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The Supreme Court recently ruled on several 'age discrimination in the workplace' cases. Their own long careers likely affected the outcome. I'm guessing...
Four justices are over 70. One will be 88 this year. One other will be 70 this year. Another is 68.
The older we are as Christians, the more we should know. And, the more love and passion we should possess. The idea of having wisdom and not sharing it is very far removed from the spirit of Christianity. Yet, too many older ones don't seem to care and younger ones don't seem to honor their elders, either. It's double trouble. What is the fix?
Sometimes on the way home from work in the mornings, I stop in at Burger King for java and find myself sitting next to a table of (usually grumpy) old men, all in retirement. I keep hoping to overhear them bring Jesus and shepherding his lambs into their conversations. So far, not. It makes me sad - sometimes I dread encountering them though I try to be friendly. God knows.
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age Psalms 92:14
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Who was it that said democracy works until The People discover they can vote benefits for themselves?
We are not far from the destruction of our Republic, because of many things, one of which is that people who are moving into the wisdom giving, but non-productive phase of life outnumber the producers!
quote:"We are not far from the destruction of our Republic, because of many things, one of which is that people who are moving into the wisdom giving, but non-productive phase of life outnumber the producers!"
I heard on the news that some 166k children in California will be considered truant because they are absent from school being they are homeschooled. The state claims to have custody over their welfare and education falls under the auspice of their office. The governer is trying to block it. Apparently he supports homeschooling. Remember I said something about the churches appealing to the civil government in order to force home churchers back into the physical buildings. I don't think I am too far out there.
Having so many Supreme Court Justices that far along in age puts us at risk, in my opinion, of having a radical change in case outcomes should a good number either retire or expire.
As I look around I can't help think that we are becoming like the movie "Minority Report" in which the police arrested people BEFORE they committed the crime.
Any one see that movie? Anyone understand its significance?
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Good observation, Jeff, that the problem of "civil government being appealed to" is a problem. Huge.
In fact, this "home school" story is, I believe, a custody battle. Which means, two parents who can't get along have "appealed to the civil government" to decide how they will raise their children.
Something tells me that Neither parent is likely to be happy with the outcome. And 166,000 children suffer the backlash of two people who don't get it that "marriage is for life -so choose wisely and live graciously!"
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"They just affirmed that the current California law which, has been unchanged since the last time it was ruled on in the 1950s, [states] that children have to be educated in a public school, an accredited private school, or with an accredited tutor."
I read about this case. The quote above was from an article I found on the internet. There is a huge key here!!!
If I may? I think the home school folks will use this opportunity to destroy an antiquated, outdated, and (soon to be illegal) law. This will totally open up freedom for home schoolers in California.
Law is kinda like a really well played game of chess. You may "loose" a peace or two, but you are always trying to get to the king. In this case (pun intended) they may "loose" all the way up to the US Supreme Court. To have this ancient law declared unconstitutional would be, if you will, to topple the "king."
It appears that for one to home school their children legally in California, you have to register your house as a "private school." My prediction? This is all just about to change!
Remember, the law is never as simple as it seems!
Matthew
-------------------- Hope with abandon, all ye who enter here!
An alternative might be to use the Internet to provide time with an accredited tutor each week and thereby satisfy the requirement. There should be an easy way around it considering the newest rage -- "distance learning".
(I was just noticing that we have hijacked at least two of David topics to follow rabbit trails. Perhaps I am the culprit. Let's try to get back to the topic. . . if I can behave.)
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Sounds fair to me, but I doubt D Anderson minds topic trails. It just kinda seems natural. However:
quote:Originally D Anderson said: Yet, too many older ones don't seem to care and younger ones don't seem to honor their elders, either. It's double trouble. What is the fix?
I have found this to be true. I once moved a third of the way across the US in a failed attempt to be mentored by "an older man of God." I soon found I had wasted my time. I found that (in my opinion) he did not live up to his own teachings. There were the "really famous" (in their minds at least) and then everybody else. Kings and peasants.
I left there after being told I was not giving enough! What a laugh! I had moved my whole life there, given a four bedroom three bath house full of stuff away, (to a church) moved my wife and child into an $8000 motor home, and was living in poverty ...but it was not enough! ROTFLMHO!!!
The thing was, this guy was living in a 6000 square foot hou... Sorry, I'm getting off topic. SO, how does one find a mentor when there are so few? I don't know. I understand respect (on this level) should be earned. How does one become a mentor? From what I have seen in the church (for the most part) all you need to do is the exact opposite from what you see everyone else doing.
This brings up a question for you JeffL. How does the sda church do this? Do you fill they do a good job with this, or are there problems there? This is not an attempt to trap you or get you into a debate. I'm just curious.
Matthew
-------------------- Hope with abandon, all ye who enter here!
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