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Messianic Character of American Education Apologetics Rushdoony examines the history ofRushdoony's study tells us an important part of American history: exactly what has public education been trying to accomplish? Before the 1830s and Horace Mann, no schools in the U. S. were state supported or state controlled. They were local, parent teacher enterprises, supported without taxes, and taking care of all children. They were remarkably high in standard and were Christian. From Mann to the present, the state has used education to socialize