In another blow to freedom of religion and the right of parents, rather than a socialist government, to decide what is in the best interest of their children, an Appeals Court in Calfornia has ruled that all children must attend either a public or private school or be homeschooled by accredited teachers (see the full story
here). Parents who fail to comply can be criminally prosecuted.
According to Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association, "California is now on the path to being the only state to deny the vast majority of homeschooling parents their fundamental right to teach their own children at home."
I understand that Landover is working right now on expanding its distance learning program to cover the Christian children of California (the program is currently open only to members of the Landover Baptist Church who live outside the Freehold, Iowa compound).
I'd urge anyone from California reading this story to send a telegram to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is a perfect opportunity for the Governator to show that he is not completely opposed to the interests of the Evangelical community, not to mention the principle that the family, not the state, is the lynchpin of a Christian nation like the United States of America.