dʒˈoʊnz ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə ɹˈuːl ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐpɹˈuːvəl tʊ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪt hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən ɪnvˈɑːlvz "hɪz ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒɪŋ ðætðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɡˈɑːd, hɐz ðə fˈaɪnəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən" ænd sˌoʊ kˌɑːntɹəvˈiːnz hɪz ɹˈaɪt tə fɹˈiːdəm ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ˌʌndɚ sˈɛkʃən tˈuː ɐ ænd hɪz ɹˈaɪt tə hæv kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ hˌaʊ hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən ɑːɹ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd wˌɪtʃ ɪz pɹətˈɛktᵻd ˌʌndɚ sˈɛkʃən sˈɛvən.
Jones argued that the rule requiring government approval to educate his children involves "his acknowledging that the government, rather than God, has the final authority over the education of his children" and so contravenes his right to freedom of religion under section 2(a) and his right to have control over how his children are educated which is protected under section 7.