The Christian Roots of America's Schools

[DOC]

In the book entitled "What if Jesus Had Never Been Born?", authors Dr James Kennedy and J. Newcombe have a chapter that talks about Christianity's impact on education. I'll quote some excerpts:

"Almost every one of the first 123 colleges and universities in the US had Christian origins... Harvard, Yale, William and Mary {Jefferson's alma mater}, Brown, Princeton, New York Univ., Northwestern Univ., and other schools have thouroughly Christian roots. Harvard got its start from the donations of money and books from Reverend John Harvard... Dartmouth was founded to train missionaries to the Indians. William and Mary was created "that the Christian faith might be propagated"31 An early advertisement for King's College, which opened in 1754 and is now Columbia University read: "the chief thing that is aimed at in this college is to teach and engage children to know God in Jesus Christ."32 The president of Princeton. Rev. John Witherspoon, said: "Cursed be all learning that is contrary to the cross of Christ"33... Today, for the most part, God's Word is mocked in the very schools that were founded by the sweat of Christians".

Also, come in a talk about any subjects dealing with religion and education.

 

[Buckaroo]

Today, for the most part, God's Word is mocked in the very schools that were founded by the sweat of Christians".

Then they're doing something right, aren't they?

I don't understand how founders' motivations from hundreds of years ago should have any bearing on how these institutions handle themselves today.

 

[drkitten]

In the book entitled "What if Jesus Had Never Been Born?", authors Dr James Kennedy and J. Newcombe have a chapter that talks about Christianity's impact on education. I'll quote some excerpts

Oh, goody gumdrops. Another thread where DOC repeats more of Kennedy's lies.

This is phase one of a multi-phase project. Phase two will be where Kennedy's lies are discredited by some elementary research. Phase three will be where DOC tells more lies of his own. Phase four will be where DOC's personal lies are discredited.

I'm hoping that by posting this, we can jump straight to phase five, where DOC indignantly demands proof of his lies so that he can ignore the proof and return to phase 1.

 

[Skeptic Guy]

Oh, my head hurts...

 

[drkitten]

Also, come in a talk about any subjects dealing with religion and education.

Sounds good.

DOC, why do you feel it is appropriate for you to lie when you attempt to educate other people about your religion?

 

[Foster Zygote]

Today, for the most part, God's Word is mocked in the very schools that were founded by the sweat of Christians".

Care to cite an example of this?

 

[Marquis de Carabas]

Funny, DOC, I had you pegged as one who favoured abstinence-only sex ed.

 

[quixotecoyote]

So hundreds of years ago, a reverend said that religion was important.

Ok, I'm ready to destroy secular society. Anyone else?

 

[thaiboxerken]

Hey, I bet slaves even built some of the schools in those early days of the USA. We should bring slavery back too!

 

[kmortis]

So hundreds of years ago, a reverend said that religion was important.

Ok, I'm ready to destroy secular society. Anyone else?

/me builds a pitchfork/torch stand

PITCHFORKS! Getcher PITCHFORKS! Perfect thing for tearing down the Wall of Seperation! And ifn yer gettin' a PITCHFORK might as well getcher TORCH. TORCHES, get 'em while they're hot.

 

[JoeEllison]

So what?

 

[JoeEllison]

Hey, I bet slaves even built some of the schools in those early days of the USA. We should bring slavery back too!

And slaughter some Native Americans... DOC approved of that too.

 

[joobz]

why should we care if god is mocked or not?
we live in the Secular United States. God shouldn't be there at all.
Do you care if allah is mock in schools?

 

[UnrepentantSinner]

http://www.amazon.com/What-Jesus-Never-Been-Born/dp/078527040X

 

[Cainkane1]

I don't see what jesus has to do with the three R's?

 

[Gib]

Jesus' three Rs?
Rubbish, wrong, arrogance

 

[kmortis]

I don't see what jesus has to do with the three R's?

Now-a-days? Not too much. Back then? He was inserted into everything. The FFs, for the most part were Deists or Freethinking Christians. The common folk, however, we still very religious. DOC, for all his innane posts, is correct. The first schools were founded in this country with a religious bent. Part of that is that it was the norm that a college/university were attached to a Church. Churches had the tradition of scholarship needed to have a successful school.

As time has gone on, however, it's been realized that to have all Unis controlled by religion can be a hamper to free investigation into various avenues of thought. This is why we've seen most of the major universities move away from their religious roots.

 

[ponderingturtle]

Hey, I bet slaves even built some of the schools in those early days of the USA. We should bring slavery back too!

As long as we don't teach women I am in.

 

[joobz]

Now-a-days? Not too much. Back then? He was inserted into everything. The FFs, for the most part were Deists or Freethinking Christians. The common folk, however, we still very religious. DOC, for all his innane posts, is correct. The first schools were founded in this country with a religious bent. Part of that is that it was the norm that a college/university were attached to a Church. Churches had the tradition of scholarship needed to have a successful school.

As time has gone on, however, it's been realized that to have all Unis controlled by religion can be a hamper to free investigation into various avenues of thought. This is why we've seen most of the major universities move away from their religious roots.

Yup, and our secular government established the non-religuous, secular land grant universities as a way of providing quality education to everyone. In part, to stave off the socioeconomic gap that was widening due to the fact that the religious-based institutions were mainly catering to the social elite.

 

[kmortis]

Yup, and our secular government established the non-religuous, secular land grant universities as a way of providing quality education to everyone. In part, to stave off the socioeconomic gap that was widening due to the fact that the religious-based institutions were mainly catering to the social elite.

Plus, on the lower grade level front, secularization occured at the hands of the religious leaders of the day to make the schools more acceptable to a greater number of Christian denominations. It was the religious that got Bible reading taken out (cause they couldn't agree on a version). Go and read "Religious Illiteracy" for more information.