LifeWise Academy has now infiltrated half of Ohio’s public schools. Most local schools release students
so they can be indoctrinated and conditioned to believe that the teachings and stories of the Bible are
not only true, but written by God himself.
LifeWise, an explicitly evangelical organization, officially believes that the Bible is inerrant and infallible
— an absurd statement, if there ever was one. The Bible may offer wisdom to those inclined to read it
(and I have read the Bible from cover to cover numerous times), but it is intellectually dishonest to
claim that there are no errors, contradictions, or mistakes in the Bible. Granted, evangelicals can and
do explain away these things, but I do not find their explanations compelling.
I recently followed a discussion about LifeWise on a local Facebook group. The amount of
misinformation about LifeWise suggests that locals are long on opinion and short on facts. For
example, LifeWise supporters hide the fact that it is an explicitly Evangelical organization. Suggesting
that LifeWise is non-denominational is a smokescreen. I was an evangelical Christian for 50 years, a
pastor for 25 years.
I know, as other preachers know, that “non-denominational” is code for “evangelical.” It is used to
distance churches from the increasing hostility towards evangelicalism. This is akin to Burger King
changing its name to McDonald’s. A Whopper is a Whopper, and no amount of subterfuge will turn it
into a Big Mac.
I have even read of local Catholics defending LifeWise, as if it is no different from Catholicism. It is, and
the goal is to evangelize every child with the evangelical gospel. According to evangelical dogma,
Catholics preach a false, works-based gospel. This is why many Catholic priests oppose LifeWise.
If you want your children taught young-earth creationism, which directly contradicts what science tells
us about the world, then LifeWise is for you. If you want your children taught that the mythical stories
of the Bible are factually, historically true, then LifeWise is for you. If you want your children to be
taught that premarital sex is a sin (as is masturbation), LGBTQ people are an affront to God and divorce
is wrong, then LifeWise is for you. If you want your children to be taught patriarchal and
complementarian beliefs, then LifeWise is for you.
Why did LifeWise sue a local man over the release of internal documents? What are they trying to
hide?
Bruce Gerencser
Ney
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