I’ve heard all those arguments before.
The argument that young Christian children can be salt and light is laughable and unbelievable naive. The broad purpose of government schooling is to indoctrinate children in secular humanism. They are very successful at accomplishing that goal. It is no surprise then that about 80% of Christian children who enter the government school system leave with a very unChristian secular humanist, socialist worldview.
But don’t take my word for it. If one wants to be an informed Christian, one needs to do one’s own research. I recommend reading Bruce Shortt’s book “The Harsh Truth About Public Schools”. He is far more convincing than I could ever possibly be.
I personally don’t want to reform the government school system. I would love to see it shut down, but would settle for the return of my tax dollars so that I can use them for my children’s Christian education.
You’ve got it, man...
Kids are not equipped to fight against a system specifically designed to destroy their faith and indoctrinate them into state worship.
Equip and educate them at home, then fire your arrows (Psalm 127:3-5)
to be salt and light and fulfill the Great Commission.
To throw them to the wolves too early is to waste your arrows.
You are terribly wrong. You sound like you are reading Satan's talking points. I'll repeat this again... Christian kids lead other kids to Christ by the thousands and thousands every year. They invite them to church, to after school programs, they pray for them. I have seen it happen so many times. We're not going to pull out of the public school system, no matter how disappointing it is. It is the place we win the world.
Christian kids ARE the light and the salt of this world. If only we could muster the faith that some of them have!
AMEN!