Putting on the Armor of God

from Agape Press by Jody Brown

A Christian education resolution considered by the Southern Baptist Convention earlier this year -- and eventually passed in modified form -- seems to have ignited a fire under Christian leaders in several states.

Associations of Southern Baptists in as many as 28 states have now introduced measures warning of pro-homosexual policies and material in public schools, and calling on parents to get involved in protecting their children from that influence. {Also, any student who speaks out against abortions, homosexuality or "evolution" is ridiculed or slapped down for his/her beliefs. There is no respect given for differing viewpoints any more in the public schools~~much less in society of today.}

Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., is president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. In June 2005 he suggested in a column that "responsible" Southern Baptists across the country begin developing an "exit strategy" from the nation's public schools. That strategy, he wrote, would affirm both the "basic and ultimate responsibility of Christian parents to take charge of the education of their own children" and the "responsibility of churches to equip parents, support families, and offer alternatives."

"One of the great tragedies of American Christianity has been the near universal failure of its leaders to boldly proclaim the inherent dangers lurking within America's government-owned and controlled schools," Roger Moran, a Southern Baptist leader from Missouri, says in a press release. "But now, in the context of Southern Baptist life, that is beginning to change."

And Dr. Baucham feels that Christians are carrying out the Great Commission by "rescuing" children from government-run schools -- particularly those from low-income or single-parent families, who he says are often most vulnerable to the messages being delivered by homosexual activists. {Or the local street drug pusher...}

"The mission field is not just overseas; it is right here. And this mission effort requires a more serious commitment than just handing out tracts or sharing a testimony."

According to Baucham, it is also an issue of accountability: "No passage in the Bible suggests that God is concerned about our churches having large sanctuaries or elaborately produced music. He will, however, hold us accountable for our stewardship of our children."

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from Agape Press by Jim Brown and Allie Martin

Individuals and groups within two mainline Protestant denominations are urging attendees at their respective annual meetings to take a stand for righteousness in the public square by considering resolutions addressing the secular education their children are receiving in the nation's public schools.

Pastor Steven Warhurst of Kingsport introduced the resolution on the floor of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) General Assembly in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Warhurst's resolution also states that "sending thousands of PCA {or SBC} children as 'missionaries' to their unbelieving teachers and classmates has failed to contribute to increasing holiness in public schools." The pastor says he grew up attending public schools, but that when he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, he had to "unlearn" many of the things he had been taught.

"We are people who drank heavily from the trough of state education and realized that it's poisonous," Warhurst says, "and now we've found cisterns of living water, so to speak -- and we'd love other people to join us. I'd love to see every family in the Presbyterian Church in America take their children out of the public schools and train them in the fear and admonition of the Lord."

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I thought these were interesting.

As an educator who has worked in both environments~~the private Christian school and the public school system~~ I prefer the former; even though it means less money to me to work there. It is a better environment to work in; it is a better environment for our children.

While it is good to be a "light" unto the world, to expect our children to be that light, when God allowed his prophets many, many years , well into adulthood, before sending them out into the world tells me that our children need to be nurtured and protected and equipped with the Godly armor they will need to go forth and become those lights~~in their own adulthoods!

They shouldn't have to be doing it at such tender ages. Especially when there are so many godless educators to squash them in their tracks. Just an opinion from an educator who has worked in both environments....
C~B~N