Idea ideas

As noted in the first post, this blog and website is founded upon a single idea: that pro-life folks ought not be paying for abortion via taxes.

Within this single, simple idea, a variety of strategies may exist - different methods implemented by a variety of folks in a variety of situations. Specific ideas on ways to flesh out the principle idea. The "Strategies" section on the manifesto page talks about some possible strategies, but that section is far from exhaustive.

Last week, a friend suggested a new idea, a new concrete thing to do. Maybe other folks would like to try it. So a new web page was opened for this very purpose. Click on the "ideas" tab on the menu line to see this page, and this first idea.

Maybe you have an idea. A concrete way to live out your opposition to the tax-funded slaughter of the innocents. Please tell us about it. Click on "Contact" for ways to contact us with your idea.

Radical idea

I have to admit it: the idea of a pro-life tax strike is not catching on like wildfire. This is no surprise. 5 months ago, shortly after launchingProLifeStrike .org, I offered my opinion that it would be a small but committed few who would dare to cross such a cultural and legal line. For most folks, it just sounds too risky, too radical. There's much more company and much more comfort in the middle of the road.

It has ever been thus. The Lord of Hosts seems to be OK with this. In fact, He seems to prefer a ragtag remnant, a small motley collection of unqualified and poorly equipped fools. See Judges 7:2-7 for just one example.

Yet I remain puzzled that the idea should be thought so unusual. All we desire is to refrain from paying for the abortion holocaust, to abstain from the slaughter of the innocents. We desire to avoid murdering the helpless with our pocketbooks. This makes us odd?

Idea blog

As noted elsewhere, my "Dogpatch, Ergo Sum" blog was a sort of precursor to ProLifeStrike.org. It is an ideas blog; its descriptive text is "Random rantings on faith, culture, life... ". As opposed to a more pure journal type of web log, in which news and events are reported at regular, timely intervals, the articles in this blog are mostly about ideas, concepts, principles, truths.

As time passed and the blog grew, one idea came to dominate: that of a pro-life strike. So much so that in January 2009, after about two years of blogging, I launched ProLifeStrike.org. Now I'm attaching a blog, based upon that one idea: that pro-life folks ought not be paying for abortion, and therefore ought to seriously consider not paying their taxes.

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