Posted by
Rap on Friday, February 16, 2007 3:24:42 PM
After much prayer and reflection, we have decided to not pursue the RAP project any further. For those of you who are bottom line people, the reason for this decision, in a nutshell, is we have concluded that the core problems facing America today cannot be solved politically. Thank you for your interest and support on this project. Please continue to pray for our nation. We are in need of much prayer.
For those interested in a more detailed explanation, if you recall, our vision was to go across the country, neighborhood by neighborhood and organize the "silent majority" into a nationwide, grass roots, political action network. While this is very doable with today's technology, it would require an extraordinary, long-term commitment by a lot of dedicated people. That being the case, we asked ourselves, what is the probability of our being able to recapture the nation after the network was in place. Sadly, we concluded that even a well oiled network would not be enough to take back America.
Yes, eventually, we would be able to elect new faces at all levels of government throughout the land, but it would be just a matter of time before they, too, like the Republican class of 94, would be corrupted and compromised, taking us right back to where we are today or worse. That's when we realized the problem is spiritual, not political. In short, America has lost her soul. Without a soul, we are only an empty shell of a nation.
As a matter of fact, The Bible clearly says, the only reason we don't destroy ourselves is because of God's daily mercy. However, it also says that if we reject God he will not force himself on us. The Good Book goes on to say that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach. Once a nation has rejected God, he graciously gets out of the way and allows us to be ourselves. We are now experiencing the inevitable consequences of the loss of that daily protection. Without the hand of God protecting us from ourselves, things are destined to get worse no matter what we do politically, because the problem is within us.
The founding fathers understood the importance of this spiritual component of life and used that knowledge to parlay this nation into one of the most powerful and prosperous countries in the history of the world. They understood that honoring and respecting God has nothing to do with religion. They realized collective respect for God is the key to surviving and thriving as a nation. That's why "God" is so prominently exalted in all of their writings and on so many public forums from the past. As long as we stuck to that plan as a people, America thrived and prospered as a nation. Today, even though many Americans still believe in God, most of us live as if there is no God. This conflict is reflected in the blue/red state divide. Unfortunately, history has proven, time and time again, a house divided against itself cannot stand.
While one can disagree with the Bible, what cannot be denied is the fact that everything the Bible said would happen if a nation rejects God, is happening, exactly as he said it would. Of course, the Bible also says, if the people of a nation decide to pray, humble themselves and turn from their wicked ways, then God will hear their prayers and heal the land. Otherwise, as long as we continue on the path we have taken, America will continue to reap the consequences we are experiencing as a nation and a people. Sadly, this is only the beginning. The worst is yet to come.
That is the long version of how we came to our decision to abandon the RAP project. Based on that belief, we feel it would be futile to to expend so much time and energy on a political solution, at this time, while the real cause of our problems continues to fester unabated. In the end, we will see who was right, The Bible or the "wisdom" of the day. Again, thank you for your willingness to support this project.