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Programming Our Children: The Social Engineering Agenda of 'Social Emotional Learning'Headlines

Programming Our Children: The Social Engineering Agenda of 'Social Emotional Learning'

"Social emotional learning" (SEL) is a new catchphrase that now permeates public education policy. An organization called the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is SEL's primary mover.

eschneider2Mar 13, 20181 min
In one state, more children homeschool than attend private schools. Why that shouldn’t shock you.Headlines

In one state, more children homeschool than attend private schools. Why that shouldn’t shock you.

By Genevieve Wood In North Carolina, the number of homeschoolers has now surpassed the number of students attending private schools. That statistic may seem shocking if you’ve been a stranger to the growth of the homeschooling movement, which has rapidly increased in recent decades.

eschneider2Mar 13, 20181 min
Worldviews Have Consequences! 500 Christian Churches Close – 423 Mosques OpenHeadlines

Worldviews Have Consequences! 500 Christian Churches Close – 423 Mosques Open

In this article, we read of the desperate plight of Christianity in England. Hundreds of churches are closing while hundreds of mosques are opening. Why? Over the last 100 plus years, Christianity became nothing more than a lifeless, former religion in England.

eschneider2Mar 13, 20181 min
Parents Just Lost Custody of Teenage Daughter Who Wants to ‘Transition’ to a BoyHeadlines

Parents Just Lost Custody of Teenage Daughter Who Wants to ‘Transition’ to a Boy

Parents in Ohio lost custody of their 17-year-old daughter because a judge ruled that she should be allowed to receive therapy, including testosterone therapy, to identify as a boy. Without commenting on the specifics of this case just outside Cincinnati, Americans can expect to see more cases like…

eschneider2Feb 27, 20181 min
Why The Church Has Remained So SilentHeadlines

Why The Church Has Remained So Silent

If the Bible is irrelevant to the most important things taught in school, then it will certainly be irrelevant to the most important things outside of school, too. This is the devilish outcome of dualism. In the end, we all lose.

eschneider2Feb 13, 20181 min
Christian Kids - And Their Faith - Not 'SAFE' in Public SchoolHeadlines

Christian Kids - And Their Faith - Not 'SAFE' in Public School

At Vashon Island High School in the state of Washington, thanks to a student "queer" group's advocacy, bathrooms are now open to all genders, and it's certain this will not end well.

eschneider2Feb 13, 20181 min
Transgender Ideology Hurts KidsHeadlines

Transgender Ideology Hurts Kids

As new gender ideologies are promoted throughout America, their lies will impact not only those who suffer from gender dysphoria, but all children who need to mature in their self-understanding as a boy or girl, man or woman, a potential husband or wife, father or mother.

eschneider2Feb 2, 20181 min
When Dualism ReignsHeadlines

When Dualism Reigns

Separating the Word of God from academics in school has spawned a debilitating yet popular mindset known as "SSD," or the "Sacred-Secular Divide." This dualism constricts the Light of Scripture to Sunday morning sermons, and does not apply it to business, law, medicine, art, civil governance or

eschneider2Feb 2, 20181 min
How Skipping Church Affects Our ChildrenHeadlines

How Skipping Church Affects Our Children

In a Q&A, Carl Trueman was asked about why churches today are losing their young people. Typical answers to this question range from things like the temptations of this world or the irrelevance of the church-your typical answers. But Trueman makes a keen and convicting connection between our…

eschneider2Jan 16, 20181 min
We Are Raising a Generation of Deluded NarcissistsHeadlines

We Are Raising a Generation of Deluded Narcissists

A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, even though their test scores and time spent studying are decreasing.

eschneider2Jan 10, 20131 min
America’s Children Held Hostage By Power of IdeasHeadlines

America’s Children Held Hostage By Power of Ideas

What constitutes a good and thorough education? It seems the answer to this question changes based on who is promoting the agenda. For centuries, education in America was built around instruction that centered around a study of scripture and the New England Primer.

eschneider2Jan 8, 20131 min
Reading, Writing, and Abortion? Planned Parenthood Invades SchoolsHeadlines

Reading, Writing, and Abortion? Planned Parenthood Invades Schools

On an average sweet high school day, somewhere between homeroom and geometry, your daughter can visit Planned Parenthood in the same building. Your son can walk his girlfriend to her locker and then to pick up some abortifacient birth control pills

eschneider2Oct 1, 20121 min