Evolutionism Versus Creationism: No Debate Allowed in the Classroom
June 1, 2012 by David L. Goetsch
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American taxpayers send their children to school and college to be educated, not indoctrinated. While students are being indoctrinated in the finer points of liberal orthodoxy at the taxpayers expense, what they are not doing is learning to read, write, calculate, and think; a fact that puts them and America at a competitive disadvantage in todays highly-complex globally competitive environment. As far back as 1955, the American public was shocked by the revelation that Johnny Cant Read. Well, as things have turned out, the situation is even worse than we thought. Not only can Johnny not read, he cant write, calculate, or think critically either. Further, Johnny knows very little about the history of his country. To make matters even worse, as William Kilpatrick explains, indoctrination in leftist orthodoxy instead of education is Why Johnny Cant Tell Right from Wrong (Simon & Schuster).
If Americas schools and colleges do not return to educating young people instead of indoctrinating them and if they do not return to building self-discipline in students instead of self-esteem, the United States will eventually go the way of other great civilizations and suffer a self-inflicted downfall. America needs a president who understands the purpose of education and is committed to using schools and colleges to educate not indoctrinate. We certainly do not have such a president in Barack Obama.
Educators who acknowledge the truth of the Bible above man-centered theories of knowledge subject themselves to the slings and arrows of self-proclaimed intellectuals, but they stand on a far firmer foundation than their critics. The authority of Scripture is supported by massive and compelling internal, archaeological, and historical evidence. On the other hand, all man-centered theories of knowledge contain inherent flaws: flaws the knowledge of which have led, in ancient, medieval, and modern times to skepticism about mans ability to truly know that he knows anything.
It should be manifestly apparent that if you cannot be certain that you know anything, but then base your philosophy of life on what you presume to know, all of your man-centered philosophiessocial, economic, and politicalcollapse for want of a foundation. This is why liberalism, progressivism, socialism, Marxism, and all other man-centered isms lack a sufficient foundation to be valid. Americas founders understood this fact. Let us hope Americans will elect a new president who understands it.
Evolutionism Versus Creationism: No Debate Allowed in the Classroom Patriot Update
June 1, 2012 by David L. Goetsch
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American taxpayers send their children to school and college to be educated, not indoctrinated. While students are being indoctrinated in the finer points of liberal orthodoxy at the taxpayers expense, what they are not doing is learning to read, write, calculate, and think; a fact that puts them and America at a competitive disadvantage in todays highly-complex globally competitive environment. As far back as 1955, the American public was shocked by the revelation that Johnny Cant Read. Well, as things have turned out, the situation is even worse than we thought. Not only can Johnny not read, he cant write, calculate, or think critically either. Further, Johnny knows very little about the history of his country. To make matters even worse, as William Kilpatrick explains, indoctrination in leftist orthodoxy instead of education is Why Johnny Cant Tell Right from Wrong (Simon & Schuster).
If Americas schools and colleges do not return to educating young people instead of indoctrinating them and if they do not return to building self-discipline in students instead of self-esteem, the United States will eventually go the way of other great civilizations and suffer a self-inflicted downfall. America needs a president who understands the purpose of education and is committed to using schools and colleges to educate not indoctrinate. We certainly do not have such a president in Barack Obama.
Educators who acknowledge the truth of the Bible above man-centered theories of knowledge subject themselves to the slings and arrows of self-proclaimed intellectuals, but they stand on a far firmer foundation than their critics. The authority of Scripture is supported by massive and compelling internal, archaeological, and historical evidence. On the other hand, all man-centered theories of knowledge contain inherent flaws: flaws the knowledge of which have led, in ancient, medieval, and modern times to skepticism about mans ability to truly know that he knows anything.
It should be manifestly apparent that if you cannot be certain that you know anything, but then base your philosophy of life on what you presume to know, all of your man-centered philosophiessocial, economic, and politicalcollapse for want of a foundation. This is why liberalism, progressivism, socialism, Marxism, and all other man-centered isms lack a sufficient foundation to be valid. Americas founders understood this fact. Let us hope Americans will elect a new president who understands it.
Evolutionism Versus Creationism: No Debate Allowed in the Classroom Patriot Update
