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children will receive when they
are enrolled in sorne of these
fr inge schools."
Physician, heal thyselfl Given
the declining test scores, grade
inflation, and abysmally low aca–
demic standards rampant in pub–
líe schools, you wonder how any–
one can say that "quality" of edu–
cation is any kind of argument in
favor of public schools!
Yet in this world, none of the
educational alternatives are really
satisfactory. Public schools can be
dens of violence and illiteracy, and,
at best,
still leave God out of the
currículum. Secular prívaté
schools wi ll probably do a much
better job of educating your child
in secular knowledge, but still
leave God out of the picture. Reli–
gious prívate schools may simply
have the wrong religion. Home
education requires special effort,
and risks legal hassles and a small–
er opportu ni ty for your child to be
with others his own age.
Christ, when He returns to
straighten out this world, will set
things aright. During His reign
on earth, none of these drawbacks
will exist. Until then, the choice
depends on your own unique cir–
cumstances: where you live, the
age of your children, your
income, your ability to teach.
The public schools remain,
however, with serious problems.
A concerned parent should feel at
least
morally entilled
to take
greater
supervision
over the edu–
cation of his own children , wheth–
er they are in pr ívate school or
home educated.
There is a great struggle for the
hearts of the children in Western
society, between parents and an
often secular, humanistically
oriented public school system.
And every parent whose child
reaches school age must eventual–
ly deal with the system's claim on
his child's life. In the United
States, at least, the right to a non–
government school education is
constitutionally guaranteed. In
upholding that right, the U.S.
Supreme Court wrote sorne of the
greatest words in the history of
jurisprudence:
"The child is not the mere
creature of the state." o
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HEALTH
(Continued from page 8)
what words did Jesus say? " If
thou wilt enter into life,
keep the
commandments"
(Matthew
19:17).
Yes, there is an invisible spiri–
tual law that governs our líves.
Mold your life along this law and
your life will
befilled
with peace of
mind and reasonable physical pros–
perity. l ncluded will be the ability
to enjoy sound sleep. Break this
Law and it breaks you! This is the
fundamental, underlying cause
that prevents
millions
each night
from enjoying slumber.
Further proof is in Proverbs
3:21,24: "Let not them (the basic
principies of this spirit ual law]
depart from thine eyes ... [so]
when thou liest down, thou shalt
not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie
down, and
thy sleep shal/ be
sweet"!
There you have it! By keeping
this spiritual law, your life
smooths out- you become tuned
in to things that transcend the
everyday problems we all face.
Once you have focused on the
purpose of life, ordinary hassles
pale into nothing!
The way to restful sleep has
existed for thousands of years–
God wants you to know this, but
many don ' t heed: "God ... told
them ... where true rest lay, rest
for worn souls [Hebrew:
ayeph–
very tired people], refreshing
rest, and yet they would not lis–
ten" (lsaiah 28:12, Moffatt).
You must make the decision!
You can either continue to be
frustrated in attempting to salve
your problems by defying this
unbreakable law, or choose peace
and prosperity. If you'd like to
know more about this law and
way of life and how to apply it,
we have available a free booklet.
lt 's called
The Ten Command–
ments.
You can sleep better after
you read it and do what it says.
Sleeping involves one third of
your life. By observing God' s
statutes, practicing good sleep
habits and exercising properly,
you
can
enjoy sleep- a very spe–
cial gift from God. o
Will
Mankind
Survive
•••THE NEXT DECADE?
First take a look at the facts:
1. Nuclear weaponry bran–
dished e.ven by small
unstable nations.
2. Tempers grow short; rea–
son gives way to desper–
ation in international
affairs.
3 . Economic strangulation,
perhaps total collapse.
4 . Shrinking resources–
too little food, oil, fertil–
izar, etc.
5.
World population dou–
bling in
30
years-14 bil–
lion people on the planet
by
2035?
Nobody likes bad news. But
if present trends continue,
mankind is headed for grave
danger. World leaders are
alarmed. Terms like "Arma–
geddon" and "Apocalypse"
are commonly used. ls dooms–
day at our door?
The handwriting is on the wall,
but there is an alternative to
global holocaust.
For the surprising answer, write
for our free booklet. lt's titled,
The Four Horsemen of the Apoca–
lypse.
THE FOUR
HORSEMEN
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