Is Soren Kierkegaard in Government Schools?
by Kathy Brown on June 3rd, 2009 | 0 comments
Soren Kierkegaard was a philosopher who believed that religion, including the Christian religion, was a disconnected and unreal thing. We have come to call this "existentialism." It includes the idea that there is no eternal, abiding, objective truth. Truth is what happens to you. The assumption that God does not exist, except possibly in your own mind, is antithetical to Biblical Christianity.
It must be acknowledged that the "system" of public schools in America has, you might say, defaulted to its anti-Biblical God position. When God was removed from the foundation of teaching, another presupposition slipped into its place. Obviously it was that God does not exist (Foundational Presupposition Chart). Flowing from that assertion comes a myriad of big ideas: ideas that matter.
A recent Barna study revealed that only 34% of adults in America believe moral truth is absolute, not affected by circumstances. It is no wonder. The subtle and blatent message delivered in government schools (where most of America is tutored for many years) is a powerful instrument to contradict parental attempts to instill moral thinking and living.
It is often assumed that Kierkegaard's description of reality is, in itself, existential. Meaning, it "is" only if you think so. It seems innocuous; certainly not "religious." But, to be sure, it is tucked right under the wing of Secular Humanism, the worldview in statist schools.
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