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PUBLICS SCHOOLS: GOD OUT, GAY IN: Has Separation of Church and State Gone Too Far? (Guests reside in Central Time.)
From coast to coast, parents of public school children are being pushed to the limit on the age-old separation-of-church-and-state argument. While one school district in Philadelphia has won a court case that prohibits a kindergartner’s mother from reading the Bible during show and tell, another school district in California is imposing a mandatory “gay” curriculum on its elementary students.
As senior staff member of Christian Liberty Academy, Mike McHugh, and Christian Liberty Pastor Calvin Lindstrom can attest, it’s no wonder the number of homeschool families has doubled in less than ten years. Among the reasons parents give for pulling their children’s education in house, infusing Christian values into the lessons is number one.
For some intriguing commentary on homeschooling, particularly in light of recent events in Philly and California, McHugh and Lindstrom are available for interviews.
Even if Americans are willing to accept the ruling that prevents scripture reading in kindergarten, they say, most won’t sit still for what the Unified School District of Alameda is trying to do. Its school board wants to introduce to its elementary students lessons about acceptance and respect with regard to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement.
Parents have objected, but have also been told they cannot opt out of the course for religious reasons. Such a double standard is what observers like McHugh and Lindstrom say has moved the issue beyond the argument of church and state to that of liberal ideologues pushing an agenda.
Call Special Guests today to get the homeschooling point of view on this public school world turned upside-down.
ABOUT MIKE MCHUGH…
Michael McHugh has worked in the field of Christian home education for nearly thirty years with the Christian Liberty Academy home school program based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. During his time on staff, Mr. McHugh has written several textbooks, as well as articles that seek to encourage families who are home schooling. Over the years, Mike has also had the honor to speak frequently before home school groups throughout the U.S. and abroad.
As a home school father, Mike lives in the Chicago area with his wife and seven children. His family began its home school journey in 1988.
ABOUT PASTOR CALVIN LINDSTROM…
Calvin Lindstrom has been on staff with the Church of Christian Liberty and Academy, located in Arlington Heights, IL, for over ten years. During this period of time, Mr. Lindstrom has served as a teacher and guidance counselor.
As an ordained minister and graduate of the University of Illinois, Calvin has recently taken on a new calling as pastor of the Church of Christian Liberty. One of his chief passions is to encourage parents to provide their children with a comprehensive Christian education.
Rev. Lindstrom lives in the Chicago area with his wife and young son. Both Calvin and his wife attended Christian schools, or were home schooled, prior to college.
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