PLEASE Pray For This Mother & Her Children

•A North Carolina judge has ordered three children to attend public schools this fall because the homeschooling their mother has provided over the last four years needs to be "challenged."

•The children, however, have tested above their grade levels – by as much as two years.

•The decision is raising eyebrows among homeschooling families, and one friend of the mother has launched a website to publicize the issue.

•The ruling was made by Judge Ned Mangum of Wake County, who was handling a divorce proceeding for Thomas and Venessa Mills

To read the rest of this article go to Voddie Baucham's blog.

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But What About Deborah?

Why the Example of Deborah Does not Support the Candidacy of Sarah Palin.

William Einwechter has written an indepth article giving the historical context of the Book of Judges; the "function" of the judges in the Book of Judges; the role of Deborah in the Book of Judges; explains that Deborah was not really the judge, that role belonged to Barak; explains why "the example of Deborah and its normative significance and application must be harmonized with the didactic portions of Scripture"; he brings up the point that if the example of Deborah is used to say it is ok to vote for a female magistrate that it will lead to justifying female church rulers; he concludes with "The Example of Deborah Does Not Establish the Propriety of Female Rulers or the Candidacy of Sarah Palin".