{"id":1591,"date":"2019-12-10T19:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T00:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2019-12-10T19:13:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T00:13:40","slug":"are-americans-more-ignorant-than-we-realize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/10\/are-americans-more-ignorant-than-we-realize\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?        <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\n                          \n        \u201cIf a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.\u201d       \n            \n      \n            \n\t\n      \n\t\t\n  \n\n\n   \n    <a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/are-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg#commentanchor\">\n      \n      \n    <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/users\/annie-holmquist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/sites\/ito\/files\/styles\/author_header_square\/public\/annie.jpg?itok=p0jDglW2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/users\/annie-holmquist\">Annie Holmquist<\/a>  |  June 8, 2016<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/are-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      \n     \n    <\/a><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/are-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg&amp;title=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Are%20Americans%20More%20Ignorant%20than%20We%20Realize?%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&amp;summary=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20\u201cIf%20a%20nation%20expects%20to%20be%20ignorant%20and%20free%20in%20a%20state%20of%20civilization,%20it%20expects%20what%20never%20was%20and%20never%20will%20be.\u201d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n      \n      \n    <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/printmail\/11001?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg\">\n      \n      \n    <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/print\/11001?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg\">\n      \n      \n    <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/are-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg#commentanchor\">\n      \n      \n    <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/sites\/ito\/files\/ferrisbuehler.png\" alt=\"Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other day I picked up Thomas Paine\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/paine\/commonsense\/singlehtml.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Common Sense<\/em><\/a>, the pamphlet that played a huge role in promoting the American War for Independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing that Paine is generally regarded as a strong atheist, I was startled to see how many biblical references he used in his argument. It wasn\u2019t long before I realized Paine was chiseling out a summary of biblical stories from the lives of the Patriarchs, to the Israelite judges, to Saul and David, the first kings of Israel, all as a preface to his reasoning on why America should shake off the yoke of the British government. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/us\/10f.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>UShistory.org<\/em><\/a>, Paine used these biblical references because \u201cmost people in America had a working knowledge of the Bible,\u201d and because of this, Paine\u2019s arguments struck a chord and enabled the colonists to relate and accept the truth of his words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Paine wasn\u2019t the only American founder to draw on famous works from western civilization to influence the American people toward independent government. Consider the following examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patrick Henry peppered his famous \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/18th_century\/patrick.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death<\/a>\u201d speech with references only those familiar with the Bible could understand (e.g. \u201cSuffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss,\u201d \u201cthe battle is not to the strong alone,\u201d etc.).<\/li><li>James Madison <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constitution.org\/fed\/federa47.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relied heavily<\/a> on Charles Montesquieu\u2019s idea of separation of governmental powers when seeking to convince the public to accept the Constitution in the famed <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/more-americans-today-really-need-read-federalist-papers\">Federalist Papers<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><li>Founders from Thomas Jefferson to Ben Franklin <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/amer-enl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were influenced<\/a> by a number of John Locke\u2019s writings, which then worked themselves into various arguments for American liberties, a fact which John Quincy Adams later <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/jubileeofconstit00adamuoft#page\/40\/mode\/2up\/search\/Locke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attested<\/a>:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, are parts of one consistent whole, founded upon one and the same theory of government, then new, not as a theory, for it had been working itself into the mind of man for many ages, and been especially expounded in the writings of Locke\u2026.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering the familiarity the American founders and their audience obviously had with these key works from western civilization, it\u2019s interesting to ponder America\u2019s current familiarity with them. Unless I miss my guess, most young people \u2013 and even many adults \u2013 have likely never heard of Montesquieu\u2019s <em>Spirit of the Laws <\/em>or Locke\u2019s <em>Two Treatises of Government<\/em>, let alone read or studied them in school, especially considering that less than a quarter of American students are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationsreportcard.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proficient<\/a> in civics and only 12 percent are proficient in U.S. history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while recognition of the title we know as <em>The Holy Bible <\/em>may exist, even that may disappear in the coming years, particularly if it continues to make the American Library Association\u2019s top 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/why-children-are-unlikely-understand-these-references-peanut-cartoons\">banned book list<\/a>, as it did for the first time in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether we like the contents of these books or not, the fact is that they play key roles in our history and the rights and freedoms we enjoy today. If American schools continue to neglect teaching these key components of western civilization, and instead focus on more popular, \u201cdiversity-minded\u201d subjects, are we in danger of growing ignorant as to how and why we exist as a nation and a people? And if we are ignorant of these things, can we expect to retain the freedom and rights we\u2019ve long enjoyed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Thomas Jefferson&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/users\/annie-holmquist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/sites\/ito\/files\/styles\/medium\/public\/annie.jpg?itok=gDEYHE_R\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Annie is Editor of Intellectual Takeout. In her role, she assists with website content production and social media messaging. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annie received a B.A. in Biblical Studies from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. She also brings 20+ years of experience as a music educator and a volunteer teacher \u2013 particularly with inner city children \u2013 to the table in her research and writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her spare time Annie enjoys the outdoors, gardening, reading, and events with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellectualtakeout.org\/blog\/are-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize?fbclid=IwAR3naLutsRrrdI6pWYcrs56Lah9ZlXkHeiNvZbK1TIhYkj4t_zJZ8mx5Bqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cIf a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.\u201d<\/a>  intellectualtakeout.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.intellectualtakeout.org%2Fblog%2Fare-americans-more-ignorant-we-realize%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR13gM78blhPmFkqaC1-H68UZ1EOSRN2Eygh03701g17fLvJX_2Uj827sDI&amp;h=AT3gLPsgp4LsRtGRHVTaOvgSuj2LVhH9NFZfkgtBjExYQsrDP_Q5jZmH1XpFm4DF7YqmfWt8iwheQGhD9ZIUXZVO6u5Cj59t25Cg1bamUmq9IuvICwYBMNe03tA-FGwRLHLmCjpIohMHxiiV4ZwqZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?<\/a>\u201c     If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize? 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