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thenewgreen · 4882 days ago · link · · parent · post: Chinese Atheists Lured to Find Jesus at U.S. Christian Schools
I think that we essentially agree on this 100%. I think that what the school is doing is wrong. The reason they are going after chinese students is because of the language barrier and easy access to an impressionable and eager audience. It's predatory, no doubt about it. My only point is that with just a slight amount of investigation on the parents part, it becomes somewhat obvious what the agenda of the school is. -However, this is a totally ethnocentric thing to say. It's obvious to me because I have experience with christians and christianity. It would be far less obvious to someone from China that doesn't have this experience.
Still, your claim that they are selling an American education and not religious conversion is somewhat false. This is the second sentence in their "about" section from their website: Our school offers a rigorous academic program anchored in a foundation of biblical truth. We purpose to promote and develop faith in Jesus Christ through academics, co-curricular activities, leadership development, and personal relationships.
This seems pretty overt in their intentions to "develop faith" anchored in "biblical truth", right?