Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom. Nancy Pearcey challengeclassroomideology Change image and share on social
America is a knowledge-based society, where information counts as much as material resources. Therefore those with the power to define what qualifies as knowledge - to determine what are the accepted facts - wield the greatest social and political power. Nancy Pearcey acceptamericabase share on social
The human mind inherently seeks intelligible order. Thus the conviction that such an order exists to be found is a crucial assumption. Nancy Pearcey assumptionconvictioncrucial Change image and share on social
We do not create marriage from scratch. Instead, in the elegant language of the marriage ceremony, we 'enter into the holy estate of matrimony.' Nancy Pearcey ceremonycreateelegant Change image and share on social
No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent. Nancy Pearcey agentgovernmentlocal Change image and share on social
Urban areas tend to attract members of the 'knowledge class' - people who work with ideas, data, information. Nancy Pearcey areaattractclass Change image and share on social
During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas. Nancy Pearcey bethlehembirthcelebrate Change image and share on social
Modern secular thought has its own dualism: It treats only the physical world as knowable and testable, while locking everything else - mind, spirit, morality, meaning - into the realm of private, subjective feelings. The so-called fact/value split. Nancy Pearcey calldualismfact share on social
Public education grants secular worldviews an exclusive monopoly in the classroom. Nancy Pearcey classroomeducationexclusive Change image and share on social
Homeschoolers are the ultimate do-it-yourselfers. They are self-motivated and self-directed, independent-minded and creative. They are not content to turn their education of their children over to the government. Nancy Pearcey childcontentcreative share on social
