The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is Coming Back

[kat8585]

Anytime we are along side Somalia as the only nation on earth that has not ratified a human rights treaty, then I think its safe to assume we are in the wrong.

I agree with Cobalt. This is a poor reason for signing anything.

[kat8585]

It read to me like they are protecting the child from parental authority. Maybe I read it wrong.

This is exactly what they are trying to do. What good can come out of the UN? Doesn't anyone remember when this was so controversial in the Clinton days?

[Believer1997]

I think that this particular clause - was primarily intended in the original draft to protect the children who were being conscripted and forced into militias as child soldiers. Many times they were forced by their parents who were in fear of their lives. This is a horrible problem in Darfur and other countries in the Congo. Maybe that is why it is written in the way it is.

[MorningGlory]

it says kids won't be punished or discriminated against based on the parent's beliefs. how do you get that kids will be taken away from parents from this?

That's what I read too....am I missing something? It seems to me that it would be advantageous to a child to be protected from discrimination based on the beliefs of their parents.

[forrestkc]

So sign it because everyone else is doing it?

Of course not. However, before having a knee jerk reaction to it simply because its an international treaty, it is appropriate to weigh the fact that every other nation on earth other than Somalia thought signing it was a good idea. For example, if Canadians, Australians, Western Europeans, South Koreans, Japan, Israel and so on thought it was a moral and good agreement for the protection of children, then why are they wrong?

[tah]

It read to me like they are protecting the child from parental authority. Maybe I read it wrong.

This is exactly what they are trying to do. What good can come out of the UN? Doesn't anyone remember when this was so controversial in the Clinton days?

I remember it when my children were children and thought it was behind us and it would never come up here again...

Children have the right to tell the "court" they do not like be grounded or going to church or any other thing that makes them unhappy and the court is free to take them out of that home and put them where they can do as they please ...

a total perversion of Gods plan for the child....

Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

[forrestkc]

I remember it when my children were children and thought it was behind us and it would never come up here again...

Children have the right to tell the "court" they do not like be grounded or going to church or any other thing that makes them unhappy and the court is free to take them out of that home and put them where they can do as they please ...

a total perversion of Gods plan for the child....

Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

That is simply false. Children neither here, nor in any other nation in the free world are able to take their parents to court simply because they don't like going to church or don't like being grounded.

Years ago I was a CASA volunteer. Child protection agencies don't even have enough resources to help all of the abused and neglected children out there.

[tah]

You missed Glenn Beck with a lawyer who would disagree with you...

He being the lawyer...

I will try to find a video...

[forrestkc]

You missed Glenn Beck with a lawyer who would disagree with you...

He being the lawyer...

I will try to find a video...

I find Glenn Beck to be consistently the most absurd man on Television. You can find a lawyer to up and say anything, it doesn't make them credible. If you think that kids can be taken from their home simply because they were grounded or don't like going to church, then find an example of this happening. You have to be an absolutely wretched parent to get your kids taken away. When I did CASA work, you would not believe the absolutely worthless parents that still were able to keep their kids. The courts have always removed kids from a home as an absolute last resort. Parents can be drunks, drug addicts, dead beats, petty criminals, and just total lowlifes and still keep their kids.

[tah]

I do not have time to try to investigate this ..late..dishes...up early..

But I will try....

I really like Glenn Beck's program... and I hope I am not misinterpreting it...

and I had a tiring weekend and may not have the correct memories of the program but when get time I will look into so I am not confused...

If anyone else watched please feel free to add your thoughts.... of what I may have misinterpreted...