TFOT show 5/17/08, 8 a.m. central, www.praise940.com, click on “listen live”.

Guest: Scott Woodruff, Esq., Home School Legal Defense Association

Topics to think through:
- A salute the men and women in uniform this Armed Forces Day
- Iowa’s Governor Chet Culver vetoes dangerous Collective Bargaining bill.
- University of Toledo has suspended and administrator for expressing free thought in an editorial letter she provided as a private citizen to a Toledo newspaper refuting homosexual behavior as a civil right equal to a disability or race. Go to Worldnet Daily for the complete story.
- CA court overrules the will of the people on Traditional Marriage Unconstitutional.
- Warrants dropped and no arrests made in LDS community in TX, yet hundreds of children still held in state’s custody causing heartbreak for parents.
- When advertising initiatives called for Iowans to follow Minnesota’s lead in spending more money to ‘curb’ unwed/unwanted pregnancies many voters had concerns as to how those dollars might be spent. Figures from MN DHS only add to those concerns as MN taxpayers were forced to pay $1.6 mill for abortions in 2006.

Interview:

Scott Woodruff will be sharing in four workshops at the upcoming (NICHE) annual conference is June 6th and 7th in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott will share about ‘12 Prophets of Error’ that have profoundly impacted our culture in negative ways, protecting children and the 4th Amendment, latest updates in Iowa home schooling law, and the need to protect the authority and integrity of the traditional family through Parental Rights.

Most parents don’t understand their rights and crumble at the thought of Child Protective Services at their door. What are the rights of a parent? Do you know your rights as a parent? Does the state need warrant to enter your home? What does the 4th Amendment of the Constitution say concerning this topic? Do those in question ever get to face their accused? Scott will answer many of these questions at the upcoming Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators (NICHE) annual conference is June 6th and 7th , call 800-723-0438 for more information.

Scott also discussed SF 2364 Emancipation of a Minor. Concerned with the “breathtakingly broad” language in the bill, Scott warned Iowa parents that any child who might be unhappy or rebelling could declare emancipation for their parents with no consent from the parents. Social workers eager to help a child they perceive as ‘better off’ away from the family could instruct and aid in the process of declaring emancipation on behalf of the child. An act consider irretrievable should the family be able to repair relationships and family ties. Recent headlines expose numerous instances where courts have ruled against parents and removed custody of their children over issues such as church attendance, home work requirements, refusal to allow dating privileges, and other basic issues that have usually fallen under parental rights, if not good parenting.

The good news is SF2364 was vetoed later in the day, Friday May 16th, after the show was taped. While it was unfortunate this news was not available for listeners previous to the taping, alerting Iowans to the potential danger of this invasive legislation was still time well spent. For more information go to State Legislative website and search for SF2364.

Helping you protect the treasures God gave you as parents,

Tamara