Dear Homeschooling Family,

Very regretfully, due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2011 NorthEast Homeschool Convention that was scheduled to be held in June at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA has been canceled.

Here’s a portion of the letter we received from the Convention Center:

“Pursuant to the provisions of the Contract entitled Change in Usage, the Center Owner has elected to discontinue using all or a material portion of the Center for exhibition purposes, therefore, Valley Forge is hereby exercising its option contained therein to terminate the contract.”

As we have been unable to find a suitable alternate location for 2011, we had no other option except to completely cancel this year’s event. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for the more than 500 families that had already registered for this year’s convention, and for our exhibitors as well.

We have found a fantastic location for the 2012 NorthEast Homeschool Convention and, as soon as we’ve confirmed a few important details, will provide more information about the 2012 convention.

In the meantime, anyone that had registered for the 2011 convention will be provided with a full refund of their registration charges. PayPal (our payment processor) has already been notified, and is already working to quickly provide refunds to those that had already registered for the 2011 NorthEast convention.

If you registered, there’s no need to even request a refund. It will happen automatically within the next week or so. And, we’ll send a follow up email letting everyone know that 2011 NorthEast Homeschool Convention registration charges have been refunded.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. While completely out of our control, we do sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause for you.

Again, we’ve found an even better location for the June 2012 “NorthEast Homeschool Convention” and are anxious to provide you with more details – which we will be able to do very soon.

Sincerely,

Great Homeschool Conventions, Inc.
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Interesting that this has happened. Not sure why, but it certainly ends the controversy of which convention to attend in PA. Ken Ham will be one of the speakers at the CHAP Convention in Harrisburg, PA May 13th and 14th.

After listening to what Dr. Ham said at the Southeast Homeschool Convention, I am convinced that Dr. Ham did the right thing. Dr. Enns makes it clear in his “Telling the Story” Parent Guide that Adam is only a symbol for Israel and not a real person. Dr. Enns also states that other Genesis stories like Noah’s flood could not be taken literally. Dr. Enns actually ridicules believers who take a literal view of Genesis. (Please use GoogleBooks to look this up for yourself.) Furthermore, the quotes that Dr. Ham used during his presentation in the South Carolina convention to prove his point that Dr. Enns was in error are still on Dr. Enns website.

If one reads BioLogos’ faith statements on their website it is clear that Biologos is diametrically opposed to virtually everything to which Dr. Ham and Answers in Genesis teach.

I do hope that other Bible believing homeschoolers will boycott all Great Homeschool Conventions as a matter of principle.

Thank you for bringing this issue into the light. I’m a bit shocked that those who are leaders in the Christian homeschool community would rather protect a heresy that makes them a profit – (and that they promoted by publishing) – than to defend the inerrancy of Scripture and the perfection and infallability of Jesus, who gives them eternal life.

You cannot love both God and Mammon.

I tweeted and FaceBooked your excellent post.

I wrote a few on this topic too. Visit when you get a chance.

Heidi — Thanks for mentioning all the vendors who ARE bringing Christ-centered products and are as dismayed as the attendees about all this!

Sue Ann — Contact me please. I’d like to know what company you are with and what you plan to do to show your support for TRUTH. Some of us are planning to wear buttons or otherwise show clearly (in our booths) that we believe the Bible to be the true and infallible, literal Word of God.