The Christian American Patriot

Dear Christian American Patriot.

That is how the letter I received from a conservative Christian organization began.  Its purpose was to encourage me, as a supporter of family values, to complete the attached survey which would prove to Congress and President Trump that the overwhelming majority of American voters strongly support the president's agenda to Make America Great Again.

While I am not sure what mailing list I might be on which was sold to this organization, or if they just targeted registered voters in my area, I was glad to have received this solicitation.  It is always good to
learn how others perceive you, even, or perhaps more importantly, when that perception is negative. 

For instance, as a member of the Left (capital provided by the literature) I am anti-Christian, anti-family, anti-freedom and anti-America.  Yikes!!  I also don't want to make America great again or to keep America great, because I don't think America ever was great.  Ouch!  Further, my agenda as a member of the Left is to

- erase America's borders so we no longer have a country
- eliminate Christianity as a moral force in American life
- encourage America to be governed by the United Nations, not our own Constitution

Fortunately, as the letter emphasizes multiple times, we can defeat the Left by keeping President Trump and like minded Republicans in office in 2020 through donations from wonderful Christian patriots like myself and by completing and returning the enclosed survey so we can prove that all other surveys under represent the true American voters' opinions.

With check book in hand, I began filling out the survey.  Each question was prefaced by facts which assisted me in answering the question which followed.  For instance, after a brief review of the tax cut and reduction of government regulations that have occurred in the past two years, the question which followed asked for my opinion of the president's performance on getting the economy moving again after 8 years of stagnation under the socialistic anti-business policies of President Obama.  Seemed straightforward enough.  Who wouldn't answer in the positive for the president? 

This pattern continued throughout the survey.  A brief description of the wonders and accomplishments of the current Administration, followed by a question or two that encouraged positive answers for President Trump.  I expect that when the results are tallied, they will truly indicate that the American voter is on board with the President's agenda. 

A few of the questions were really slam dunks.  For instance, how much blame to you place on the anti-police rhetoric from Obama and many leading Democrat politicians for triggering an epidemic of assassinations of police officers?  Even though I couldn't find statistical evidence of such an epidemic, that most data indicates that less police officers die in the line of duty than in the preceding decades, and that when you consider that there are more officers on duty than before, the actual percentage has decreased dramatically since the 1980's, I know that Obama hated cops so that must have increased the desire to kill them.  Check that blame box.

The one about Judge Kavanaugh was also easy.  What was your reaction to the smear campaign launched against Kavanaugh by Democrats at the last minute before the confirmation vote?  If there is one thing I can't abide, and I am sure most of you agree, is a smear campaign.  I don't think the three choices, Outrageous and Terrible, Good or No Opinion, in answer to that question reflect the true nature of a Christian when faced with such an example of prejudice against a fellow Christian.

As a Christian patriot, the section which angered me the most referred to the Left's War on Christians in America.  Three quick "strongly support" answers for President Trump when asked if I was with him on making sure that the IRS is not used as a weapon to conduct politically motivated audits of Christians and conservatives, undoing all of President Obama's Executive Orders that attack Christians, religious freedom, the family and common sense (I thought that was a strange addition to that list, but Hey, who is against common sense), and our President's decision to end the anti-Christian, anti-American so called Common Core curriculum produced by the Dept of Education under Obama. (Common Core has been around for over 50 years, but was supported by Obama, so that is close enough to the truth for me). 

And finally, the last question which reminded me that America is at a tipping point, and that all the gains made under President Trump could be lost very quickly, turning our country into a one-party socialist state like Venezuela if the wrong people are elected to run our government.  Will I send my best gift of support the help fund the Battle Plan for the 2020 Election cycle that has been described in the letter and enclosed pieces of literature?  Yes or No.

Wanting to become one of the 10 million voters who responded, I quickly zipped through the survey per the instruction that encouraged me not to spend too much time on it, that my first instinctive response will be more accurate and useful. 

Now the big decision.  How much to give?  I read the really small type on the back of one of the inserts (not the survey or very detailed letter which laid out the horrors of the Left), and found that the organization is classified as a 501(c)(4).  I tried to figure out what this actually means, but it was tough as there are a number of classifications which separate charities from social welfare organizations, from PAC's etc.  What is clear, and is stated in that small type, is that donations to this particular organization are not tax-deductible, and that part of the reason for that is that it actively lobbies in Congress for its beliefs which I expect to mean that it provides campaign donations to members of Congress who agree with its agenda.  Not sure if that makes the survey biased, but does differentiate it from those conducted by news agencies or polling organizations, all of which we know only ask people who hate America for their opinions.

Suffice it to say that I wrapped up the survey questions, and, to do all I can to save America for my children and grandchildren, included a check with multiple zeros.