Christians Have No Reason to Fear Public Education

Since we do not have children we have never been put in the position of having to decide between the public, private or home-school education choices. My gut has always told me that it would be better to go through the public system, but that is an easy thing to say when I am not sending my child out the door. This morning I read an article by Jim Evans (Pastor, FBC Auburn, AL) that puts forth the argument that parents should not retreat from the public school system. There are quite a few good points in the article, but I thought this one explained my gut instinct pretty well:

"There is a case to be made, however, for Christians keeping their children in public schools and working for the success of public education. We have no reason to fear public education. The Christian faith can compete with any other truth claim. But it is not the school's place to teach the faith; that job belongs to the church."

Do understand that this is not meant as a judgment on anyone that made a different choice. As I said, I have never been faced with the decision so I realize that my opinion carries very little weight.

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And also remember: the views expressed in this article are those of David and are not intended to represent the views of Mary, Kensington or anyone else in the extended Bryant family.