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they are Evangelical or not have to follow the content which the Ministry of Education requires of them. Religious education is optional and by constitutional decree it has to be taught by the laity. In the presidency of Alvaro Arz\u00FA (1994-1998), The Welfare Secretary of the Presidency tried to introduce a pamphlet to promote values. The Catholic Church opposed this as they associated it with Neo-Pentecostal teaching.\u000AThe NPCs have also reached the context of the universities, Mariano Galvez was the first Evangelical university started by people linked with historic churches in 1965. The creation of the ICV Universidad Panamericana plans to encourage teaching from a Christian perspective in different fields of scientific knowledge. According to the University\u2019s authorities, the ethical element and academic excellence represent the fundamental philosophical pillars (L6ICV). In 2005 the San Pablo University was founded by the ESH church. It was established with the idea of offering an education for development from the perspective Christian values.\u000A3. Enganging in politics\u000AThey wish to transform society from their particular focus and vision which is open to the world. The first stage is through political involvement. The ICV senior pastor affirms that: \u2018As a church we have an obligation to teach people biblical principles and biblical directives for a citizen to represent the Kingdom of God in Politics, and in the governance of the country [...]\u2019 (P1ICV). Cleary says that among the pragmatic Pentecostal believers in Brazil, the discussions are about social commitment which motivates some people to get involved in politics (1999:141). A good number of NPPs participate in the party politics as well as the civil society.\u000AThese NPPs continue to pursue the idea of bringing needed changes from the top, from the sphere of political power. The bad experiences with R\u00EDos Montt and Serrano El\u00EDas have not deterred the dreams of NPPs and they continue to seek opportunities to reach political power. The presence of those NPPs in the high spheres of government woke up in\u000A120\u000A