Thursday, May 21, 2009

The "Educational" System



Why are we continuing to dumb down our society? Better yet, why are Christians ok with this?

"In far too many public schools throughout the country our children are being bombarded with secular reasoning, situational ethics and moral erosion.... I believe the primary responsibility for raising children is charged to parents. However, it is undeniable that the church is charged with training parents and working with them to ensure tender shoots survive when moved from the greenhouse to the harshness of the natural environment."

"The focus should not be to abandon public schools, but to be certain not to abandon our biblical responsibility to come alongside parents in training up a child in the way he should go. Can we ignore the enormity of this need any longer when our children so desperately need to be fortified with strong biblical precepts as well as history, grammar, literature, civics, math and science? In recent days, two questions have weighed heavily on my soul. If Southern Baptists don't do it, who will? If we don't do it now, do we risk forever losing the opportunity to build schools for God's glory and the future of our children, grandchildren and the land we love?"
Dr. Morris Chapman, Executive Director of the Southern Baptist Convention

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