Parental Rights Amendment

Many of you already know about the movement underway to add a Parental Rights Amendment to our U. S. Constitution. This is a critical issue for our day. As the government becomes more and more intrusive, things we thought certain are no longer guaranteed: Like the right to raise your children according to your beliefs. If you have somehow missed out on what ParentalRights.org is trying to do, it really is important for each of us to be informed and involved. There are so many examples of the courts and child welfare officials violating parental rights in our nation today. The arrogance is unbridled, because we have assumed that our rights as parents were understood, inviolable. There are parts of the government who truly want us to sit back, oblivious to the danger, until it is too late. Once again, I will reference the Bonhoeffer biography I read because this situation is eerily similar to the the one found in the pre-World War II nation of Germany, as their rights eroded beneath their feet. The amendment is gaining interest. Many have signed on. Many legislators are supportive. But, as we know, it's never easy to amend the Constitution. And, until it is actually passed and ratified, there is no guarantee. Unfortunately, with the current administration's attitude toward the Rule of Law, even an amendment  is no guarantee. But it is a start. And it is, I believe, necessary.  

In case you would like more information, the Parental Rights folks have produced a documentary that has, to date, been viewed only in private screenings. They are now planning to show it on television. This information is from an email they sent out today:

The Child Comes to Television March 7

Next Monday, March 7, Watchman Cinema’s parental rights documentary The Child: America’s Battle for the Next Generation will be aired on National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) network. The film will air at 8 p.m. Eastern and again four hours later at 12 a.m. Tuesday, March 8. NRB is channel 378 on DirecTV or channel 126 on Sky Angel.