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When trainer Corrie Haynes requested the preschoolers gathered on the inexperienced rug in entrance of her what sin is, a little bit boy answered confidently: “All of the dangerous issues we do.”
“Excellent,” she mentioned.
Subsequent, the 13 youngsters, most carrying maroon or blue polo shirts and darkish skirts or pants, realized that everyone sins — even academics, mothers and dads, and the church pastor — and that though God hates sin, he doesn’t hate individuals who sin.
“He nonetheless loves us very a lot even after we sin,” Haynes mentioned.
A minute later, Haynes led the 4-year-olds in a tune about manners: “At all times say thanks, all the time say please. After we’re ungrateful, God isn’t happy.”
Such non secular content material has lengthy been woven by the teachings at Landmark Preschool, which is nestled inside Landmark Baptist Church within the western Colorado metropolis of Grand Junction. What’s completely different this 12 months is that state taxpayers are protecting the invoice — greater than $100,000 — for 20 preschoolers to attend lessons there.
Colorado explicitly invited faith-based preschools to take part in its new $322 million common preschool program, which regardless of a rocky rollout has confirmed common with households. However state officers have despatched combined messages about whether or not preschools can supply non secular instruction throughout state-funded class time. Previous to the launch, they mentioned it was forbidden. Now, they are saying it’s not, however that subsequent 12 months it might be.
