I attended my first homeschool conference when my oldest child was only two years old. (Let’s just say I’m a little eager in the homeschooling department.) Anyways, I bought some CD’s of workshops given by Rick and Marilyn Boyer, who were featured speakers at the conference that year. The Boyers, who have a double-digit number [...]
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16 Dec
Secular Humanism a Religion?
Article from Australia: Religion in schools to go God-free Michael Bachelard December 14, 2008 VICTORIAN state primary school students will soon have an alternative — religious education lessons taught by people who do not believe in God and say there is “no evidence of any supernatural power”. The Humanist Society of Victoria has developed a [...]
24 Oct
Don’t teach it as true in Sweden
October 18, 2007 Guardian Unlimited Andrew Brown God’s honest truth? The Swedish government is making it illegal for schools to teach religious doctrine as if it were true. Britain should follow suit. The Swedish government has announced plans to clamp down hard on religious education. It will soon become illegal even for private faith schools [...]
22 Aug
Permission to reincarnate
© 2007 Newsweek, Inc. Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue – In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures [...]
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