it is really important to me to teach my daughter how to think and not what to think

MarkMcDaniel said:
Mr.Milligan,

it is really important to me to teach my daughter how to think and not what to think

Now that you have taught your daughter how to think can you also teach her how to walk by a table that you object too. If your are not teaching her what to think then why are you denying her this information? (hypocrite,control freak?) Sounds like you are only providing her with information you approve of and not letting her do any independent thinking. Maybe you would also consider teaching her about other peoples rights and let her know that they have rights also not just your daughter. These are the moments I feel sorry for school administrators and there are not many of those moments. Lets all pray for this guys kids doesn't sound like there's going to be to much laughter in this household.

Ledge said:
I agree, walk around the table dude. Cheesh. Don't you think those officials had better things to do? If it had been a Islamic table would you have cried foul? Or an alternate lifestyle table???

nobodyimportant said:
I have a theory. People who oppose Christian influences are very scared. Their hardened hearts turn the topic into an intellectual exercise, believing any number of false positions like:

1. there may be a God, but He has to be such a loving God that everyone will be alright if you don't do too many bad things and that there are many ways to experience Him;

2. there can't be a God, it just doesn't make sense;

3. all religions are the same, just mechanisms to make people feel better and control behavior.

Now, none of us will really know until we die. The true unbeliever thinks that's the end of it anyway, so there is no need to put the time and energy into believing. But as time draws near, the unbeliever becomes really scared. He thinks to himself, what if it is true?" But pride keeps him from accepting. The intellect can't accept it.

For those who have had bad experiences with "church", let me just remind you that, when you become a Christian, you don't become perfect. I've had many years of watching professed Christians acting anything but the part. I see the false teachers on TV like Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, and a host of others, selling a brand of Christianity that is anything but.

But I have also experienced the love, support, care, and genuineness of Christian brothers and sisters that far outweighs any of the ugliness. We are human, and we screw up, but we are on a journey that should, if we are following His ways, making us more like Him every day. We'll never obtain that perfectness until we get to stand before Him.

I'd be scared too, if I denied the truth. Mr. Milligan, do you really want to teach your child to be afraid too?