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Beginning under the Roman Empire, intellectual leadership in the West had been provided by Christianity. In the middle ages, who invented the first universities – in Paris, Oxford, Cambridge? The church.

Beginning, Paris

America is a knowledge-based society, where information counts as much as material resources. Therefore those with the power to define what qualifies as knowledge – to determine what are the accepted facts – wield the greatest social and political power.

Knowledge, America, Society

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.

Good, Competition, People

No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.

School, Government, You

During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas.

Thought, Celebrate

In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter – which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking ‘enlightenment’ meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.

World, Suffering

Morality is always derivative. It stems from one’s worldview.

ethics, morality, philosophy

Secular ideologies preach liberty but practice tyranny.

liberty, morality, morality-without-religion, secularism, tyranny

All of science is largely formalized common sense.

common-sense, design, intelligent-design, intuition, science

In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.

Artists are often the barometers of society.

The first step in conforming our intellect to God’s truth is to die to our vanity, pride, and craving for respect from colleagues and the public. We must let go of the worldly motivations that drive us, praying to be motivated solely by a genuine desire to submit our minds to God’s Word – and then to use that knowledge in service to others.