Pew Research

Young Evangelicals Aren’t Stupid— It’s Just That Their Parents Abhor Education And, Tragically, Instill Ignorance Into Their Worldview

I come from a secular Jewish home. My parents and grandparents taught me about latkes and gefilte fish, a sense of social justice and the importance of education. My school report cards were always very weighty moments in our household. "College" was the most crucial of goals on the horizon even when I was in elementary school. A "B" was a shonda, even worse than being a bigot and not treating everyone with respect...