More and more Christians -- conservatives, evangelicals, and fundamentalists -- are home schooling their children. The kids only socialize with families who think like theirs. Then many go on to "colleges" which are just as limited when it comes to religious, political, and social outlooks. What sort of danger do you suppose this might pose for the long-term health of American society or government?
Fester writes:
I agree with Liz - but hold the hope that the era of the internet will assist in breaking down the walls of homogenization and isolation. Currently, the worst threat (IMO) to this in the U.S. is the wide spread belief in fundamentalist circles that the only way to raise one's children "in faith" is by home schooling.
Based on the few home schooled individuals I've met, this is a horrible error. These kids have no - zero - zilch - nada - social skills. That lack combined with fundamentalist fervor and "Christ-based" courses, the whole movement is going to be a horrifying train wreck.
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We've already seen government officials who were raised in this environment -- the Bush administration hired a lot of them... and they didn't serve either public interests or the government's interests very well, did they? The creation of parallel government and social institutions like we're seeing among conservative evangelical Christians is a real cause for concern.
Studies of the history of fascist movements reveal that an important factor in their ability to assume control of society was their ability to first create parallel organizations and social structures. Mirroring other basic institutions which the rest of society took for granted meant that fascist movements were able to quickly replace people, offices, and even entire institutions with their own ideologically pure members without missing a beat. This ensured a minimal transition time from a liberal state into a repressive fascist state.
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