Free unPHILtered: The Way I See It by Phil Robertson Page B

Washington], I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him, who can go with me, and remain with you and be every where for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.”
    After reading the ideologies and beliefs of our founding fathers and other U.S. presidents, I’m convinced the solution to America’s problem is not a political fix. It’s a spiritual fix. Therefore, we have to start from the bottom, and the American people have to be won over. We have to elect leaders who are spiritual to become our politicians, and then they’ll fix the country. I’m not suggesting something new. I’m only reminding people of what was said more than two hundred years ago, when our once-great country was founded.
    Of course, you can go back to the Bible and find the same thing. As it says in Exodus 18:21, “Select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.” We have a few good men and women like that in Washington, DC, today, but not nearly enough of them. Youget evil leaders in power and the next thing you know the whole thing falls apart. When the populace becomes evil, we elect evil leaders, and there you go. America is still a superpower in the world, but it has third-world leaders. Our leadership has to change.
    I am convinced the battle for America will be won from the bottom up, from the people to the politicians, and not from the top down. When the converted outnumber the corrupt, America will win. Unless the people change, the politicians who are the hogs at the trough will keep going to Washington, DC. When the converted win, our families will be back together under one roof, parents will start raising their children again, and everyone will feel a responsibility to work and contribute to society. It has often been said that America’s political structure is a “government of laws, not men.” But bad men are more than capable of corrupting good laws, and good men will rule well in the absence of good laws. We don’t have enough good men in Washington, DC, anymore.
    Right now, there are enough ungodly people in America to control the country. There are more of them and not enough of us to turn the country around. In fact, there are more of them than us for the first time in America’s history, in my opinion. When Jesus returns, righteousness will rule once again, this time forever. So here’s my advice, America: go forth, do the best youcan, and try to turn the population toward God—hoping that when we get enough godly people, we’ll put godly men in government. What if that fails and we’re not able to accomplish it? Well, just remember that you who belong to Jesus are the kingdom of God and the kingdom of God will last forever, even if our beloved America should fall.

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Fix No. 7: Judge a Man by His Heart, Not the Color of His Skin
    I f you really want to know what kind of a person a particular man or woman is, the best way to do it might be to ask everyone who has ever come into contact with them. What does his wife say about him when he is not around? What does her husband say about her? What do their children say about them? Ask all of their friends and everyone they do business with what kind of person they are. Ask anyone: “Hey, what about this person?” Interview every last individual who has known them over their lifetime, and you would probably be able to come to some conclusion about who they really are. You know what? That is what people should do if they want to find out who the real Phil Robertson is.
    After GQ magazine published a story about Duck Dynasty in December 2013, some people criticized me for quoting Bibleverses relating to sin after a reporter asked me a question about homosexuality (you’ll read more about