The Spartan Blog

Senior Ezekiel Wylie attended the inaugural Faith & Nation Student Forum this past week held at a camp outside of Kansas City, MO, and was hosted by the Herzog Foundation and Young America's Foundation. Speakers included Paula Scanlan, Andrew Pudzer, Trent Horn, Governor Scott Walker, Ryan Anderson, Daniel Di Martino, and Vincent Everett Ellison. Topics discussed were focused on emboldening future leaders by giving them tools to help them stand firm in their faith and defend their conservative values and included Responding to the Transgender Movement, The Perils of Socialism, The Moral Case for Free Market Capitalism, and The End of Tolerance, among others. The four-day event culminated with an Election Watch Party where all students stayed up late to watch election results while receiving encouragement from sitting politicians including Ted Cruz of Texas and Brian Kemp of Georgia, until President Trump's declaration speech. "This was a very fun event where I was able to meet many like-minded people, apply my faith to political issues of the day, and discuss how to work in this world through a Christian World View. I would like to thank Calvary and Herzog for the honor of allowing me to participate in the Forum," said Ezekiel after the trip.

The Herzog Foundation provides training and services aimed to improve and grow K-12 Christian Education space in order to catalyze effective and scalable programs across the nation (@herzog_foundation). Young America's Foundation exists to help students find support, promote conservative views, and take action on more than 2,000 campuses across the nation (@yaf_).