Why 2 Legal Experts Say Taking Students Out of School Is Constitutional
I found it ironic that this particular college professor said that education would not change religious women’s rights.
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Is It Possible for Religion to Play a Role in Ensuring Human Rights?
Radicals believe that religion can be used as a tool to institute their own society that blatantly ignores rights granted under American law. This is not the intent of religious freedom, and the merging of religious abuse and human rights is a necessary discussion to have.
Why 2 Legal Experts Say Taking Students Out of School Is Constitutional
I found it ironic that this particular college professor said that education would not change religious women’s rights.
How Working for a Nonprofit Quickly Shattered All I Knew About the Amish
What’s so wrong about the Amish? I thought to myself. Aren’t they just harmless farmers?
How the Olympics Are a Reminder of the Struggle for US Children’s Human Rights
What is the point of keeping the world in check when you ignore your own citizens’ well-being?
Amish 101: Top 5 Resources to Better Educate You on the Amish
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best ways to learn more about the Amish today and the nuances of their lives.
One Intern’s Useful Perspective on US Supreme Court Case Failing 1000s of Kids
The US Supreme Court admits that the decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder could be used in a way that deprives children of any opportunity to build a life outside the Amish Church.
How 4 Perceptions of the Amish Helped Them Win at the Supreme Court
William Ball, the lawyer defending the Amish, spouted several hyperboles during his arguments. For instance, he said that “Amish life is a garden of nurturing for children.”
Plain & Pious or Greedy?: Why the Amish Don’t Go to High School
If your son or daughter’s school released a statement declaring, “We feel that if we give the child an education that allows ‘it’ to get a job and also be a good, moral person, we have done our duty as a good school”, wouldn’t that statement enrage you?
How Romanticizing Amish Life Harms the Amish More Than It Helps Any Cause
The media establishment eats up these marketing campaigns with a voracious appetite. Consumers love watching the Amish remind them of a lost glory, while they never know or understand how an Amish individual’s freedom of choice is ignored.
3 Myths You Believe About the Amish and How They Fooled the Supreme Court
So why don’t the Amish start their own vocational schools? Because they need their children to run their farms or other occupations, which shun technology in favor of the cheaper child labor.