Presbyterian General Assembly Receives Christian Education Resolution Urging Withdrawal from Public Schools

Today the Presbyterian Church in America voted to receive a personal resolution encouraging Christian parents to remove their children from the public schools and see to it that they receive a thoroughly Christian education. The resolution was offered by Rev. Steven Warhurst with sponsorship from Dr. D. James Kennedy, President,...

Father Arrested as School Promotes Morally Bankrupt Agenda

Christian parents are concerned about the promotion of homosexual marriage in the classrooms of their children, and they should be. However, this latest controversy reveals something much worse: the ethical bankruptcy of the school system, the forcible indoctrination of students and the illegitimate acceptance of the government as the source ethical truth.

School Lancet Prank Results in AIDS Scare

Nineteen elementary schoolchildren who were pricked with a diabetes-testing needle by another student are taking strong drugs to fight H.I.V. after one of the children tested positive for the virus, officials said. The authorities have ruled out the possibility that the child who tested positive for the virus, which causes...

Arizona Christian Schools - Registration Begins Now

Registration for the 2005-2006 school year has begun and, with the high rate of population growth in Arizona, registering early is vital. Arizona has many great Christian Schools (click here) to choose from. In the East Valley (Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, etc) I recommend:Faith Christian School Redeemer Christian School...

Evolution Disclaimer Ruled Unconstitutional

Associated Press - A federal judge Thursday ordered a suburban Atlanta school system to remove stickers in its high school biology textbooks that call evolution "a theory, not a fact," saying the disclaimers were an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. "By denigrating evolution, the school board appears to be endorsing the...

Intelligent Design and Dover Area School District

Reuters - A Pennsylvania school district on Wednesday rejected charges that plans to include references to an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution in high school biology classes would be illegal. The Dover Area School District near Harrisburg is the first in the United States to introduce "Intelligent Design," a...

High School Censors Christian Band

From Toledoblade via Drudge: Rossford High School officials were considering letting a Christian rock band play during an anti-drug assembly next week, but decided yesterday to cancel the performance because of concerns over having religious music played in a public school. "We are just shutting the whole thing down," Rossford...

Private Schools Preferred by Educators

Teachers in urban public schools send their own children to private schools at nearly double the national rate of private-school attendance, according to a new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, D.C. [Arizona Republic]. In http://lashawnbarber.com/archives/2004/11/15/free/">La Shawn Barber's commentary on the article she notes that politicians, and...

Arizona Alarmed by AIMS Test Results

At least six out of 10 high school sophomores in Arizona failed the AIMS test this spring despite an intense regimen of classwork, tutoring and dozens of practice tests. [more] There are alternatives: click here....

Christian Schools in Arizona - Time to Register

The new school year is right around the corner - literally. Classes begin next week. Although it is late, it is not too late to register your child in one of Arizona's many Christian Schools (click here). From the site Arizona Christians here are the most popular websites: Scottsdale Christian...

Religion in Culture and Education

Religion directs and controls our lives. It is not a question of whether people are religious, it is only a matter of which religion a person serves. This religious orientation is often not acknowledged in our day, yet God's creatures cannot escape this fundamental truth of their nature. They may...

Arizona Christian Listings

The site Arizona Christians is now back online and has been significantly expanded. The goal is to provide a Christian resource for Arizona with a focus on Christian education. Consider adding your Arizona site to the set of links or providing feedback below. Yes, there is a category for blogs...

Rejecting Wisdom and Cultural Decline

Doug Wilson provides sobering insight into the impact of abortion on education and society. In the book of Proverbs, Wisdom speaks and says that all who hate her love death (8:36). We live in a culture that has rejected wisdom, and is therefore industriously pursuing a death culture. The secularists...

Government Control of Private Education

Is it wise to accept government funding for Homeschooling or Private Education? A family in Canada found out the answer to this question. Homeschooling parents in a Canadian province have been ordered to stop using religious-based materials or other "unofficial" resources when they teach their children at home. (full article)...

Arizona Christian Schools

Update: Here is a directory of Christian Schools in Arizona Here are two private Christian schools located in Mesa, Arizona that I can heartily recommend to those interested. First, Faith Christian School (K-12) "is a non-denominational, parent controlled school, founded in 1988 to provide a quality Christian education for Christian...