For centuries, Christian education stood as a pillar of Western civilization. The Puritans, the Reformers, the Founding Fathers—all understood that education was more than the transmission of knowledge. It was about forming souls, shaping virtue, and training minds to discern truth from falsehood. Harvard’s original mission statement put it plainly: "Let every Student be plainly instructed... to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life...and therefore to lay Christ in the bottome, as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and Learning." Education wasn’t only about making a living—it was preparing individual souls for earthly and heavenly good, and it was intended to preserve the soul of a nation.Fast-forward to today. America’s public schools are a dumpster fire. The federal Department of Education, founded in 1979 as a political payoff to the teachers' unions, has failed in every possible way. Literacy and math scores are plummeting. Civics education is nonexistent. And instead of teaching students how to think, the public school system indoctrinates them with radical gender ideology, racial grievance politics, and historical ignorance. We are producing a generation that cannot read, cannot reason, and does not love their own country.Donald Trump is right: the Department of Education needs to go. Not just defunded—not just restructured—but abolished. It has no constitutional mandate, no biblical legitimacy, and no moral authority to dictate what children should be taught. The only path forward is the one laid out by Scripture and history: parents taking responsibility, churches stepping up, and local communities reclaiming education from the clutches of federal bureaucrats.This episode is brought to you by our premier sponsors, Armored Republic and Reece Fund, as well as our Patreon members and donors. You can join our Patreon at patreon.com/rightresponseministries or you can donate at rightresponseministries.com/donate.Today, we’re going to expose the failures of the modern education system, trace the rich history of Christian education, and plot a course for the future. Because the answer is not more government intervention—it’s a return to biblical principles and local control. It’s time to take back education. Let’s get into it*MINISTRY SPONSORS:**Private Family Banking*How to Connect with Private Family Banking:1. FREE 20-MINUTE COURSE HERE: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF2TQVcA10/WrG1FmoJYp9o9oUcAwKUdA/view2. Send an email inquiry to chuck@privatefamilybanking.com3. Receive a FREE e-book entitled "How to Build Multi-Generational Wealth Outside of Wall Street and Avoid the Coming Banking Meltdown", by going to https://www.protectyourmoneynow.net4. Set up a FREE Private Family Banking Discovery call using this link: https://calendly.com/familybankingnow/30min5. For a Multi-Generational Wealth Planning Guide Book for only $4.99, use this link for my affiliate relationship with "Seven Generations Legacy": https://themoneyadvantage.idevaffiliate.com/13.html*Reece Fundhttps://www.reecefund.com/*Dominion: Wealth Strategists* is a full-service financial planning and wealth management firm dedicated to putting more money in the hands of the church. With an education focused approach, they will help you take dominion over your finances.https://reformed.money/
