The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is a United States

United States

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 organization, based in East Ridge, Tennessee

East Ridge, Tennessee

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, that unifies individual Christian school

Christian school

A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...

s and statewide Christian school associations across the country for the purpose of accreditation

Educational accreditation

Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...

, competition, and group benefits.

State associations

The AACS includes 37 associations, each representing the AACS schools in its state

U.S. state

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Public policy advocacy

AACS sends periodic communications to its members providing news and recommended positions on current federal and state legislative proposals in the areas it describes as "education

Education in the United States

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, religious liberty, pro-family issues, and pro-life

Pro-life

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 issues."

Land letter

In 2002 AACS president Carl D. Herbster was one of five evangelical Christian

Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...

 leaders who signed the "Land letter

Land letter

The Land letter was a letter sent to U.S. President George W. Bush by five evangelical Christian leaders on October 3, 2002, outlining their support for a just war pre-emptive invasion of Iraq...

" to President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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, outlining their theological support for a pre-emptive invasion of Iraq

2003 invasion of Iraq

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 as a just war

Just War

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