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Exodus Mandate, based in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, is a wholly owned project of Frontline Ministries, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It promotes a withdrawal of Christian students from the K12 public school system and into evangelical Christian schools or homeschooling. [1] Founded in 1997 by Rev. E. Ray Moore and Rev. Lee Adams of Frontline Ministries, Inc., the organization's motto is “Christian Children Need Christian Education.” [2]

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Exodus Mandate's activities center around communicating their mission to the United States' conservative Christian demographic. [3] The ministry's efforts are complementary to and cooperative with other evangelical Christian organizations and ministries, such as Family Renewal, the American Family Association, Foundation for American Christian Education, Issues in Education, The Great Education Forum, The Old Schoolhouse magazine, Nehemiah Institute, Deconstructing the Coliseum, Renewanation, Creation Studies Institute, and Generations.

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In May 2007, the group put forth a resolution supporting Southern Baptist Convention president Dr. Frank Page's call for Southern Baptist churches to found more Christian schools and encourage Southern Baptist parents to send their children to these institutions. [4]

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In October 2007, Exodus Mandate held its 10-year anniversary banquet. [5] During the banquet, co-founder E. Ray Moore instituted the inaugural Dr. Robert Dreyfus “Courageous Christian Award" to recognize Christian leadership that, according to the organization, "honors and recognizes a Christian leader who has exhibited moral courage while advancing Christianity in the culture and life of the nation through his unique contribution to the Church." [6]

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In October 2010, the ministry collaborated with Colin Gunn Productions and Joaquin Fernandez to create a documentary titled IndoctriNation: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America. This documentary was released with E. Ray Moore as co-executive producer, along with Dr. Richard Jones. [7] On February 25, 2012, the film won the Jubilee Award as the Best Documentary at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. [8] In August 2012, the IndoctriNation book was published, with E. Ray Moore as one of the contributing authors. [9]

San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) was a film festival located in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded and organized by Doug Phillips. The Best of Festival or Jubilee Award carried a $101,000 cash prize, the largest single cash prize awarded. The festival was closed in December 2013 due to Vision Forum Ministries shutting down.

In August 2015, Exodus Mandate partnered with Cutting Edge Films, Inc. to release the 60-minute documentary, Escaping Common Core: Setting our Children Free. Cutting Edge Films, Inc. directed and produced the documentary with E. Ray Moore as the executive producer and co-script writer with Cory Black. [10]

In March 2017, the ministry's co-founder, E. Ray Moore, was a featured guest on Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk radio program for a two-part interview on Exodus Mandate's mission. [11] [12] [13]

In November 2017, Exodus Mandate celebrated its 20-year anniversary with a banquet headlined by American writer and cultural commentator Cal Thomas. [14]

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  1. ↑ Schaefer, Naomi (2 April 1999). "A New Exodus". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Our Mission | What is The Exodus Mandate?, Exodus Mandate, online as of 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ NOVIT, ROB. "Exodus Mandate Project focuses on Christian or home-school education". Aiken Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Southern Baptist Convention is Finally 'Throwing in the Towel' on Government Schools". www.christiannewswire.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Exodus Mandate's 10th Anniversary". chalcedon.edu. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Brian D. Ray Recipient of the 2008 Dr. Robert Dreyfus Courageous Christian Leadership Award". christiannewswire.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Indoctrination". indoctrinationmovie.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Documentary Challenging Anti-Christian 'IndoctriNation' in Public Schools Wins Award" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Book | Indoctrination". indoctrinationmovie.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Escaping Common Core". www.escapecommoncore.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Christians Urged to Pull Children From Public Schools" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Family Talk Broadcast" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Family Talk Broadcast" . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  14. ↑ West, Jeff. "Cal Thomas Speaks on Christian Schooling at Exodus Mandate Banquet - The Times Examiner". www.timesexaminer.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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