And it's not even a new or novel plan. It's based on the teaching of a radical from the first century.

So, please read my manifesto (every radical has to have a manifesto), browse the official manual including detailed plans to change the world, and consider joining the subversive plot as a member. And, of course, no revolution is complete without the official T-shirt.

Threat to Society Manifesto

Whereas the current "culture war" strategy is failing to change the world as we know it and . . .

Whereas the current strategy is simply polarizing and solidifying opposing sides . . .

Resolved that a new and totally radical strategy be implimented. (Okay, it?s actually a two-thousand-year-old strategy.)

1. Love your enemies

The current "culture war" strategy attempts to vilify anyone not in agreement with its position. Yet, Jesus Christ, the most radical person who ever lived, tells us to love our enemies. Two thousand years later, Martin Luther King, Jr., promised, "Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

St. Paul would further argue that the current strategy is targeting the wrong enemy! He writes—in a culture rife with political corruption, idolatry, violent ?entertainment,? homosexual behavior and child sex abuse—?For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms? (Ephesians 6:12).

We have only one enemy: the devil himself. All the so-called ?enemies? in the culture war are prisoners of war. And according to the Geneva Convention, you don?t shoot POWs. Rather, they need to be liberated from their captivity.

2. Speak the truth in love

For instance, Norma McCovey is the "Jane Roe" in the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Everyday she walked past Operation Rescue's headquarters on the way to her job at an abortion clinic. She had learned to ignore the picket signs, the sit-ins, and the shouts of "Baby Killer!" But at this rescue office, volunteers would smile and tell her to have a good day. They told her they loved her.

McCovey could resist the anger and accusations. She couldn't resist love. She became a Christian and an anti-abortion crusader. At a Senate hearing McCovey said, "I am dedicated to spending the rest of my life undoing the law that bears my name."

3. Overcome evil with good

Rather than loudly attacking what is wrong, hundreds of organizations have quietly worked to create a positive alternative.

Instead of rioting against the cruel conditions in England during the 1700's, John Wesley and his "Methodists" set up free clinics, opened the first employees credit union, and revolutionized the country. And did it without the bloodshed of the American and French revolutions!

Instead of calling pro-abortionists "baby killers," pro-life supporters began setting up Crisis Pregnancy Centers which provided compassionate care for pregnant women by providing maternity clothes and baby supplies. Crisis Pregnancy Centers now outnumber abortion providers and the abortion rate is declining.

Instead of complaining about Hollywood movies, a group of believers has established Act One: Writing for Hollywood conferences to raise up Christians in the industry.

Prison Fellowship, rather than complaining about crime, has become active in justice issues. But most important, thousands of volunteers are taking the Christian message into prisons and discipling converted convicts.

And, rather than complaining about X-rated Internet sites, I've written extensively online about the joys and pleasures of sex by following our Creator's sex manual.

The whole point of overcoming evil with good is to provide a postive, godly alternative to the evil (Romans 12:21).

Does it work?

While the picketers and boycotters are, as a whole, very sincere, they are sincerely missing the strategy that Jesus and Paul proposed. And the strategy worked! Within three hundred years, the Roman empire had collapsed and Christianity was declared the official religion. (Notice that this strategy is slow, but it is effective.)

Copyright ? 2000, 2008 James N. Watkins. All rights reserved

Become a Threat to Society member

No membership requirements or dues, except to agree with the three points and work within your sphere of influence to change your world. Just email me with your name, Web site or blog, and a brief description of what you're doing to change your world. You can support this subversive plot by purchasing the official T-shirt and/or making a tax-deductable donation to XarisCom. XarisCom: Communicating Grace, is our umbrella oraganization. (Every subversive organization needs a "front"!)

Albert
Albert is an activist for good and God in Zambia. He shares the Word of God especially in schools and enjoys writing inspirational and motivational material. In his communisty, he coordinates the Triple X Project i.e Citizens Care Community Project. ngimua@zanaco.co.zm

Chinnappa Jacob
Jacob is the CEO of Petra Communication in India. His ministry produces promotional Videos, documentaries for organizations and institutions, dubs films into Indiana languages, and provides educational support, village ministry and HIV/AIDS counseling. (It was a joy to be with him for a week in 2000.) petra_service@yahoo.co.in

Keith Drury
Kieth is one of the most insightful—and incite-ful—people I know. He's a prolific writer and is professor at Indiana Wesleyan University. Read his Tuesday Column

Jeanette Levellie
Jeanette writes a humorous/inspirational bi-weekly column in a secular newspaper. Her goals are to encourage Christians to know God better and non-Christians to become believers. How subversive! Visit her site at levellies.blogspot.com.

World Hope
This organization is indeed a threat to society as we know it. It sets up micro-industries in poor countries so they may provide for their own people who are living in poverty and suffering with HIV/AIDS. (I saw their wonderful work firsthand when I reported on their work in Zambia.) World Hope is also actively working against human trafficking in Southeast Asia. World Hope

Additional Threat to Society resources

Here's more of my radical writing on world change:

• Crossing over with the cross

• Living out the Ten Commandments (Much more effective than any public display)

• Speaking with truth and grace

• Spreading the Word with wit



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