Wednesday, December 2, 2015

What do you think is the most important thing for today's kids to learn in school?


There is a clear separation between the people who follow God and those who do not. People who choose to do good, are getting better. People who choose to do bad, are getting worse. It seems as though the line between good and evil is becoming bigger. That there is no room for gray area, or fence sitting. That people have to stand for what they believe in or else they get lost in the muck of the world. Beliefs have to be convictions.
The war in heaven never ended. Sure, we took sides there, but we are still being tested to find out which side we will support before judgement day. And since that day is drawing near, Satan is trying harder than ever to win the souls of men to his side. This is not only a personal battle, but a battle in the home and in school and in work. It's a battle for life.
Respect. Love. Kindness. Hope. Understanding. Patience. Selflessness. The virtues God gave us. The tools He wants us to use to save ourselves. Those are the things that we need to reestablish in society, and I believe it starts not only in the school system, but also in the home. If you want to change society, you change the rising generation, because they are the future of the world.  
Something that is really hurting the school system is, the lack of respect for teachers and authority. I mean, media is throwing police under the bus right now. Police who maintain order and keep us safe from criminals. And the criminals are being glorified. If we throw the people who keep people following the rules of society under the bus, how do we expect our children to respect their teachers, who do the same thing? And is God not the ultimate teacher, mentor, and judge? How can we expect our children to respect God and His rules if we don't teach them to? And by losing God, you lose all right or wrong. Hence, there are no rules, and you can do no wrong.
Good principles should be something kids understand, so that by the time they get into school, they can apply them. And the school system needs to enforce these principles. The schools and parents should be working hand in hand to raise kids with good values. The thing is, without basic principles, there is nothing. We become animals. And the basis upon which our society is built, crumbles. We regress into a state of poverty, self gratification, and murder. We debase our whole intelligence by succumbing to the ways of nature. And natural man is an enemy to God.
Think about how Satan has gained control of civilization. Is it any surprise media glorifies murder? Sex? Hate crime? Unnatural practices? Satanic worship? Any and all practices that ruin our relationship with God? And they make it look good. Like murder is okay, as long as it is justified. Or sex is okay, because it feels good or right. Hate crime is okay, because those emotions are valid. Unnatural practices are okay, because there is no right or wrong. Satanic worship is okay, because he is the God of this world. And isn't that true? That Satan and his evil practices have become the Gods of this world. We worship cars. We lust after riches. We create wars from hate and misunderstanding. We foster the murder of millions of unborn children. How can we look back on any other society and condemn them, when we are much worse than they? Have we not become the natural man that is an enemy of God?
So you wonder what I think kids could be taught in school. They are all things that should be taught in the home first. Because family is the backbone of America. And as we have seen, the breaking down of family units is creating a mess that is hurting everybody. Basic, fundamental, God-like principles. There is still hope for a bright future. Put down your phone. Turn off the TV. Stop being lulled into nothingness by entertainment. Open your eyes. Look around. Make productive changes. Start today.
Return to God. Return to love. Return to peace. Return to hope. Return to family. Return to life.

1 comment:

  1. Ben Stein. Apparently the White House referred to Christmas Trees as Holiday Trees for the first time this year, which prompted Ben Stein, to say, on CBS Sunday Morning:
    My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejewelled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.
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    It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a nativity scene, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.
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    I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.
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    Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.
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    In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
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    Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her 'How could God let something like this happen?' (regarding Hurricane Katrina). Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, 'I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?'
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    In light of recent events... terrorist attacks, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
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    Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said okay.
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    Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
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    Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with 'WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.'
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    My Best Regards, Honestly and respectfully,
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    Ben Stein

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