Reply #29: I am glad to hear that [View All]

As I said, in the end you have to decide what's best for you and your family. But I would like to suggest that trying to isolate you and your family from certain things may not be the wisest choice.

The Fundamentalists try to wall off the outside world. The home-school their children, do business with each other, and try to keep outside (read - non-religious) influences out. While they have had a good deal of success, the effort is ultimately futile. You can't keep the world at bay.

And I'm not saying this to compare to Fundies. I just want to portray the futility of trying to protect your family from the world. I think that like a shepherd, you can stop the rain from falling from the sky, but you can lead your flock (family) to shelter.

But, as I said, in the end YOU have to decide what's best for you and your family. I just would hate to see you make that decision based on an idea that may be futile.