3:00 PM to 7:00 AM

There are 168 hours in a week.  We will return to that number shortly.

If you talk to most Christians and other God-fearing Americans, they will tell you that our nation's troubles began with the removal of God from the public school systems.  Consider the following U.S. Supreme Court rulings:

•   1948 - school prayer outlawed as it violates the separation from Church and State
•   1962 - prayer in school declared unconstitutional
•   1980 - posting the Ten Commandments in a school classroom violates the U.S. Constitution.

Listen to any political talk radio show about God and government in America and you will undoubtedly hear the host and/or callers say that America's downfall is traced back to the 1948 Supreme Court decision.  Rather than attack the issue at its core, many Christians, including the hallowed Christian-Right arm of the GOP, have chosen to yell, kick, scream and complain that taking God away from the school is the source of everyone's troubles.  But do we do anything about it to solidify God in our families' lives?  Still yet, do we share the love of Christ?

While I do agree that students not being able to pray to God or to read the Bible in the public schools contributes to the decline of morals and well-being, I believe that the Christian community, especially in the political realm, should have used these court decisions as a wake-up call for them to become the parents God wants us to be.  Parents are the true educators of God's teachings to our children.  When God was removed from the school, the question for me is 'did the parents continue the Christian education and teachings at home?'  


A normal school day for kids is from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Monday to Friday.  Therefore, our school-aged children spend 35 hours per week under the supervision of our public educators.  Now, let's return to that 168 number from above.  As I said, kids are in school for 35 hours per week or 20.8% of the time in a seven-day period. 



From 3:00 PM to 7:00 AM Monday through Friday and all day on Saturdays and Sundays, your kids are with you.  Step up to the plate.  What, if anything, are you doing to keep them firm in their Christian beliefs during the other 79.2% of the time?

Remember, God is still in control of the universe.  I do wish that God would return to the public school.  However, until that happens, you must regain control of educating your kids about God by instilling in them Judeo-Christian values when they are with you.  And above all, be loving and caring to everyone.  After all God = Love.


Instead of blaming the left, far left, the far side or any other leftist group, maybe we should be diligent in educating our children about God. 

3:00 PM to 7:00 AM.  What are you doing with the time?