Philosophy
and the Lordship of Christ-part 2
One
thing for sure, public education will not directly teach the next generation of
church musicians’ wrong things about God because they are not allowed to teach
God in their music knowledge. Although
federal law has mandated that public education can no longer retain God in our
educational knowledge, the fact that they will not directly teach false
concepts of God does not indicate that no “God-education” will take place in
public schools and universities. By
eliminating God as the Creator and Lord of music education, public education
relays strong false messages about the nature and value of music to our young
people. Public education can no longer
recognize God in the development of a philosophical basis for music
education. As a matter of fact, teaching
God as the basis of all philosophical thought is forbidden. The only safe path in public education is to
omit the authority of God in any philosophical discussion of music. In public education, no sacred music concerts
are legal, and the sacred classics may only be taught or performed as music literature. It is often mandated that there be no
Christmas or Easter concerts. The only
time that it is totally legal to mention God in the music classroom is when the
music instructor stubs his toe on the desk leg.
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