Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences.