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MacFarlane blames scientific illiteracy on the “rise of schools
need to be understood that as these young people are sent
questioning evolution” and hopes the series will put an end
to the public schools for around seven hours a day, they are
to the sort of thinking that would question evolution so that
largely being indoctrinated in an anti-God religion. If one
scientific literacy can march forward. Ironically, despite the
is not for Christ, then one is against Christ—there is no
claim that this series is designed to advance science literacy,
neutral position. If the education system is not for Christ,
by adopting Sagan’s theme—“The cosmos is all that is, or
it is against Christ. If the textbooks are not for Christ, they
ever was, or ever will be”—the producers have hoisted a
are against Christ! If the teachers aren’t for Christ, they are
most unscientific flag above this
against Christ! “Whoever is
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“ship of the imagination.”
not with me is against me, and
So it’s okay to teach children
whoever does not gather with
they really should be worship-
me scatters” (Luke 11:23).
ping the sun, as Neil deGrasse
Around 90% of kids from
Tyson states, but it’s not okay
church homes attend public
“They
not
only
wrongly
claim
to teach them the observa-
schools—and most are really not
that biblical Christianity is
tional science that confirms the
surviving the system. Certainly
account of the history of the
there are some Christian
anti-science but also claim
universe and Earth as given in
students (and they are the excep-
that
evolutionary
science
the Bible. Why aren’t Christians
tion, not the rule) who can stand
satisfies a spiritual need.”
up in arms about this?
on God’s Word, defend the faith,
I think it’s about time Chris-
and witness to the other students.
tians woke up and understood
But as I said, they are the excep-
that even though there are
tion! Most students from church
Christian missionaries in the
homes are adversely affected by
public school system (and they
the system.
need our prayers), by and large, these schools are actually
God’s Word certainly gives us the principles we need to
churches of atheism. Millions of students are being taught
understand so that we can teach and train our children.
that all life and the universe arose by natural processes—by
And how many parents are equipping their children with
naturalism. But we need to call naturalism what it is—athe-
apologetics to defend the faith anyway? Would it make
ism. Regardless of where parents send their children to be
a difference in how parents view education and how they
educated (and that is their decision before the Lord), it does
train their children if they started thinking this way: “Well,
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