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  In 2014, the National Education Association (NEA) held a conference in Denver, Colorado. Below is a partial list of resolutions adopted by the association. 2 Note the similarity to the communist party goals. The National Education Association (NEA): • Wants unlimited funding from the federal government. • Opposes homeschooling. The NEA believes that home- schooling programs based on parental choice cannot provide the student with a comprehensive education experience. All curriculum should be provided by the state. • Supports early childhood education starting from birth. • Supports financial aid for undocumented students. • Promotes global education (UN standards over the U.S. Constitution). The NEA endorses that the United States should recognize and support the International Criminal Court as the authority. • Promotes the recognition of and participation in Earth Day. • Wants teachers to be exempt from censorship and lawsuits when teaching sex education. In addition, the NEA believes that to facilitate the realization of human potential, it is the right of every individual to live in an environment of freely available information and knowl- edge about sexuality. • Believes that all organizations that oppose the NEA should be labeled extremist. • Believes that competency testing should not be used as a requirement for hiring or promoting teachers. “Looking back, I realize that my church upbringing didn't stand a chance against all of the immersive ‘education’ that I’d received.” Brian Rohrbough (Son Dan was murdered in the Columbine mas- sacre), “Heavenly or Earthly Trea- sures,” IndoctriNation, 2012, p. 20. 16   I am not suggesting that all teachers endorse secularism in the schools or the Communist philosophy. What has happened is that the overall philosophy of the public educa- tion system as well as secular universities promote these concepts. A BIG question Why has this been allowed to happen in the Christian culture (churches, schools, and homes)? There are several reasons. Some of these include: • Apathy • A lack of discernment in the church due to lack of good teaching • A lack of strong biblical teachers who hold to the authority of Scripture in our churches and Christian universities • A willingness to compromise in order to “get along” What can be done? First, we must recognize that we are in a battle. Second, we must recognize where the battle is taking place. The battle is largely taking place on two fronts: • The public education system and universities • The Bible’s foundation (Genesis)   The following quotes provide a summary of the devastat- ing effects the public education system has had on our youth.   “Unfortunately, our schools are all too often indoctrination chambers where children come to be scrubbed of their trust of parents, their church, and their sexual identity, and are force-fed a diet of secularism and immorality.” Erwin Lutzer (Ph.D., Senior Pastor Moody Church, Chicago, Professor of Bible and Theology, Moody Bible Institute), When a Nation Forgets God, p. 224.   “In fact, the public school system has done more to undermine the basic principles of freedom, free enterprise, patriotism, and Christianity than any other single institution.” Marlin Maddoux (Founder of the USA Radio Network and Alliance Defense Fund), Public Education Against America, 2006, p. 76.   “The correlation is clear: If we continue to send our children to Caesar for their education, we need to stop being surprised when they come home as Romans.” Voddie Baucham, Jr. (M.Div., D.Min., D.D.), IndoctriNation, 2012, p. 263.