EXTRA: Why do we believe obvious lies?

We seem convinced of the equality of cultures, even when overwhelming evidence indicates otherwise

Dateline: October 17, In the Year of our Lord 2023

As I write, I’m on an airplane, returning from Africa. This piece struck me. I was in Kenya just after the attack on Israel last week. Our Christian sisters and brothers there seem to have few illusions about Christian culture vs. Muslim culture. They live with it every day. Security was tight everywhere— metal detectors at churches and hotels, and several times at the airport. You may recall that a shopping mall was attacked there by Muslim militants not too many years ago, and a hotel. I heard many stories about how the muslims are pressing into the country and exerting influence. Most Africans I talked to are clear eyed about what this incursion would mean— oppression, atrocities, and intolerance.

But for Christianity, we WILL face the same in America.

Classical Christian education establishes a Christian paideia that perpetuates Christian culture. This is why our work in classical Christian education is so important. As some of our nation’s biggest cities look more and more like they would fit into a developing country, we should work with urgency to establish more CCE schools.

Breakpoint: Barbaric Norms: Hamas-Israel and just war.