, the unborn demand the total reordering of our lives if they survive to birth (Aka are not murdered by abortion), and this weird tendency of progressives to diminish them to an abstraction is incongruent with almost every pro life activist’s investment in single moms, at risk families, and children in foster care.
It is a shame that evangelicals are presented with the need to choose between the needs of the unborn and the needs of the impoverished and at-risk. But it’s also a false choice. We can advocate for and serve both.
@bairdlet 6. If a mom feels compelled to homeschool their child for whatever reason, never underestimate her abilities to figure out whatever she needs to in order to be successful. Never underestimate a mom who loves her child more than life & wants her child to succeed more than anything
@bairdlet 3. Education is so much more than just academics and memorization. It’s experiences and exposure. This can be done far better outside a classroom.
4. We live in a time with endless resources at our fingertips.
5. No teacher will ever be more invested in my childs future than me
@bairdlet 1. Homeschooling is rarely done in isolation but in community. Children are not just learning from their parents.
2. Children don’t need to be spoon fed information. We assume if we don’t “teach” it then they won’t learn.
@drantbradley Because working class & middle class are typically more in touch with the things that truly matter and aren’t as concerned about their image. That’s just my theory.