Advocates of church-state separation are ignorant of mankind’s history. The First Amendment does not bar Christian participation in government. The Bill of Rights empowers citizens to oversee and correct government, protecting from tyranny. Plato and Asimov criticize the ignorance and lack of critical thinking in leadership. Luke the Evangelist calls for repentance from ignorance.
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Teachers’ Union TSTA owns Justin Holland and they want to own YOU
Two teacher unions, Texas AFT and TSTA, operate in Austin, advocating for the local education industry. The Texas public school industry, a significant business sector, is projected to grow to $69.49 billion in 2023. Public school funding relies largely on property taxes and minimally on average daily attendance figures. The Texas State GOP supports school choice, arguing that homeschooling and private schooling reduce overall public education costs. The author encourages citizens to support school choice and criticizes the excessive influence of teacher unions and inflated district staffing.
Prayer Guide: Governments & Governing Officials
Foreword Today as never before in the history of the United States of America, we are at war, a spiritual war. What are the symptoms? Ephesians 6:10-12 describes our present circumstances: “Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may …
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Can Laws and Policies Prevent Bullying? Fuhgeddaboudit!
Case Study Headline: July 27, 2023, Mallory Grossman’s parents reach $9.1M settlement with NJ school district in bullying case The New Jersey news service Patch.com reported on July 27, 2023, “On June 14, 2017, Mallory took her own life after what her family called “horrific” bullying at school and online. She was just 12 years old.” As …
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Left-v-Right: How do two groups of people view the same evidence and facts but have strikingly different opinions?
Over my lengthy lifetime, I have been a hard Democrat and a hard Republican. In the years of my youth in South Texas, I knew no one who was a Republican. All our most respected community leaders voted Democrat, the businessmen, the pastors, the priests, the law enforcement officers, and the teachers. Presidents Harry Truman …
Wisdom is a Choice, and the Choice of School is the Key to Wisdom
School Choice?
“Research suggests homeschooled children tend to do better on standardized tests, stick around longer in college, and do better once they’re enrolled. A 2009 study showed that the proportion of homeschoolers who graduated from college was about 67%, while among public school students it was 59%.”
Christians Engaging the Culture
Holy scripture teaches us that God is invisible, and Jesus is a visible representation of the Almighty God, the Creator of the Universe, our Heavenly Father. The electromagnetic spectrum was created by God and demonstrates His magnificence.
Forms of Government: Democracy vis-à-vis Republic
President Joe Biden frequently refers to the form of government of the United States as a democracy. Have you heard him say “our republic” even once? A simple word search of the Declaration of Independence, the seven articles of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and constitutional amendments eleven through twenty-seven reveals no use …
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Need A Definition for ‘Woke’?
The leftists (Shall I say, Marxists?) attempt to dignify the popular term: “Woke ( / ˈwoʊk / WOHK) is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination” [Wikipedia] Perhaps I can help with the old-fashion American English language which will seem foreign to contemporary graduates of public schools …
Political Activism and Indoctrination are Anathema to Good Science
Public debate is essential to intellectual freedom. It allows challenges to scientific theories that may or may not be solidly scientific. Censorship threatens the future of our constitutional republic through misdirection of public school students. Because government school systems promote unhealthy worldviews and junk science parents increasingly withdraw their children from public indoctrination centers opting instead for homeschooling and private schools.
John N. White 