Comments on: Our Obsession with Labels http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: TonyP.http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-48063 TonyP. Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:48:07 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-48063 Amen and amen. Amen and amen.

]]> By: Alasandrahttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-8764 Alasandra Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:16:05 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-8764 I would agree that an adoptive father is a father, but you just labeled him an adoptive dad, this would differentiate between the child's biological father and everyone understands the difference between adopted and biological. Labels exists in order for people to communicate. Dan himself uses labels. In his post on what he did during his vacation he says "Never having read a Dean Koontz novel in my life, I picked up The Taking. For the purposes of my mission, I'd hoped to avoid any kind of pseudo-Christian themes in any secular authors" Dan had judged Koontz's work as pseudo-Christian. He has also decided to label Koontz a secular author. Since he doesn't know Koontz or his religious feelings that's a bit presumptuous; but that's beside the point. Without using labels there wouldn't be any way for Dan to communicate his opinion to the rest of us. I would agree that an adoptive father is a father, but you just labeled him an adoptive dad, this would differentiate between the child’s biological father and everyone understands the difference between adopted and biological. Labels exists in order for people to communicate. Dan himself uses labels. In his post on what he did during his vacation he says
“Never having read a Dean Koontz novel in my life, I picked up The Taking. For the purposes of my mission, I’d hoped to avoid any kind of pseudo-Christian themes in any secular authors”

Dan had judged Koontz’s work as pseudo-Christian. He has also decided to label Koontz a secular author. Since he doesn’t know Koontz or his religious feelings that’s a bit presumptuous; but that’s beside the point. Without using labels there wouldn’t be any way for Dan to communicate his opinion to the rest of us.

]]> By: Alasandrahttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-8762 Alasandra Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:06:39 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/our-obsession-with-labels.html#comment-8762 http://alasandras.blogspot.com/2006/10/mislabeling-of-public-school-at-home.html#links When public school at home parents insist on mislabeling themselves they cause confusion. J.Q. Public wants to know why they are being forced to pay for homeschooling? J.Q. Public wants to know why homeschool Dan's son has to take certain test while Susie homeschoolers children do not? When you attempt to explain to them that Dan isn't homeschooling, he is doing public school at home, they look at you blankly and state but HE SAYS HE IS HOMESCHOOLING!!!! Would a good Christian intentionally attempt to deceive people about the educational choice he has made for his children by mislabeling public school at home, homeschooling? Would a good Christian cause confusion? Would a good Christian sow discord? When "real" homeschoolers attempt to explain to public school at home parents that they aren't homeschooling, we aren't labeling them bad parents, we are simply attempting to prevent confusion that could lead to the loss of our homeschooling freedoms. http://alasandras.blogspot.com.....html#links

When public school at home parents insist on mislabeling themselves they cause confusion. J.Q. Public wants to know why they are being forced to pay for homeschooling? J.Q. Public wants to know why homeschool Dan’s son has to take certain test while Susie homeschoolers children do not? When you attempt to explain to them that Dan isn’t homeschooling, he is doing public school at home, they look at you blankly and state but HE SAYS HE IS HOMESCHOOLING!!!!

Would a good Christian intentionally attempt to deceive people about the educational choice he has made for his children by mislabeling public school at home, homeschooling?
Would a good Christian cause confusion?
Would a good Christian sow discord?
When “real” homeschoolers attempt to explain to public school at home parents that they aren’t homeschooling, we aren’t labeling them bad parents, we are simply attempting to prevent confusion that could lead to the loss of our homeschooling freedoms.

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