Thursday, October 12, 2006

District 214 Educators: Arrogant beyond belief...

District 214 educators have apparently ‘upped the ante’ in the battle for the minds of our children. The Superintendent of District 214 has confirmed that students in some English Classes at Hersey High School were shown a blatantly anti-Christian video entitled “The Root of All Evil…The Virus of Faith”. A sample quote:

“The scriptural roots of the Judeo-Christian edifice are cruel and brutish. What in the 21st century are we doing venerating a book (the Bible) that contains such stuff? Science weighs up evidence and advances. Religion is hidebound belief for belief’s sake. It’s bad for our children and it’s bad for you.”
The video itself is 40 minutes long, but please take 5 or 10 minutes to view at least some of it. It must be seen to be believed.

Christian parents, we must stand to defend both the truth and our children. They are both under attack in District 214. Will we stand idly by while our children’s faith is being deliberately destroyed? Educators are apparently under the impression that those concerned about the nature of materials being taught in District 214 schools are a tiny fringe minority who can simply be disregarded. How did they get this impression?