PEERING INTO THE PEERS

This article first appeared in the May, 1997 issue of The Christian Conscience magazine.  When we reviewed this test, which was being widely touted in the homeschooling community, we received special expertise from Steven Kossor, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist in Pennsylvania. Cynthia Weatherly, an education consultant, gave us additional research…

Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism

“Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism” was an article that was solicited by a Leftist friend. She contacted me shortly before the Christmas holidays in 2005 asking me to explain to her the rise of the Christian Right — its beliefs and leaders. She was looking for a comprehensive…

Homeschooling Under Fire

A history of the plot to depict homeschoolers as truants and child abusers Introduction The following is based upon a speech delivered June 11, 2004, at the NICHE Convention homeschool support leaders banquet held in the fellowship hall at First Federated Church in Des Moines, Iowa. This is a story…

When Johnny Takes the Test

This article “When Johnny Takes the Test” was published in the September 1995 issue of our The Christian Conscience magazine. It was co-authored by Anita Hoge, Melanie Fields and Sarah Leslie who were moms who were researching the rise of a new type of test being used on students in education. Referred…