By: Mimi Rothschild Recently, the California judicial system has directed a two-part assault on Southern Baptist homeschoolers throughout their state. First, they have banned the words “mom and dad” and “husband and wife” from their schools – please read www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130 – and are forcing teachers to promote a more alternative sexual lifestyle. The second part [...]
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By Mimi Rothschild Here’s part two of “Questions Before, During, and After Reading.” I’d love to hear your thoughts on it! How Can You Stretch Students’ Thinking? The best way to stretch students’ thinking about a text is to help them ask increasingly challenging questions. Some of the most challenging questions are [...]
By Mimi Rothschild Randy Dotinga of The Christian Science Monitor reports that public schools around the nation are changing their schedules, policies, cafeteria food, and setting up prayer rooms, all to accommodate Muslim students. The intention of this blog posting is not to argue against the religion of Islam, but rather expose the apparent hypocrisy [...]
By Mimi Rothschild The problems with charter schools in Texas are not limited to just one or two schools. There are charter schools all over Texas that are robbing students of a quality education, but state officials are having a tough time closing them down. For example, Texas state officials are trying to close down [...]
By Mimi Rothschild Imagine a place with lock-downs, metal detectors, inspections, undercover officers and routine drug testing. What do you see in your mind? Sounds like a description of a prison to me. Actually, this is what many public schools in America have implemented to address the violence and drug problems. In addition to hundreds [...]
By Mimi Rothschild World Magazine’s Joel Belz takes the public school to task in a recent editorial. He is specifically covering a recent PBS special about homeschooling, which in his eyes, was relatively fair and balanced. Giving the last word to Dr. Bruce Shortt, the documentary allowed him to get this insightful thought in. “Reich’s [...]
By Mimi Rothschild That seems to be the question on the minds of Southern Baptist leaders over the course of the last few decades. After all, how pastors answer this question determines very important policy decisions public and personal. Take a look at a recent article in the Shenandoah Valley News Leader. While citing a [...]
By Mimi Rothschild Mohler hits the nail on the head. He labels Dawkins as an evangelist for atheism. He is saying what atheists should believe but are too lazy or afraid to say in the public sphere. For instance, he says that evolution must lead to atheism. I must say I respect folks like Dawkins [...]
By Mimi Rothschild Albert Mohler’s most recent blog post is quite harrowing. In it he details a recent Wired cover story about the New Atheism movement spearheaded by such atheist luminaries as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennet, and Sam Harris. What’s so disconcerting about so-called “New Atheism” is not its opposition to Christian values. At the [...]
By Mimi Rothschild Yet another news story has crossed my path regarding Walmart’s recent partnership with the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. This one comes from the Birmingham Business Journal. Sidenote: Why do gays and lesbians need to have their own chamber of commerce? Thoughts? Anyway, Alabama Southern Baptists did not call for a [...]