[Shimmer128]

Yeah, keep up Hitler's plans. That's the ticket.

[Cicero]

The European Court of Human Rights gave another setback to German homeschoolers by affirming that the interests of the State trump the rights of parents to educate their children.

This flat out contradicts the teachings of the Catholic Church, and I believe of any Protestant Church at least until some of them went crazy. Europe used to have the kind of freedoms that are part of the Christian tradition.

It's a return to the kind of European tyranny that the United States revolted against in 1776. Only now "the state" is a faceless bureaucracy instead of a kingly tyrant. Big difference. This is worse than Louis XIV.

[laotzu]

the interests of the State trump the rights of parents

avert your eyes.....bow & obey

[Enchante]

Oh, yeah, when in doubt it's always best to emulate Hitler and the Nazi lunatics..... /s

"Authorities have dealt with resistance to Hitler’s ban on homeschooling imposed on Germany in 1938 in a manner more consistent with Nazi Germany as families face imprisonment, heavy fines, the state seizure of their children, or are forced to seek asylum for their convictions in neighboring countries"

[CheyennePress]

I can't believe the implications of some of the statements made in this article. It essentially states that the German state owns the children of German citizens.

"it cannot be formally said that the applicant parents are seeking to impose their religious convictions against their children’s will,”

Formally? IMPOSE?!!!! This is infuriating! In what way does the state have any say about how loving, caring parents want to teach their children, particularly on something as personal and as fundamental as religious beliefs? Impose their beliefs? Excuse me, but the parents aren't the ones imposing here!!

“the applicant children were unable to foresee the consequences of their parents decision for home education because of their young age.”
...but they should trust us more than their own parents...

And in what way is Christianity a competing value system in freakin' Germany?

This article has made more livid than I've been over a news story in a long time...

[SF Republican]

My kids attend a french school - they are big on sex education which infuriates me. On the way to work the other day my daughter was explaining (perfectly) sex education to my son. She just turned 5.

[YOUGOTIT]

The European Court of Human Rights is now out in the open as a Communist or Nazi or Fascist organization that wants the state to have complete control and the ability to propagandize the children so they will think and believe in the world of Fascism. (Anti Freedom, Anti Christian, Anti Jew but pro Islam and pro pervert)

[bannie]

the interests of the State trump the rights of parents

Well, that about says it all. Was hillary visiting Brussels?

[VOA]

bump

[RightWhale]

the interests of the State trump the rights of parents

Hmm. Europe is this? Could be almost anywhere. China, Russia, USA.