Many Christians contribute the moral decline of our country to the fact that the Supreme Court mandated prayer in school was unconstitutional fifty years ago. Is it time to put God back in public schools? Adam Hamilton addresses this topic in his article “Put God Back in Public Schools?” first on his blog and then published in the Huffington Post, a liberal-oriented news source, in 2013. Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing churches in the country. He preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013 and is an award-winning author. The purpose of his article is to inform Christian parents as to why we should
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This also appeals to the reader’s pathos that someone who is not a Christian could be teaching their children about God.
Hamilton further challenges the call to “put God back in school” by saying that God never left the classroom. He gives an example from the book of Esther in the Bible where God is not mentioned. He compares this to public schools by stating that God can still be working in the schools through the students’ hearts, and loving teachers and administrators, who he uses pathos to call America’s heroes. He appeals to the underlying logic that most teachers are people of faith and they have a love of children and can carry out their jobs as God works through them.
Finally, Hamilton makes another appeal to pathos as he shares how his church is making an impact on six elementary schools in the Kansas area by partnering with them to meet the needs of the students without evangelism. His church has built playgrounds, painted buildings, funded literacy efforts, supplied clothing and school supplies, provided tutoring, beds and food. While his congregation members don’t talk about their faith it can be seen in their
This also appeals to the reader’s pathos that someone who is not a Christian could be teaching their children about God.
Hamilton further challenges the call to “put God back in school” by saying that God never left the classroom. He gives an example from the book of Esther in the Bible where God is not mentioned. He compares this to public schools by stating that God can still be working in the schools through the students’ hearts, and loving teachers and administrators, who he uses pathos to call America’s heroes. He appeals to the underlying logic that most teachers are people of faith and they have a love of children and can carry out their jobs as God works through them.
Finally, Hamilton makes another appeal to pathos as he shares how his church is making an impact on six elementary schools in the Kansas area by partnering with them to meet the needs of the students without evangelism. His church has built playgrounds, painted buildings, funded literacy efforts, supplied clothing and school supplies, provided tutoring, beds and food. While his congregation members don’t talk about their faith it can be seen in their