Brother Hamilton,<\/p>\n
I pray you and your family are well. I have a concern about a class my daughter is taking in high school. There is provocative dancing that I don’t think it’s appropriate for her and our Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n
I addressed my concerns to the counselor in order to change her class to another class. This was her response.<\/p>\n
We are calling to discuss with you the specific concerns you have regarding your daughter’s attendance in dance. Because a move could possibly result in a loss of credit, we took your concern to discuss it with administration. It was decided that we need more detailed information from you such as a letter from your clergyman, a church mission statement, or even a list of specific observances from clergy that would support a religious reason for a move to be considered.<\/p>\n
We take your concerns seriously and would like to gather more information in case we need to further address teachers or students if they are involved with any offending circumstances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What do you suggest I should do? Can you help me?<\/p>\n
Hope to hear from you soon.<\/p>\n\t
Answer:<\/h2>\n
It is unfortunate that society has decayed to the point that adults cannot accept the word of a child’s parents in regard to their own beliefs.<\/p>\n
I don’t know exactly the type of dance that you are objecting to your daughter learning, but I would suggest printing out two or three articles on why modern dancing is inappropriate for Christians.<\/p>\n
See:<\/p>\n
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- Dancing in the Bible<\/a><\/li>\n
- The Moral Danger of the Modern\u00a0Dance<\/a><\/li>\n
- Moral Issues Confronting Christians – Dancing<\/a><\/li>\n
- Is All Dancing Sinful?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dancing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t
Response:<\/h2>\n
It is very unfortunate. I am thankful for your response, brother Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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