In Reviving
the American Spirit Keith Butler explores the reasons behind America's
recent moral and economic decline and offers a common-sense, step-by-step plan
of action for everyday citizens to take our country back.
Well-researched, compelling reading that never doubts that America can and
will live up to its ideals of being both a good and a great nation. Keith
Butler is a Republican who was elected to the Detroit City Council in 1989.
This is quite a feat considering that 88% of Detroiters are Democrats. Although
the story of Republican support of civil rights and the ways in which Black
Americans have been betrayed by the Democrat Party has been told before, it has
never been told with such force and conviction (warning: this book may make a
Republican out of you!). Make no mistake
about it, Butler
is a core-values conservative and yet liberals will have a hard time
disagreeing with Butler's
cogent and insightful exposition of conservative principles such as: <br>
-How the harvesting of natural resources and protecting the
environment need not be at odds
-Immigration reform that promises justice for all
-How "Pro-Life" is a woman-affirming stance
-Conservative education values that put kids first
-How the flat-tax benefits the poor by untaxing them while
eliminating the $700 billion wasted yearly simply on tax collecting compliance.
-Faith-based measures work. Brazil's Humaita Prison has a
shockingly low 16% <a
href=http://158.135.23.21/cjcweb/college/cji/index.cfm?ID=143>recidivism
rate</a>
Puncturing liberal myths with measured reason, not malice,
Keith Butler just may get his chance to be "Debbie Stabenow's worst
nightmare on Election Day" as he promised in the <a
href=http://www.michiganconservative.com/index.html>First Senate
Debate</a> .
Most importantly Butler's
philosophy is one of action, not words. His ministry has fed and clothed
100,000 people in just the last 7 years. Can Senator Stabenow or any other
Democrat point to a similar record of achievement in the nonprofit sector?The Revrend Butler is pastor at the "World of Faith" in Southfield Michigan, an international church that boasts 21,000 members.
