Two articles to point you to...
First, by Darrell Dow, at Dow Blog Darrell writes an
EXCELLENT article concerning the usurpation of the rights of the family by the state. He's right on. Here's a brief excerpt:
Resurrecting the family as an institution entails reclaiming numerous powers arrogated to it that have been usurped by the state. Chesterton once wrote that, "The ideal for which the family stands is liberty. It is the only institution that is at once necessary and voluntary. It is the only check on the state that is bound to renew itself as eternally as the state, and more naturally than the state."Revolutionaries from Jacobins to Nazis to Bolsheviks have sought to control the future by controlling children. American liberals, and their ideological cousins, the Neocons, are no different with their propagandizing on behalf of universal daycare, expanded Headstart, Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind, messianic education and the whole panoply of statist programs looking to supplant mom and dad and become the universal parent....
The family, has been given stewardship over children, authority over property and inheritance, and control over education. The family is also the institution preeminently responsible for social welfare. The early church did not depend on the Roman civil authorities to meet social needs. Likewise, we see Jesus on the cross with His dying words ensuring that His mother is taken care of by John (John 19:25-27). The modern State has encroached into all these areas that rightly fall under the purview of family government. Strong and stable families, jealously guarding their prerogatives, are the foundation of strong and stable communities, and only these mediating institutions can protect the naked individual from the maniacal, power-hungry State.
Second, and I can't believe I've only just now heard about this awful idea that the Bush administration is pushing... universal, mandated psychological screening! God help me if I can come up with a reason Bush thinks this is a valid program, and God help me if it comes to be that the feds actually push this through Congress.
I've found a few articles concerning this. They
are
The awful program is presented at
The Whitehouse website.
This is simply Satanic. May God save us from such intrusion.