As in all wars, atrocities were committed by both sides. These excerpts were culled from the hundreds of postings made by dozens of participants. To help make sense of the discussions, I've divided the excerpts into rough categories that begin with comments from the anti-homeschooling faction denoted with a single asterisk. In some cases, I've included both an initial comment and an immediate response - these will be indented. They have no concept of how to interact with children their own age.
Home school is about control.
Keeping children from rubbing shoulders with those from other ethnic groups, religious groups, social and economic groups. What it seems to come down to is it may seem easier to take your children out of school to make sure that they are taught the things YOU believe are important. Ah, so you prefer to force your ideas on other people rather than allowing for diversity. Rather totalitarian of you. Consider that some people want to teach their children in the ways they believe are best but have no desire to force it on everyone else.