. . . be fought at the local level. In essence, what we are faced with are unelected bureaucrats (the NGOs) dictating land use policy to unelected bureaucrats (those "brilliant" appointees usually sitting on local planning boards. This is where our efforts must be primarily directed. However, e-mails and letters to our state and federal senators and representatives also carry a lot of weight. An excellent website that makes this easy is www.jbs.org, wherein ordinary Americans like us can send an e-mail to our elected public servants.

Agenda 21 has been in the gristmill of our national bureaucracy since 1992 when George "A thousand points of light" Bush committed America to the Rio Accords, and was later implemented via an unconstitutional executive order (aren't they all?) by Bill Clinton when he established the President's Council of Sustainable Development. Since that time, it has slowly and incrementally been imposed on unsuspecting American property owners by Local Agenda 21, whereby UN-approved Non Governmental Organizations (ICLEI, Congress for the New Urbanism, et al) have done the UN's dirty work by guiding local municipal planning boards in the implementation of the socialist "walkable/sustainable" mantra. This battle for American property rights must . . .

The major concern facing Americans at the present time is the upcoming Rio + 20 conference, where the Agenda 21 "sustainability" mantra will be changed from a "soft-law" agreement to a "hard law" international treaty. It's called DICED, the "Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development." This article by Dr. I.J. Paugh reveals much of its intent: "Diced is UN's Environmental Constitution for the World" (www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45370). Included in the DICED agenda is the Agenda 21 L.O.S.T. treaty (www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_17.shtml), and the UN small arms treaty (www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2011/06/07/u-n-agreement-should-have-all-gun-owners). Surely the UN cares for America!

You're welcome; thank you for your kind response. Please avail yourself of a few more sources: "UN Agenda 21: Coming to a Neighborhood near You," by Scott Strzelczyk & Richard Rothschild and found at American Thinker, a conservative website not given to extremist conspiracy theories (americanthinker.com/2009/10/un_agenda_21_coming_to_a_neigh.html). Another is offered by the Post Sustainability Institute (postsustainabilityinstitute.org/what-is-communitarianism.html). This is a more left-leaning site, but also clearly exposes the threat of Agenda 21. Of course, the best source is the UN's own publications; here's "Agenda 21" by the UN: un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21.

A fine article by David Seaman at "The Business Insider" titled "Agenda 21: Is the U.S. on the Verge of Takeover?" (businessinsider.com/agenda-21-is-the-us-on-the-verge-of-takeover-2012-5) summarizes nicely. However, a 21 point response by a Mr. Darin Moser appended to the story as commentary is even more illuminating than the story itself, as is that of ChIndiaRules which is offered as a secondary comment.

For those so inclined, I offer a few websites for your edification: freedomadvocates.org; jbs.org; thenewamerican.com; and americanpolicy.org. An excellent summary is offered by Mr. Tom DeWeese titled, "Agenda 21:Conspiracy Theory or Threat" at the American Policy website. Of course, the L.O.S.T. treaty is but one issue numbered among those found in the purvey of Agenda 21.

The efforts of Representatives Duncan and Jordan to stem the tide of the United Nation's attempted usurpation of U.S. sovereignty is very much appreciated. Would that more of our elected officials educate themselves about the threat posed to America by this institution run by a bunch of marxist miscreants. I speak, of course, about the greater threat called Agenda 21, otherwise known as "sustainable development." I have been fighting it at my local level for the last year, as have others nationally for a much longer period of time. I would encourage others to educate themselves about this insidious threat to not only American national sovereignty, but also individual property rights--especially in modern-day "redevelopment zones."

A hat-tip and a salute to you, your brother and your dad. Thank you. It seems it's time to keep the patriots here at home where we need them.

Christian life undertaken in the assurance that we are, indeed, children of the King based solely on our belief. Of course, we finally score when we are with Him and stand before the BEMA of Christ, where we will be judged for our level of faithfulness after coming to know Him. While this is admittedly a loose analogy, it serves to illustrate the lack of devotion found in today's American Christianity. "The Reign of the Servant Kings" by Dr. Jody Dillow (Hayesville: Schoettle, 1992) and available through Grace Evangelical Society (http:www.faithalone.org) offers an excellent and fuller treatment than I could produce here. Perhaps Dr. Dawkins would even be enlightened!

Like you, wmou, most of the "Christians" at the churches I've attended do not seem to me to be true believers. However, it is not because they perform or fail to perform good works that are the normal and expected result of a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. It is simply because they cannot articulate the basis of the faith. Understood correctly and in context, the "by their fruits shall ye know them" passage in Mt. 7 (and referred to by Dr. Brown) deals with the WORDS of the false teachers and their followers. To use a baseball analogy, 1st base is believing "I deserve hell, and can't save myself." 2nd base is believing "Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life--no one is saved but through Him." 3rd base is the fruitful...