He reasoned that if he couldn't get to the White House as a democratically elected candidate of the American public, then he would create an organization that would open the way for him, by eliminating his opposition and electing the Conservative Religious Right Christians of his choice. Since then, he and his family and inner circle have been working hard at making his vision come true. Robertson's tactics in several areas will be explored later in these pages, but his most outrageous strategy is the main subject of this book. The Christian Coalition is infiltrating churches throughout the country, playing on the sincerity and, in many cases, naivet of pastors and congregations, and making them all part of Pat Robertson's political machine. But churches, generally speaking, are not political.
Most pastors understand that their role is spiritual, and politics is secular.
That is to a large extent what this book is all about. These are boot camps for the troops, where Coalition members are taught how to infiltrate churches and bring them around to the new agenda of the Religious Right. Initially, efforts are concentrated on the pastor, with Coalition lieutenants attempting to convince him that in order to be relevant in today's world the church must address prevailing political realities. If this does not work, then the focus shifts to key staff members, the church board or significant supporters. The constant message is that it is the church's responsibility to provide information which can help Christian congregations make the right decisions in any elections.