HA note: The following is reprinted with permission from Lana Hobbs’ blog Lana Hobbs the Brave. It was originally published on April 12, 2013.
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Be careful
if you plan to raise an army
from birth
whip them into shape and drill them
Issue uniforms
Issue thoughts
Until they run like a machine
Yes drill sergeant
No drill sergeant
You may raise soldiers
and full of fire in their hearts
But there’s a chance, if you want to raise an army
That you will not keep the soldiers
Because these clever, brave soldiers
will one day make their own decisions
And choose their battles
They must answer the call of the fire
Burning hot in their souls
So be careful when you raise an army
Homeschoolers Anonymous 
YES! You’ve encapsulated the whole problem with fundamentalist homeschoolers raising their children as “armies” for God. I wonder how fundamentalist will react when more and more of their “soldiers” start defecting from the ranks?
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Double down and Increase Indoctrination, of course.
“You Do Not Know Fear! You Do Not Know Pain! MY FIGHTING URUK-HAI!”
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