I never thought I would see the sad day when the US government argued against both educational and religious freedom. But it has just happened. It sounds more and more like they are borrowing pages from totalitarian rulers of the 20th century. The article below details a frightening argument advanced by the Justice dept. against the German homeschoolers who were seeking asylum. The hidden agenda is obvious. Use a low profile case to set a precedent against homeschoolers and religious schools in general. If the arguments against the rights of parents to choose the education of their children that are advanced here were to become case law, it would soon endanger Catholic schools, Jewish schools, Amish schools, etc, as well as homeschooling. This is unconscionable, un-American and even devilish as it represses religion too.
I do not overstate the case as there are several fundamental freedoms disregarded and violated by the Justice department’s arguments. First, the government serves and acts as an agent for the parents when it creates schools, not vice-versa. The fundamental rights belong to the parents, not the government. Second, if the schools created in a local area violate the religious or educational values of a family, it is the parent’s duty to seek or provide proper schooling for their children apart from the inadequate school. If the reasons for change are religious, to force the family to attend the public school in violation of their religious principles is to violate their religious freedom. If the reasons are educational, to force the children to attend the inadequate school is likely to suppress their achievement—their right to seek their own best welfare or happiness as the Declaration of Independence put it. Either way, to deny the validity of such choices in America is unheard of until now.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/banning-homeschools-teaches-tolerance-of-diverse-views-justice-dept-argues-99354/
