Exodus Mandate
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Exodus Mandate, based in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, is an evangelical Christian effort promoting a mass withdrawal of students from the public school system and into religious schools or home-schooling. Headed by Ray Moore (no relation to the "Ten Commandments" judge), their motto is "Christian Children need Christian Education." The group is active within the Southern Baptist Convention and has introduced a succession of public school-related initiatives within the Convention.
Exodus Mandate have most recently endorsed the Mission America-spearheaded "School Risk Audit" program to investigate schools for any sign of LGBT tolerance or support. Examples given include anti-bullying programs and safe-schools programs that include lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered students, and anti-discrimination policies that include LGBT students, faculty, or staff. This effort is also supported by a variety of evangelical fundamentalist Christian organizations, including Concerned Women for America, the American Family Association, and the Family Research Council, amongst others.
[edit] Mission Statement
Exodus Mandate is a Christian ministry to encourage and assist Christian families to leave Pharaoh's school system (i.e. government schools) for the Promised Land of Christian schools or home schooling. It is our prayer and hope that a fresh obedience by Christian families in educating their children according to Biblical mandates will prove to be a key for the revival of our families, our churches and our nation.
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[edit] References
- Exodus Mandate announcement of the Homosexuality School Risk Audit program
- 2005 Exodus Mandate press release calling for the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate public schools
- 2004 Exodus Mandate Christian Education Resolution press release to the SBC