Already Compromised

Being a previous professor and administrator in Christian higher education, this book aligned with what I experienced and witnessed. Ken and Greg's research, validated what I sensed was happening in our schools. I left higher education because of everything this book discusses. There is most definitely a compromise of Scriptural Authority happening in the majority of institutions (including K-12 Christian schools).

As a parent, I appreciated reading Ken and Greg's encouragement toward holding firm to Biblical authority and also appreciated the suggested ways to questions schools in order to gain a more accurate gauge on their beliefs/standings.

Highly Recommend this book!

Recommend this book to all parents and high school students thinking about going to college. Very helpful resource for choosing the University that right for you.

I honestly didn't think that so many Christian colleges don't believe in the authority of the Bible and the literal Genesis account. Wake up call to why sooo many colleges and churches are changing God's word to fit man's beliefs. Amazing resource!

This book is very eye opening and a great resource for parents and students. Made us think about several things that we had not considered.

Every parent who is considering college for their student needs to read this. It is a frightening expose of the state of our “Christian” colleges. It has an excellent worldview checker in the appendix section that will help parents and students evaluate the perspective school thoroughly. My dad is a private school administrator and he recommends this to every high school student.

Ken Ham is known for his very strong viewpoints which people either love or hate. There is no middle ground when it comes to him vocalizing his beliefs. Because he stands very firmly for what he believes, he takes a lot of flack. Personally, I believe that this is exactly the type of thing that we should want for our kids. We want them to be strong and courageous when it comes to their beliefs, their faith. We want them to take a stand and not be moved. (Whether or not a person agrees with Ken's viewpoints, I think most of us want our kids to be able to think for themselves and know why they believe something. Critical thinking is something to be encouraged, not squashed.)

The main thing from the book that stuck with me was the need to be diligent about making sure the colleges/universities that we send our children to either line up with our worldview, or we make sure that our kids know that the teaching could/will be contrary to our worldview. It cemented in my mind the importance of making sure our kids are strong in their foundational beliefs.

It's critical that our kids know what they believe and why they believe the way they do instead of believing just because mom and/or dad said so. We also need to make sure our kids understand different worldviews. It's important that they aren't exposed to opposing viewpoints for the first time when they head off to college on their own.

Based upon the research shown in Already Compromised, many of the Christian colleges and universities are now teaching concepts that may very well not line up with our worldview. Often both colleges and professors are now teaching that creation and science don't mix. The crazy thing is that it's not the science departments that are most likely to have issues with creation meshing with science - it's the religion departments. Wow!

Already Compromised gives a good number of facts and figures which show that many colleges struggle with practical application of their statement of faith. They may say they believe and teach one way, but, in practice, they are actually teaching something that lines up more with evolution than creation.

It's a great book that really makes you think about the importance of carefully choosing schools as well as preparing your children for the future. It's definitely a case of don't judge a book buy its cover except in this case it's don't judge a school by its label.

Disclosure: I received an e-copy of this book to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed; all opinions are my own.