Darrell Smithers

The Powers That Are Darrell Smithers

This book is written to give the readers a deep look at the modern American home, school, and religion. It is more or less restricted to America with the first two, home and education, but religion is not tied to these boundaries of the United States. These three institutions I feel need someone to come forward and lay it on the line. We have already lost a generation plus in our homes and schools by not being responsible citizens. We have chosen to 'stick our heads in the sand', and go into denial, rather than to upset the status quo with intelligent action. To continue along this path will lead to our total demise as a country, society, and culture. I suspect that this end is on a near horizon unless we join together and have the strength and courage to initiate and mandate constructive changes within our homes and schools. The religious section is the lengthiest of the three units. It is the one that carried such a magnitude of influence on the other two, education and the home. Of course, it addresses itself in its own right as well. In view of this, I take the approach that one needs to consider the obvious. This is that religion is not God nor is God religion. Religion is manmade and God is not! In fact, God is not of the religious world but rather the spiritual. If you can relate to this concept at all, I think that you will find information within this book that will provide you with some fruit for thought. For you to gain the most, however, will require you to also engage your own personal individual creativeness. I think then you will see the art of life unfold unto you as was so intended by all of us and 'our creator.'These are areas of this book that can be taken offensively by certain groups, such as single mothers, or schools, our community entertainment centers. Members of that profession, which leans toward those with special interests and being politically correct. This book may also offend the legal profession. This book tries to expose accurately the U