3/2/04 The more I think about it, the more upset I get. I realize my parents did what they thought was right and tried to teach me what they believed in and didn't mean any harm. But when I look at my daughter (and granted she is a lot younger than I was when I saw the play, but I still think I was awfully young), I can't imagine purposefully implanting fears in her mind about death and hell! I try to understand from the Christian standpoint that instilling a fear of hell is a good thing if it draws a person to God, but even then I can't say I don't think it is right. And if they really thought about it and saw what they were doing, I would hope they would be disgusted with themselves. DH and I have been planning to send her to the Christian school. We want her to get a good education and be in an educational environment where it won't be a free-for-all (can't think of how to explain it) like in the public schools. But there are 2 issues I have: 1. You have to attend church for your child to go to school there. I am not sure if ANY church qualifies or if it has to be in the fundamental Christian vein. If it can be any church, I am assuming we could attend the UU church and be ok. Of course that irritates me that I would have to go to church somewhere just so she can attend, but I realize it is a private school and they need to make up rules according to what they want because they own the place. I also wonder if this would make me a hypocrite? 2. And more importantly, do I want to risk her being brought up with all the same fears and confusion I was? If I don't believe in it, why would I send her to a school where it's a main component and the education she receives will be filtered through a Christian viewpoint? I'm not saying there isn't any good in the Christian faith, just that I do not want that to be her main source of influence and the blinders through which she views the world. I'm torn because I want her to get a good education, but at what sacrifice? I do know that we will teach her what we want at home, but if it conflicts with what she is taught at school, I wonder if she'll get kicked out anyways if she questions them or if they realize we're not the "right" kind of religious folk.

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