“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate.” Dr Martin Luther King Jr
The chief education officer of Turning Point USA’s education arm, Dr. Hutz Hertzberg, recently gave a talk to the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission about the importance of overlapping religion and education.
Hertzberg argued that the public education system could not be trusted to train children in truth and morals and highlighted the importance of teaching children the absolute authority of Scripture.
As the Colson Center recently affirmed, “Godless approaches to identity have left students hopelessly searching for value and dignity in superficial categories of sexuality, self-expression, activism, worldly success, or perpetual brokenness. Students are told to define themselves by feelings, achievement, victimhood, or acceptance.
In contrast, Christian education offers a vision of identity rooted in the foundational truth that we are made in the image of God. In this vision, dignity, purpose, and value are inherent, and restored to us through Christ. This identity is expressed in our relationships: first with God, with ourselves, with others, and with the rest of creation. Every academic subject fits within one or more of these relationships and is understood in terms of how God intended it, how sin has twisted it, and how the ongoing work of restoration might renew it.”
Toward this end, Alaska Family Council is excited to make a game-changing announcement next month at our upcoming special events in Anchorage and Wasilla. In the area of education, we cannot remain in the stands. It’s time to get in the arena.
Tickets and sponsorships for our events will be available later this afternoon.
