Amish & foster care

[ArtSpitzer at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/1/08 7:51:56 PM, Hamilton02 at aol.com writes:

> Art--  Well, I don't think the story as told was truly agnostic.  The views 
> of the boy were not included. ...
> 

I'll plead guilty to that; the story came from the father.   But religious or 
secular, the views of teenagers do not generally prevail over the views of 
their parents, absent actual abuse or neglect.   If I had a 16-year-old son, I 
could send him to boarding school or public school, or make him move with the 
family to (who can I insult here?) Los Angeles, regardless of his "views" about 
the matter.   Teenagers and their parents are not equal parties in family 
decisionmaking, and I don't think I know anyone (other than teenagers, I suppose) 
who thinks they should be.

Art



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