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Thomas Dodds's avatar

Instead of abandoning their churches, it’s time for Baptists to embrace the reality that our children are the most important disciples we will make, if the Lord wills. It’s time to stop sending kids to public schools understanding that managing their households well includes raising up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Fathers can’t outsource to the public schools, norther church. fathers mistake, responsibility for their children.

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Michael Clary's avatar

Agreed. I think there's a "sunk cost" bias with people who sent their kids to public school initially but now have good reason to pull them out, but their kids would be upset if they did. So they rationalize the decision and get angry at pastors (like me!) who push them on it.

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Thomas Dodds's avatar

It’s happened to me too. Many parents think their children can be a light in that environment, yet when you’re immersed in another worldview, how much of it are you taking in? Most everything in the public schools today is meant to reject the God of the universe. If the father is responsible for the education of his children, which he is, how is he overcoming an education that undermines education in the Lord?

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Thomas Dodds's avatar

Sorry, last sentence …

Fathers can’t outsource to the public schools, nor even church leaders.

Fathers must take responsibility for their children.

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