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VALUES
The action coalition affirms to promote and adhere to the following:
- We affirm the ideals and precepts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. As stated in the Declaration, “we hold these truths to be self-evident” that our values, liberties, and blessings come from God and that all men are created equally, with freedom to pursue life, liberty, and happiness. From the preamble to our Constitution, we affirm our right to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”
- We stand for the protection of First Amendment rights of religious freedom and the free exercise of our religious liberties for all citizens, churches, faiths, and organizations. We say this in light of recent history to the contrary, such as the enactment of hate speech laws such as SB 1234 in California, which today could be employed to make it a crime to read certain portions of Scripture, even in our churches.
- We advocate traditional, biblically-defined marriages and oppose the legalization of any alternate forms of marriage.
- We value the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. We pledge to cultivate a culture of life and oppose the culture of death all around us. We specifically oppose abortion, partial-birth abortion, stem cell research that involves the destruction of human embryos, assisted suicide and euthanasia in any form, and all other forms of interference with God’s created beings. We affirm that God is the author and giver of life and that God alone determines the boundaries of the life He has created.
- We believe that all human beings, without reference to their ethnic origin, country of birth, race, or religion, deserve respect and dignity as created in the image and likeness of God Almighty.
- We affirm that we are and aspire to be models of a reconciled community of faith. We therefore oppose all forms of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, age, or religion. We steadfastly encourage all people to love, not hate, serve their communities, and demonstrate their love for their neighbors in tangible ways, even as they love themselves.
- We believe that God created the institution of marriage as the first societal organ and that the family is His first and primary provision for children and the elderly, sick, disabled, and disadvantaged among us.
- We believe in the empowerment and encouragement of the family and parents to pursue educational options for children including:
- Partnering with local school districts in the education of children.
- The formation of charter schools.
- Tuition tax vouchers.
- Home school education and the accommodation and assistance of the same by local school district administrators and staff.
- We believe that the greatest benefit for society is free religious institutions--churches, synagogues, and other houses of faith--that promote godly values, peaceful liberty, and freedom from oppression, terror, and violence. We affirm the right of religious institutions with respect to (but not limited to) the “Land Use Act”; the preservation of tax-exempt status under the federal, state, and local government laws, regulations, and cases; and we support the widest possible governmental assistance in the form of funding for faith-based initiatives that add to the common welfare.
Leadership Structure of the Action Coalition
- The functional leadership team of CACI is composed of designated members from the Empire Missionary Baptist Convention, NLICO, Christ Covenant Coalition, and the like.
- Bishop Joseph Mattera serves as the executive director, along with an administration team, to facilitate the CACI objectives during the pioneering process.
- Committees in media, politics, law, technology, marketing, training, and fundraising will eventually form to function with the board of directors for the purpose of accomplishing CACI goals. Each committee will be under the supervision of the executive director and accountable to the board of directors. Each committee may also have any number of subcommittees.
- Key pastors and marketplace leaders who partner with CACI’s mission may also be part of the local and national board of advisors.
Level of involvement of partnering organizations can include one or more of the following:
- Financial and prayer support
- Serving on one or more of the committees or board of advisors
- Consulting or offering pro bono professional work
- Name lending for board reference
- Recruiting trainees
- Promoting the mission of the action coalition
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