CitizenLink – Focus On The Family – 08/09/10 U.S. senators are under pressure to ratify a U.N. treaty that could give government the last word on parenting decisions.
At issue is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), a measure that purports to protect children’s freedom of religion and privacy.
In reality, this measure is not necessarily “about giving children rights, but about giving the government the power to override decisions of good parents when their choices differ from the paths favored by the progressive Left,” explained Michael Farris, president of parentalrights.org and chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association.
Among rights threatened would be parents’ ability to direct their children’s spiritual upbringing, as well as what – and when – they learn about sexuality. Read Full Story
