Thursday, February 07, 2008

Albert Mohler Advocates Christian Exit From Public Schools

From "Mohler's New Book Advocates Exit Strategy from Public Schools" by Bob Allen, posted 1/18/08 at Ethics Daily.com

A seminary president and recently announced candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention says in a new book that Christians should have an exit strategy from public schools.

Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, says in Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues With Timeless Truth that Christian parents increasingly view public schools as "prime battlegrounds for cultural conflict."

Given recent developments, Mohler predicts schools "will soon become even more hostile to the convictions of many Christian families."

"I am convinced that the time has come for Christians to develop an exit strategy from the public schools," Mohler writes. "Some parents made this decision long ago."

..."The strategy would also affirm the responsibility of churches to equip parents, support families and offer alternatives," he writes. "At the same time, this strategy must acknowledge that Christian churches, families and parents do not yet see the same realities, the same threats and the same challenges in every context. Sadly, this is almost certainly just a matter of time."

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