Tea at Trianon: Homeschooler back at home

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Homeschooler back at home

Melissa Busekros, the German teenager who was taken away from her family because they were homeschooling her, has returned home. Praise God! Share

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: sad story, let´s hope that the girl will be fine from now on...I did not know till today that home-schooling can have so drastic consequences in Germany. I have no kids, but if I would have I would be also worried for what they got to learn in the public schools, when coming to morality, sex etc.; April 24, 2007 at 1:53:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: Yes, dear Paula, I hope she is fine from now on. She seems to be a strong-minded young lady. She has many friends in this country who have been praying for her. We are all in this together. I agree with you about schools.; April 24, 2007 at 2:17:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: Praise the Lord she is back with her family where she belongs!

It terrifies me to think that government officials can act so high handed and get away with it. Imagine 15 policemen coming and taking one of your children away....I cannot imagine their sorrow and distress.

I have heard some Americans saying "Who cares about what happens in Germany? They should leave if they don't like the laws there."

With our activist judges looking more and more to foreign rulings for 'inspiration', we ARE in danger in the US.

That coupled with disdain in some quarters here for the family, homeschooling and parental rights...we have much to fear.

We must be vigilant and fight to protect the family, parental rights and the right to homeschool. If we don't, we could end up like Germany and have our children taken away from us simply because we choose to live out our faith by keeping our children close to us and shepherding them at home.; April 24, 2007 at 2:48:00 PM EDT
elena maria vidal said...: I agree, Margaret, and we are coming closer to such a situation everyday. There is new "hate crimes" legislation pending in congress which will threaten the religious liberty of many Americans. We must pray and contact our elected officials.
http://capwiz.com/traditional/
issues/alert/?alertid=9562956; April 24, 2007 at 2:55:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: Thank you for the link, Elena. I just filled out the form and sent it!; April 24, 2007 at 3:02:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...: We must remain ever vigilant and protect our freedoms from being usurped by government's need to 'protect' us from ourselves. I always taught my children to question authority. The time may come when I could be arrested for what I have just written.; April 24, 2007 at 8:11:00 PM EDT