Assault of the Earth?

Recently it has become apparent that in the hubbub to remove thenselves from the Baptist World Alliance, at the Convention in Indianapolis June 15-16, Southern Baptists will be considering a proposed resolution urging Southern Baptists to remove their children from "godless" and "anti-Christian" public schools.
This proposed resolution has come at a time when the attention of most Southern Baptists is focused on the BWA issue and the gay marriage issue. The proposed resolution calling for a SBC retreat from the public school system has not made major headlines in either the Baptist Press or the local Southern Baptist Texan. Not suprisingly, the more moderate Associated Baptist Press has made the general public aware of this resolution.
While similar resolutions have been proposed over the past 25 years none has yet been accepted by the convention messengers. Even if the proposed resolution is accepted it is not at all certain whether such a mass exodus by Southern Baptists will follow. The public school boycott might go over as ill-conceived as the Disney boycott.
Usually, the child-like silliness of self-appointed SBC leaders matters to me about as much as bumblebees. Meaning: I don't care much for the annoying noise they make but as long as they leave me alone I will leave them alone. Normally this is the case, but, in this instance, I was coincidentally struck by a couple of verses in 1 Corinthians. I was discussing with Ben Cole concerning the topic of church discipline when I was struck by Paul's teachings in 5:9-10. "I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world ..."
I think we see hear Paul's teachings with regard to the conservative trend of shaking the dust from our sandals and leaving the world to its own ruin: "Don't do it! Anyway, it can't and shouldn't be done." While we are not to be of the world, we are to be in the world. Why? Jesus has the answer to this in Matthew 5:13. Christians are the salt of the earth; we are what gives the world its flavor, both good and bad.
Here is a question: Did the schools become corrupt and then the Christians began to leave, or did the Christians leave and then the schools become corrupt. I am of the opinion that when a society or institution begins to dramatically abandon its values it is because Christians are not doing their jobs. The world, by nature, is corrupt and tasteless. The Christian witness is all that can sustain the world from its own demise.
If the SBC abandons the public schools in droves then we can expect the lights to darken even further upon that institution. Are we so selfish of our own spiritual concerns that we would damn a generation? And if so, if we do abandon the schools, do not think that God will not remove His protection over our children.
We cannot totally separate ourselves from the world (1 Corinthians 5:10) and we should not. If we do not go to the lost they will not hear the Gospel; the lost will not come to us.