CHRISTIANITY AND CRITICAL THEORY ARE COMPETING WORLDVIEWS
CREATION FALL REDEMPTION RESTORATION
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GOD |
REBELLION |
JESUS |
NEWNESS |
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One Race |
Sin |
Repentance |
Forgiveness |
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Male and Female |
Pride |
Heart Change |
Love |
CHRISTIANITY |
Marriage |
Hate |
Confession |
Justice |
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Image of God |
Corruption |
Trust |
Hope |
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Partiality |
Obedience |
Benevolence |
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Greed |
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Serving Others |
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GROUP IDENTITY |
OPPRESSION |
ACTIVISM |
LIBERATION |
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Many Races |
Patriarchy |
Protest |
Critical Race Theory |
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Gender Fluidity |
White Supremacy |
Riot |
Social Justice |
CRITICAL THEORY |
Sexual Orientation |
Toxic Masculinity |
Resistance |
Power |
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Atheism |
Christianity |
Education |
Defund Police |
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Heterosexuality |
Awareness |
Diversity |
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Classism |
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Reparations |
PUBLIC SCHOOL EQUITY IS MARXISM
Public school equity is rooted in Marxism , using race , sexuality , and gender as its battering ram to tear down our form of government and create a new America . It is anti-America , anti-Christian , anti-capitalism , and an entirely different vision for children ’ s education that seeks to shape their beliefs and make them social justice activists . Public school equity calls the values and foundational principles that form America ’ s constitutional republic inherently racist and evil . They are denigrated as “ whiteness ,” “ systemically racist ,” and “ white privilege .” For example , in Hopkins , Minnesota , Superintendent Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed welcomed teachers and staff back to school by urging them to examine their “ whiteness ” and recognize that
“ systemic racism has soiled this country , not just since slavery but since the genocide of the Native Americans .”
Christians must recognize that equity is a biblical concept . We must also recognize that a secular society has redefined justice based on human standards rather than God ’ s law . Therefore , Christians must emphatically reject the unbiblical and destructive ideology of public school equity . Christians should not seek to imitate equity taught by public schools because by doing so , we are adopting an atheistic , secularized morality based on a distorted version of justice that replaces the gospel of Jesus Christ with a humanistic religious system .
Abraham Lincoln once stated , “ The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of the government in the next .” If a generation of children is taught the immoral , ungodly values of public school equity today , they will implement these values as voters , business owners , parents , civic leaders , and teachers tomorrow . Christians should be concerned about what children are learning , stand against injustice , and teach our children biblical equity based on God ’ s law so that our homes , schools , churches , and communities are places of impartiality and righteousness . ■
Dr . Josh Mulvihill is the Executive Director of Church and Family Ministry at Renewanation . He served as a pastor for nearly 20 years , serves on the board of Awana , and helps to provide leadership to the Christian Grandparent Network . He holds a Ph . D . from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary . He is the author of Biblical Grandparenting , Preparing Children for Marriage , and Biblical Worldview . Josh is married to Jen , and they have five children . Connect with Josh on Facebook at Gospel Shaped Family .
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