...several people were offended that I spoke of this decision in the context of Christian freedom and the weak versus strong distinction of Romans 14. Some people naturally assumed that I suggested I was strong because I send my children to public school while they are weak because they prefer to homeschool their children. I did no such thing. I merely indicated that one of us is weak and one is strong. What I said was this (and the quote comes from a series of articles on the topic written by my pastor): "depending on your view on this subject you may fall into the weak category or the strong category. In either case, you will be 'tempted by the devil, the world and your flesh to either despise or condemn those who hold a different view from yours...Depending on whether you are weak or strong, you are being tempted to despise other members of this church or condemn other members of this church. If you deny that, you deny God's Word. Paul does not say, some of you are in this weak/strong struggle. No, he says all of us fall into one or the other classification.' The strong are tempted to despise and the weak are tempted to condemn. Let's be sure that we do not fall into either sin." You will know whether you are weak or strong by your reaction. If you are a homeschooling parent and you feel anger or hatred for what I said (and what I am about to say), you are strong. If, on the other hand, you condemn me for my decision, you are weak. Though it seems strange, the easiest way to gauge whether you are weak or strong is by your sinful reaction. In either case, I'd worry less about whether you are weak or strong and more about asking God for forgiveness because of your sinfulness. I'll do the same.