It isn’t about religion so much as where you believe sovereignty rests. Most Christian schools teach using the same methodology as the state with the natural effect being more socialist perspectives because the teacher is viewed as the deliverer of information. Most have come under the influence of the socialist philosophies of Dewey and B.F. Skinner, although it really isn’t in line with the notion of God as sovereign.

Many religious schools do thrive on indoctrination in that they do not promote independent thought, but I would argue that they thus view authority to rest with the teacher/church/state as opposed to God. That is just me.

When I say “atheistic” I am not so much meaning that the person does not believe in God, as there are few who are truly atheists. But most people live in the view that sovereignty rests externally to themselves, either through the state or through social controls…most Democrats and Republicans. The means to effect change is to legislate it.

And as I noted, there is a big difference between what someone says they believe and their actual actions.

Good link, though I disagree that it presupposes and atheistic perspective.

It does presuppose a socialist or collectivist perspective, which has nothing to do with religion, as Joe Lieberman and Al Gore can attest to.

Indeed, many Roamn Catholic schools thrive on social indocrination as a means to religous goals.

And I fit in nicely too
I won’t bother taking the other since I know I won’t fit.

AND - you moved your blog?!

Lisa