Look What Happened When God Was Removed From American Education

In 1962, prayer was removed from American education and the following statistics show what has occurred to our nation as a result:

* SAT Total Scores Have Dropped: o From 1954 - 1962 SAT scores had been among 960 and 980. o From 1962 - 1980 SAT scores went from 980 to 890 with SAT scores decreasing just about every year. o From 1980 - 1994 SAT scores stayed among 890 and 910.

* Violent Crime Has Improved: o From 1951 - 1962 the violent crime rate was in between 150,000 and 250,000 offenses per year with a rise of about 100,000 offenses per year more than that 11 year period with an typical boost of 9,000 offenses per year. o From 1962 - 1993 the violent crime rate Improved from 250,000 to 1,900,000 offenses per year. That is an boost of 1,650,000 offenses more than that 30 year period with an typical raise of 55,000 offenses per year. o Situations of violent crime Elevated 760% given that prayer was removed from schools in 1962.

* Transmission Of STDs (Gonorrhea) Has Enhance In Youngsters Ages 10-14: o From 1955 - 1962 the quantity of Gonorrhea situations decreased from 18 per 100,000 Kids to 14 per 100,000children. o From 1962 - 1990 the quantity of Gonorrhea circumstances Improved from 14 per 100,000 Young children to 66 per 100,000 Youngsters, a 471% raise.

You can acquire charts of these statistics at the link listed in the resources box.

These statistics show that if God is not central to the educational approach, the students self-destruct and never ever come to be leaders in their communities, countries or globe, in no way fulfilling their destinies. Christian education need to guarantee that biblical principles, prayer and the voice of God are central to just about every and just about every course.

Prayer is just 1 example of how the American education program has moved away from God, even against God. In our nations history, the Bible utilised to be 1 of, if not the, main books made use of in our Young children's education. The Bible was utilised for reading as nicely to teach our Youngsters morals and to teach our Kids about God. Now, the use of the name of Jesus in a classroom can lead to a teacher becoming disciplined or fired and has even lead to disciplinary action against students.

The only hope of America is for Christ-centered leaders to be trained and to rise to positions of influence all through society. A great number of of the signers of our Constitution had been ordained ministers. When again, ministers have to take the lead in our culture. All our students will have the chance to be ordained and to function in their ministry/vocation as ordained ministers.

Mark Virkler is with Christian Leadership University. CLU is an Web based Bible College providing Christian Education which contains listening to God's voice and presents certificates, undergrad, Masters, and Doctorates in the A great number of Christian colleges of CLU.

Charts and statistics referenced in the write-up can be located at: http://www.cluonline.com/section1.htm#leader