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You and I've lived too long
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with this miracle to properly
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be appreciative.
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Freedom is a fragile thing
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and it's never more
than one generation
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away from extinction.
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It is not ours
by way of inheritance.
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It must be fought for
and defended constantly
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by each generation...
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For it comes only
once to a people.
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And those in world history
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who have known freedom
and then lost it...
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Have never known it again.
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"For it will not
be you speaking,"
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but the spirit of your father
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"speaking through you."
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- Mike, breakfast.
- Sorry, honey.
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No time. Love you, guys.
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Why can't my pancakes
come out round?
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This one looks like Australia.
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They'll taste the same as
any other continent, sweetie.
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- I promise.
- Hey, hey dad.
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- What about this car?
- How much have you saved?
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Okay, well if I sell my guitar
I can, you know,
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probably get couple
hundred extra bucks.
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Yeah, it's too expensive.
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- Just keep lookin', alright?
- Alright.
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You're the best.
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I love you guys.
I'll see you at 6:00.
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- Love you.
- Love you.
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- They're all yours.
- Reading and theology today.
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Pick up at 5:00. Okay.
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Hey, Jackson.
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Honey, I'll be home as
soon as work is over, okay?
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I think Shannon has a new
puzzle she wants to show you.
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- Okay.
- Hey, Jackson's here.
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Have you had breakfast yet?
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Someone at the restaurant
called in sick,
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so I'm gonna have to pull
a double tonight.
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- I'm sorry.
- It doesn't happen often.
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Anyway, uh, Jackson's babysitter
will pick him up tonight.
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Do you remember miss Meredith,
the church secretary?
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Taylor, it's gonna be fine.
Promise.
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Right. Thanks.
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This means more to us
than you know.
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This coffee is wonderful.
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So tell me about your
mission trip. Was it amazing?
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Oh, you would love China.
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She's my native country,
but I don't think I can return.
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Why?
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The persecution
of people of faith
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is much worse now
than when I left.
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And not just of christians but
of uyghur muslims and others.
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Yeah, I heard they're
tryin' to take millions
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in re-education camps.
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Now they're trying
to contextualize the Bible
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to make it more
culturally appropriate.
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Freedom is fragile, ayisha.
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Did you see your family?
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I traveled to the other
side of the world.
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They still won't speak to me
now that I'm a Christian.
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My family lives down the street
and my father won't talk to me.
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I didn't think that
christianity could be so...
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Lonely?
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Okay, this is North America.
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Put it where it
belongs on the map.
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Sorry, I'm late.
Jail ministry went long.
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No worries.
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- Hey, Brandon.
- Hey, Mr. Hill.
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- Ooh, nice.
- Hey calc now, cars later.
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- I like the truck.
- Yeah, me too.
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17, buyin' my first car.
I remember that.
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It's amazing you can get him
to think about anything else.
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Yeah, I guess.
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How's Jackson doin'?
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He's comin' out of
his shell a little bit.
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He relaxes around
Shannon, so that's good.
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Yeah. That is good.
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How about Taylor?
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She's been at the church
for like six months
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and I just realized that
I don't know anything about her.
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I guess it's my fault.
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No, don't beat yourself up.
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She keeps to herself.
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Usually works nights so she can
be with Jackson during the day.
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Didn't know that.
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Still it's my job
to let people know
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they have a home at St. Jude's.
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Alright, everyone.
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Let's get our bibles out
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and get ready
for some reading time.
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Yeah, guys. Let's get to work.
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Yeah!
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Today is, drum roll please.
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We're talkin' about Noah.
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Open your bibles
to Genesis seven.
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That's really good, Shannon.
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Okay, let's talk about
what we just heard.
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It's about to get really wet.
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Well, I think there's more
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to this story than just rain.
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How do you think
people reacted to Noah
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when he suddenly started
to build a big boat?
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They probably thought
he was nuts.
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I think you may be right.
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And that's the point.
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Sometimes trusting god means
believing and doing things
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that the world won't understand,
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but we know that god honors
our obedience to him.
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I'm Ms. Dowd
with social services.
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I'm here to review your
homeschooling environment.
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Uh, no one called
to let me know.
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We've switched
to unannounced visitations.
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May I come in?
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Good afternoon, children.
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- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
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I'm Ms. Dowd.
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Since you don't have
a board-certified instructor
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I'm here to make sure you
aren't missing anything.
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Is Ms. Short for miss or missus?
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It's not short for anything.
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- It's complete by itself.
- Oh, she meant no disrespect.
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She's just asking
if you're single or married
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so she might address
you properly.
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I identify as self-partnered.
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Might I ask what
subject we're studying?
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It's a combined unit
of reading and theology.
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- And you are?
- Oh.
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I'm reverend David hill
from St. Jude's.
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Our church, uh, helped
found the co-op.
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My interest is
only with the parents
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and with the children.
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And the lesson
plan is "the Bible."
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Well for theology,
I'd be hard-pressed
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to find a more appropriate book.
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Uh-huh.
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Why don't you continue
as if I'm not even here?
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Okay.
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Wanna pick up where
we left off, Shannon?
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Sure.
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"You are to bring into the ark
two of all living creatures
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male and female to keep
them alive with you."
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"Noah did everything
as god commanded him."
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So the takeaway,
they're teachable moment
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from the Noah myth
is obey god or die?
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I mean, that's one way
to look at it.
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Uh-huh.
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And the animals,
what exactly was the sin
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that required their destruction?
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These are my recommendations
to the state.
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Escalation?
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That's not up to me.
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I heard you pullin' up.
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- Long day, huh?
- Very. How was Jackson?
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You know I love your boy
like he's my own,
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but he needs help, Taylor.
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- Mommy.
- It's okay, honey. I'm here.
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- You came back.
- Of course.
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Mommy always comes back.
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I was just at work.
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What if you had to go to
heaven to be with daddy?
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Oh, honey,
that's not gonna happen.
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The country is just
now beginning to realize
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that unity means
winning under our terms.
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Frankly, everybody's
tired of this stalemate.
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The very idea of unity
in this country
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we've now considered
to be a myth.
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Everybody's ready to move
on from this gridlock
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which is why my staff and I
have drafted new legislation.
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Legislation that's
gonna guarantee
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that every child in this country
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gets the kind of education
that they deserve.
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Now mind you,
we're gonna get this done
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with or without the help of our
friends from across the aisle.
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We know what
the American people need.
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They need progress
and we're gonna give it to 'em.
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Thank you.
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Remember the visit we got from
social services the other day
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and we thought it wasn't
gonna be a big deal?
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- Yeah?
- It is a big deal.
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I know, Mike.
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Phone's been ringin'
off the hook here.
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Look, I'll come by later, okay?
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We'll figure this out together.
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Bye.
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Oh, hey you two.
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I'm here to pick
up those study guides
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for seminary school,
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but we can come back
if this is a bad time.
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No, no, no, no, no.
Please come on in, have a seat.
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- Meredith, can you find those?
- Yeah.
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Martin, you're gonna
be a great pastor.
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What's the latest on
the homeschooling co-op?
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Well, every family in the co-op
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has just received
a court summons.
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- How is that possible?
- I don't know.
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I always thought
the law gave parents
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the freedom to homeschool
as they see fit.
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Growing up, we always
heard that in america
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you could say
whatever you please,
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wear whatever you like
and worship whomever you will.
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And that's still true, ayisha.
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This is just a misunderstanding,
it has to be.
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Yes, the supreme court said
we can worship god
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according to the dictates
of our own conscience.
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It's how the court
defines Liberty.
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How do you know so much
about the constitution?
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I studied for the civics
test to get my citizenship.
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American history is
a hobby for me now.
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The constitution is
an amazing document.
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Yup, I suppose it is.
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Uh, hi, excuse me.
Are you selling your car?
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Sure am. You buyin'?
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Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Uh, well, maybe.
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- I'm Brandon.
- Kayla.
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So, like what you see?
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Huh?
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The car.
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Yes. Yeah. She's very beautiful.
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- It's beautiful. The... the car.
- Uh-huh.
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I was talkin' about. This is
just a temporary right now.
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May I ask why you're selling it?
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I start college in the fall.
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It's too expensive
to have a car on campus.
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Totally, college. Yeah.
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Well, it'd be great if I could,
uh, get some pictures.
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Uh, yeah. Brandon.
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- Kayla.
- Yeah. I already asked you.
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Yup.
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Sorry.
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It all seems so extreme.
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Dave, I want you to know
that we will not
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be cooperating at all, 'Kay?
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Not giving in is more like it.
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Yeah, I've spoken to the board.
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We could certainly
adjust the curriculum
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to be more accommodating.
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Don't you mean
compromise the curriculum?
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We already told them
we're not conforming.
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Religion has been removed
from our schools.
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They're teaching kids
that they don't need god.
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Their faith is irrelevant to
their personal choices, Dave.
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I hear you.
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I mean these are some of the
reasons we started the co-op
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in the first place. It's just...
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I need you to understand
what you're getting
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yourself into
when you fight city hall.
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Church really should've
moved off-campus
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50 years ago when...
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Court costs, attorney fees.
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Communities become divided.
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A beacon of violence
and controversy
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and it has no place here
at Hadley university campus.
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It's a time-consuming
draining experience
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that rarely ends
the way that you had hoped.
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We understand.
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Lemme know if there's
anything else I can do.
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Sorry I couldn't
be of more help.
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During our observed instruction,
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a number of
deficiencies were noted.
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These include one, lack of
instructional effectiveness.
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Two, an environment inferior
to a group-learning experience.
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Three, the parents' inability
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to cover all intellectual areas.
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And four, the absence
of sufficient equipment
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especially in the sciences.
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We are concerned
that these children
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may not acquire
the essential skills
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for good citizenship
and for their learning.
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Has there been some attempt
at upgrading the curriculum?
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There has, your honor.
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But the parents
in the St. Jude co-op
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have refused to conform
their curriculum
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with district norms.
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- Is this true?
- Yes, your honor.
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But you need to understand...
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A simple yes or no
would answer the question.
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If you say yes,
that's a problem.
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Does the district
have a recommendation?
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We recommend
the children be returned
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to an accredited learning
program immediately.
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00:15:50,558 --> 00:15:52,627
Your honor,
the district is complaining
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about the lack of socialization.
284
00:15:53,962 --> 00:15:55,731
But our children are
being denied the chance
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to participate in any kind of
extracurricular activities.
286
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State law is clear.
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Homeschoolers have no right
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to exploit
extracurricular activities
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00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:05,439
at a school they don't
see fit to attend.
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00:16:05,473 --> 00:16:07,608
It's an either/or
situation, Mr. McKinnon.
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00:16:07,642 --> 00:16:10,378
The children in your co-op
cannot ask for dessert
292
00:16:10,411 --> 00:16:12,380
without eating
their dinner first.
293
00:16:12,413 --> 00:16:15,383
Their parents pay
taxes though, right?
294
00:16:15,416 --> 00:16:19,320
- Excuse me?
- I mean their property taxes.
295
00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:22,256
That would cover the dessert
and the dinner too, correct?
296
00:16:22,289 --> 00:16:23,457
And you are?
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00:16:23,491 --> 00:16:24,960
Reverend David hill, your honor.
298
00:16:24,993 --> 00:16:26,673
It was our church
that organized the co-op.
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00:16:27,829 --> 00:16:30,398
I remember you well, pastor.
300
00:16:30,431 --> 00:16:33,534
I do not pretend to be
an educational professional
301
00:16:33,567 --> 00:16:37,405
and I also note however
that neither are any of you.
302
00:16:37,438 --> 00:16:39,407
This case could
take years to settle
303
00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,243
and your children simply
can't wait that long.
304
00:16:42,276 --> 00:16:44,512
In the interim,
I am going to sign an order
305
00:16:44,545 --> 00:16:47,348
giving you 10 days
to either conform
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00:16:47,381 --> 00:16:49,718
to the district
supervisor's recommendation
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00:16:49,751 --> 00:16:53,755
or enroll your children
in accredited schools.
308
00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:55,456
And if we refuse?
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00:16:57,658 --> 00:17:00,561
Parents have the freedom
to raise their children
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00:17:00,594 --> 00:17:03,732
in line with their moral
and religious beliefs.
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00:17:03,765 --> 00:17:07,836
Your children, however, enjoy
the right to an education.
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00:17:07,869 --> 00:17:09,705
Your freedoms as parents
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00:17:09,738 --> 00:17:14,442
do not supersede
your children's rights.
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00:17:14,475 --> 00:17:17,779
Your beliefs do not exempt
you from the law, Mr. McKinnon.
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00:17:17,813 --> 00:17:20,548
Therefore, if your children
do not show up at school
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a week from Monday,
you will be fined $1,000 a day
317
00:17:23,785 --> 00:17:25,586
for the first two weeks.
318
00:17:25,619 --> 00:17:29,024
Thereafter, you will be
charged with contempt of court,
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00:17:29,057 --> 00:17:31,459
meaning you will be
incarcerated.
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00:17:31,492 --> 00:17:33,494
During which time,
the court will appoint
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00:17:33,527 --> 00:17:35,764
temporary custody
of your children
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00:17:35,797 --> 00:17:39,667
to someone who will abide
by the court's decision.
323
00:17:39,701 --> 00:17:42,470
Perhaps the good reverend
can explain further
324
00:17:42,503 --> 00:17:45,874
the ramifications of contempt
in this courtroom.
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00:17:45,907 --> 00:17:47,843
So ordered.
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00:17:52,313 --> 00:17:54,515
Just tell me, lord.
327
00:17:54,548 --> 00:17:56,417
Is my family's
isolation the price
328
00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:57,719
that you're asking me to pay?
329
00:18:02,556 --> 00:18:05,227
Of course, they'll abide by your
will, whatever that may be.
330
00:18:08,529 --> 00:18:10,598
If there's any other way,
just please show me.
331
00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,269
I'll do anything...
332
00:18:17,038 --> 00:18:18,840
If I could just see
my family again.
333
00:18:57,045 --> 00:18:59,681
Uh, excuse me, pastor hill?
334
00:18:59,714 --> 00:19:01,415
Jude.
335
00:19:01,448 --> 00:19:03,051
I told you,
you can just call me David.
336
00:19:03,084 --> 00:19:05,987
- Oh, right.
- Hey, you know what?
337
00:19:06,021 --> 00:19:07,722
Maybe you can help me
with this sermon.
338
00:19:07,756 --> 00:19:10,424
- Certainly, pastor David.
- Ah!
339
00:19:10,457 --> 00:19:12,526
- Okay.
- What's the topic?
340
00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,864
Topic is "what does
faith look like?"
341
00:19:15,897 --> 00:19:17,933
It's so hard to nail it down.
342
00:19:17,966 --> 00:19:19,366
Yes.
343
00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,903
Because it's relative.
344
00:19:21,937 --> 00:19:25,140
In Nigeria, many of the people
that we minister to
345
00:19:25,173 --> 00:19:28,542
are only ever a moment
away from death.
346
00:19:28,576 --> 00:19:33,614
Death from hunger,
disease, bad water.
347
00:19:33,647 --> 00:19:37,484
Villagers walk to church,
many for hours.
348
00:19:37,518 --> 00:19:41,555
They don't say, "oh, I have
to go to church today."
349
00:19:41,589 --> 00:19:45,126
They say, "yes, it's Sunday.
I get to go to church."
350
00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,730
In the backcountry,
people don't have money.
351
00:19:48,763 --> 00:19:52,466
They bring carrots, eggs, milk.
352
00:19:52,499 --> 00:19:53,768
It's all they have.
353
00:19:55,003 --> 00:19:57,038
It's their widow's mite.
354
00:19:57,072 --> 00:19:59,841
They're happy to give
the lord thanks
355
00:19:59,875 --> 00:20:02,643
for one more week of life.
356
00:20:02,677 --> 00:20:05,013
So, when somebody puts
a gun on their heads and say,
357
00:20:05,046 --> 00:20:07,782
"denounce Jesus and die,"
358
00:20:07,816 --> 00:20:12,653
they say, "Jesus, I'm coming
home to you."
359
00:20:12,687 --> 00:20:17,092
That's what faith looks like
for those who have nothing,
360
00:20:17,125 --> 00:20:19,493
who are so close
to death every day
361
00:20:19,526 --> 00:20:22,429
and still have that
fire and love for god.
362
00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:29,170
- You humble me, Jude.
- No.
363
00:20:29,204 --> 00:20:31,907
We all have our cross to bear.
364
00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:36,945
America is a country so blessed
with prosperity,
365
00:20:36,978 --> 00:20:40,916
it only makes sense that much
will be asked of her in return.
366
00:20:42,817 --> 00:20:46,821
To whom much is given,
much will be required.
367
00:20:49,958 --> 00:20:51,525
Much will be required.
368
00:21:02,203 --> 00:21:03,705
I miss you, old friend.
369
00:21:20,521 --> 00:21:21,856
Ah, St. Jude's church.
370
00:21:23,091 --> 00:21:24,591
Yeah, this is he.
371
00:21:27,996 --> 00:21:28,996
Oh, okay.
372
00:21:29,998 --> 00:21:31,465
Wait, what?
373
00:21:33,134 --> 00:21:35,003
Who is this again?
374
00:21:35,036 --> 00:21:36,681
I don't have the money
to pay for those kinds of fines.
375
00:21:36,705 --> 00:21:38,907
- None of us do.
- Well that's it.
376
00:21:38,940 --> 00:21:40,851
We're gonna enroll our kids
into oakwood on Monday.
377
00:21:40,875 --> 00:21:43,812
Look at this.
You know the Andersons, right?
378
00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:45,847
Okay, all their
kids go to oakwood.
379
00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,882
Matty Anderson brought
that home from school.
380
00:21:49,751 --> 00:21:52,120
This is an advertisement
for birth control.
381
00:21:52,153 --> 00:21:54,856
Yeah. They passed
it out in class.
382
00:21:54,889 --> 00:21:57,759
Matty's in the second grade.
He's 7.
383
00:21:57,792 --> 00:21:59,294
How long 'til
they bring that here?
384
00:21:59,327 --> 00:22:00,805
I mean we're not
subjecting Shannon to that
385
00:22:00,829 --> 00:22:02,629
and none of you should have to.
386
00:22:02,663 --> 00:22:03,965
No, you shouldn't...
387
00:22:05,300 --> 00:22:07,002
Which is why
388
00:22:07,035 --> 00:22:09,771
I think we should fight this.
389
00:22:09,804 --> 00:22:11,672
We need to.
390
00:22:11,706 --> 00:22:13,875
With all due respect, Dave,
391
00:22:13,908 --> 00:22:16,177
you're not the one
on the hook for fines.
392
00:22:16,211 --> 00:22:17,846
Not to mention,
the contempt of court.
393
00:22:19,748 --> 00:22:22,183
The church will stand
with you on this.
394
00:22:22,217 --> 00:22:23,818
We'll organize a plan
and help with any
395
00:22:23,852 --> 00:22:25,920
court costs
and attorney fees if need be.
396
00:22:25,954 --> 00:22:28,990
Dave, the church doesn't
have those kinds of funds.
397
00:22:30,792 --> 00:22:34,029
We have eight days
to figure it out
398
00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:37,298
and I... I will personally
399
00:22:37,332 --> 00:22:41,169
cover the cost of any fines
if we have to.
400
00:22:41,202 --> 00:22:42,904
David, unless you
won the lottery,
401
00:22:42,937 --> 00:22:45,306
there's no way you'll be
able to pay for all this.
402
00:22:45,340 --> 00:22:46,941
Unless you're betting,
you won't have to.
403
00:22:46,975 --> 00:22:49,811
I have faith
that I won't have to.
404
00:22:49,844 --> 00:22:52,914
And if I do,
I'll deal with it then.
405
00:22:52,947 --> 00:22:54,082
This is important.
406
00:22:55,183 --> 00:22:56,550
Why the change of heart?
407
00:22:58,619 --> 00:23:00,587
An old friend reminded me that
408
00:23:02,123 --> 00:23:03,825
our freedoms came with a price.
409
00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,062
China banned homeschooling
410
00:23:07,095 --> 00:23:09,764
because homeschool
students are not exposed
411
00:23:09,798 --> 00:23:12,801
to state-sponsored
indoctrination.
412
00:23:12,834 --> 00:23:15,336
If any parents chooses
to homeschool,
413
00:23:15,370 --> 00:23:18,706
they must do so underground
and at great risk.
414
00:23:18,740 --> 00:23:21,209
Once a freedom is taken away...
415
00:23:21,242 --> 00:23:23,211
It is very difficult
to get it back.
416
00:23:23,244 --> 00:23:24,245
Exactly.
417
00:23:24,279 --> 00:23:25,947
And to that end,
418
00:23:25,980 --> 00:23:27,949
I think we might
have a little help.
419
00:23:27,982 --> 00:23:30,685
Earlier, I got a phone
call from Daryl Smith.
420
00:23:30,718 --> 00:23:33,088
- A congressman from Texas.
- Congressman?
421
00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:35,690
Mr. Smith told me congress
is meeting next week
422
00:23:35,723 --> 00:23:37,892
and they're having
hearings on education.
423
00:23:37,926 --> 00:23:39,703
They asked if any of us
would go to Washington
424
00:23:39,727 --> 00:23:41,062
and describe our situation.
425
00:23:43,698 --> 00:23:45,632
Washington, DC?
426
00:23:45,666 --> 00:23:46,968
Washington, DC.
427
00:23:48,136 --> 00:23:49,137
Yeah.
428
00:23:53,741 --> 00:23:55,119
Hey, son, make sure
to help grandma.
429
00:23:55,143 --> 00:23:56,887
It's only gonna be a
couple of nights. Promise.
430
00:23:56,911 --> 00:23:59,114
Yeah, sure.
431
00:23:59,147 --> 00:24:00,691
Hey so dad, I know with
everything going on,
432
00:24:00,715 --> 00:24:02,050
money might be tight
433
00:24:02,083 --> 00:24:03,718
especially if you guys have
to pay fines.
434
00:24:03,751 --> 00:24:05,120
Everything's gonna be fine.
435
00:24:05,153 --> 00:24:07,388
We're gonna work this out.
What's this?
436
00:24:07,422 --> 00:24:10,792
Well, just in case. I want you
to take the money for the car.
437
00:24:10,825 --> 00:24:13,394
It's not gonna kill me to ride
a bike a little while longer.
438
00:24:13,428 --> 00:24:16,064
You're gonna make me
cry now, okay? No.
439
00:24:16,097 --> 00:24:18,867
Me and your mother are gonna
work this thing out, I promise.
440
00:24:18,900 --> 00:24:20,377
But you know, I want you
to know somethin', okay?
441
00:24:20,401 --> 00:24:22,270
I couldn't be any more proud
442
00:24:22,303 --> 00:24:24,038
than I am of you right now, son.
443
00:24:25,473 --> 00:24:28,276
- I love you, man.
- Yeah, I love you.
444
00:24:28,309 --> 00:24:29,744
Alright, don't cry. Don't cry.
445
00:24:29,777 --> 00:24:31,412
Be good for grandma,
do whatever she says
446
00:24:31,446 --> 00:24:33,214
and no arguing
over bedtime, okay?
447
00:24:33,248 --> 00:24:34,916
Mom, really?
448
00:24:34,949 --> 00:24:36,417
I got this.
449
00:24:36,451 --> 00:24:37,886
Too big to give your mom a hug?
450
00:24:39,787 --> 00:24:41,156
You guys heard from Taylor?
451
00:24:41,189 --> 00:24:43,057
- We need to get goin'.
- There she is.
452
00:24:51,466 --> 00:24:53,477
- I hope I haven't made us late.
- What's wrong, honey?
453
00:24:53,501 --> 00:24:56,738
- Is it Jackson?
- He's with miss Meredith.
454
00:24:56,771 --> 00:24:58,773
Okay. It's worth it, right?
Our kids?
455
00:24:58,806 --> 00:25:00,742
'Course it is. Taylor,
what's the matter?
456
00:25:00,775 --> 00:25:02,255
We should go.
We can't miss our plane.
457
00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:06,714
I really appreciate you comin'
458
00:25:06,748 --> 00:25:07,916
along and keepin' me company.
459
00:25:07,949 --> 00:25:09,450
Did you know that two presidents
460
00:25:09,484 --> 00:25:11,186
kept alligators
at the white house?
461
00:25:11,219 --> 00:25:13,755
It's just sometimes
I feel a little out of place
462
00:25:13,788 --> 00:25:15,456
being the only
non-parent in the group.
463
00:25:15,490 --> 00:25:17,892
- No way.
- I know, it's silly, but...
464
00:25:17,926 --> 00:25:19,460
There's a statue
of Darth Vader's head
465
00:25:19,494 --> 00:25:21,829
on top of
the national cathedral.
466
00:25:21,863 --> 00:25:22,964
- What?
- What?
467
00:25:25,166 --> 00:25:27,435
Thanks for letting me come
along. It means a lot to me.
468
00:25:27,468 --> 00:25:29,103
Ah, don't mention it.
469
00:25:38,513 --> 00:25:41,716
Hey, what do you think
of this car?
470
00:25:44,519 --> 00:25:46,120
That's freedom right there.
471
00:25:46,154 --> 00:25:48,122
It's a chance to hang
with people my own age.
472
00:25:48,156 --> 00:25:50,425
What car? I see some girl.
473
00:25:50,458 --> 00:25:52,961
And, oh wait, there it is.
474
00:25:52,994 --> 00:25:56,130
- Are those the wheels?
- You're so funny. Yeah.
475
00:25:56,164 --> 00:25:58,266
But what do you know?
You're just a fifth grader.
476
00:25:58,299 --> 00:26:00,001
I know mom and dad would be mad
477
00:26:00,034 --> 00:26:02,103
if you waste your money
on the wrong car.
478
00:26:03,271 --> 00:26:04,739
What? It's a great car.
479
00:26:06,574 --> 00:26:08,142
- Yeah.
- All in one piece.
480
00:26:08,176 --> 00:26:09,877
Okay, got it.
481
00:26:11,379 --> 00:26:12,981
Thanks for this.
482
00:26:13,014 --> 00:26:14,882
I know you're gonna be
very happy with the car.
483
00:26:14,916 --> 00:26:17,018
No, um, thank you.
484
00:26:17,051 --> 00:26:19,454
I can finally give
the bike to my sister
485
00:26:19,487 --> 00:26:21,856
and travel in style.
486
00:26:27,395 --> 00:26:29,297
So, um, can I, uh...
487
00:26:30,531 --> 00:26:32,433
Ask you a question?
488
00:26:32,467 --> 00:26:36,104
- Okay.
- I just gotta be real with you.
489
00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:38,039
I mean this is
my first car and all.
490
00:26:38,072 --> 00:26:41,476
I look a little
older than my age.
491
00:26:41,509 --> 00:26:43,011
You know,
it's a big step of my life
492
00:26:43,044 --> 00:26:44,879
and well I was just
kinda wondering...
493
00:26:44,912 --> 00:26:46,180
If it's a good car?
494
00:26:48,283 --> 00:26:49,450
Yeah.
495
00:26:49,484 --> 00:26:53,421
It's actually an awesome car.
496
00:26:53,454 --> 00:26:56,090
I'd take her with me if I could.
497
00:26:56,124 --> 00:26:57,425
That's great.
498
00:26:57,458 --> 00:27:00,895
Yeah, that's, um,
really good to know.
499
00:27:09,470 --> 00:27:14,042
Well, so, um, I guess you'll be
leaving for state in the fall.
500
00:27:14,075 --> 00:27:17,111
Yeah, last little hurrah
before I have to start adulting.
501
00:27:17,145 --> 00:27:20,481
Yeah. Well, um, I was just...
I was thinking.
502
00:27:20,515 --> 00:27:23,017
Hey, sorry. This is my mom.
503
00:27:23,051 --> 00:27:25,453
- I kinda have to take it.
- Yeah. Yeah, of course.
504
00:27:25,486 --> 00:27:27,221
Hey, mom.
505
00:27:27,255 --> 00:27:29,957
Um, yeah, I'm here with
the boy who bought my car.
506
00:27:31,592 --> 00:27:34,095
It's fine.
I can fend for myself.
507
00:27:36,397 --> 00:27:40,968
Yeah, I'll just throw something
in the microwave I guess.
508
00:27:45,306 --> 00:27:47,175
Yeah. Okay, mom. Got it.
509
00:28:36,557 --> 00:28:38,960
Hi, baba, it's me.
510
00:28:38,993 --> 00:28:41,362
I just wanted to call
to tell you that
511
00:28:41,396 --> 00:28:44,232
I love you and I miss you.
512
00:28:44,265 --> 00:28:46,267
I really wish that
you would talk to me.
513
00:28:50,171 --> 00:28:52,106
Please call me.
514
00:29:06,487 --> 00:29:08,589
It's still early.
You guys wanna grab a bite?
515
00:29:08,623 --> 00:29:10,558
How about touring the city?
516
00:29:10,591 --> 00:29:12,960
Guys, I don't think Taylor's
gonna wanna do any sightseeing.
517
00:29:12,994 --> 00:29:14,328
On the flight over here,
518
00:29:14,362 --> 00:29:16,931
she told us that she was
released from her job.
519
00:29:17,331 --> 00:29:18,734
Why?
520
00:29:18,767 --> 00:29:20,210
I guess she's been takin' too
much time off
521
00:29:20,234 --> 00:29:22,236
and the trip to DC
certainly didn't help.
522
00:29:23,204 --> 00:29:25,173
Wow.
523
00:29:25,206 --> 00:29:28,042
Mike, you, uh,
you mind checkin' us in?
524
00:29:28,075 --> 00:29:30,044
I wanna go see
if she needs anything.
525
00:29:30,077 --> 00:29:32,013
Martin, you always
wanted to be a pastor.
526
00:29:32,046 --> 00:29:33,948
C'mon, this is
what it looks like.
527
00:29:34,716 --> 00:29:36,317
Okay.
528
00:29:36,350 --> 00:29:39,454
Taylor, um, I'm so sorry
to hear about your job.
529
00:29:39,487 --> 00:29:42,123
Thanks. I can get another one.
530
00:29:42,156 --> 00:29:43,167
This one just worked
'cause I could be
531
00:29:43,191 --> 00:29:44,959
with Jackson during the day.
532
00:29:46,394 --> 00:29:47,462
Okay.
533
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,501
Is there somethin' else?
534
00:29:55,570 --> 00:29:57,305
I'm fine. Really.
535
00:29:57,338 --> 00:29:59,258
You guys don't have to sit here
and hold my hand.
536
00:30:00,742 --> 00:30:02,610
I'm your pastor, Taylor.
537
00:30:02,643 --> 00:30:04,045
We're here for you.
538
00:30:06,047 --> 00:30:07,181
You guys, it's...
539
00:30:09,217 --> 00:30:12,053
Look, if you don't wanna
talk about it, that's okay.
540
00:30:12,086 --> 00:30:14,422
But sometimes it's better
if you do.
541
00:30:14,455 --> 00:30:17,358
Everyone is feeling
the stress, I think.
542
00:30:17,391 --> 00:30:19,160
Yeah, Shannon said last night
she doesn't
543
00:30:19,193 --> 00:30:21,496
want her parents going to jail.
544
00:30:21,529 --> 00:30:23,373
Children shouldn't have to worry
about things like that.
545
00:30:23,397 --> 00:30:25,666
I know, she even asked to sleep
in our bed.
546
00:30:25,701 --> 00:30:27,769
I mean, she hasn't
done that in years.
547
00:30:27,803 --> 00:30:29,643
Jackson hasn't slept
without me in over a year.
548
00:30:37,144 --> 00:30:40,515
My husband left for
an air force training mission
549
00:30:42,416 --> 00:30:44,285
and that was the last time
we saw him.
550
00:30:45,486 --> 00:30:47,522
Equipment malfunction.
551
00:30:47,555 --> 00:30:50,658
But I've worked for
the government long enough
552
00:30:50,692 --> 00:30:52,326
to read between the lines.
553
00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:53,829
How he died isn't
important anyway
554
00:30:53,862 --> 00:30:58,065
because I know why he did.
It's just...
555
00:31:01,302 --> 00:31:03,604
Jackson isn't dealing
with it very well, you know?
556
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:09,577
We moved to hope Springs
in the fall for a fresh start.
557
00:31:12,246 --> 00:31:15,082
- It's where my mom grew up.
- I'm so sorry, Taylor.
558
00:31:16,384 --> 00:31:17,451
I didn't know.
559
00:31:17,485 --> 00:31:19,587
You guys, the church,
the co-op...
560
00:31:20,856 --> 00:31:23,190
You've all been lifesavers.
561
00:31:23,224 --> 00:31:25,626
I don't know what my son
and I would do without you.
562
00:31:25,660 --> 00:31:29,497
Jackson wouldn't last 10 minutes
in a public school.
563
00:31:29,530 --> 00:31:31,465
They'd classify him
as special education
564
00:31:31,499 --> 00:31:33,501
and label him
emotionally disturbed.
565
00:31:35,202 --> 00:31:37,238
They'd give him
an individual education plan
566
00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:39,173
which might not even
challenge him at all
567
00:31:39,206 --> 00:31:41,576
until eventually Jackson
becomes the label
568
00:31:41,609 --> 00:31:44,445
the state pins on him
and why his father died
569
00:31:44,478 --> 00:31:46,447
I feel like would
all be for nothing.
570
00:31:47,849 --> 00:31:49,216
Why?
571
00:31:52,553 --> 00:31:54,155
Defending our freedoms.
572
00:32:00,227 --> 00:32:02,798
I feel like
such a fool. I had no idea.
573
00:32:02,831 --> 00:32:07,501
I'm ashamed to admit it, but I
assumed that she was divorced.
574
00:32:07,535 --> 00:32:10,237
I mean, but would it
have mattered if she was?
575
00:32:10,271 --> 00:32:12,239
We failed her, Mike,
576
00:32:12,273 --> 00:32:15,576
as christians, as just
decent human beings.
577
00:33:10,866 --> 00:33:12,233
Hey.
578
00:33:24,612 --> 00:33:26,180
What's wrong with you?
579
00:33:28,249 --> 00:33:29,550
Nothin', I got a date.
580
00:33:33,989 --> 00:33:35,791
"Four score and seven years ago,"
581
00:33:35,824 --> 00:33:39,360
our fathers brought forth on
this continent a new nation...
582
00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:40,862
Conceived in Liberty
and dedicated
583
00:33:40,896 --> 00:33:44,966
"to the proposition that all men
are created equal."
584
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,568
"Now we are engaged
in a great civil war"
585
00:33:47,601 --> 00:33:50,304
testing whether that
nation or any nation
586
00:33:50,337 --> 00:33:53,775
"so conceived and so dedicated
could long endure."
587
00:33:53,809 --> 00:33:56,510
"It is for us the living,
rather, to be dedicated
588
00:33:56,544 --> 00:33:59,346
here to the unfinished work
which they have fought here."
589
00:33:59,380 --> 00:34:00,749
"That from these honored dead,"
590
00:34:00,782 --> 00:34:03,517
we take increased devotion
to that cause
591
00:34:03,551 --> 00:34:06,353
"for which they gave the last
full measure of devotion."
592
00:34:08,790 --> 00:34:11,392
"That we here highly resolve
that these dead"
593
00:34:11,425 --> 00:34:13,829
shall not have died in vain,
594
00:34:13,862 --> 00:34:16,732
that this nation under god
595
00:34:16,765 --> 00:34:18,499
"shall have a new birth
of freedom."
596
00:34:20,068 --> 00:34:22,369
"And that government
of the people,"
597
00:34:22,403 --> 00:34:24,472
by the people, for the people
598
00:34:26,307 --> 00:34:27,809
"shall not perish
from the earth."
599
00:34:31,645 --> 00:34:33,457
I guess I just assumed
that you went to oakwood.
600
00:34:33,481 --> 00:34:35,416
No, um...
601
00:34:35,449 --> 00:34:38,319
No, my sister and I have been
homeschooled since the start.
602
00:34:38,352 --> 00:34:39,653
What's that like?
603
00:34:39,688 --> 00:34:42,289
Well, uh, the lunches
are better.
604
00:34:42,323 --> 00:34:44,035
Don't need a hall pass
to go to the bathroom.
605
00:34:44,059 --> 00:34:45,827
Uh, teachers don't have
favorites.
606
00:34:47,495 --> 00:34:50,397
No, there's no pressure
to be popular, I guess.
607
00:34:50,431 --> 00:34:53,068
No bullies, no school lockdowns.
608
00:34:53,101 --> 00:34:54,870
But I don't know,
609
00:34:54,903 --> 00:34:58,572
I guess the best part is I just
get to be myself, you know?
610
00:34:58,606 --> 00:35:03,377
My thoughts are my own,
not what I memorized.
611
00:35:03,410 --> 00:35:05,747
Yeah, I learn stuff
and make it matter to me.
612
00:35:07,115 --> 00:35:09,450
- Wow.
- I mean, it's not all that.
613
00:35:09,483 --> 00:35:12,553
I don't get to do
you know, this.
614
00:35:14,122 --> 00:35:18,425
No school sports,
no homecoming, no prom.
615
00:35:18,459 --> 00:35:20,037
I really don't get to meet
a lot of people outside church,
616
00:35:20,061 --> 00:35:21,662
so you know.
617
00:35:21,696 --> 00:35:22,964
You're not really missing much.
618
00:35:22,998 --> 00:35:24,465
Nobody goes
to the homecoming dances
619
00:35:24,498 --> 00:35:25,810
'cause everyone
thinks they're lame.
620
00:35:25,834 --> 00:35:28,502
Still, uh, prom sounds cool.
621
00:35:28,536 --> 00:35:31,405
Get to wear like a tux and all.
622
00:35:31,438 --> 00:35:34,341
So what about you? What are
your plans after college?
623
00:35:34,375 --> 00:35:36,044
- Pre-law.
- Okay.
624
00:35:36,077 --> 00:35:37,846
It's kind of a family tradition.
625
00:35:37,879 --> 00:35:40,949
I've been holding mock trials
with my mom since I was a kid.
626
00:35:40,982 --> 00:35:42,684
Really?
627
00:35:42,717 --> 00:35:44,128
Your honor, the plaintiff
petitions the court
628
00:35:44,152 --> 00:35:45,720
for an increase
in weekly allowance
629
00:35:45,754 --> 00:35:47,856
and suspended bedtime
during the summer months.
630
00:35:47,889 --> 00:35:50,692
- How'd that work out?
- You win some, you lose some.
631
00:35:51,993 --> 00:35:53,695
No, but my mom's fair.
632
00:35:53,728 --> 00:35:55,096
She knows her stuff.
633
00:35:55,130 --> 00:35:57,866
Speaking of which,
I should probably go.
634
00:35:57,899 --> 00:36:00,634
It's getting late
and my mom tends to worry.
635
00:36:00,668 --> 00:36:01,970
Yeah.
636
00:36:02,003 --> 00:36:03,972
Um, can I give you a ride?
637
00:36:04,005 --> 00:36:05,406
Sure.
638
00:36:09,911 --> 00:36:12,580
The pillars represent
the states and territories
639
00:36:12,613 --> 00:36:15,449
that sent men and women
to serve under the us flag
640
00:36:15,482 --> 00:36:17,686
during world war ii.
641
00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:19,486
See how they're linked
with that rope?
642
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,757
It symbolizes
the country's unified effort.
643
00:36:22,791 --> 00:36:26,594
The freedom wall bears a field
of 4,000 golden stars,
644
00:36:26,627 --> 00:36:29,931
each of which stands for
100 American military deaths
645
00:36:29,965 --> 00:36:31,498
in the war.
646
00:36:34,035 --> 00:36:35,904
"Here we Mark
the price of freedom."
647
00:36:42,576 --> 00:36:44,545
You didn't
have to walk me to the door.
648
00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:46,413
No, it's cool.
649
00:36:46,447 --> 00:36:49,483
I, um... I wanted to.
650
00:36:49,516 --> 00:36:51,485
Such a gentleman.
651
00:36:51,518 --> 00:36:53,454
Thank you for bringing
that earring back.
652
00:36:53,487 --> 00:36:55,023
My mother would've killed me.
653
00:36:55,056 --> 00:36:56,457
Belonged to my grandmother.
654
00:36:56,490 --> 00:36:58,927
Oh, man. Ah, my grandma.
655
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:00,905
She's staying with us while
my parents are out of town.
656
00:37:00,929 --> 00:37:02,429
I totally forgot. I'm...
657
00:37:02,463 --> 00:37:03,798
I'm so sorry. I really gotta go.
658
00:37:03,832 --> 00:37:05,633
I, I mean like you know,
659
00:37:05,666 --> 00:37:07,468
she's not babysitting me
or anything.
660
00:37:07,501 --> 00:37:09,204
I'm... I'm way old enough
for that.
661
00:37:09,237 --> 00:37:11,940
It's, uh, it's my sister.
662
00:37:11,973 --> 00:37:13,474
I will see you later.
663
00:37:13,507 --> 00:37:14,943
I will call you. Yeah.
664
00:37:22,583 --> 00:37:24,551
Maybe I shouldn't,
but I feel confident.
665
00:37:26,087 --> 00:37:29,024
I need to go over these
homeschool statistics.
666
00:37:29,057 --> 00:37:31,192
So much to learn.
667
00:37:31,226 --> 00:37:34,229
The Washington monument
is 55 feet at the base
668
00:37:34,262 --> 00:37:37,098
and 555 feet high.
669
00:37:37,132 --> 00:37:39,667
At the very top,
there's an aluminum cap
670
00:37:39,701 --> 00:37:42,670
where there's
an inscription, "laus deo."
671
00:37:43,637 --> 00:37:45,974
Two words, seven letters
672
00:37:46,007 --> 00:37:48,642
overlooking the most
powerful city in the world.
673
00:37:51,512 --> 00:37:53,081
It means praise be to god.
674
00:37:55,884 --> 00:37:57,886
I thought maybe
you needed to hear that.
675
00:38:02,190 --> 00:38:05,093
I, uh, I need to take this.
676
00:38:05,126 --> 00:38:06,828
I'll see you at the hotel.
677
00:38:06,861 --> 00:38:07,862
Thank you, Martin.
678
00:38:11,266 --> 00:38:12,599
Hello?
679
00:38:13,768 --> 00:38:14,768
Oh, hi.
680
00:38:15,904 --> 00:38:17,973
Jimmy's pizza.
681
00:38:18,006 --> 00:38:21,076
Uh, no, but I'm sure
I can find it.
682
00:38:30,218 --> 00:38:31,987
Reverend hill.
683
00:38:32,020 --> 00:38:33,989
Ah! Congressman Smith.
684
00:38:34,022 --> 00:38:36,091
Hey, glad to see you
made it safe and sound.
685
00:38:37,158 --> 00:38:38,592
Thanks for coming.
686
00:38:40,161 --> 00:38:41,562
Thank you.
687
00:38:42,330 --> 00:38:43,597
Thank you, Jimmy.
688
00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:46,978
I just wanna make
sure you understand
689
00:38:47,002 --> 00:38:48,737
what you're fighting here.
690
00:38:48,770 --> 00:38:51,206
I was able to do some fact
finding on St. Jude's co-op
691
00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:53,008
before I left home
692
00:38:53,041 --> 00:38:55,010
and I think the commission's
gonna be pleased
693
00:38:55,043 --> 00:38:57,544
on how well our students
do on standardized tests.
694
00:38:57,578 --> 00:39:00,081
Yeah, well right now
there's an effort on the way
695
00:39:00,115 --> 00:39:03,650
demanding universal
educational guidelines.
696
00:39:03,685 --> 00:39:06,154
- Sounds reasonable.
- Oh, it's meant to.
697
00:39:06,187 --> 00:39:07,922
But make no mistake,
those guidelines
698
00:39:07,956 --> 00:39:11,059
are increasingly at odds
with the Christian worldview.
699
00:39:11,092 --> 00:39:13,762
There won't be any opt-out
for homeschoolers.
700
00:39:13,795 --> 00:39:15,830
Homeschooling is like
a weed to these folks
701
00:39:15,864 --> 00:39:18,166
and they just wanna yank it out.
702
00:39:18,199 --> 00:39:20,702
- But why?
- Why?
703
00:39:20,735 --> 00:39:23,772
Indeed.
In the common core agenda...
704
00:39:23,805 --> 00:39:27,776
Oh, excuse me, curriculum,
everything's relative.
705
00:39:27,809 --> 00:39:30,812
And I mean everything
from kindergarten on.
706
00:39:30,845 --> 00:39:33,647
Even basic facts are
seen as subjective.
707
00:39:33,681 --> 00:39:36,785
Common core deliberately
creates the illusion
708
00:39:36,818 --> 00:39:39,254
there's no such thing as truth.
709
00:39:39,287 --> 00:39:43,058
Because if truth doesn't exist,
then there's no moral absolutes.
710
00:39:43,091 --> 00:39:44,793
And by middle school,
711
00:39:44,826 --> 00:39:47,228
there's a discernible
political agenda
712
00:39:47,262 --> 00:39:49,164
behind the classroom
reading lessons.
713
00:39:49,197 --> 00:39:52,100
Ask your average millennial
about our founding fathers
714
00:39:52,133 --> 00:39:54,903
and they'll tell you that
they were all a bunch of old
715
00:39:54,936 --> 00:39:57,205
and rich oppressive
slave owners.
716
00:39:57,238 --> 00:39:59,374
That perspective
came from somewhere.
717
00:39:59,407 --> 00:40:01,608
But weren't they?
718
00:40:01,642 --> 00:40:03,711
Most of 'em were just kids.
719
00:40:03,745 --> 00:40:06,214
Edward Rutledge
and Thomas lynch,
720
00:40:06,247 --> 00:40:07,882
both were just 26 years old
721
00:40:07,916 --> 00:40:10,018
when they signed
the declaration of independence.
722
00:40:10,051 --> 00:40:13,654
And Thomas Jefferson
was the ripe-old age of 33,
723
00:40:13,688 --> 00:40:15,023
when he helped write it.
724
00:40:15,056 --> 00:40:17,292
And, as far as owning slaves,
absolutely,
725
00:40:17,325 --> 00:40:19,626
some did...
726
00:40:19,660 --> 00:40:21,696
But many did not.
727
00:40:21,729 --> 00:40:23,407
But they all get tarred
with the same brush.
728
00:40:23,431 --> 00:40:25,632
But why, to what end?
729
00:40:25,666 --> 00:40:28,403
If you discredit them,
730
00:40:28,436 --> 00:40:30,805
then you discredit
what they gave us.
731
00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:33,842
Instead of the people
732
00:40:33,875 --> 00:40:36,845
havin' their natural rights
derived from god,
733
00:40:36,878 --> 00:40:38,847
we can convince
the students that...
734
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:40,949
We only have those rights,
735
00:40:40,982 --> 00:40:43,952
which the government
allows us...
736
00:40:43,985 --> 00:40:46,955
Replacing our liberties
with control.
737
00:40:49,090 --> 00:40:51,259
Gotta admit the pizza
isn't sitting well with me.
738
00:40:51,292 --> 00:40:54,863
Oh, it's me. I'm heavy.
739
00:40:54,896 --> 00:40:56,798
It's a lot to digest, man.
740
00:40:56,831 --> 00:40:58,008
Jimmy, this was
fantastic as usual.
741
00:40:58,032 --> 00:40:59,701
Thank you so much. No, no, no.
742
00:40:59,734 --> 00:41:01,703
Your money's no good here.
It's no good here.
743
00:41:02,804 --> 00:41:04,172
Thank you congressman Smith,
744
00:41:04,205 --> 00:41:05,449
for everything you're tryin'
to do for us.
745
00:41:05,473 --> 00:41:07,709
Yeah, absolutely.
746
00:41:07,742 --> 00:41:09,744
And, uh, just so you know,
747
00:41:09,777 --> 00:41:11,222
I think we caught a break
for tomorrow.
748
00:41:11,246 --> 00:41:12,280
Oh, yeah? How?
749
00:41:12,313 --> 00:41:13,748
Congressman Jason Abercrombie,
750
00:41:13,781 --> 00:41:15,150
the sitting chair
on the committee.
751
00:41:15,183 --> 00:41:18,720
- Is he on our side?
- He's smart and he is fair.
752
00:41:18,753 --> 00:41:20,355
That's as much
as we can ask for.
753
00:41:20,388 --> 00:41:22,891
It'll have to do.
754
00:41:22,924 --> 00:41:24,792
Believe me, it could've
gone a lot worse.
755
00:42:49,310 --> 00:42:51,546
Kayla, have you
found grammy's earring?
756
00:42:51,579 --> 00:42:54,249
Uh-huh,
Brandon brought it to me.
757
00:42:54,282 --> 00:42:55,550
Who's Brandon?
758
00:43:28,449 --> 00:43:30,084
I want this over quickly,
Denise.
759
00:43:30,118 --> 00:43:32,954
- There's real work to be done.
- Baby steps, Murray.
760
00:43:32,987 --> 00:43:36,057
We win incrementally and stay
on the right side of history.
761
00:43:36,090 --> 00:43:37,892
I know we can count on you.
762
00:43:37,925 --> 00:43:39,861
- Yeah, I'm a team player.
- Good.
763
00:43:42,997 --> 00:43:45,300
- Morning, Denise.
- Smith.
764
00:43:45,333 --> 00:43:47,201
Shame about Abercrombie.
765
00:43:47,235 --> 00:43:48,336
So sudden.
766
00:43:51,205 --> 00:43:52,840
Heart attack.
767
00:43:52,874 --> 00:43:54,442
Oh, he was a dinosaur.
768
00:43:54,475 --> 00:43:57,145
Time for the old centrist
to be put out to pasture.
769
00:43:57,178 --> 00:43:59,580
Well, who's, uh, who's sitting
chair in his place?
770
00:43:59,614 --> 00:44:01,916
Lots of surprises
for you today, Smith.
771
00:44:03,284 --> 00:44:04,419
Daryl.
772
00:44:05,653 --> 00:44:07,889
My deepest condolences, sir.
773
00:44:07,922 --> 00:44:11,125
Jason, Jason was a friend
to us all.
774
00:44:11,159 --> 00:44:13,895
I'm sure his family
will be pleased to hear.
775
00:44:13,928 --> 00:44:15,430
Thoughts and prayers, sir.
776
00:44:15,463 --> 00:44:17,465
Thoughts and prayers.
777
00:44:26,374 --> 00:44:27,942
I would like to call
this hearing
778
00:44:27,975 --> 00:44:30,011
of the house subcommittee
on elementary
779
00:44:30,044 --> 00:44:32,347
and secondary education
to order.
780
00:44:32,380 --> 00:44:35,083
At this time, I wish to thank
both members and their staff
781
00:44:35,116 --> 00:44:36,951
for their participation.
782
00:44:36,984 --> 00:44:39,120
Would the first witness
state her name and position?
783
00:44:39,153 --> 00:44:42,156
Donna Chesney, United States
secretary of education.
784
00:44:42,190 --> 00:44:45,626
Ms. Chesney, we're in
receipt of your report.
785
00:44:45,660 --> 00:44:48,196
Would you care to summarize
your findings on the practice
786
00:44:48,229 --> 00:44:49,506
generally known
as homeschooling?
787
00:44:49,530 --> 00:44:50,932
Ah, yes, Mr. Chairman.
788
00:44:50,965 --> 00:44:53,034
Our department
considers homeschooling
789
00:44:53,067 --> 00:44:55,103
an unusual, unnecessary
790
00:44:55,136 --> 00:44:57,972
and borderline antisocial
practice.
791
00:44:58,005 --> 00:44:59,507
And your further
recommendations are?
792
00:44:59,540 --> 00:45:00,975
It's in the state's opinion,
793
00:45:01,008 --> 00:45:02,643
we should be following
Europe's lead.
794
00:45:02,678 --> 00:45:04,245
A number of European countries
795
00:45:04,278 --> 00:45:06,414
have already outlawed
homeschooling.
796
00:45:06,447 --> 00:45:08,383
Germany, Spain, the Netherlands
797
00:45:08,416 --> 00:45:09,984
and that's just to name a few.
798
00:45:10,017 --> 00:45:13,121
And in places
where it is allowed like Sweden,
799
00:45:13,154 --> 00:45:16,257
it's tightly regulated
and closely monitored.
800
00:45:16,290 --> 00:45:18,459
Thank you for your
expert testimony.
801
00:45:21,362 --> 00:45:22,563
Did you get any sleep?
802
00:45:22,597 --> 00:45:24,599
Ah, none. You?
803
00:45:24,632 --> 00:45:26,134
Same.
804
00:45:27,135 --> 00:45:29,103
Good morning. Daryl Smith.
805
00:45:30,338 --> 00:45:32,073
Mrs. Hays.
806
00:45:32,106 --> 00:45:33,541
- Mrs. McKinnon.
- Hi.
807
00:45:33,574 --> 00:45:35,042
- Mike McKinnon.
- Yes, sir.
808
00:45:35,076 --> 00:45:36,978
Reverend, I trust
that Jimmy's pizza
809
00:45:37,011 --> 00:45:38,312
didn't give you nightmares.
810
00:45:38,346 --> 00:45:40,481
Ah, that's not what
kept me up last night.
811
00:45:40,515 --> 00:45:42,393
I can't thank you all
enough for makin' the trip,
812
00:45:42,417 --> 00:45:44,318
especially since I know
how difficult things are
813
00:45:44,352 --> 00:45:46,087
for you at home.
814
00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:48,356
We felt that we didn't
have much of a choice really.
815
00:45:48,389 --> 00:45:50,024
That's just it, you did.
816
00:45:50,057 --> 00:45:51,993
As believers, we've abandoned
the mountain
817
00:45:52,026 --> 00:45:54,362
of politics for far too long.
818
00:45:54,395 --> 00:45:56,964
We've decided that it's just
too dangerous of an arena
819
00:45:56,998 --> 00:45:58,433
for christians
to be walking into.
820
00:45:58,466 --> 00:46:01,169
So, we just left it to anyone
who wanted to go there
821
00:46:01,202 --> 00:46:02,970
for their own selfish
and worldly reasons
822
00:46:03,004 --> 00:46:05,406
and hope that everything
will work out fine.
823
00:46:06,441 --> 00:46:07,975
Only it didn't,
824
00:46:08,009 --> 00:46:09,043
and now we're in a mess.
825
00:46:09,076 --> 00:46:10,578
What's happening in there?
826
00:46:10,611 --> 00:46:13,181
They're still running testimony
for the other side.
827
00:46:13,214 --> 00:46:15,149
They should be finished
in about a half hour...
828
00:46:16,117 --> 00:46:18,052
And then it's your turn.
829
00:46:18,085 --> 00:46:20,621
If god is for us,
who can be against us?
830
00:46:20,655 --> 00:46:22,390
What? Around here?
831
00:46:22,423 --> 00:46:25,293
Just about everyone else.
832
00:46:25,326 --> 00:46:27,328
Now, maybe I've been
in Washington, DC too long.
833
00:46:27,361 --> 00:46:29,006
You guys relax. I'll come and
get you later, okay?
834
00:46:29,030 --> 00:46:30,231
Thank you.
835
00:46:35,636 --> 00:46:37,773
What color corsage do I get?
836
00:46:37,806 --> 00:46:39,741
Depends on what color dress
she's wearing.
837
00:46:39,775 --> 00:46:41,442
Well, how am I
supposed to know that?
838
00:46:44,145 --> 00:46:47,415
It's kind of like a coral.
839
00:46:47,448 --> 00:46:50,351
- Coral?
- I got you.
840
00:46:50,384 --> 00:46:51,763
Everything okay
with your grandmother?
841
00:46:51,787 --> 00:46:53,254
Huh? Oh, yeah.
842
00:46:53,287 --> 00:46:55,189
I'm... I'm so sorry about that.
843
00:46:55,223 --> 00:46:57,726
My, uh, my parents are in
Washington.
844
00:46:57,759 --> 00:46:59,260
- As in DC?
- Yeah.
845
00:46:59,293 --> 00:47:01,095
They're actually, uh, testifying
846
00:47:01,128 --> 00:47:03,297
at a congressional
subcommittee on homeschooling.
847
00:47:03,331 --> 00:47:06,067
Wow. I bet they must be pumped.
848
00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:07,235
No, no, no, no, not really.
849
00:47:07,268 --> 00:47:08,269
They actually had to go
850
00:47:08,302 --> 00:47:09,670
because a judge here in town
851
00:47:09,705 --> 00:47:11,048
threatened to fine them
if they didn't
852
00:47:11,072 --> 00:47:12,373
send us to public school.
853
00:47:12,406 --> 00:47:13,709
Does that look good with coral?
854
00:47:13,742 --> 00:47:15,677
- Yes.
- A judge in hope Springs?
855
00:47:15,711 --> 00:47:17,545
- Which one?
- Uh, I don't know.
856
00:47:17,578 --> 00:47:20,047
Some, uh, some family judge.
857
00:47:20,081 --> 00:47:22,116
Hey, I gotta run.
858
00:47:22,149 --> 00:47:24,519
Okay, I'll, I'll call you later.
859
00:47:36,564 --> 00:47:39,133
Strange place to cram
for a test, reverend.
860
00:47:39,166 --> 00:47:41,737
Yeah, this is not
really my thing.
861
00:47:41,770 --> 00:47:43,213
I'm afraid I'm gonna
make things worse
862
00:47:43,237 --> 00:47:45,540
for everyone out there.
863
00:47:45,573 --> 00:47:47,308
Matthew 10:19,
864
00:47:47,341 --> 00:47:50,812
"do not worry about
what you will say."
865
00:47:50,846 --> 00:47:53,414
"At that time, you will
be given what to say."
866
00:47:53,447 --> 00:47:55,182
"For it will not
be you speaking,"
867
00:47:55,216 --> 00:47:57,652
but the spirit of your father,
868
00:47:57,686 --> 00:47:59,855
"speaking through you."
869
00:47:59,888 --> 00:48:02,290
There's been a development.
870
00:48:02,323 --> 00:48:04,559
We have a... new chairman,
871
00:48:04,592 --> 00:48:06,260
a Robert Benson.
872
00:48:06,294 --> 00:48:08,429
I'm guessing he's not
as friendly as Abercrombie.
873
00:48:08,462 --> 00:48:10,431
Hardly,
and the direction out there,
874
00:48:10,464 --> 00:48:14,335
the narrative is going
to change considerably.
875
00:48:14,368 --> 00:48:16,805
They are going to insist
that religious beliefs
876
00:48:16,838 --> 00:48:18,774
are antirational,
877
00:48:18,807 --> 00:48:22,343
antiscience and antisocial.
878
00:48:22,376 --> 00:48:25,313
Show them that religious beliefs
are supported through
879
00:48:25,346 --> 00:48:27,515
rational thought
with a basis under
880
00:48:27,548 --> 00:48:30,351
us law and tradition.
881
00:48:31,419 --> 00:48:32,888
I think I have a card for that.
882
00:48:32,921 --> 00:48:35,222
And also,
883
00:48:35,256 --> 00:48:37,592
I need you to make them
understand
884
00:48:37,625 --> 00:48:41,162
that if they insist on
trampling believers' rights,
885
00:48:41,195 --> 00:48:44,165
well, sir, they are
in for a fight.
886
00:48:45,701 --> 00:48:46,868
You got this.
887
00:48:52,340 --> 00:48:54,208
Mr. Willoughby, you have
888
00:48:54,241 --> 00:48:56,577
a strong attachment to the idea
889
00:48:56,611 --> 00:48:59,614
of developing a nationalized
curriculum, do you not?
890
00:48:59,647 --> 00:49:02,684
Yes, because it's in the
best interest of our children.
891
00:49:02,718 --> 00:49:04,920
I'm just concerned that
we're working awfully hard here
892
00:49:04,953 --> 00:49:07,455
to violate one of our
own existing laws,
893
00:49:07,488 --> 00:49:10,759
the elementary and secondary
education act of 1965,
894
00:49:10,792 --> 00:49:12,426
which prevents us
895
00:49:12,460 --> 00:49:15,463
from nationalizing
any school curriculum.
896
00:49:15,496 --> 00:49:18,466
I mean, we passed the law,
that said we wouldn't do that.
897
00:49:18,499 --> 00:49:20,902
We've achieved a way
to avoid violating
898
00:49:20,936 --> 00:49:24,773
the spirit of that law
with common core.
899
00:49:24,806 --> 00:49:27,341
We merely propose the guidelines
900
00:49:27,375 --> 00:49:29,745
and the states adopt
the measures on their own.
901
00:49:29,778 --> 00:49:32,748
On their own without any
pressure from the government.
902
00:49:32,781 --> 00:49:35,383
None whatsoever.
903
00:49:35,416 --> 00:49:37,652
Mr. Willoughby, if you
succeed in gaining approval
904
00:49:37,686 --> 00:49:40,454
for your curriculum,
would parents be able to opt out
905
00:49:40,488 --> 00:49:43,190
or be allowed to opt out
of their program?
906
00:49:43,224 --> 00:49:44,592
I'd encourage the states
to require
907
00:49:44,625 --> 00:49:48,195
full participation...
Without exception.
908
00:49:48,229 --> 00:49:49,707
But what gives them
the right to do that?
909
00:49:49,731 --> 00:49:54,402
Well, once we determine
what every child needs to know,
910
00:49:54,435 --> 00:49:57,672
it becomes imperative
that every child know it.
911
00:49:57,706 --> 00:49:59,407
After all...
912
00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:02,243
The children belong
to all of us.
913
00:50:02,276 --> 00:50:03,845
Interesting perspective.
914
00:50:03,879 --> 00:50:06,782
There are parents
waiting in the wings,
915
00:50:06,815 --> 00:50:08,684
waiting to testify,
916
00:50:08,717 --> 00:50:11,519
that their children in fact
917
00:50:11,552 --> 00:50:14,221
belong to them...
918
00:50:14,255 --> 00:50:16,390
And not to all of us.
919
00:50:17,893 --> 00:50:19,627
But thank you for your candor.
920
00:50:24,265 --> 00:50:25,466
They're ready for you.
921
00:50:26,802 --> 00:50:28,302
Okay, come on.
922
00:50:39,014 --> 00:50:40,257
Would the witnesses
state their names
923
00:50:40,281 --> 00:50:41,016
for the record?
924
00:50:41,049 --> 00:50:42,383
Yes, sir.
925
00:50:42,416 --> 00:50:43,919
Michael and Rebecca McKinnon.
926
00:50:43,952 --> 00:50:45,619
Taylor hays, your honor.
927
00:50:45,653 --> 00:50:47,856
Well, this is not
a courtroom, Ms. Hays,
928
00:50:47,889 --> 00:50:50,424
and I most certainly
am not a judge.
929
00:50:50,458 --> 00:50:52,728
Please refer to me
as Mr. Chairman.
930
00:50:52,761 --> 00:50:54,328
And I'm David hill.
931
00:50:54,361 --> 00:50:56,664
Reverend David hill.
932
00:50:56,698 --> 00:50:59,333
Yes, sir, the preacher.
933
00:50:59,366 --> 00:51:01,703
We'd like to thank the
subcommittee for having us,
934
00:51:01,737 --> 00:51:03,437
um, well now that,
935
00:51:03,471 --> 00:51:06,273
who we all are has been
established...
936
00:51:06,307 --> 00:51:08,609
Mr. Chairman, my husband
and I have our two children
937
00:51:08,642 --> 00:51:10,712
in the St. Jude
homeschooling co-op
938
00:51:10,746 --> 00:51:13,749
and they continue to perform
better on standardized testing,
939
00:51:13,782 --> 00:51:16,017
than their public
and private school peers.
940
00:51:16,051 --> 00:51:17,786
Givin' us a good
reason to believe
941
00:51:17,819 --> 00:51:19,353
that we're doing
somethin' right.
942
00:51:19,386 --> 00:51:20,932
Well, I should begin
by letting you know
943
00:51:20,956 --> 00:51:23,859
that we've had a series
of experts pass through here,
944
00:51:23,892 --> 00:51:26,360
all of them assuring us
that we have nothing to fear
945
00:51:26,393 --> 00:51:28,362
from a standardized education.
946
00:51:28,395 --> 00:51:31,599
With all due respect, um,
in this particular case,
947
00:51:31,632 --> 00:51:35,369
we believe that the
experts are wrong.
948
00:51:35,402 --> 00:51:36,805
Lemme give you an example.
949
00:51:36,838 --> 00:51:38,372
So, in our district,
950
00:51:38,405 --> 00:51:39,951
they teach a revisionist
version of history,
951
00:51:39,975 --> 00:51:43,712
which is both progressive and
antifaith in equal measure.
952
00:51:43,745 --> 00:51:45,513
And, so if our children are
forced onto
953
00:51:45,546 --> 00:51:47,916
its common core track,
they will never learn about
954
00:51:47,949 --> 00:51:50,317
the faith based underpinnings
of the us constitution
955
00:51:50,351 --> 00:51:51,652
or its bill of rights.
956
00:51:51,686 --> 00:51:53,755
They'll never hear about
George Washington's plea
957
00:51:53,789 --> 00:51:56,792
for the blessing of almighty god
at his inauguration.
958
00:51:56,825 --> 00:51:58,559
They're not taught
anything that reflects
959
00:51:58,592 --> 00:52:01,062
positively on america's
Christian heritage,
960
00:52:01,096 --> 00:52:02,931
despite the fact
that america's history
961
00:52:02,964 --> 00:52:04,900
and its faith traditions
962
00:52:04,933 --> 00:52:06,433
are so deeply intertwined.
963
00:52:06,467 --> 00:52:08,335
Well, that is not
what our experts
964
00:52:08,369 --> 00:52:10,437
have testified to here today.
965
00:52:10,471 --> 00:52:12,373
What about Thanksgiving?
966
00:52:12,406 --> 00:52:13,775
- Excuse me?
- Thanksgiving.
967
00:52:13,809 --> 00:52:16,778
You know, pilgrims, turkeys,
native Americans...
968
00:52:16,812 --> 00:52:19,114
- I'm familiar with the holiday.
- Well, sure you are.
969
00:52:19,147 --> 00:52:21,082
I mean, from kindergarten
onward, every child
970
00:52:21,116 --> 00:52:23,985
learns about it,
but, well, what do they learn?
971
00:52:24,019 --> 00:52:28,589
This is the nea's own statement
regarding Thanksgiving.
972
00:52:28,622 --> 00:52:30,725
"The national education
association"
973
00:52:30,759 --> 00:52:33,862
believes that Thanksgiving
is the recognition of unity
974
00:52:33,895 --> 00:52:35,563
and the rich American diversity
975
00:52:35,596 --> 00:52:37,833
"that was embodied in the
settlement of america."
976
00:52:37,866 --> 00:52:39,701
Well, that sounds
completely reasonable.
977
00:52:39,734 --> 00:52:41,435
Well, that would've
come as a big surprise
978
00:52:41,468 --> 00:52:43,972
to the pilgrims
that were actually there.
979
00:52:44,005 --> 00:52:47,474
They came together to thank
god for the bountiful harvest.
980
00:52:47,508 --> 00:52:49,911
Now, the native Americans
were fellow guests.
981
00:52:49,945 --> 00:52:51,680
Yes, absolutely.
982
00:52:51,713 --> 00:52:54,049
But god was the reason
for the feast.
983
00:52:54,082 --> 00:52:55,884
And to indicate
that the purpose of
984
00:52:55,917 --> 00:52:58,920
the first Thanksgiving was
primarily a multicultural event
985
00:52:58,954 --> 00:53:00,588
is a fabrication.
986
00:53:00,621 --> 00:53:02,991
And if we don't teach
the common core myth,
987
00:53:03,024 --> 00:53:06,728
then social services and a...
988
00:53:06,761 --> 00:53:09,064
A judge in hope Springs
has decided that
989
00:53:09,097 --> 00:53:11,498
we risk going
to jail for contempt.
990
00:53:12,901 --> 00:53:14,736
It's your babysitter.
She said it's urgent.
991
00:53:14,769 --> 00:53:15,937
Thank you.
992
00:53:15,971 --> 00:53:17,005
Hello, Meredith?
993
00:53:17,038 --> 00:53:20,574
Taylor, Jackson's not hurt.
994
00:53:20,608 --> 00:53:23,611
It's just he's been
cryin' all day.
995
00:53:23,644 --> 00:53:25,780
And, now, he's refusing to eat.
996
00:53:25,814 --> 00:53:27,514
I thought maybe you
would talk to him.
997
00:53:27,548 --> 00:53:29,851
Of course. Can you put him
on the phone please?
998
00:53:31,152 --> 00:53:32,954
It's your mama, Jackson.
999
00:53:35,456 --> 00:53:36,791
Mommy?
1000
00:53:36,825 --> 00:53:39,995
Hi, honey, are you
having a bad day?
1001
00:53:41,029 --> 00:53:43,031
Are you coming back?
1002
00:53:43,064 --> 00:53:47,135
Yes, sweetheart.
Mommy always comes back.
1003
00:53:47,168 --> 00:53:49,104
I'll be home as soon as I can.
1004
00:53:49,137 --> 00:53:51,940
Hey, did you know that this
is where the president lives?
1005
00:53:51,973 --> 00:53:56,011
Come back. Don't go to
heaven. Stay with me.
1006
00:53:58,246 --> 00:54:01,216
Mommy always comes back.
1007
00:54:01,249 --> 00:54:03,084
You'll feel better
if you eat your lunch.
1008
00:54:03,118 --> 00:54:04,953
Please eat something, honey.
1009
00:54:07,188 --> 00:54:08,857
Love you, sweetheart.
1010
00:54:08,890 --> 00:54:11,558
Jackson, let's go get
something to eat, okay?
1011
00:54:18,833 --> 00:54:20,001
2 P.M.?
1012
00:54:23,570 --> 00:54:25,173
Where is ayisha moradi?
1013
00:54:25,206 --> 00:54:26,875
Relation to the patient?
1014
00:54:26,908 --> 00:54:28,442
I'm her father.
1015
00:54:31,612 --> 00:54:33,214
She'll be in 302.
1016
00:54:40,587 --> 00:54:42,891
You know that, don't you,
1017
00:54:42,924 --> 00:54:44,693
that I love you?
1018
00:54:44,726 --> 00:54:46,061
Yes, father.
1019
00:54:48,029 --> 00:54:49,064
Ayisha!
1020
00:54:52,801 --> 00:54:55,636
He's the one god
who is not begotten.
1021
00:54:56,537 --> 00:54:58,073
I command you to say it.
1022
00:54:58,940 --> 00:55:00,008
Now!
1023
00:55:42,917 --> 00:55:44,719
I'm sorry.
1024
00:55:50,792 --> 00:55:52,761
You see, my concern is
that our children
1025
00:55:52,794 --> 00:55:54,628
will not live up to
their full potential
1026
00:55:54,661 --> 00:55:57,165
by being subject
to a faith based education
1027
00:55:57,198 --> 00:55:59,868
which is antirational
and antiscience.
1028
00:56:03,071 --> 00:56:05,740
May I say something?
1029
00:56:05,774 --> 00:56:08,642
That's why you're here,
Ms. Hays.
1030
00:56:08,675 --> 00:56:12,180
Belief in the Bible
isn't antiscience.
1031
00:56:12,213 --> 00:56:14,049
What is your occupation?
1032
00:56:15,950 --> 00:56:19,620
It says here you're an assistant
manager in a restaurant.
1033
00:56:19,653 --> 00:56:21,089
Recently unemployed.
1034
00:56:22,690 --> 00:56:24,192
What else do your notes say?
1035
00:56:24,225 --> 00:56:27,062
Well, there doesn't really
appear to be too much here.
1036
00:56:27,095 --> 00:56:29,030
Let me fill in
the blanks for you.
1037
00:56:30,698 --> 00:56:33,068
I'm a widow.
1038
00:56:33,101 --> 00:56:34,668
After my husband passed away,
1039
00:56:34,702 --> 00:56:36,337
I took a less demanding job,
1040
00:56:36,371 --> 00:56:38,073
to spend more time with our son.
1041
00:56:38,106 --> 00:56:39,340
You have my condolences.
1042
00:56:39,374 --> 00:56:41,675
But before he died,
1043
00:56:41,709 --> 00:56:45,380
I completed an advanced degree
in aerospace engineering
1044
00:56:45,413 --> 00:56:48,083
and worked as a systems
engineer in Houston
1045
00:56:48,116 --> 00:56:51,152
at the national aeronautics
and space administration.
1046
00:56:52,020 --> 00:56:53,221
NASA.
1047
00:56:53,254 --> 00:56:56,191
NASA has a long history
1048
00:56:56,224 --> 00:56:59,094
with men and women of faith.
1049
00:56:59,127 --> 00:57:00,995
Do you know what the first
food and beverage
1050
00:57:01,029 --> 00:57:03,264
ever consumed on the surface
of the moon was?
1051
00:57:03,298 --> 00:57:06,000
I have no idea. Tang, I suppose.
1052
00:57:08,136 --> 00:57:10,171
Consecrated bread and wine.
1053
00:57:10,205 --> 00:57:13,708
It happened when astronaut
buzz aldrin took holy communion
1054
00:57:13,741 --> 00:57:15,376
just after setting down
the lunar module
1055
00:57:15,410 --> 00:57:17,812
in the sea of tranquility.
1056
00:57:17,846 --> 00:57:21,249
You see, aldrin was an elder
at Webster presbyterian church
1057
00:57:21,282 --> 00:57:22,951
and he got special permission
1058
00:57:22,984 --> 00:57:24,385
to take the bread
and wine with him
1059
00:57:24,419 --> 00:57:26,721
and give himself communion.
1060
00:57:26,754 --> 00:57:28,723
A few months earlier
on Christmas Eve,
1061
00:57:28,756 --> 00:57:31,159
the crew of Apollo 8 read
from the book of Genesis
1062
00:57:31,192 --> 00:57:32,794
while they orbited the moon.
1063
00:57:32,827 --> 00:57:34,696
An Israeli astronaut ilan Ramon
1064
00:57:34,729 --> 00:57:36,297
recited the Jewish
shabbat kiddush
1065
00:57:36,331 --> 00:57:38,133
and Russian cosmonaut
sergey ryzhikov...
1066
00:57:38,166 --> 00:57:39,968
What is your point, Ms. Hays?
1067
00:57:40,001 --> 00:57:42,270
There's a common misconception
of homeschool parents,
1068
00:57:42,303 --> 00:57:43,738
particularly those of faith,
1069
00:57:43,771 --> 00:57:46,673
that we're some kind
of flat earthers.
1070
00:57:46,708 --> 00:57:50,278
My 7-year-old knows
that the earth is round
1071
00:57:50,311 --> 00:57:52,280
and that the sunrise
is an illusion
1072
00:57:52,313 --> 00:57:53,915
caused by the earth's rotation.
1073
00:57:53,948 --> 00:57:56,784
And when tested in physics
or chemistry
1074
00:57:56,818 --> 00:57:59,154
about the rate of acceleration
of a falling object
1075
00:57:59,187 --> 00:58:00,989
or the atomic mass of cesium,
1076
00:58:01,022 --> 00:58:03,424
acceptable answers
do not include Jesus
1077
00:58:03,458 --> 00:58:05,659
or whatever god wants it to be.
1078
00:58:06,728 --> 00:58:09,063
And lastly,
1079
00:58:09,097 --> 00:58:13,768
my husband was a United States
air force pilot
1080
00:58:13,801 --> 00:58:15,036
who fought for our freedoms
1081
00:58:15,069 --> 00:58:18,173
and died in service
to this country.
1082
00:58:18,206 --> 00:58:20,041
So, if it's all the same to you,
1083
00:58:20,074 --> 00:58:22,977
I would prefer you
call me Mrs. Hays
1084
00:58:23,011 --> 00:58:24,913
out of respect of my marriage
1085
00:58:24,946 --> 00:58:26,814
and to my husband's memory.
1086
00:58:42,830 --> 00:58:45,233
Your nation thanks your husband
for his service
1087
00:58:45,266 --> 00:58:48,203
and you and your family
for your sacrifice.
1088
00:58:48,236 --> 00:58:51,339
I'm afraid that's all the time
we have here today.
1089
00:58:51,372 --> 00:58:53,508
This hearing is now adjourned
till tomorrow morning.
1090
00:58:58,947 --> 00:59:01,249
I don't know
what you're talking about.
1091
00:59:01,282 --> 00:59:02,450
No.
1092
00:59:02,483 --> 00:59:04,252
No, I just got home.
1093
00:59:05,987 --> 00:59:06,987
Hold on.
1094
00:59:08,990 --> 00:59:10,034
The parents of St. Jude co-op
1095
00:59:10,058 --> 00:59:13,361
are only asking social services
and judge neely
1096
00:59:13,394 --> 00:59:16,464
to allow us to supervise
the education of our children
1097
00:59:16,497 --> 00:59:18,366
as best as we know how.
1098
00:59:18,399 --> 00:59:20,835
And they continue to perform
higher on standardized tests
1099
00:59:20,868 --> 00:59:22,346
than their public
and private school peers.
1100
00:59:22,370 --> 00:59:23,938
I'll call you back.
1101
00:59:24,939 --> 00:59:26,140
Mom.
1102
00:59:27,875 --> 00:59:29,844
She has no bone fractures,
1103
00:59:29,877 --> 00:59:32,247
no internal injuries
or bleeding.
1104
00:59:32,280 --> 00:59:34,082
Then, why won't she wake up?
1105
00:59:35,450 --> 00:59:37,852
Head trauma.
1106
00:59:37,885 --> 00:59:40,989
But she's young
and in good health.
1107
00:59:41,022 --> 00:59:42,390
I'm hopeful
she'll recover without
1108
00:59:42,423 --> 00:59:43,958
any serious repercussions.
1109
00:59:43,992 --> 00:59:45,360
Hopeful?
1110
00:59:48,196 --> 00:59:51,899
Are you a religious man,
Mr. Moradi?
1111
00:59:51,933 --> 00:59:53,568
Yes, of course.
1112
00:59:53,601 --> 00:59:55,303
Why do you ask?
1113
00:59:55,336 --> 00:59:58,239
I thought you might
be comforted in prayer.
1114
00:59:59,073 --> 01:00:00,108
Prayer.
1115
01:00:01,175 --> 01:00:02,477
It can't hurt.
1116
01:00:19,260 --> 01:00:20,862
May I be excused?
1117
01:00:22,196 --> 01:00:24,332
You have something to say,
say it.
1118
01:00:24,365 --> 01:00:27,902
Okay, it's kinda weird to find
out that your mom is the one
1119
01:00:27,935 --> 01:00:29,613
who's sending your
friend's parents to jail.
1120
01:00:29,637 --> 01:00:31,939
You know I don't
send people to jail.
1121
01:00:31,973 --> 01:00:35,043
They put themselves in jail
by refusing to follow the law.
1122
01:00:35,076 --> 01:00:37,178
And since when do you
have homeschooled friends?
1123
01:00:37,211 --> 01:00:38,613
Since when is
homeschooling illegal?
1124
01:00:38,646 --> 01:00:40,148
Watch your tone.
1125
01:00:43,418 --> 01:00:47,188
The state has set universal
standards for education.
1126
01:00:47,221 --> 01:00:48,923
Homeschoolers can't
pick and choose
1127
01:00:48,956 --> 01:00:50,458
the ones that they wanna follow.
1128
01:00:50,491 --> 01:00:53,194
But don't they have to take
the same tests that we do?
1129
01:00:53,227 --> 01:00:55,897
Who cares what road they take if
we all end up in the same place?
1130
01:00:55,930 --> 01:00:57,065
That's just the point.
1131
01:00:57,098 --> 01:00:59,000
We don't end up
in the same place
1132
01:00:59,033 --> 01:01:01,636
because the roads that they
take are paved with privilege.
1133
01:01:01,669 --> 01:01:04,205
Why does every conversation
have to go back to...
1134
01:01:04,238 --> 01:01:08,643
Homeschooling is separatist,
elitist and racist, Kayla.
1135
01:01:08,676 --> 01:01:11,212
And I didn't raise you
to challenge me this way
1136
01:01:11,245 --> 01:01:12,847
in my own home.
1137
01:01:14,382 --> 01:01:16,918
Actually, you kinda did.
1138
01:01:16,951 --> 01:01:19,053
So where did Martin run off to?
1139
01:01:19,087 --> 01:01:20,955
He's off on a fact-finding
mission
1140
01:01:20,988 --> 01:01:22,357
with some tourists that he met.
1141
01:01:22,390 --> 01:01:25,126
Oh, bless his heart.
He's so happy to be here.
1142
01:01:25,159 --> 01:01:28,496
I was too, but,
I'm not so sure now.
1143
01:01:28,529 --> 01:01:31,065
I just have no idea
how we're doing in there.
1144
01:01:31,099 --> 01:01:32,643
Have we heard anything
from congressman Smith?
1145
01:01:32,667 --> 01:01:34,268
Not yet.
1146
01:01:34,302 --> 01:01:36,904
- We should call the kids.
- Alright.
1147
01:01:36,938 --> 01:01:38,339
Excuse us. Let's go in the back.
1148
01:01:40,508 --> 01:01:42,643
Ah.
1149
01:01:42,678 --> 01:01:44,479
Food's here.
I'm gonna run down and get it.
1150
01:01:44,512 --> 01:01:45,913
Thanks.
1151
01:01:45,947 --> 01:01:48,015
Hey, uh...
1152
01:01:48,049 --> 01:01:49,650
Maybe it'll help to know that...
1153
01:01:49,685 --> 01:01:51,352
We're here for you.
1154
01:01:53,054 --> 01:01:55,022
You have a family in St. Jude's.
1155
01:02:06,267 --> 01:02:09,070
Where did Smith
dig up a dead soldier's wife?
1156
01:02:09,103 --> 01:02:11,672
Benson needs to vet
the witness list better.
1157
01:02:11,707 --> 01:02:13,641
And anyone buying
the holy-roller story
1158
01:02:13,674 --> 01:02:15,443
that she used to work at NASA?
1159
01:02:15,476 --> 01:02:18,479
Hey, someone has to empty out
the garbage cans, am I right?
1160
01:02:18,513 --> 01:02:20,682
How much longer do we have
to suffer through this?
1161
01:02:20,716 --> 01:02:23,084
I got better places to be.
1162
01:02:25,253 --> 01:02:27,255
- Uh, no, you can keep it.
- Thank you.
1163
01:02:34,195 --> 01:02:36,698
Reverend hill,
how do you answer the comment
1164
01:02:36,732 --> 01:02:38,633
by former us commission
on civil rights
1165
01:02:38,666 --> 01:02:41,469
chairman Martin Castro
and here I quote
1166
01:02:41,502 --> 01:02:44,305
"the phrases religious
Liberty and religious freedom"
1167
01:02:44,338 --> 01:02:47,642
will stand for nothing
except hypocrisy,
1168
01:02:47,675 --> 01:02:49,377
as long as they
remain code words
1169
01:02:49,410 --> 01:02:51,579
for discrimination,
intolerance, racism,
1170
01:02:51,612 --> 01:02:53,448
sexism, homophobia, islamophobia
1171
01:02:53,481 --> 01:02:55,483
"or any form of intolerance."
1172
01:02:55,516 --> 01:02:57,719
I think it says
more about the bias
1173
01:02:57,753 --> 01:02:59,454
of the former civil rights
chairman,
1174
01:02:59,487 --> 01:03:02,089
than it does about the
supposed biases of believers.
1175
01:03:02,123 --> 01:03:04,192
But surely you recognize
1176
01:03:04,225 --> 01:03:07,094
how offensively patriarchal
and sexist the Bible is.
1177
01:03:07,128 --> 01:03:08,496
Is that a legitimate question
1178
01:03:08,529 --> 01:03:11,265
or is that just your
chance at a soundbite?
1179
01:03:12,467 --> 01:03:13,568
Quiet.
1180
01:03:13,601 --> 01:03:15,336
Excuse me?
1181
01:03:15,369 --> 01:03:18,206
Um, considering the time
when it was written,
1182
01:03:18,239 --> 01:03:20,508
the Bible is one of the most
pro-feminist documents
1183
01:03:20,541 --> 01:03:22,477
in history, in an era where
1184
01:03:22,510 --> 01:03:25,046
women were treated as property
to be bought and sold...
1185
01:03:25,079 --> 01:03:27,749
Paul ordered women
to cover up their hair,
1186
01:03:27,783 --> 01:03:30,117
to wear a veil in the assembly.
1187
01:03:30,151 --> 01:03:32,453
Do you think I need
to wear a veil for you?
1188
01:03:32,487 --> 01:03:36,591
Single women in the Roman empire
were required by law,
1189
01:03:36,624 --> 01:03:38,292
to unveil their hair,
1190
01:03:38,326 --> 01:03:40,461
for the visual pleasure of men.
1191
01:03:40,495 --> 01:03:42,430
It would be like today
if we forced a young woman
1192
01:03:42,463 --> 01:03:46,534
to dress immodestly
and it was totally exploitative.
1193
01:03:46,567 --> 01:03:49,504
To get around that, you either
had to be married or widowed.
1194
01:03:49,537 --> 01:03:54,242
So, when Paul told women
to wear a veil in the assembly,
1195
01:03:54,275 --> 01:03:57,679
he was adding to the dignity of
women basically saying,
1196
01:03:57,713 --> 01:04:00,481
"you are every bit as good
as a married woman or a widow"
1197
01:04:00,515 --> 01:04:03,084
and you don't have to put
yourself on display,
1198
01:04:03,117 --> 01:04:04,619
"at least not in here."
1199
01:04:11,325 --> 01:04:13,094
Mom?
1200
01:04:13,127 --> 01:04:15,463
I'd like to make an argument.
1201
01:04:15,496 --> 01:04:16,832
Um, I'm already late.
1202
01:04:16,865 --> 01:04:18,199
It's important.
1203
01:04:18,232 --> 01:04:20,034
Five minutes.
1204
01:04:21,469 --> 01:04:24,572
In the matter of
the state versus the St. Jude's
1205
01:04:24,605 --> 01:04:25,573
homeschooling cooperative.
1206
01:04:25,606 --> 01:04:27,275
That case has been decided.
1207
01:04:27,308 --> 01:04:29,176
Is the court's decision
not subject to appeal?
1208
01:04:29,210 --> 01:04:31,145
- Grounds?
- New evidence.
1209
01:04:31,178 --> 01:04:33,648
- Conflicting evidence.
- Four minutes.
1210
01:04:33,682 --> 01:04:35,116
Point of clarification.
1211
01:04:35,149 --> 01:04:37,285
How is homeschooling
socially selfish
1212
01:04:37,318 --> 01:04:39,487
and misaligned with
liberal progressive values?
1213
01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:42,456
Because it ignores the needs
of the community at large.
1214
01:04:42,490 --> 01:04:44,693
We're divided enough
as it is, Kayla.
1215
01:04:44,726 --> 01:04:47,528
We shouldn't be teaching our
children to be suspicious
1216
01:04:47,562 --> 01:04:50,164
of public institutions
and civic obligations.
1217
01:04:50,197 --> 01:04:51,475
Well, what if Christian
homeschoolers are
1218
01:04:51,499 --> 01:04:53,401
more likely to donate
to charities
1219
01:04:53,434 --> 01:04:55,379
or be first in line to volunteer
in third world countries?
1220
01:04:55,403 --> 01:04:56,805
There's no evidence of that.
1221
01:04:56,838 --> 01:04:58,673
Mom, they're literally
christians.
1222
01:04:58,707 --> 01:05:01,877
Who do you think does most of
the donating and volunteering?
1223
01:05:01,910 --> 01:05:04,145
You've always told me that
there's value in dissent
1224
01:05:04,178 --> 01:05:05,847
and challenging
prevailing norms.
1225
01:05:05,881 --> 01:05:08,215
Isn't that the foundation
for liberal activism?
1226
01:05:08,249 --> 01:05:10,117
What about
institutional diversity?
1227
01:05:10,151 --> 01:05:11,485
Look, all I'm saying is
1228
01:05:11,519 --> 01:05:13,755
shouldn't there be
options for education,
1229
01:05:13,789 --> 01:05:16,324
choices for the individual
instead of lumping everyone
1230
01:05:16,357 --> 01:05:18,593
together in a single
one-size-fits-all model?
1231
01:05:18,626 --> 01:05:20,528
How is that diversity?
1232
01:05:20,561 --> 01:05:24,298
The public school system is
there for us as a society.
1233
01:05:24,332 --> 01:05:26,200
The people are not there for it.
1234
01:05:26,233 --> 01:05:28,737
As soon as it stops
working for the kids,
1235
01:05:28,770 --> 01:05:30,504
parents are obligated to leave.
1236
01:05:36,310 --> 01:05:37,655
The parents of the
homeschooling co-op
1237
01:05:37,679 --> 01:05:40,648
take seriously our duty
to instruct our children,
1238
01:05:40,682 --> 01:05:43,785
to teach them, to educate them,
to decide what is best for them.
1239
01:05:43,819 --> 01:05:46,621
It's really, it's a natural
extension of our beliefs.
1240
01:05:46,654 --> 01:05:49,423
Beliefs that I consider
to be divisive and intolerant.
1241
01:05:49,457 --> 01:05:51,425
Only because
you label intolerant
1242
01:05:51,459 --> 01:05:53,361
anyone who you don't agree with.
1243
01:05:53,394 --> 01:05:57,264
And you label divisive as anyone
who doesn't agree with you.
1244
01:05:57,298 --> 01:06:00,167
The gospels describe Jesus'
teaching his followers
1245
01:06:00,201 --> 01:06:02,637
to forgive each other...
1246
01:06:02,670 --> 01:06:04,171
To love their enemies...
1247
01:06:04,205 --> 01:06:06,240
Show generosity to those in need
1248
01:06:06,273 --> 01:06:08,643
and embrace those outside
their ethnic circles.
1249
01:06:08,676 --> 01:06:10,544
Would you call that divisive?
1250
01:06:10,578 --> 01:06:13,381
Christ commanded his followers
to advance his message
1251
01:06:13,414 --> 01:06:17,886
with the irresistible force of
love and the power of truth.
1252
01:06:17,919 --> 01:06:18,963
Would you call that intolerant?
1253
01:06:18,987 --> 01:06:20,388
No one has a monopoly
1254
01:06:20,421 --> 01:06:22,556
on the truth, Mr. Hill.
Not even you.
1255
01:06:22,590 --> 01:06:24,659
No, but if god exists,
1256
01:06:24,693 --> 01:06:26,661
then he has the monopoly on it
1257
01:06:26,695 --> 01:06:29,798
and we hold that he does
exist and has spoken.
1258
01:06:29,831 --> 01:06:31,399
Your truth, sir, not mine.
1259
01:06:31,432 --> 01:06:33,668
Except that's not
the way that truth works.
1260
01:06:33,702 --> 01:06:36,637
Truth is truth
for everyone and everywhere.
1261
01:06:36,671 --> 01:06:39,507
Even if over time,
it loses its popularity
1262
01:06:39,540 --> 01:06:42,678
or becomes
politically incorrect.
1263
01:06:42,711 --> 01:06:45,446
That's what the parents
of these children understand
1264
01:06:45,479 --> 01:06:49,550
that in a society where
suddenly everything is relative,
1265
01:06:49,583 --> 01:06:51,987
truth is absolute,
1266
01:06:52,020 --> 01:06:54,488
a transcendent thing
not of this world.
1267
01:06:54,522 --> 01:06:57,491
Something that they
have no power to change.
1268
01:06:57,525 --> 01:06:59,393
America was founded
on these principles.
1269
01:06:59,427 --> 01:07:01,595
And if we just
throw them away...
1270
01:07:01,629 --> 01:07:03,297
I think we're done here.
1271
01:07:03,330 --> 01:07:05,499
I would like to thank
the witnesses for their input.
1272
01:07:05,533 --> 01:07:08,436
They're free to go. This hearing
is now adjourned for one hour.
1273
01:07:08,469 --> 01:07:10,638
After which,
we will vote on this issue.
1274
01:07:13,875 --> 01:07:15,676
Mr. Chairman.
1275
01:07:15,711 --> 01:07:18,579
Mr. Chairman, you haven't
ruled on our situation.
1276
01:07:18,612 --> 01:07:20,816
I'm sorry, sir,
that you have misunderstood
1277
01:07:20,849 --> 01:07:22,684
the purpose of this hearing.
1278
01:07:22,718 --> 01:07:24,820
Thank you.
1279
01:07:24,853 --> 01:07:27,421
Wait, what does he mean
the purpose of this hearing?
1280
01:07:27,455 --> 01:07:29,791
I'm not sure. I mean is any of
this going to matter?
1281
01:07:29,825 --> 01:07:31,625
It has to.
1282
01:07:31,659 --> 01:07:33,771
I mean even when it turns out
we're still under a court order
1283
01:07:33,795 --> 01:07:35,864
and facing all kinds of
fines when we get home?
1284
01:07:42,971 --> 01:07:44,572
Are you sure?
1285
01:07:45,741 --> 01:07:47,241
Yeah.
1286
01:07:47,843 --> 01:07:49,376
I see.
1287
01:07:51,046 --> 01:07:53,014
Okay.
1288
01:07:53,048 --> 01:07:54,648
Have a safe flight.
1289
01:07:58,887 --> 01:08:00,956
Is mommy coming home?
1290
01:08:00,989 --> 01:08:02,590
Mommy's comin' home.
1291
01:08:19,074 --> 01:08:21,843
I'm impressed. Mr. Hill.
1292
01:08:21,877 --> 01:08:24,813
You really should've had
yourself a career in politics.
1293
01:08:24,846 --> 01:08:26,647
Thanks.
1294
01:08:26,681 --> 01:08:28,382
I'll pass.
1295
01:08:28,415 --> 01:08:30,061
Do you really think
anything you said in there
1296
01:08:30,085 --> 01:08:33,587
is gonna have any effect
on what we do?
1297
01:08:33,621 --> 01:08:37,525
You see, we do these things
because we're supposed to.
1298
01:08:37,558 --> 01:08:40,528
Because supposedly
somebody's watching.
1299
01:08:40,561 --> 01:08:43,031
But other than
a few c-span junkies,
1300
01:08:43,064 --> 01:08:45,801
is anybody really
paying attention?
1301
01:08:45,834 --> 01:08:47,803
Don't you get it?
1302
01:08:47,836 --> 01:08:50,105
We've already decided
what we're gonna do.
1303
01:08:52,808 --> 01:08:55,643
Or you wouldn't be having these
hearings in the first place.
1304
01:08:55,676 --> 01:08:57,813
Look, I understand
your position.
1305
01:08:57,846 --> 01:09:00,982
You feel that you're makin' a
last-ditch stand for your faith
1306
01:09:01,016 --> 01:09:04,119
and you've chosen this as a hill
that you're willing to die on.
1307
01:09:04,152 --> 01:09:06,021
Our whole faith started
because one man
1308
01:09:06,054 --> 01:09:07,655
chose a hill
he was willing to die on.
1309
01:09:07,689 --> 01:09:10,091
Yes, but that
was a long time ago.
1310
01:09:10,125 --> 01:09:12,794
And now nobody really cares.
1311
01:09:12,828 --> 01:09:14,428
Let's face it.
1312
01:09:14,461 --> 01:09:16,564
Your god, your book,
they're in the way.
1313
01:09:16,597 --> 01:09:19,600
They're in the way
of moral relativism.
1314
01:09:19,633 --> 01:09:22,103
They're in the way of calling
good evil and evil good.
1315
01:09:22,137 --> 01:09:24,672
What did you plan
to accomplish here today?
1316
01:09:26,107 --> 01:09:27,675
To defend the rights of parents,
1317
01:09:27,709 --> 01:09:29,978
to educate their
children as they see fit.
1318
01:09:30,011 --> 01:09:31,645
And to make congress promise
1319
01:09:31,680 --> 01:09:33,982
that they will never
threaten those rights again.
1320
01:09:34,015 --> 01:09:36,584
- Yes.
- Sir, that is not gonna happen.
1321
01:09:36,617 --> 01:09:38,485
In a few minutes,
we're gonna go back in there,
1322
01:09:38,519 --> 01:09:40,588
we're gonna take
a quick straw vote,
1323
01:09:40,621 --> 01:09:43,725
which is gonna find in favor
of the experts' recommendations.
1324
01:09:43,758 --> 01:09:45,060
Experts.
1325
01:09:45,093 --> 01:09:46,137
And, then we're gonna
push this through,
1326
01:09:46,161 --> 01:09:48,730
just like we planned.
1327
01:09:48,763 --> 01:09:50,765
- Just like that?
- Just like that.
1328
01:09:54,769 --> 01:09:58,073
I'd be careful about goin'
to war against god's church.
1329
01:09:58,106 --> 01:10:00,008
Scripture promises
the gates of hell
1330
01:10:00,041 --> 01:10:01,943
will not prevail against him.
1331
01:10:01,977 --> 01:10:03,644
This is not hell, Mr. Hill.
1332
01:10:03,678 --> 01:10:07,148
- This is Washington.
- Close enough.
1333
01:10:07,182 --> 01:10:11,418
For 2,000 years, men have tried
to get rid of christianity.
1334
01:10:11,452 --> 01:10:13,989
Diocletian, Napoleon,
1335
01:10:14,022 --> 01:10:17,759
Stalin, mao zedong.
1336
01:10:17,792 --> 01:10:19,526
What makes you think
that you can accomplish
1337
01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:21,495
what they couldn't?
1338
01:10:21,528 --> 01:10:23,899
They didn't have
an 83 percent approval rating.
1339
01:10:33,074 --> 01:10:35,810
Chairman.
1340
01:10:35,844 --> 01:10:38,646
I really thought the lord
had intervened on our behalf.
1341
01:10:38,680 --> 01:10:42,083
Before you say anything else,
1342
01:10:42,117 --> 01:10:43,651
I wanna show you all something.
1343
01:10:44,819 --> 01:10:45,887
Follow me.
1344
01:10:52,493 --> 01:10:53,962
You want to talk?
1345
01:10:55,496 --> 01:10:57,065
Let's talk!
1346
01:11:00,168 --> 01:11:01,635
Huh?
1347
01:11:02,536 --> 01:11:04,039
Did you say something?
1348
01:11:05,639 --> 01:11:06,908
I can't hear you.
1349
01:11:09,077 --> 01:11:11,212
They say you're a man,
1350
01:11:11,246 --> 01:11:13,815
then come down
and face me like one.
1351
01:11:15,717 --> 01:11:17,786
You're more than a man, no?
1352
01:11:19,854 --> 01:11:21,056
You see all.
1353
01:11:22,157 --> 01:11:24,225
You know all.
1354
01:11:24,259 --> 01:11:26,695
Then tell me, son of god,
1355
01:11:26,728 --> 01:11:29,596
why did you take ayisha from me?
1356
01:11:29,630 --> 01:11:31,433
She's my daughter.
1357
01:11:33,201 --> 01:11:34,869
Are you punishing her?
1358
01:11:37,005 --> 01:11:39,007
Did she displease you?
1359
01:11:43,845 --> 01:11:45,013
Or...
1360
01:11:46,114 --> 01:11:47,882
Are you punishing me?
1361
01:11:59,928 --> 01:12:01,830
I beg of you,
1362
01:12:03,131 --> 01:12:04,833
she must have blood.
1363
01:12:06,034 --> 01:12:07,702
Take mine instead.
1364
01:12:08,635 --> 01:12:10,905
Let ayisha live.
1365
01:12:12,673 --> 01:12:14,508
I'll do anything.
1366
01:12:16,044 --> 01:12:17,578
Anything.
1367
01:12:58,787 --> 01:13:01,790
Everybody knows her big sister,
1368
01:13:01,823 --> 01:13:04,893
lady Liberty who stands
in New York harbor.
1369
01:13:06,294 --> 01:13:07,962
But this one?
1370
01:13:09,330 --> 01:13:11,933
She's my girl.
1371
01:13:11,966 --> 01:13:13,201
She's a replica.
1372
01:13:13,234 --> 01:13:14,903
Do you know her story?
1373
01:13:17,172 --> 01:13:20,375
The bronze was cast in 1861
outside of Washington.
1374
01:13:20,408 --> 01:13:23,912
Her name is freedom.
1375
01:13:23,945 --> 01:13:26,157
And in one of those ironies
that god seems to delight in,
1376
01:13:26,181 --> 01:13:28,750
Philip Reid, the foundry foreman
1377
01:13:28,783 --> 01:13:30,685
in charge
of casting her was a slave.
1378
01:13:30,718 --> 01:13:33,888
A gifted artisan,
but a slave nonetheless.
1379
01:13:33,922 --> 01:13:35,757
But by the time the capitol dome
1380
01:13:35,790 --> 01:13:37,826
was ready to receive her
in 1863,
1381
01:13:37,859 --> 01:13:40,661
the emancipation proclamation
was in full effect.
1382
01:13:41,729 --> 01:13:44,299
Meaning that Philip Reid,
1383
01:13:44,332 --> 01:13:46,701
most likely stood
outside of this building
1384
01:13:46,734 --> 01:13:50,972
and watched her go aloft
as a free man.
1385
01:13:51,005 --> 01:13:54,641
And all the hands that
strained at the hoisting ropes,
1386
01:13:54,675 --> 01:13:56,211
all belonged to former slaves.
1387
01:13:59,047 --> 01:14:00,715
In my mind,
1388
01:14:01,850 --> 01:14:04,319
any country that can do that,
1389
01:14:04,352 --> 01:14:06,821
is worth fighting for.
1390
01:14:06,855 --> 01:14:09,224
For that is exactly
what we need to do.
1391
01:14:09,257 --> 01:14:10,758
Keep fighting.
1392
01:14:12,160 --> 01:14:15,130
You at home and me...
1393
01:14:15,163 --> 01:14:17,132
Right here.
1394
01:14:19,868 --> 01:14:22,170
They're gonna be
taking the vote soon.
1395
01:14:22,203 --> 01:14:25,740
Uh, I need to get back in and
prepare my closing statements.
1396
01:14:25,773 --> 01:14:28,343
They only gave me five minutes,
but I'll take it.
1397
01:14:28,376 --> 01:14:30,011
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
1398
01:14:33,047 --> 01:14:34,115
My pleasure.
1399
01:14:39,087 --> 01:14:40,788
You all did wonderful.
1400
01:14:42,123 --> 01:14:44,425
Thanks, Martin.
1401
01:14:44,459 --> 01:14:47,328
And it felt like the fight
was rigged though.
1402
01:14:47,362 --> 01:14:48,730
Founding fathers didn't account
1403
01:14:48,763 --> 01:14:52,033
for the likes of
chairman Benson.
1404
01:14:52,066 --> 01:14:55,170
Governor Morris was a
founding father and he wrote,
1405
01:14:55,203 --> 01:14:59,007
"religion is the only
solid basis of good morals."
1406
01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:02,343
"Therefore, education should
teach the precepts of religion
1407
01:15:02,377 --> 01:15:04,712
and the duties of
man towards god."
1408
01:15:04,746 --> 01:15:07,081
Those days are past.
1409
01:15:07,115 --> 01:15:09,951
Mr. Morris didn't
stand the test of time.
1410
01:15:09,984 --> 01:15:11,319
But he did.
1411
01:15:11,352 --> 01:15:13,354
Maybe this other thing he wrote,
1412
01:15:13,388 --> 01:15:15,924
will be more familiar to you.
1413
01:15:15,957 --> 01:15:18,092
"We the people of
the United States
1414
01:15:18,126 --> 01:15:20,728
in order to form
a more perfect union..."
1415
01:15:20,762 --> 01:15:22,197
"Establish justice."
1416
01:15:22,230 --> 01:15:23,998
"Ensure domestic tranquility."
1417
01:15:24,032 --> 01:15:26,201
"Provide for the common defense
1418
01:15:26,234 --> 01:15:28,937
and promote general welfare."
1419
01:15:28,970 --> 01:15:30,939
"And secure the blessings
of Liberty."
1420
01:15:30,972 --> 01:15:33,141
- Liberty.
- Liberty.
1421
01:15:33,174 --> 01:15:36,110
"Do ordain and establish
this constitution."
1422
01:15:36,144 --> 01:15:38,213
"For the
United States of America."
1423
01:15:43,084 --> 01:15:44,452
I'm sorry, I...
1424
01:15:44,485 --> 01:15:46,354
I saw you all inside, but I...
1425
01:15:46,387 --> 01:15:49,057
We're the other 75 percent.
1426
01:15:49,090 --> 01:15:50,892
Three quarters of parents
who homeschool
1427
01:15:50,925 --> 01:15:53,061
for other than primarily
religious reasons.
1428
01:15:53,094 --> 01:15:54,762
Three quarters,
I mean I thought that...
1429
01:15:54,796 --> 01:15:56,364
That's what most people think
1430
01:15:56,397 --> 01:15:59,367
that at all homeschools are
conservative christians.
1431
01:15:59,400 --> 01:16:01,369
That's not true.
1432
01:16:01,402 --> 01:16:04,839
- Robert Williams from nbhe.
- Nice to meet you.
1433
01:16:04,872 --> 01:16:07,041
We homeschool because
most of the schools in my area
1434
01:16:07,075 --> 01:16:09,110
are chronically underfunded.
1435
01:16:09,143 --> 01:16:11,846
Hmm, not to mention
institutionalized racism.
1436
01:16:11,879 --> 01:16:13,948
- Hmm.
- My son has special needs.
1437
01:16:13,982 --> 01:16:16,251
Public schools just
aren't equipped.
1438
01:16:16,284 --> 01:16:18,019
Medical freedom.
1439
01:16:18,052 --> 01:16:19,520
I want to be able to choose
1440
01:16:19,554 --> 01:16:21,956
which immunizations
my children receive.
1441
01:16:21,990 --> 01:16:25,260
Bullying, violence,
school shootings.
1442
01:16:25,293 --> 01:16:26,861
There are many reasons.
1443
01:16:26,894 --> 01:16:28,463
Low student-teacher ratio.
1444
01:16:28,496 --> 01:16:31,866
Parents can choose the pace
and approach of the classroom.
1445
01:16:31,899 --> 01:16:33,968
Yeah, we have time
for community service,
1446
01:16:34,002 --> 01:16:35,870
volunteering
and entrepreneurship.
1447
01:16:35,903 --> 01:16:37,438
Not to mention the arts,
1448
01:16:37,472 --> 01:16:39,807
outdoor play
and real experiments.
1449
01:16:39,841 --> 01:16:42,543
First things public
schools cut to save money.
1450
01:16:42,577 --> 01:16:44,946
Our reasons might be different,
1451
01:16:44,979 --> 01:16:46,981
but we all want the same thing.
1452
01:16:47,015 --> 01:16:49,517
As long as government
overreach goes unchecked,
1453
01:16:49,550 --> 01:16:51,419
Liberty is threatened.
1454
01:16:51,452 --> 01:16:53,821
- All of ours.
- We can't stop.
1455
01:16:53,855 --> 01:16:55,490
We're stronger together.
1456
01:16:55,523 --> 01:16:57,492
I am we the people.
1457
01:16:57,525 --> 01:16:58,926
We all are.
1458
01:17:01,095 --> 01:17:02,430
We all are.
1459
01:17:13,174 --> 01:17:15,209
I can't believe
how I missed this.
1460
01:17:19,947 --> 01:17:22,850
Wait, where are you goin'?
We got a plane to catch.
1461
01:17:22,884 --> 01:17:24,352
I'll be back in five minutes.
1462
01:17:30,958 --> 01:17:33,428
My daddy used to fly airplanes.
1463
01:17:33,461 --> 01:17:35,296
He wore the same as you.
1464
01:17:36,464 --> 01:17:38,066
He's in heaven now.
1465
01:17:41,269 --> 01:17:42,403
I see.
1466
01:17:46,174 --> 01:17:48,076
You must miss him terribly.
1467
01:17:50,078 --> 01:17:52,447
If he could be with you,
he would.
1468
01:17:52,480 --> 01:17:54,649
This I know.
1469
01:17:54,683 --> 01:17:56,284
How do you know?
1470
01:17:56,317 --> 01:17:57,885
Because every father
1471
01:17:57,919 --> 01:18:00,855
will always choose
his child over.
1472
01:18:04,992 --> 01:18:08,262
I would go to heaven so daddy
could come back for mommy.
1473
01:18:09,364 --> 01:18:11,099
No, child.
1474
01:18:11,132 --> 01:18:14,035
You mustn't say such a thing.
1475
01:18:14,068 --> 01:18:15,970
That is an evil
and pointless wish.
1476
01:18:16,003 --> 01:18:18,206
But mommy's always so sad.
1477
01:18:18,239 --> 01:18:20,475
That's because she's
forgotten that our lives...
1478
01:18:22,944 --> 01:18:24,345
Belong to god.
1479
01:18:25,646 --> 01:18:27,482
We must trust
1480
01:18:27,515 --> 01:18:29,984
that god knows best.
1481
01:18:31,586 --> 01:18:35,957
Do you really think your mom
would be less sad without you?
1482
01:18:40,294 --> 01:18:41,496
She loves you.
1483
01:18:44,298 --> 01:18:45,466
She needs you.
1484
01:18:51,406 --> 01:18:52,907
Jackson?
1485
01:18:54,242 --> 01:18:55,343
Time to go home.
1486
01:18:55,376 --> 01:18:56,978
Almost your bedtime.
1487
01:19:36,584 --> 01:19:40,054
You feel that you're
makin' a last-ditch stand
1488
01:19:40,087 --> 01:19:41,422
to protect your faith.
1489
01:19:43,024 --> 01:19:44,192
Don't you get it?
1490
01:19:44,225 --> 01:19:45,593
We've already decided
1491
01:19:45,626 --> 01:19:47,161
what we're gonna do.
1492
01:19:47,195 --> 01:19:49,597
"Laus deo,"
it means praise be to god.
1493
01:19:49,630 --> 01:19:52,667
America is a country
so blessed with prosperity.
1494
01:19:52,701 --> 01:19:54,211
Religion has been removed
from our schools.
1495
01:19:54,235 --> 01:19:56,070
"We the people
of the United States."
1496
01:19:56,103 --> 01:19:57,605
"And secure
the blessings of Liberty."
1497
01:19:57,638 --> 01:19:59,416
- We're stronger together.
- I am we the people.
1498
01:19:59,440 --> 01:20:01,108
We all are.
1499
01:20:01,142 --> 01:20:02,486
"Don't worry about
what you will say.
1500
01:20:02,510 --> 01:20:04,245
At the time, you will
be given what to say."
1501
01:20:04,278 --> 01:20:05,747
"For it will not
be you speaking,"
1502
01:20:05,781 --> 01:20:08,616
but the spirit of your father...
1503
01:20:08,649 --> 01:20:10,117
"Speaking through you."
1504
01:20:39,380 --> 01:20:42,550
Mr. Chairman, I would like to
yield my time to the witness...
1505
01:20:43,852 --> 01:20:46,354
Reverend David hill.
1506
01:20:46,387 --> 01:20:48,656
That's fine,
but I remind the witness
1507
01:20:48,690 --> 01:20:51,125
he's limited to five minutes.
1508
01:21:07,174 --> 01:21:08,609
Thank you, congressman Smith,
1509
01:21:08,643 --> 01:21:10,846
Mr. Chairman...
1510
01:21:10,879 --> 01:21:13,381
For allowing me these
last five minutes.
1511
01:21:18,185 --> 01:21:19,831
You ever been on one of
those sightseeing tours
1512
01:21:19,855 --> 01:21:22,824
they have here in Washington?
1513
01:21:22,858 --> 01:21:24,425
You know the kind where they
1514
01:21:24,458 --> 01:21:26,394
take you to see
all the monuments?
1515
01:21:26,427 --> 01:21:28,362
Yes, I believe most
of us have visited
1516
01:21:28,396 --> 01:21:31,700
the city's major attractions.
1517
01:21:31,733 --> 01:21:33,200
Papa.
1518
01:21:36,203 --> 01:21:38,472
Maybe you oughta think
about goin' again.
1519
01:21:38,506 --> 01:21:42,677
'Cause those...
How did you put that?
1520
01:21:42,711 --> 01:21:44,478
Attractions...
1521
01:21:45,814 --> 01:21:48,182
Are here for a reason...
1522
01:21:48,215 --> 01:21:50,786
And I almost missed it.
1523
01:21:50,819 --> 01:21:53,187
I don't know how because you
can't throw a rock in this city
1524
01:21:53,220 --> 01:21:55,323
without hitting a statue
or a monument of some kind.
1525
01:21:55,356 --> 01:21:59,460
I mean, every street,
every building in this city,
1526
01:21:59,493 --> 01:22:01,629
all the marble and the granite,
the brick
1527
01:22:01,662 --> 01:22:05,801
and the stone is tryin'
to tell us somethin'.
1528
01:22:05,834 --> 01:22:07,836
They're sayin',
1529
01:22:07,869 --> 01:22:10,171
"don't forget about us."
1530
01:22:11,272 --> 01:22:12,673
"Don't forget about the,"
1531
01:22:12,708 --> 01:22:14,208
the battles that we fought
1532
01:22:14,241 --> 01:22:17,478
"and the price
that we paid for freedom."
1533
01:22:17,511 --> 01:22:20,481
"Don't let our
sacrifice be in vain."
1534
01:22:22,383 --> 01:22:25,586
You wanna hear something
interesting, Mr. Chairman?
1535
01:22:25,620 --> 01:22:28,189
I have three friends that have
a pretty good understanding
1536
01:22:28,222 --> 01:22:30,491
of what's at stake here today.
1537
01:22:31,827 --> 01:22:33,260
And the funny thing is... is
1538
01:22:33,294 --> 01:22:36,397
they're not even from america.
1539
01:22:36,430 --> 01:22:39,667
They're from faraway
places like China,
1540
01:22:39,701 --> 01:22:42,403
Iran,
1541
01:22:42,436 --> 01:22:44,138
Africa.
1542
01:22:47,541 --> 01:22:50,244
But they get it.
1543
01:22:50,277 --> 01:22:52,881
They know what's at stake here.
1544
01:22:52,914 --> 01:22:54,281
And maybe in order to understand
1545
01:22:54,315 --> 01:22:56,317
how precious and fragile
1546
01:22:56,350 --> 01:22:59,286
freedom really is, maybe...
1547
01:23:01,222 --> 01:23:03,290
Maybe you have to lose it.
1548
01:23:05,526 --> 01:23:08,697
But you already know that.
I mean, all of this, it's...
1549
01:23:08,730 --> 01:23:10,966
Oh, it's just a distraction.
1550
01:23:10,999 --> 01:23:13,401
And I made it easy
for you, didn't I?
1551
01:23:13,434 --> 01:23:15,670
I bet your face just lit up
when you realized
1552
01:23:15,704 --> 01:23:18,439
that there was a pastor
on the witness list.
1553
01:23:18,472 --> 01:23:20,842
You knew that if you
challenged scriptures,
1554
01:23:20,876 --> 01:23:22,811
I would rise to defend them.
1555
01:23:22,844 --> 01:23:24,780
It's kind of in my
job description.
1556
01:23:24,813 --> 01:23:27,683
You figured you'd run out the
clock while we debated how,
1557
01:23:27,716 --> 01:23:30,952
how women wore their
hair 2,000 years ago.
1558
01:23:30,986 --> 01:23:33,320
All in hopes that
no one would realize
1559
01:23:33,354 --> 01:23:34,966
that it's really their
freedoms that are on the line.
1560
01:23:34,990 --> 01:23:36,825
Not at all, sir.
1561
01:23:36,858 --> 01:23:38,694
The issue here today
is homeschooling.
1562
01:23:38,727 --> 01:23:40,696
I wish it was, Mr. Chairman.
1563
01:23:40,729 --> 01:23:41,997
I truly do.
1564
01:23:42,030 --> 01:23:44,331
No, today...
1565
01:23:44,365 --> 01:23:47,401
Today was about turning
neighbor against neighbor.
1566
01:23:47,435 --> 01:23:49,637
That's part of
your plan, isn't it?
1567
01:23:49,670 --> 01:23:51,740
Keep us all divided.
1568
01:23:51,773 --> 01:23:53,775
So bit by bit, we don't realize
1569
01:23:53,809 --> 01:23:56,577
you're chipping away
at our freedoms and liberties.
1570
01:23:56,610 --> 01:23:58,412
You got us all talking about
how Noah
1571
01:23:58,446 --> 01:24:00,281
got all the animals on the ark.
1572
01:24:00,314 --> 01:24:02,349
Meanwhile, you're
crafting legislation
1573
01:24:02,383 --> 01:24:06,387
that will allow the government
to barge into our homes
1574
01:24:06,420 --> 01:24:08,389
because it's all
about power for you.
1575
01:24:08,422 --> 01:24:10,591
And the only way
that you can get more power
1576
01:24:10,624 --> 01:24:12,660
is by taking it
from someone else.
1577
01:24:12,694 --> 01:24:14,638
And that would be all well
and good if it wasn't for that
1578
01:24:14,662 --> 01:24:16,597
pesky thing called
the constitution
1579
01:24:16,630 --> 01:24:17,775
that keeps getting in your way.
1580
01:24:17,799 --> 01:24:18,867
Now you hold on a second.
1581
01:24:18,900 --> 01:24:20,902
No, I'm done talkin' to you!
1582
01:24:20,936 --> 01:24:23,038
I'm talking to the people
who elected you.
1583
01:24:23,071 --> 01:24:25,306
Because as inconvenient
as it is, sir,
1584
01:24:25,339 --> 01:24:27,308
this is where your power
comes from!
1585
01:24:27,341 --> 01:24:28,810
Order!
1586
01:24:28,844 --> 01:24:31,479
You see those statues
and those monuments out there?
1587
01:24:31,512 --> 01:24:34,750
They say, "you work for us!"
1588
01:24:35,817 --> 01:24:37,585
You are out of order, Mr. Hill.
1589
01:24:37,618 --> 01:24:41,857
"A government of the people,
by the people, for the people."
1590
01:24:44,726 --> 01:24:46,027
Order!
1591
01:24:46,061 --> 01:24:48,764
You are out of order, Mr. Hill.
1592
01:24:49,865 --> 01:24:51,599
Order!
1593
01:24:51,632 --> 01:24:53,235
Bailiff.
1594
01:24:55,636 --> 01:24:57,505
So stay out of our homes
and churches.
1595
01:24:57,538 --> 01:25:00,674
And yes, stay out of our
children's education.
1596
01:25:00,709 --> 01:25:03,511
Because what you call teaching,
Mr. Chairman,
1597
01:25:03,544 --> 01:25:05,513
is really social engineering.
1598
01:25:05,546 --> 01:25:06,915
You are out of order, Mr. Hill!
1599
01:25:06,948 --> 01:25:08,649
Your history is being rewritten
1600
01:25:08,683 --> 01:25:13,554
biology is redefined
and right and wrong are erased.
1601
01:25:13,587 --> 01:25:16,490
Our children don't belong
to the government
1602
01:25:16,524 --> 01:25:18,492
and neither does our country.
1603
01:25:18,526 --> 01:25:23,430
America belongs to it's
citizens, to each and all.
1604
01:25:23,464 --> 01:25:26,667
To the farmers in Texas to the
window cleaners in New York,
1605
01:25:26,701 --> 01:25:30,038
to the cabinet makers in Maine
and the teachers in Oklahoma,
1606
01:25:30,071 --> 01:25:33,074
to every man, woman, and child.
1607
01:25:33,108 --> 01:25:34,943
It belongs to the people!
1608
01:25:37,846 --> 01:25:40,682
We the people.
1609
01:25:48,589 --> 01:25:51,659
Freedom is a fragile thing.
1610
01:25:51,693 --> 01:25:54,428
It must be fought for
and defended constantly
1611
01:25:54,461 --> 01:25:55,496
by each generation.