Council For National Policy (CNP) The Council for National Policy describes itself as

"an educational foundation organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We do not lobby Congress, support candidates, or issue public policy statements on controversial issues. Our over 600 members include many of our nation's leaders from the fields of government, business, the media, religion, and the professions. Our members are united in their belief in a free enterprise system, a strong national defense, and support for traditional western values. They meet to share the best information available on national and world problems, know one another on a personal basis, and collaborate in achieving their shared goals."

The Heritage Foundation is committed to building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society flourish.

The founder of the CNP, Tim LaHaye, co-authored the Left Behind series of books. The books deal with Christian dispensationalist End Times: pretribulation, premillennial, Christian eschatological viewpoint of the end of the world. It's not just that the Council is based on raeical conservative Christian beliefs. Check out the titles of the collection:

13. The Rising: Antichrist is Born: Before They Were Left Behind (ISBN 0-8423-6056-5) (All Libraries)
14. The Regime: Evil Advances: Before They Were Left Behind #2 (ISBN 1-4143-0576-1) (All Libraries)
15. The Rapture: In the Twinkling of an Eye: Countdown to Earth's Last Days #3 (ISBN 1-4143-0580-X)
1. Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (ISBN 0-8423-2912-9)
2. Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind (ISBN 0-8423-2921-8)
3. Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (ISBN 0-8423-2924-2)
4. Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (ISBN 0-8423-2925-0)
5. Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed (ISBN 0-8423-2926-9)
6. Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (ISBN 0-8423-2927-7)
7. The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (ISBN 0-8423-2929-3)
8. The Mark: The Beast Rules the World (ISBN 0-8423-3228-6)
9. Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (ISBN 0-8423-3229-4)
10. The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon (ISBN 0-8423-3230-8)
11. Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages (ISBN 0-8423-3236-7)
12. Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (ISBN 0-8423-3237-5)
16. Kingdom Come: The Final Victory (ISBN 0-8423-6061-1)

Although these books promote the belief that the conservative Christian way of life is paramount in the fight to "save" the nation, the organization insists that they are

an educational foundation organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. They do not lobby Congress, support candidates, or issue public policy statements on controversial issues. Our over 600 members include many of our nation's leaders from the fields of government, business, the media, religion, and the professions. Our members are united in their belief in a free enterprise system, a strong national defense, and support for traditional western values. They meet to share the best information available on national and world problems, know one another on a personal basis, and collaborate in achieving their shared goals."

In August, Bill Frist accepted the group's "Jefferson Award." Frist acknowledged the group’s power, telling attendees,

“The destiny of the nation is on the shoulders of the conservative movement.”

With all these blockquotes to insert, I almost forgot why I looked into the CNP. Dick Cheney is paying them a visit. It's just his kind of get-together. Membership is strictly confidential and new members require unanimous consent from the other members in order to join. It sounds like a masonic lodge. They pick presidents? This will be interesting.  ¶ 2:26 AM