But the family argued successfully in court that the German government had persecuted them for their religous beliefs. In 2006 the state of Baden-Württemberg slapped the Romeike parents with a €70,000 fine for removing their children from school.
Okay, whew! Wow… how do you begin to answer to this article? I want to throw it out as just plain rubbish as I cannot believe what the author is trying to “sell” me. I have seen over the years God being removed from the schools under the warped understanding of “separation of church and state”. This is of course ridiculous in its interpretation from the get-go. Our founding fathers are the ones who wrote that in its entirety and they were in the great majority devote Christian men. Those that were not “of God” did not deny the need for religious freedom, far from it, and in fact they supported with dignity and grace the beliefs of those who followed God’s word faithfully even though they themselves did not. So I submit to you, it was never their intent to have Christianity banned from schools. Now, having said that, I recognize this same vein of thought is somehow being used in a way that would seem contradictory if other religions are being permitted in school. So, this would lead me to believe then that there is an active purposeful movement to “kill God”, at least from our schools. To the extent that the author of this article seems to imply, I think not. It really seems unbelievable that it could have gotten this far, that is, God being “driven” from school. But, under the premise of “separation of church and state, how could it be possible or rather permitted that other religions meet no resistance? This country was founded on the principle of religious freedom. That includes the right to choose no religion as your freedom of choice demands. That however, does not mean that anyone has the right to prevent anyone else’s right to freedom of religion. I believe that there is likely some truth to this article, but I also believe the tilt that it has embedded within it takes away any real credibility it might have possessed had it not been directed so pointedly. Passion is by no means a writer’s enemy or in any way a bad thing when it is controlled by the passionate, but it precludes any sense of reason or candid value without a somewhat forbearing temperament. I couldn’t help but feel there was a clear and strong distaste for the ACLU. I am familiar with them; though I do not always agree with their ideal or motivations I have seen what I believe to be good things from them as well. I do however agree that a better stand could be and should be made regarding persecution of Christian’s, or any religion for that matter, in our schools. It is by ignorance that we condemn ourselves and by wisdom that we redeem ourselves. Embrace the understanding of others and their ways and wisdom will come, and where in you cannot be moved to do this, learn tolerance and wisdom will not be unknown to you.
