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October 2017
October 15, 2017
Trump’s Character Counts Week can take a running jump
Character education sounds good, but it's code for indoctrination in a nasty values system.
July 2017
July 05, 2017
The first PhD on Accelerated Christian Education this century is online now
Read Jonny Scaramanga's research on Accelerated Christian Education in England
September 2016
September 13, 2016
Out among the stars: Defeating the legacy of religious indoctrination
An ACE escapee finds his place in the universe after years of indoctrination. Contains references...
August 2016
August 18, 2016
Christian teacher on ACE training: “I was being indoctrinated”
Here, as far as I know, is the only first-person account of what it...
July 2016
July 07, 2016
Jesus Camp: Where are they now?
Two of Jesus Camp's most famous alumni share their current views.
January 2016
January 12, 2016
In my last post, I asked if brainwashing is actually a thing. If you can't...
January 06, 2016
Is brainwashing actually a thing?
Happy new year. If you're still reading this blog after my extended hiatus, thank you...
June 2015
June 15, 2015
Compulsory worship in schools is indoctrination, and it has to stop.
Today the BBC reports that former Education Secretary Charles Clarke is calling for an end...
March 2015
March 25, 2015
Indoctrination as a wedge strategy: faith schools and foot-in-the-door techniques
My last post on indoctrination, Children are not that gullible, which makes indoctrination even more...
February 2015
February 13, 2015
Children are not that gullible, which makes indoctrination even more odious
I recently submitted an article on indoctrination for publication in an academic journal. I was...
October 2014
October 16, 2014
Christian Rock Thursdays: Abortion is Murder
I learned that abortion was wrong before I learned what abortion was. I later learned...
February 2014
February 24, 2014
Even this creationist can’t stand Accelerated Christian Education
"The ACE system is an abomination. It is isolating, oppressive, racist, sexist, ill-informed and abusive."...
September 2013
September 30, 2013
Children matriculate into Christian school in dire need of spiritual programing [sic] of their minds...
October 2012
October 29, 2012
Why don’t we just ban fundamentalist schools?
For a while now, I've been wondering if programmes like Accelerated Christian Education should just be...
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