Our public schools played a large role in producing the postmodern amoral generation we have in America today. There is little doubt that the public schools will now accelerate their attempts to make all children subjects of the radical Far Left social engineering Marxists that run our education systems. Now they have government supporting them and see that as a mandate for even more radical agendas to shape the minds of children as young as preschoolers. They will be taught to be openly anti-Christian, anti-moral, pro sex perversion and taught to undermine parental authority through state backed intimidation.<\/p>\n
People who leave their children in public schools will see their own children turn against them and the Christian values that they hold. Children will be told to report parents that do not follow the government agenda to authorities. Churches and parents had better rise up now and take their nation back or they will become targets of their own children. Their own enemies will be those of their own household.<\/p>\n
Parents ignoring this for whatever reason have given up their God given responsibility of raising up their children to the State and they are doing it for their own selfish convenience, or because they themselves do not believe what God said, or because they do not care enough about their children to be informed, or because they are cowards. If your church is not actively addressing this public education problem it is time to find a new church.<\/p>\n
Abandon ship: Run from the public schools!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Sadly, many parents are either unaware or unwilling to see the true depravity of today’s government schools. Although many well-meaning parents may rationalize sending their children to secular institutions, there are big reasons to remove them from these public stumbling centers immediately.<\/p>\n Public school is where the “blind guides lead the blind” (Matthew 15:14) in centers of secular-humanistic indoctrination. This is no longer up for debate. The research is in. Please make yourself familiar with the following research: The National Study of Youth and Religion by Smith and Denton (2005), The Southern Baptist Council on Family Life Report (2002), and the 20 years of study by Dan Smithwick and the Nehemiah Institute with over 40,000 youth who professed to be born-again. The facts are mind-boggling! The American church is currently losing between 70-90 percent of the next generation. The vast majority of our children’s worldviews have been decimated, the inevitable result of nearly 1,100 hours a year of teaching that runs antithetical to Christianity.<\/p>\n E. Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate, at the forefront of this battle for the last 11 years, wrote the following: “\u2026 the lion’s share of converting and witnessing is accomplished through the public education curriculum, peer pressure from other children \u2013 most of whom are non-Christian \u2013 and educators who implant (either subtly or obviously and conscientiously or unconscientiously) their humanistic, neo-pagan or New Age doctrines within the minds and hearts of Christian children.” One recent Barna study shows that if current trends continue, in 10 years church attendance will be half of what it is today. Parents: the pagan institution down the street may have sports activities, marching bands, school plays, homecomings, proms, et cetera, but in light of eternity, do they really matter? Is not your child’s soul worth so much more?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Sending our children to public schools clearly causes them to stumble in their walk with God. The answer is not more youth groups, children’s ministries, or even a teaching series by our pastors. The answer begins with parents loving their children more than they love the convenience or tradition of their local public schools. We must spark a debate within our churches. Since it appears that many of our Christian leaders and pastors \u2013 the shepherds \u2013 are afraid or unwilling to tackle this topic, then let the sheep address it, and let them begin now.<\/p>\n The facts, Scripture, and plain reason clearly demonstrate that when parents send their children to today’s public schools, they put them in harm’s way. Evidence and history have shown it is a fool’s errand to try to reform the schools \u2013 a waste of time, money and children. It also runs contradictory to God’s Word. In the words of Martin Luther, “My conscience is captive to the Word of God \u2026 to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.”<\/p>\n Let us come together as the Body of Christ, repent and honor the Lord by raising our children for God’s glory! Before another precious soul stumbles and falls away, let us stop leading our kids onto the pirate ships and work together to rescue those who are already on board. It is time to abandon ship.<\/p>\n