Texas Court Will Decide If Homeschoolers Can Wait For The Rapture Instead Of Teaching Their Kids

Posted by | November 2, 2015 12:00 | Filed under: Andrew Bradford Contributors News Behaving Badly Religion

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The deeply conservative and all-Republican Texas Supreme Court will soon decide if homeschoolers in the state must actually teach their children or can instead delay instruction as they await the second coming of Jesus Christ.

The case involves Michael and Laura McIntyre. The couple removed their nine children from a private school in 2004 to teach them at home. But a relative reported that the McIntyres never saw the children reading books, using computers, doing math, or any other kind of educational courses. Instead the children allegedly played musical instruments and sang….READ MORE at LiberalAmerica

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By: Andrew Bradford

Andrew Bradford is an author, academic, and political activist who lives in Atlanta. He is a Senior Writer for Liberal America and also has his own blog at deepleftfield.info

38 responses to Texas Court Will Decide If Homeschoolers Can Wait For The Rapture Instead Of Teaching Their Kids

  1. Dwendt44 November 2nd, 2015 at 12:09

    Sounds a lot like child abuse. Or Republican trade school. Keep them ignorant and they’ll vote GOP every time.

    • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 12:34

      coultergiests’ wet dream.

  2. MyDogsAreSmarterThanYou November 2nd, 2015 at 12:12

    Only the mental rejects in Texas would have to debate this issue.

    • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 12:33

      I’m dying laughing at your comment.

    • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 12:50

      your dogs will certainly be smarter than they.

      • Gindy51 November 2nd, 2015 at 13:04

        Sounds to me like my dogs have had more classroom time than the 9 “soon to be dependent on the state of Texas” kids.

        • tracey marie November 2nd, 2015 at 14:50

          One child said no more and requested to go to school, she is 17 and had to be put in the 9th grade.

      • Hirightnow November 2nd, 2015 at 15:23

        My dog died in 2007 and she STILL beats these people in the IQ dept.

  3. Budda November 2nd, 2015 at 12:45

    9 children….

    • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 12:49

      9 uneducated children.

  4. whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 13:10

    seriously, you can’t make this shit up!

  5. rg9rts November 2nd, 2015 at 13:16

    Like Texas doesn’t have enough ignorant people

    • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 13:23

      my son just shook his head.

      • rg9rts November 2nd, 2015 at 13:49

        Scary

        • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 14:01

          what part? back at my desk now. the lunch hour goes by tooooo fast. but the work hours drag on.

  6. tracey marie November 2nd, 2015 at 14:49

    I read this in the chronicle this morning….playing instruments and praying for the rapture is not education.

    • Hirightnow November 2nd, 2015 at 15:22

      Until you go apply for a job, at which time you’re in for a life lesson.

  7. eyelashviper November 2nd, 2015 at 14:54

    I say bring on the damn Rapture and get rid of these depraved and useless fools.

    • Hirightnow November 2nd, 2015 at 15:21

      It’s like, what? 144,000 people? And all of them Jewish men?
      Bye, guys! Thanks for sticking us with the redneck illiterates!

      • whatthe46 November 2nd, 2015 at 15:47

        LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!

        • Hirightnow November 2nd, 2015 at 22:06

          You won’t be laughing come THE RAPTURE, WHEN ALL WHO ARE NOT IN THE BOOK OF LIFE ARE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE, WHERE ETERNAL TORMEN….
          Uh…
          disregard that.

  8. Foundryman November 2nd, 2015 at 14:59

    For a right wing religious freak, this sounds perfectly reasonable. I say let them make their spawn as stupid as possible. In a few years, the rest of the world will have no problem advancing right on pass all these regressive morons.

  9. labman57 November 2nd, 2015 at 16:03

    If their parents are anxiously anticipating “The Rapture”, I can’t imagine that anything involving rational thought would be taught in that home-schooled environment anyway.

  10. William November 2nd, 2015 at 16:15

    Texas+ homeschooling. What could possibly go wrong?

  11. CHOCOL8MILK November 2nd, 2015 at 16:24

    And the dumbing down of the United States continues. Right wing nuts ensuring their legacy will continue onto the future generation.

  12. amersham46 November 2nd, 2015 at 17:18

    Raising the next generation of Republicans

  13. FatRat November 2nd, 2015 at 17:52

    I also believe in the Raptors.
    http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000702757/polls_raptor_jesus_0303_315185_poll_xlarge.jpeg

  14. Warman1138 November 2nd, 2015 at 18:27

    Securing the future republican voter base.

    • Darksnark November 3rd, 2015 at 02:14

      One illiterate Bible-thumping dingbat after another….

  15. bpollen November 3rd, 2015 at 05:24

    The “Rapture” is entirely non-biblical and was thought up by some guy in 1830.

  16. Bunya November 3rd, 2015 at 15:41

    Texas has become the idiot state. I think the more liberal cities like Austin should secede – and the sooner the better, because the insanity may be contagious.

    • mea_mark November 3rd, 2015 at 15:56

      When I start typing crazy RWNJ stuff, you will know it is contagious. Until then … the battle will rage on … may Texas turn blue.

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