Conspiracy: A Biblical View, by Gary North - EntreWave

REPLACING EVIL WITH GOODPoliticsThe principle of localism is fundamental. It has been the suicidal urgeof political conservatives to focus on the "big issues" at the nationallevel, where their nearly invisible political opponents have long sincemastered the art of deception. What we need is to develop skills on thelocal level before we can hope to defeat our opponents nationally. Thecounty courthouse, the local school board, the city council: here areour initial targets. 4 If we cannot win here, why should we expect towin nationally? Is it pride which motivates good people with minimalskills to seek the highest offices first? The biblical principle ofauthority is clear: success first in the family, then in the church, thenin civil and social affairs. Success in the little things of life is toprecede any attempts to master the big things of life.Where should the little person begin? Wherever he has legitimateresponsibility. After he has managed well here, he can begin to thinkabout increasing his authority. He must resist at all costs a prematuregrabbing of the robes of authority. That was Adam's sin. He justwouldn't wait.Here is my recommended initial program of self-improvement. It mustprecede other "more impressive" programs of political reconstruction.1. Prayer (personal and corporate)2. Study (personal and corporate)3. Local recruiting (evangelism)4. Local confrontations (abortion, public schools,Planned Parenthood)5. Creating newspaper clipping files for future reference6. Continual monitoring of local elected representativesand board meetings7. Continual monitoring of public school curriculummaterials8. Identifying local supporters or potential supporters onan issue-by-issue basishttp://freebooks.commentary.net/freebooks/docs/html/gnco/html/8.htm (10 of 15) [5/26/2000 1:48:23 PM]