Friday, May 22, 2026

A growing crisis of religious literacy is undermining America's cultural and political foundations, even at elite institutions like Princeton University, where students lack basic knowledge of Christianity, the Bible, and the Ten Commandments. This alarming trend, highlighted by a nonbelieving Princeton professor, reveals that secularized higher education is failing to equip future leaders with the cultural literacy necessary to understand Western art, literature, law, and political theory—many of which are deeply rooted in Christian thought. As Albert Mohler argues, this isn't just a Christian concern; it's a civilizational one. Without understanding the biblical roots of Western civilization, societies risk becoming 'cut flowers'—beautiful on the surface but destined to wither. Mohler underscores that even secular thinkers now recognize this deficit, with one Ivy League professor calling for mandatory Bible education in universities. The episode also explores the pivotal role of the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message in shaping Southern Baptist identity, and addresses broader questions about voting rights, gender roles, and the cessation of miraculous gifts in the church—reaffirming the authority of Scripture over supernatural signs. At its core, the episode is a clarion call: if we lose our religious literacy, we lose our ability to understand ourselves, our history, and our future.