Christian Kids in State Colleges: Postscript

This is a postscript to the Christian Kids in State Colleges piece even though these comments are largely restricted to primary and high school settings.

http://proto-protestantism.blogspot.com/2023/06/inbox-christian-kids-in-state-colleges-i.html

While we certainly do not lament attempts by the state to restrict the aggressive campaign of sodomy promotion in the public school – a point that is further confused by the campaign's associations with the Christian Right (along with its goals and assumptions), nevertheless it would be a great error on the part of Christian parents in places like Florida and Texas to think that due to this legislation everything is now okay in the public school – it certainly is not.

Simply restricting what is taught in that regard may be an improvement but there's still going to be the underlying assumptions present in the culture of the school and this is in addition to the pervasive teaching of values subversive to the Christian faith – values that may or may not be overtly taught but are often implied and assumed.

The schools are still going to be rife with the assumptions of materialism and Enlightenment epistemology, as well as those of feminism and American ideology. This latter ideology is retained even if there is a kind of tepid attempt to address social ills and sins within the context of American social history – what the Right nebulously refers to as 'woke' teaching. The teachers are lost, and those that make a Christian profession have compromised their faith and at the very least have willingly restricted it. And then there's the glaring reality of peer interaction – to expect your kids to stand firm in the face of a relentless and almost around-the-clock assault is not realistic. Your kids will spend the majority of their formative years surrounded by unbelievers who are attempting to shape the way they think – and in most cases they succeed. Couple this with the weak and watered gospel that dominates within the context of the American Church and we have a formula for disaster, worldliness, and in many cases apostasy. This was already evident long before the sodomite crisis of recent years. Christian parents need to understand this and act. Don't be assuaged because you think Ron DeSantis is going to turn the public schools moral again – if ever they were. And don't be fooled – this is a politician playing to a base, not a man of his word, not a man of integrity, and certainly not a man who really possesses the power to change the system to that extent – let alone change hearts.

And do not confuse American conservatism with New Testament Christianity. Rousas Rushdoony was wrong about many things but in identifying the public schools as messianic and religious – he spoke truth. As Christians we abdicate our holy God-given responsibility when we hand over our sanctified Kingdom children to what is in the end a parochial school – a religious institution in the service of secular humanism. Do not send your kids to the Temple of Baal.

As adults we must deal with the Baal worshippers and must live in the Babylonian system. These questions become more complex. With children the choice is clear.