Baptists Quote by Darrel Ray
“Education is the key to perpetuation of the [god] virus for the Taliban, Baptist or Catholic. If the virus cannot control public education, it will seek to divert resources from public coffers to fundamentalist school funding. From the madrassa schools of Pakistan to the Christian push for school vouchers in the United States and the religious home school movement, religions seek to control education or to control the resources for education.”
About This Quote
Education is portrayed as a tool for religious groups to maintain power and divert resources.
In simple terms: Religions use schools to gain influence.
Guard education from ideological capture.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- public schools
- charter schools
- vouchers
- homeschooling
- policy debates
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies protect secular education?
- What safeguards exist against ideological funding?
Balancing freedom of belief with secular education is complex.