“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” (II Corinthians 6:14).

This verse and those following are frequently quoted to support the concept that believers should not consider marriage with unbelievers, and rightly so. However, this passage also applies to many other situations. A strong case, for example, can be made for applying the principle to accreditation for Christian schools where the conflicts between evolutionary humanism and Biblical creationism become acute.

This is not surprising, since education is essentially the teaching of truth. Truth is defined by Scripture as God the Father (Psalm 31:5), God the Son (John 14:6), God the Holy Spirit (John 15:26), and the written word (John 17:17). Truth, to the secular world, is relative and unattainable, and is limited to humanistic concepts. Since these views of truth are total opposites, the yoke is unequal.

When a secular accrediting association demonstrates that it is unwilling to accept the Biblical definition of truth, or exerts pressure to alter a presentation of information consistent with known facts and also with Scripture, an unequal yoke is created. Fortunately, there now exists an accrediting agency for colleges and graduate schools which sets standards of quality without discriminating against the Christian-creationist position. ICR has chosen to place itself under the umbrella of this organization, the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). Other Christian-creationist colleges and graduate schools should consider doing so also, thereby helping to establish a network of schools which gives God the glory due Him as Creator, Redeemer, and Lord. RRA