Only in America: Evangelical group calls for mass exodus from public schools

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A group of evangelicals is calling for a "mass exodus" from U.S. public schools to save Christian kids from "progressive brainwashing." The group says Scripture does not permit government to have "any role in education," and that federally mandated Common Core standards are "designed to produce the 'common herd' workforce for the New World Order."

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