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IndoctriNATION movie

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The IndoctriNATION movie is (supposed to be) free to watch for the next few days. I thought it would be interesting to many of you.

“Every Christian parent with a child in a government school should see this.”

- Cal Thomas, FOX NEWS Commentator

I am familiar with the idea behind this movie and was actually contacted when it was being made to offer opinions, as I am a Christian homeschooler. I don't want to give my entire idea on this before anyone has seen it, but I will say I do not homeschool my kids because we are Christian.
 
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The movie is put out by Gunn Productions, which has also produced such gems as "The Monstrous Regiment of Women", which through "a consistently Christian perspective, [shows] how feminism has had a devastating impact on the church, state, and family." Also on the credits list: "Shaky Town," a documentary about the "history of Christian persecution" that includes "real video footage of Christian churches in San Francisco being attacked by violent groups of homosexuals. So be warned, this movie is not for the faint-hearted!
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckra...rgues-public-schools-are-hurting-christianity

Emphasis mine.
 
curious, i did not see this screened at any of the local catholic Schools around here.


"The Monstrous Regiment of Women." Hee hee!
 
Once again, the 83% of Americans that are christian are being persecuted by the 17% who ain't.

It's a juggernaut I tell ya.

Oh shut up.
 
I'm not against the thesis that one of the goals of public education is indoctrination. I want kids to be taught my culture's mores and standards as well as the basics of materialism.

Those who reject the indoctrination on offer risk leaving their children out of the mix in some fashion or other. The term used to be "greenhousing" - at least for Christian kids who were protected from the evil influences of "worldly standards." But replacing whatever the majority thinks valuable with what you think valuable runs a risk of elitism and extremism. It is a measure of commitment to one's ideals - to the extent the alternate education varies.

It wouldn't have to be religion-based. I can imagine someone being homeschooled in French and only French and all-things-French. I can also imagine that kid graduating and being dumped into the mix of job-seeking peers in the US. Might work, but risky.

The Amish come to mind as an example of greenhousing and how much a kid can be shaped by their community. It isn't that we can avoid indoctrination, but only that we might choose one flavor over another.
 
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Did the op ever come back and explain why she bothered with this nonsense?
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Homeschool assignment?

Ya gotta fill the extra time with something. It can't be Bible verse memorization all the damn time, and there aren't very many modern movies that pass the shibboleth.
 
I went to a Christian private school from 4th through 8th grade, not because my parents wanted me raised Christian but because they thought it was the best academically in the area. Said the Lord's prayer and sang hymns every morning. What I learned was all the Christian stuff was just a formality that people didn't really use in their daily lives, and it probably did as much to turn me away from Christianity as anything.
 
Pup said:
I went to a Christian private school from 4th through 8th grade, not because my parents wanted me raised Christian but because they thought it was the best academically in the area. Said the Lord's prayer and sang hymns every morning. What I learned was all the Christian stuff was just a formality that people didn't really use in their daily lives, and it probably did as much to turn me away from Christianity as anything.
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I'm going to guess you weren't embedded in Christian culture, but had the contrast of non-school secularism as a counterbalance. Do you think your experience was the general case or that your peers may have swallowed a bit more?
 
Pup said:
I went to a Christian private school from 4th through 8th grade, not because my parents wanted me raised Christian but because they thought it was the best academically in the area. Said the Lord's prayer and sang hymns every morning. What I learned was all the Christian stuff was just a formality that people didn't really use in their daily lives, and it probably did as much to turn me away from Christianity as anything.
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Agreed, faith can't be forced or even given to anyone. I never grew up with anything Christian. Although I did see something different about Christians, there were certain ones who stood out, who had something special about them.
 
marplots said:
I'm going to guess you weren't embedded in Christian culture, but had the contrast of non-school secularism as a counterbalance. Do you think your experience was the general case or that your peers may have swallowed a bit more?
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Maybe a bit more, or maybe just grew up to be the next generation to follow the forms.
 
I had a chance to watch the 30-minute, YouTube version. I agreed with nearly all of the points, except my conclusion was the opposite - I wanted almost everything they identified as flaws in the public school system.

It seems the major premise is that only the Christian faith is able to instill a moral code and the ills of modern society stem from a lack of instilling this code. That bit I found disagreeable, not because I don't think it might work like that, but because I don't think the moral code in question is particularly valuable. To me, not only don't Christians have a strong moral code, but the thing they are selling isn't worth having for the price.

I wonder sometimes if Christians actually read the New Testament. Jesus was quite the radical, living a very extreme philosophy. Not at all like the Christians I know. Even such basic moral imprecations to give what you have away to the poor, or trust God for all your immediate needs - even those are flagrantly ignored in favor of the same rush to consumerism most of us participate in. Frankly, it's embarrassing, the disconnect.

Jesus wept.
 
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