To know God and to make Him known

A few comments have indicated concern that the CNN series "God's Warriors" will present a distorted picture of Classical Conversations and home schooling in general. While this is a possibility, neither Classical Conversations nor Christian home schoolers is the focus of this CNN series.

The three monotheistic religions and their influence on the landscape of politics are the focus of this series. The CC family interviewed is but a “blip” during the third installment of the series, and the brief interview itself focuses on how we, as home schoolers, influence the culture by our educational choice. The fact that we are recognized as a growing group of cultural “influencers” will be eye-opening for many.

Thank you for your concern about CC or the featured home school family "being manipulated or used." The intent of this series seems to lean toward emphasizing existing conflict among these monotheistic religions and even within the religions themselves. Comparisons and contrasts of "methods of influence" that will serve only to heighten any existing controversies are sure to be made. Reactions to this series will vary from one extreme to another, as interpretations of the information will be directly related to where a person chooses to draw their understanding of life and current events - from the news (man’s perspective) alone or in the light of God’s Word.

We at Classical Conversations do not fear CNN, nor their influence, perspectives, or intentions. We understand, as do most of the families that participate in our communities, that they are "of the world," and we expect this series to reflect just that. We do not fearfully shrink back from engaging the culture, but rather we seek to intelligently challenge current cultural thinking with a Biblically-based worldview.

Our mission statement states "To know God and to make Him known." We know that our God is a God who delights in "David and Goliath" situations, in the numbers of Gideon’s army, in the simplicity of Joshua’s victory, and in confounding the "wisdom of this age." We also know that He often fulfills His greatest plans in the darkest of hours. Over time, we will see who really "used" who. While we would never think to "seek out" CNN, the Lord had CNN seek us out. Given our first-hand knowledge about the unfolding of the events surrounding this situation, and knowing our God, we see our response as trusting the sovereign God whom we serve and fulfilling our mission to make Him known.

- CC Communications Team