We warmly welcome you the Christian Citizenship Council of San Diego website. Our mission is to: "Encourage and equip believers to apply biblical principles to all spheres of the culture around us, and to all of life.” (Matt 5:13-16; 16:18; 22:39; Jer 29:7)

Mission Statement:

• Encourage and equip believers to be actively engaged (James 2:14-17) in the public affairs of this nation, including local community, regional, state and national levels;
• Network with Churches, individual Christians, & others on issues of mutual concern, without violating our foundational beliefs or giving appearance of compromise;
• Support the creation and enforcement of righteous laws and the removal or nullification of ungodly ones (1 Tim 1:8-11);
• Encourage the election or appointment of the godly to public office through prayer (1 Tim 2:2), encouragement and active Christian involvement
• Encourage believers with information on victories the Lord provides (1 Thess 5:11; Heb 3:13);
• Identify existing, and/or publish, resource materials for wider use;
• Uphold the integrity and reputation of the Christian community at all times;
• Obey civil law concerning all activities

Next Meeting:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ;

Because of travel demands, I'll not be able to host the Christian Citizenship Council (C3) lunch meetings this month. Our next meetings will be in July as indicated below. With the recent California Supreme Court decision to overturn Proposition 22, the qualification of the Marriage Protection Act for the November ballot, and the refusal of the California Supreme Court to stay their decision until the people have voted in November, it is absolutely imperative for everyone to become involved at whatever level they can. There will be much more coming out in the next few months on how to support passage of the MPA, so get ready!

C3 North - Tuesday July 15, 2008. 11:30-1:00 at Escondido Marie Callendar's (515 West 13th Avenue in Library Room)

August 26 - Same time and place

C3 South - Thursday July 24, 2008. 11:30-1:00 at San Diego Marie Callendar's (6950 Alvarado Road in Library Room)

August 28 - Same time and place

Announcements:

For your information, the following activities are well worth your attending or becoming involved with.

25 June: Meeting of California Pastors from 10:00-12:00 concerning the Marriage Protection Act. Key strategic thinkers and speakers will be presenting at Skyline Church (La Mesa) and audio-linking through phone conference calling to other locations around the State. This is a critical strategic meeting to prepare for the marriage battle between now and this November. Have your pastor or ministry leader RSVP to attend Skyline in person (Tracy Burger, tburger@skylinechurch.org) or host a remote site and teleconference in by notifying Pastor Chris Clark (pastor@eastclairemont.com; 858.395.7136). For a list of current locations, please visit www.protectmarriagesd.com and click on "Upcoming Events."

Now: SB777 Initiative Petitions. Please go to www.saveourkids.net for information and downloadable petition forms to place an initiative on the ballot in 2010 to undo the egregious SB 777 passed last year in California. The prior referendum failed to garner enough signatures due primarily to limited time. With this referendum approach, more time is available, but we still need to actively engage as soon as possible.

General Interest (My Book reading in May):

What We Can't Not Know - A Guide; by J. Budziszewski. The unusual title of this book should make you a little curious. I hope you'll be curious enough to get a copy and read it - you will be very impressed, and glad you did. This is one of the finest, best reasoned, logical, unique, and thought provoking treatments of natural law I have ever read. The author comes from a Christian worldview, but doesn't argue his case from that standpoint - that's what makes this treatment so unique and useful.

Climate Confusion - How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor; by Roy Spencer. I found this book to be very readable, a good tutorial on climate change complexities and the scientific, political and religious problems associated with the global climate change debate - but short on specific data or referenced source material. Spencer is an expert in climate research, and gives solid arguments about the limitations concerning what we know about climate and what causes it to change, but for someone that has tracked this problem for awhile, this will be too simplistic. If you want to start to understand the issues, this book is great.

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Board of Directors:
Frank Kacer (Elder: Grace Bible Church, Escondido)
Dean Broyles (Marantha Chapel, San Diego)
Don Polese (Elder: Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach)
Bill Trask (Skyline Wesleyan Church, La Mesa)

For more information:
Frank Kacer, C3 Executive Director
frankkacer@hotmail.com
858.566.2019