CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Our state representative
told me recently that the public schools are going to be teaching
children as
young as the first grade that homosexuality is an acceptable
alternative
lifestyle. This is part of the “Common Core” curriculum, and is
mandated by the
United Nations. I do not claim to know all the details, but every
Christian
should be outraged. It is a shame that American churches have not taken
a stand
against a government that is set on taking away religious freedom. If
we really
had “separation of church and state” in this country, no school,
textbook, or
teacher would be allowed to infringe on our religious freedom by
teaching our
children things that are contrary to our religious beliefs.
Worse yet the churches have failed to
rise to the challenge. They not only fail by doing nothing. They also
fail by
starting schools that only the rich can afford. And, by hiring teachers
that
have been trained at secular schools. Any congregation that can afford
a youth
pastor can afford to hire a teacher instead. And, you only need one
room for a one-room
school. Moreover, if we do not need to charge tuition to pay the salary
of a
youth pastor we do not need to charge tuition to pay the salary of a
teacher. I
have seen this done. A congregation I belonged to in