The dominionists are well aware (and have been for some time) of the importance of education.  When I belonged to that sort of stuff, I heard regular derisive comments about higher education all the time- and literally decades after I'd walked away, I realized that I had been deliberately manipulated out of college and into dead-end jobs (grunt labor- and things like working as a night clerk at a convenience store).  Even in the mainstream church I attended (steeplejacked), I became less welcome once I'd returned to school- especially as I was learning about that "horrible lie" evolution (never mind that it is observed fact).  They fight at the individual as well as societal level to prevent people from learning the truth, in the fear that they'll "reject Christ" (read: reject the dominionists' attempts to control even their thoughts).  Funny about that last one- their preaching tends to drive me away from Jesus, but what I learn (which may be contrary to the Bible) actually increases my faith in Christ and God.

I've reported on some of the attitudes of the Florida politicians.  We're constantly fighting attempts to make getting a REAL education harder, although I must admit they've been winning.  After all, they control the purse strings, and it's hard to teach or do research when you don't have money.

by ArchaeoBob on Sun Apr 18, 2010 at 11:50:53 AM EST
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