Do you not doubt that a Christian doesn’t want a Humanist teacher just as much as he doesn’t want a Buddhist or a Muslim teacher. Humanism permeates the government public school curriculum, is this not discriminatory? Every argument you use to exclude Christianity or Buddhism or Islam can be used against the reigning discriminatory Humanist belief system that dominates the taxpayer funded public schools. I think you missed the point in the article.

Christian schools are absolutely designed to teach students a certain set of beliefs. This is not underhanded or hidden in any way. It is what parents sign up for when they enroll their students. Any Christian school worth its salt will certainly not teach its students to accept these beliefs uncritically, though. They will learn why and how they are true and even examine contrary evidence.

But many public schools certainly are teaching secular humanism – in many cases without even realizing it. Take a look at the points underneath secular humanism and see if that is not the worldview that is being spread in the public school. And, yes, I called it indoctrination because students aren’t being taught to examine this worldview critically. It’s simply what is accepted as scientific and true. For example, students are taught that a value statement (i.e. the belief that something is right or wrong) cannot be a fact but is always an opinion. This comes right from the secular humanistic worldview and is certainly in direct opposition to a Biblical worldview. Yet, this idea is not debated but simply taught as fact (ironically).

“beliefs”.

“Instead, students are being indoctrinated into a secular humanistic worldview. They are being taught a belief system.”

Indoctrinated?

“teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs ‘uncritically’.
“broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating the masses”
synonyms: brainwash, propagandize, proselytize, reeducate, persuade, convince, condition, program, mold, discipline; More
archaic”

Really? A strong statement with nary body of proof. The content taught may contradict your worldview, but that doesn’t make it indoctrination. One could easily claim the same of religious schools. In fact, even more so.

I understand you did not attend, or have ever taught, in a public school. Therefore, your credibility on this subject is highly suspect as you don’t even have personal experience. Me thinks if any indoctrination has taken place, a look in the mirror might be in order.

Also, because something was done along ago, doesn’t mean it should still be done. The Founders also believed in owning people as property. While I hold many of their principles in high regard, I understand they were humans that had flawed believes and thinking just like the rest of the human race.

Thank you for your reply.

My only agenda in this post is to debunk these common objections to religion in the public school. I hope you’ll join us next week when we’ll be diving into exactly what is and isn’t legal and what teachers’ rights actually are.

I work with currently, and in the past, public school teachers that are devoted to their Christian religious beliefs. That is their right. However, they do not have a right to “give testimony” in their classrooms.