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This section was especially informative and relevant to issues with Christian schools and dying churches: One of the most significant challenges facing Christian institutions today is the influence of Critical Race Theory, identity politics, and other ideas rooted in cultural Marxism. These frameworks often redefine human identity primarily through categories of race, power, oppression, and victimization rather than through humanity's shared creation in the image of God and our common need for redemption through Jesus Christ. Instead of reconciling people through the Gospel, they frequently encourage division, resentment, and competing grievances. Rather than emphasizing our unity in Christ, they encourage believers to view one another through categories of race and power. In my book, The Heart of Apostasy, I argue that whenever an ideology becomes the lens through which Scripture is interpreted rather than allowing Scripture to interpret culture, the seeds of apostasy have already been planted.