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Theme: Get the Kids Out of Harmful Schools and Into "Honest Education" Michael Farris SepCon2004 will help "build legs" under Dr. James Dobson's March 28, 2002 broadcast to millions. He implored parents to "get the kids out" of public schools that encourage harmful experimentation. His call for an exodus was echoed days later by Dr. Laura Schlesinger and the late Marlin Maddoux. SepCon2004 will also build on the widely publicized attempt to pass a resolution at the June, 2004, annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention to urge Baptist parents to more their children from harm's way. While SepCon2004 will pay extra attention to Christians, the "Get the kids out" message applies to all—and it is our fundamental long-term strategy to eventually end America's dependency on school-by-government. For more on our "Family Responsibility Strategy," click here. Additional strategic information can be seen by clicking here.

John Taylor Gatto Conference Schedule SepCon2004 is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm Saturday, November 20, and conclude at 12:30pm Monday, November 22, 2004. This is just before Thanksgiving, making it an ideal time to bring the family and see the sights in Washington, D.C. See the hour-by-hour program by clicking here.

Typical comments from participants at prior SepCons Everyone at SepCon is an intellectually honest seeker of truth and a source of bold ideas. What a super event!! Dan Engler, former White House writer I liked the variety of speakers from different religious points of view. John Mark Reynolds, Torrey Honors Program, Biola Univ. A must for all physicians who truly care about the children under their care. Debra Monde, family physician, Florida

David Noebel Who Should Attend? SepCon2004 is the conference for those who know—or are beginning to suspect—that school-by-government cannot be reformed . . . and that separation of schooling from the state is the gateway to providing honest education to children. SepCon participants include: Parents   §   Grandparents   §   Home Schoolers Public and Private School Teachers and Administrators Christians fed up with "officially Godless schools" Conservatives, Constitutionalists, and Libertarians fed up with Socialism and Collectivism Anyone dismayed at the collapse of culture and integrity in the Western World a-n-d ..... All who are concerned about the poorest and weakest in society

New to this movement? If this is your first encounter with the movement to end government involvement in K-12 schooling, see "Sunday School, Monday School—Neither is the business of government!" by clicking here. Also, to see a list of prominent people who have endorsed this movement---from D. James Kennedy to Rabbi Daniel Lapin, from home school maven Mary Pride to the late Fr. John A Hardon, SJ, from Cato President Ed Crane, Jr to psychiatry debunker Thomas Szasz, and many more click here. You'll see an amazing cross-section ranging from Baptists to Buddhists, Mormons to Muslims, Atheists to Zoroastrians, Public schoolers to Home schoolers, Policy leaders to Journalists, Catholics to Calvinists — indeed, one of the most varied groups of people to ever cooperate in a major social movement. To date, over 26,000 individuals around the world have signed the Proclamation for the Separation of School and State. To see everyone in your town, city, state, or country who has signed Proclamation, just use our easy-to-use search engine by clicking here.

Joseph Sobran Great Speakers At SepCon, you can share your thoughts with those who have been laboring in the vineyards of educational freedom: Michael Farris, President of Patrick Henry College and Founder, HSLDA Joseph Farah, Founder of Worldnet Daily, Columnist and Radio Talk Show Host John Taylor Gatto, 1991 New York State Teacher of the Year Joe Sobran, America's "Deep Thinker Columnist" David Noebel, President of Summit Ministries Cathy Duffy, Author of "Government Nannies" Marshall Fritz, Founder of the Alliance for Separation of School & State and 37 more You'll be mixing with some of the boldest education thinkers in the world who want to "Get the Kids Out" of government-controlled schools. They want to hear your ideas and you'll want to hear theirs.

The Omni Shoreham Hotel Historic Omni Shoreham Hotel And it's all at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Situated within 11 acres of the lushly verdant Rock Creek Park and across the street from the National Zoo, the fully restored Omni Shoreham Hotel is D.C.'s largest AAA "Four-Diamond" hotel ... and we have negotiated incredibly low room rates of $129 per night! Click here for hotel details.

Reserve your place now — Full Refund Policy Special prices for "bring your pastor," "bring a friend," and "bring a teen." Register now by clicking here. Stevie Craft Single registration, $299 Yourself and a guest, $498 Save $100 by bringing spouse or friend Student registration, $149 Save $150 for each student. Rather than Sunday night banquet, students will enjoy a Sunday night program with pizza, movie, discussion groups. Fully chaperoned. Yourself plus your pastor, ministry, or organizational leader, $398 Save $200 by bringing a religious or organizational leader with you. Register now by clicking here. By the way, if you cancel before Nov. 15, you receive a full refund; if closer to the conference, you will incur a $100 cancellation fee.

Note to Adversaries of Separating School and Government Another delightful aspect of SepCon is the presence of adversaries and the collegial discussions that take place. See more by clicking here.