The people of Minneapolis, still reeling from days of relentless riots, look for answers. The apparent answer: George Floyd died at the hands of a police officer who should have assisted him in getting help. The protest that ensued left 170 buildings burned down or severely damaged, people injured, and uncontrolled looting, not just in the area affected by the riot but also in malls throughout the city. At what point did the protesters turn from a peaceful demonstration to a riotous mob? Where do people learn to steal at will, destroy businesses, and burn down buildings that provide needed services for their neighborhood?

Without a doubt, the majority of the rioters received their educational training in public schools and universities in America. They learned under the tutelage of our teachers and professors to hate America and love socialism. The burden for what is happening to our nation as riots spread to multiple cities is the responsibility of America’s educational system.

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As much as possible, America’s public schools do all they can to teach tolerance, acceptance, and racial equality. The United States Department of Education officially started on May 4, 1980. One of their four main goals is to enforce federal education laws regarding privacy and civil rights. They have ten civil rights offices scattered throughout the U.S., as well as a civil rights office at the department headquarters in Washington, DC. Teachers in public schools attend multiple workshops on how to combat racism within their classrooms and schools. But it’s not racism that’s the main issue with the rioters, it’s socialism, and the Department of Education does not restrict teachers and professors from teaching socialism to our students. The teachers have the right to free speech in the classroom. And they do, as socialism is on the rise in America.

With socialism, power is held by an elite few, while others are relegated to helping that elite succeed. Socialism means more government programs, more government handouts, more government restrictions, and more government taxation. It’s not a new battle for America, just one we’ve postponed coming to grips with until now. Socialism began in America almost 200 years ago. It has taken time to incubate and become full-blown. To spiritually combat socialism, we need to know its roots and how to sever the roots of socialism in the realm of the spirit so our nation can heal.

A few, but certainly not all, of the significant beginnings, are:

• In 1834, Horace Mann, Massachusetts Secretary of Education, founded the first public school supported with taxpayer money to separate students from the confining religious teachings of their families and churches.
• William Torrey Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education 1889–1906, introduced German socialism into schools under the guise of his “Scientific Management,” whereby he created a new faith to replace Christianity.
• In 1917, the National Education Association, with the help of the Carnegie Foundation, created a pivotal report titled Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education. Cardinal Principles did away with teaching history and replaced it with Social Studies. This report proved to be one of the most influential documents in creating socialism in our schools. It decreed the new goal of education was to create specific behaviors, health, and vocational training. No longer would the focus be on mental development, character, or godliness.
• John Dewey (1859-1952), known as the Father of Modern Education, was a self-proclaimed socialist who had a disdain for the Christian faith. Dewey hated the American independent mindset and sought social evolution in education. His prolific writings continue to influence education, and he remains one of the most influential educators in America.     

While socialism is not racism, it does fuel the flames of racism by teaching victim-hood. Combined with the proliferation of historical ignorance in our schools; public education is a powder keg waiting to explode. The young people who riot create carnage for the sake of seeing a police car burn; after all, the police car belongs to them as well as the police. They are trained by a system that gave them the right to riot by making them victims with no restraint of their actions. Our public schools took away their God, which left them with no one to whom they should be accountable.

Intercessors are the ones to ignite the flame that will start the redemptive process to stop the spread of socialism and, consequently, racism in our schools across America. President Trump came to office with the intent to give parents more choice in their children’s education. That alone would significantly affect education’s focus for the better. If we stay in faith and believe the Good News, that if we ask anything in prayer, He hears and answers us, we can pray and believe God for a transformation of America’s public school system.

About the Author: Nancy Huff is an educator with a mission to equip believers to pray strategically for the Cultural Mountain of Education. She has authored Taking the Mountain of Education: A Strategic Prayer Guide to Transform America’s Schools. She leads prayer groups to pray at key educational locations across the US. Currently, Nancy serves as the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network (HAPN) Lead Prayer Coordinator for the Mountain of Education. For additional information go to: https://takingthemountainofeducation.com/author/nancyahuff/