1) They were the nation's first single-payer, compulsory-use, socialist-entitlement. What do children risk learning in socialist schools? Answer: To be comfortable with socialism. One to three generations of socialist-entitlement schooling gave the nation Franklin D. Roosevelt!
2) It is **impossible** to have a religiously, culturally, and politically neutral education. Such a state of philosophic neutrality can NOT exist in the mind of any sentient being. Therefore....government schools WILL **NEVER** be religiously or politically neutral.
At their very best government socialist-entitlement schooling was merely generically lukewarm in its worldview. What does Christ do with the lukewarm? He spits them out of His mouth.
It was evil for the government to open socialist schools. It was evil then and it is evil for them to remain open.
Solution: Begin the process of privatizing all education in this nation.
By the way I attended 2 years of government high school. There was a **nod** in God's direction in the morning with the Lord's Prayer and a small scripture. After that it was non-stop GODLESS secularism. Personally, looking back on it, It was insulting.
I agree with all you have said in reference to education and religion, especially the scary part:
“What does Christ do with the lukewarm? He spits them out of His mouth.”
Too many have learned to be “tolerate” of evil, and have become “lukewarm”. The ten commandments used to be taught in the classrooms of America. They were taught so that HIS children might know right and wrong, good and evil, and HIS righteous laws. Without them, we cannot judge anything to be right or wrong. No wonder students are oblivious to the evils of todays world.
But they are reminded instead not to judge others, lest they be judged. However, the fact they must first judge themselves is ignored. Which is all to say, would they find themselves to be “lukewarm” in the eyes of GOD. I hope not.