Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Stop Feeding the Beast


An article called Starve the Beast encourages Christians to not send their children to public schools so the schools won't get money from the state, but instead mothers should homeshool them. Long ago, all children were homeschooled by their mothers at home. Some of the greatest men in history were taught by their mothers. All seven of the key founding fathers were homeschooled! They grew up to be brilliant men who lead armies and nations. There is nothing in the Bible about public schools. There's nothing that tells us to send our children away for hours every day to people who don't love the Lord nor teach the ways of the Lord. The Bible tells us the opposite. We are commanded to raise our children in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord.

When we are sending our children to public schools, we are feeding the beast. A large reason our nation went down the tank so quickly is due to public education and taking the children out of the home and into the hands of strangers who know not God nor His ways. Most of the time spent in public schools is worthless time and doesn't add to the value of being a godly person one bit, instead it takes away godliness in what it teaches. It teaches them things contrary to their nature and the way God created them. They will learn that boys and girls are the same and can have the same roles in life. Can you tell me again why godly parents are sending their children to godless schools?

From the article, "There are numerous options available, especially with homeschooling. Parents can purchase an out-of-the box curriculum for every grade. The costs are minimal, and parents control the school day. What takes eight to ten hours for a government-education day {much of it wasted}, a homeschooling family can do in four hours and accomplish more.

There are homeschool co-opts to help parents with high-level math, science, music, and foreign language studies. If parents took their anti-Statist worldview seriously, they would not be sending their children to the one institution that is determined to turn your children into soldiers for the State." {Starve the Beast}

"God has put it in the hearts of little boys to want to grow up to be doctors, lawyers, builders, preachers, firemen and farmers. Likewise, He has put it in the hearts of our daughters to want to be mommies. This is God's grace to us. These differences are design features that cannot be ignored. When we teach our boys that they will someday be providers and our girls that they will be homemakers, we are teaching with the grain, not against it. When government schools teach children contrary to God's purpose, they are messing with what God has ordained and will have to give an account to God for their disobedience."
{Nancy Wilson}

Girls are not taught to be homemakers in the public school, even though all women have a God-given desire to nurture something whether it be children or pets and care for the home. Instead, they are taught to do "something much better" with their lives. Boys will be exposed to all sorts of immodesty and indecency. Many grown men are addicted to porn today due to being exposed to it when they were young at school. Women, hell is real. The only thing that matters is that your children spend eternity with the Lord. This should be a priority in raising them. They need to have the Word taught to them consistently. You should be disciplining, training, and teaching them in the ways of the Lord and the roles He has for them, not allowing the world to raise them in their wicked ways. The Lord has given you this most important job of raising godly offspring, not feeding an ungodly institution.

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 6:7

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Deciding to homeschool our children was the best decision we ever made! As for myself, I was bullied terribly in public school. I then went to Catholic school in junior high and that was a great relief, but in Catholic all-girls high school we were not even taught home-ec! We were expected to be doctors, lawyers, etc. I graduated in a very small class and now when I look up my classmates, only about half of them are married with children, and even these women have big careers. I think I may be one of the only ones from our class that stayed home to raise and educate children.
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The founding fathers were homeschooled, **not** because the parents decided to do so, but because there were **no** public schools to attend. Government supported public schools began ***after*** the American Revolution.

Also, as you are an advocate of homeschooling K-12, how do you justify your decision**not** to homeschool all your children for 12 years?
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Thank you for the encouragement. I homeschool my 4 children. I really enjoy it, but have friends who stay home and send their similarly aged children all to public school. Their days with no kids is filled with volunteer work, the gym, lunches with friends and it can feel hard to not compare. I know that this where I am called but it can still be difficult. When our kids reach high school we plan to send them to a small Christian college, if we can afford to. If we can not then we will continue to homeschool them. Lori, what are your thoughts on homeschooling high schoolers? In our area they are not allowed to play sports and things with the public or private school.
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I love Christian schools. They are a great blessing. So is homeschooling with the many options of curriculum and flexibility with your children. I did find that with my children attending a Christian school; homework, memorization, piano practice, etc. was crammed into a few short hours after supper. Usually by that time I was tired myself. Homeschooling eliminates the cramming. So true about home ec. I wish I had that opportunity but even in our Christian high school everything was centered on being university bound. We have lost many of our homemaking skills.
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Carolin Martens · 464 weeks ago

I quite agree with this post but I have unfortunately believed sending my girls to a Catholic school would be better for them. Not always so. My youngest in Grade 8 came home talking about what they learned in Healthy Living class. That a woman is only to sleep with her husband if she trying to produce a baby. Otherwise she should not. I spend more time trying to undue the nonsense that the schools do teach these days. I listen here and teach the correct ways of the Bible. For everyone who does stay home to teach your children, I applaud you for obeying the word of God. Not always easy, but right in his eyes.
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“Hell is real.”

I was going to comment yesterday with simply that, for you aptly note that people forget that. But I thought I was participating too much in a ladies blog –butting in, so I refrained. Then I thought of it again in the middle of the night, so….

Hell is real and the basis for that thought is that God damns real people to hell for their thoughts and actions if they don’t surrender to Him and repent. And if we ‘play with fire’ for very long those road-to-hell thoughts and actions become habits. I suspect that “God damn it“ was a real church phrase centuries ago but we have trivialized it into cussing just as the church has bought into “Gentlemen” and softening the Gospel [ “be not effeminate” in 1 Cor 6:9 means ‘soft’ 3120 in Strong’s; and Paul associates soft with liars and murderers]. While men are to have of gentle character in everyday life they do not forsake identifying [and warring against] actions and thoughts –lies -- that ‘hold us captive against obedience to Christ,’ those things, yes, damned by God. “Gentlemen don’t use that language” we have created because the church has softened our God.

But Hell no. Don’t gasp any longer but God damns and Hell is real, folks, and we are instructed to let others know.
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Great post!! I so want to homeschool our children (2 and 5), and my husband works 2 jobs just so I can stay at home with them. I am so thankful for this. This fall will be the first official school year for my oldest, and because he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism, the doctors are "guiding" me to put him into a public school triple-e program part-time. This is something that they think will help him learn about socialization, which he struggles with. He really does have issues with socializing/acting appropriately in group settings, but I am not sure a public school is the best place to get that help! I live in an area with few Christians, and haven't found any co-ops or groups yet. I feel that if he is in public school for this even part time, it would be detrimental to his well-being. I know I have the right to say "no".

On another note, I struggle greatly with the reaction people give me when I say I'm going to homeschool. I am not a very . Any advice on that? They act like they don't think I can do it. I need to be stronger about it. I know it is the best way to teach him God's ways, and I wish I could be more resolved in my attitude about it. People also act like I am going to deprive my kids of rights or something if they don't get to go to a big brick school where they make friends and become "normal" all day. Ugh. Prayers would be appreciated.
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Thank you, Mrs. M! :) I totally get what you are saying about the school setting. I can't really see how he will benefit from being around other kids just as immature as him, and some coming from homes that teach them bad things. I am not sure if they would put him with an aide that would work with him, but wouldn't that be just as good as his own mother doing it? I have to find out more. The whole "socialization" topic is just a hornet's nest! Thank you for your advice on all things!
I love this! I really want to do these things for my husband who works so hard for our family. My struggle is on nights where the kids have a game or a practice. We only have the 4 kids in one activity at a time and try to pick the sport with practice once a week,but it still adds up fast. Since they are homeschooled and two are in junior high these activities help the kids make friends and really feel their are a lot of benefits,but sometimes I wonder if it is worth the rush to eat dinner and head out the door. Lori,I would appreciate any feedback or guidance.
In my country if someone want to be homeschooled, he or she must take an equivalency exam esp. for entering universities, finding jobs, etc. How is your opinion? Greetings from Indonesia!

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