Besides living a life that invites the guidance and gifts of God's Spirit — that thereby we might be a blessing to our country and to those persons we encounter — it's also vital that we become acquainted with effective tools for political activism, so we might fulfill our God-given duty as citizens and significantly multiply our influence for good.

Among the many grassroots resources that could be listed are the following —

• The State Activism section at the Discussion Board — a "bottom-up" organizing and communication tool available to Pledge signers.
  
  
• RenewAmerica — the parent organization of America's Revival. RenewAmerica is a Christian media entity whose website reaches over 100,000 individual Americans each month. The site features more than 100 writers, up-to-date news on moral conservative issues, and a twice-weekly newsletter.
  
  
• Decent America — a new grassroots advocacy tool RenewAmerica is creating to promote decency in all facets of American life, beginning with arts, media, and entertainment; spoken and written language; and everyday human relations. When the site is ready, its goal will be to use all available nonpolitical avenues to bring back simple decency to American culture, something that's vital to preserving the foundations of Western Civilization in today's "culture war." Scheduled for launch early next year.
  
  
• RA's list of sister sites.
  
  
• Americanist links — a comprehensive list of conservative websites, organizations, and spokespersons.
  
  
• Our nation's founding documents and principles.
  
  
• Patriotic speeches and documents.
  
  
• "How the grassroots works" — an overview of common-sense principles that govern grassroots activism, prepared by the staff of RenewAmerica.
  
  
• Contact information for U.S. Senators and Congressmen.
  
  
• Websites of political parties — those which, in our judgment, merit serious consideration by patriotic Americans.
  
  
• Politically-useful products — a list of reputable vendors of signs, stickers, T-shirts, banners, printing, publishing, etc.
  
  
• More resources to come . . .