“… [The Lord] commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments; and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.” (Psalm 78:5–8, ESV)
Decades ago, humanists cried that religion should not be taught in schools. Their mantras included phrases like “Values do not belong in the classroom.” And “Teachers should teach facts, not beliefs.” People bought the lies. How can a person teach any subject without imparting values? Do we value clean air to breathe? To pass that on to the next generation involves teaching values on how to keep companies from polluting the air. Do we value the wide variety of species on earth? Then, we must protect their habitats. Values are intrinsic to teaching. Still, the Western world bought the lies. Now, fifty or so years later, we see the humanist results. They teach Critical Race Theory in schools which is NOT based on fact but values and opinions and beliefs. Some schools have “clothes closets” so that kids can come to school and then dress up as the opposite sex. Why? Because they teach alternate values that gender is a construct. That is not only an opinion, but also a value of humanists and NO OTHER GROUP. So, essentially, by allowing their lies and reasoning to persuade the masses, schools teach a new “humanistic religion” in their classrooms, with new values. They indoctrinate people into gender theory and critical race theory and other humanistic ideals. Many teachers teach these theories as facts. All the while, they are teaching the values of the humanistic, anti-religious world.
After taking religious values out of schools for a little over fifty years, how is that going for Western Society?
A recent commentary by a teacher leaving the teaching profession made it clear what many schools are facing today. The teacher said that school discipline is so non-existent, that there are breakdowns of order in the classroom. Children are not taught the basics. Liberal curriculum teaches race and gender theory while youth can’t do algebra and form basic sentence structure. The teacher explained that when a child bullies other classmates or disrupts the class, the child often receives no punishment or correction even when the bullying turns dangerous.
How many school shootings have occurred since religious values were banned from the classroom?
I have read of at least a dozen accounts of books in elementary school libraries that advocate for same sex marriage, sexual promiscuity, gender reassignment, and promote humanistic ideas of sexuality. Some school boards have been embarrassed by the pornographic content of these books. In one case, they refused to have the books read live before the board because the words were indecent to be aired in public or would even go against the law!!!!! In libraries where the Bible is not allowed to be placed, these books and other humanistic tomes are allowed to be shared and cherished. That is why there is now a movement by liberal school leaders to keep the choices of curriculum and the methods of teaching OUT OF THE HANDS OF PARENTS!
At a recent open forum on women’s sports and the rise of transgender athletes to dominate women’s sports, a professor challenged the speaker. He stated that it was wrong to question the rights of transgender people to compete against women. When the speaker questioned the professor on how many sexes there are, he could not answer. When she asked if the bones of the dead could be categorized as male and female just from the bones and DNA, he said that was untrue! Well, he was obviously wrong as they’ve been doing this for hundreds of years. This is the level of delusion being taught in schools. It also shows you the humanistic values the professor was not only taught but expected to defend!
Essentially, the present chaos in the world today can be directly linked to those who desired to remove faith-based and time-tested values from being taught in the classroom decades ago. They wanted to replace traditional values with modern, humanist, atheistic ones. If you would have told people fifty years ago that in 2023 professors couldn’t tell the sex of a person from the bones or that the president of New Zealand and a candidate for the Supreme Court couldn’t define a woman, they’d have said you were insane. Sadly, the insane ones are those who are promoting modern values like Critical Race Theory, Gender Ideology, and many other fake sciences and humanistic principles in the modern world.
All these modern atheistic and humanistic values are anti-Christian and anti-God. That is why the transgender shooter in Nashville targeted a Christian school. That’s why protesters who advocate abortion rights are allowed to speak while protesters who are pro-life are refused a chance to speak on college campuses. That’s why schools have become breeding grounds for youth with psychological issues. I could go on and on. When you advocate against God, you advocate for evil. When you go against God in your values, you inevitably cause suffering and pain and the destruction of the family and many human-derived disasters in the world.
Does it surprise you that the COVID-19 virus came out of a country that openly persecutes Christians and people of other faiths (China)? Does it surprise you that the humanistic leadership at that lab in Wuhan and the medical and professional establishment that promoted what happened in that lab were adherents to humanism and socialism and non-ethical experimentation? They were not people faithful to God by any stretch of the imagination. Look at what they wrought.
Psalm 78 contains some important words for those who want to be faithful to God. It is crucially important to “teach the next generation” to “set their hope in God” (Psalm 78:5, 7). They were “not to forget the works of God but keep HIS commandments” (Psalm 78: 7). The scripture makes perfectly clear that when God’s works and commands were not taught to the young, there would arise “a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.” (Psalm 78:8). When one generation fails to pass on the teachings and commandments and instruction of God, the next generation is bound to be “rebellious” and untrustworthy.
At a congregational meeting, I was thoroughly maligned by a family in the church. They were very upset that I “forced” their daughter to memorize things like the books of the Bible, the Ten Commandments, the Apostle’s Creed, and such. They thought it was good enough that their daughter should read them once and then move on! I asked that the children not only read but memorize these important basics of the faith in order to “write it upon their hearts” (as it says to do in Hebrews 8:10!). The scriptures have long advocated that the faithful memorize and meditate on scripture deeply (Proverbs 7:3, Jeremiah 31:33, etc.). Doing so helps the next generations to keep God and God’s commandments close to the heart and affect their everyday choices! I told the church leaders that I’d rather not be their pastor than to fail to educate the next generation in the works of God.
As you continue in this Holy Week culminating in Easter, consider how important it is that the next generation know about Jesus! You and I are responsible in passing on the faith. By doing so, we are protecting the human race, even if they don’t know it yet! Do all your family members know you are a believer in Jesus? Do others know you trust in God? How might you help the next generations to see the truth in God’s word, the hope in Jesus, and the necessity of living faithfully?
May God bless your endeavor to spread the gospel and expose the lies of this world! It is a highly dangerous endeavor that will expose evil and firmly place you as one of the children of God in this world. Psalm 78 expects a response. Jesus died for you! He’s counting on your witness to the present generations.
After taking religious values out of schools for a little over fifty years, how is that going for Western Society?
A recent commentary by a teacher leaving the teaching profession made it clear what many schools are facing today. The teacher said that school discipline is so non-existent, that there are breakdowns of order in the classroom. Children are not taught the basics. Liberal curriculum teaches race and gender theory while youth can’t do algebra and form basic sentence structure. The teacher explained that when a child bullies other classmates or disrupts the class, the child often receives no punishment or correction even when the bullying turns dangerous.
How many school shootings have occurred since religious values were banned from the classroom?
I have read of at least a dozen accounts of books in elementary school libraries that advocate for same sex marriage, sexual promiscuity, gender reassignment, and promote humanistic ideas of sexuality. Some school boards have been embarrassed by the pornographic content of these books. In one case, they refused to have the books read live before the board because the words were indecent to be aired in public or would even go against the law!!!!! In libraries where the Bible is not allowed to be placed, these books and other humanistic tomes are allowed to be shared and cherished. That is why there is now a movement by liberal school leaders to keep the choices of curriculum and the methods of teaching OUT OF THE HANDS OF PARENTS!
At a recent open forum on women’s sports and the rise of transgender athletes to dominate women’s sports, a professor challenged the speaker. He stated that it was wrong to question the rights of transgender people to compete against women. When the speaker questioned the professor on how many sexes there are, he could not answer. When she asked if the bones of the dead could be categorized as male and female just from the bones and DNA, he said that was untrue! Well, he was obviously wrong as they’ve been doing this for hundreds of years. This is the level of delusion being taught in schools. It also shows you the humanistic values the professor was not only taught but expected to defend!
Essentially, the present chaos in the world today can be directly linked to those who desired to remove faith-based and time-tested values from being taught in the classroom decades ago. They wanted to replace traditional values with modern, humanist, atheistic ones. If you would have told people fifty years ago that in 2023 professors couldn’t tell the sex of a person from the bones or that the president of New Zealand and a candidate for the Supreme Court couldn’t define a woman, they’d have said you were insane. Sadly, the insane ones are those who are promoting modern values like Critical Race Theory, Gender Ideology, and many other fake sciences and humanistic principles in the modern world.
All these modern atheistic and humanistic values are anti-Christian and anti-God. That is why the transgender shooter in Nashville targeted a Christian school. That’s why protesters who advocate abortion rights are allowed to speak while protesters who are pro-life are refused a chance to speak on college campuses. That’s why schools have become breeding grounds for youth with psychological issues. I could go on and on. When you advocate against God, you advocate for evil. When you go against God in your values, you inevitably cause suffering and pain and the destruction of the family and many human-derived disasters in the world.
Does it surprise you that the COVID-19 virus came out of a country that openly persecutes Christians and people of other faiths (China)? Does it surprise you that the humanistic leadership at that lab in Wuhan and the medical and professional establishment that promoted what happened in that lab were adherents to humanism and socialism and non-ethical experimentation? They were not people faithful to God by any stretch of the imagination. Look at what they wrought.
Psalm 78 contains some important words for those who want to be faithful to God. It is crucially important to “teach the next generation” to “set their hope in God” (Psalm 78:5, 7). They were “not to forget the works of God but keep HIS commandments” (Psalm 78: 7). The scripture makes perfectly clear that when God’s works and commands were not taught to the young, there would arise “a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.” (Psalm 78:8). When one generation fails to pass on the teachings and commandments and instruction of God, the next generation is bound to be “rebellious” and untrustworthy.
At a congregational meeting, I was thoroughly maligned by a family in the church. They were very upset that I “forced” their daughter to memorize things like the books of the Bible, the Ten Commandments, the Apostle’s Creed, and such. They thought it was good enough that their daughter should read them once and then move on! I asked that the children not only read but memorize these important basics of the faith in order to “write it upon their hearts” (as it says to do in Hebrews 8:10!). The scriptures have long advocated that the faithful memorize and meditate on scripture deeply (Proverbs 7:3, Jeremiah 31:33, etc.). Doing so helps the next generations to keep God and God’s commandments close to the heart and affect their everyday choices! I told the church leaders that I’d rather not be their pastor than to fail to educate the next generation in the works of God.
As you continue in this Holy Week culminating in Easter, consider how important it is that the next generation know about Jesus! You and I are responsible in passing on the faith. By doing so, we are protecting the human race, even if they don’t know it yet! Do all your family members know you are a believer in Jesus? Do others know you trust in God? How might you help the next generations to see the truth in God’s word, the hope in Jesus, and the necessity of living faithfully?
May God bless your endeavor to spread the gospel and expose the lies of this world! It is a highly dangerous endeavor that will expose evil and firmly place you as one of the children of God in this world. Psalm 78 expects a response. Jesus died for you! He’s counting on your witness to the present generations.