Thanks, Wayne, I couldn't have said it better. P.S. On the subject of blackouts, I propose a new bumper sticker for us Californians: GOT POWER? Wayne Brown wrote: > > On the contrary, I think vouchers stand for the notion that people who don't use > the public educational system shouldn't have to pay for it. If I send my > children to private school, then I pay their tuition PLUS paying for everyone > else's kids (with my taxes). Rather than vouchers, I'd prefer that families who > don't make use of public schools simply be exempted from paying whatever > percentage of their taxes goes to fund education. > > I'm raising my children to believe that a commitment to Biblical morality and > doctrine, and above all, a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, are the most > important decisions they will ever make; that no success is worth having unless > it is consistent with the Christian life; that the whole point of existence is > to bring individuals into a closer relationship with God, and that nothing that > does not contribute to that goal is, in the long run, worthwhile. It really > bothers me that not only must I send them to government-run schools that try to > teach them the opposite of all this, but that I'm forced to foot the bill for it > as well. > > Wayne >