{"id":6528,"date":"2013-10-01T23:35:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T22:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2014-01-14T06:38:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T06:38:15","slug":"german-homeschool-family-reunited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/german-homeschool-family-reunited\/","title":{"rendered":"German Homeschool Family Reunited"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robin Phillips<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wunderlich family has now been r\"Wunderlich_10-2-2012_1\"eunited after an armed raid by German authorities following their decision to homeschool.<\/p>\n

Last month<\/strong><\/a> we reported on the tragic series of events, which resulted in the four Wunderlich children, ages 7-14, being separated from their parents and taken to various unknown locations.<\/p>\n

The German government has promised to return the children on one condition: that the parents send their children to state school. (In the German state schools, children are routinely exposed to graphic sex education, violence, witchcraft and atheism.)<\/p>\n

Michael <\/em><\/strong><\/em>Farris of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, commented,<\/p>\n

“It’s a small victory, but it’s still a victory,” said Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) Chairman Michael Farris. “When the parents told the authorities that they would send their kids back to school during the raid, they were told it was too late. What we’ve seen today is a reversal in the German courts caused by the mounting international pressure from human rights advocates. This is a promising start to what will hopefully be a reversal on Germany’s stance on homeschooling altogether.”<\/p>\n

“The German government loves compromises as long as they ultimately get their way. They were fine with a Muslim teenager wearing a swimsuit with a head covering as long as she took part in co-ed pool activities despite her objections. And now they’re fine that the Wunderlich family gets their children back as long as they attend a state school. The attitude of ‘Our way or else…’ is still very much alive in a supposedly tolerant society.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n