On January 10, 1963, Representative A. S. Herlong Jr. of Florida entered a list of 45 communist goals into the Congressional Record Appendix — goals drawn from Cleon Skousen’s book The Naked Communist — and author Sheila Holm has spent years documenting how nearly every one of them targets the family, the church, or both, and what Scripture says in answer to each. Holm joined the B2T Show on September 24, 2026, to walk through the list, the biblical counters, the feasts of Leviticus 23, and two upcoming events where she and Rick will both speak.
Where Did the 45 Communist Goals Come From?
Holm displayed the source document during the interview. On January 10, 1963, Representative A. S. Herlong Jr. of Florida entered a document titled “Current Communist Goals” into the Congressional Record Appendix, pages A34–A35, as an extension of remarks. The list was excerpted from Cleon Skousen’s 1958 book The Naked Communist. It is a public government record of Skousen’s list, and reprints of it have circulated widely in conservative and Christian-patriot circles for decades.
Holm said that international attorney Todd Callender handed her the list and told her God had said she would write a book on it. She named Callender in the dedication of her new book, An Eternal Plan Always Trumps a Human Plan: How to Counter the 45 Points Used to Destroy America and the World. She said Michael Flynn repeatedly called to ask whether the book was finished. She expected roughly 400 pages. Then, she said, God asked for a personal letter at the front, which grew to nearly 100 pages, so the book’s introduction does not begin until page 107. She said she wrote the book backwards — the answers before the 45 points — because working through the points in order was too intense.
What Are the 45 Communist Goals from 1963?
The list covers forty-five specific objectives. Holm’s presentation on the show focused on the goals she argues have most visibly advanced in American life. She walked through several points and the biblical or civic counter her book gives for each:
Point 13 — “Do away with all loyalty oaths.” Holm argues this is why, in her view, many federal officials and judges never took or properly cured their oaths of office, and she connected it to ongoing oath-related cases she has followed closely.
Point 27 — “Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with ‘social’ religion. Discredit the Bible.” Holm’s stated counter is a return to the Father and to Scripture as the primary authority. She argues a church that chases money and buildings instead of people is not aligned with the Father’s plan.
Point 32 — Centralized control over education, social agencies, welfare programs, and mental health. Holm’s counter is local liberty and local responsibility. She cited Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s work to dismantle the federal Education Department, and she referenced testimony by former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf — her account of it being that the departments he found on arriving had no job descriptions, accountabilities, or responsibilities.
Point 40 — “Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.”
Point 41 — Raise “children away from the negative influence of parents.” Holm said she sees these in advertising that teaches children to talk past their parents, in consolidated school systems that move children far from home, and in schedules that divide families across the week. Her counter is the covenant family — fathers and mothers restored to their proper place. She added that putting the Ten Commandments or prayer back in schools means little if families do not keep them at home.
Point 44 — “Internationalize the Panama Canal.” Holm argues the canal was never Panama’s to give back, since Americans built it and died building it. Her counter is restored national sovereignty. She also suggested that after the Gulf of America renaming, the waters on either side of the canal be named the American Ocean. Rick asked Gus to send the suggestion to the White House.
Which of the 45 Communist Goals Target the Family and the Church?
Holm’s central argument is that nearly all 45 points attack the family, the church, or both. She described a layered strategy: discredit God, the Bible, the founding fathers, marriage, and the bond between children and parents or grandparents. Make divorce easy. Treat promiscuity as freedom. Raise children apart from their parents. Use television and advertising to teach children to talk past the adults in their lives.
She described how consolidated county school systems pull children physically away from home and how families end up with both parents working simply to afford transportation to distant schools. On the church side, she argued that 501(c)(3) status effectively makes churches state-owned — that when a ministry leader dies, the state can place the next person. She also traced Sunday-morning church services to Constantine in 325 A.D. These are Holm’s stated interpretations, offered as context for her counter-strategy, not claims the platform adopts as editorial findings.
How Can Christians Counter the 45 Communist Goals?
Two verses Rick read during the interview frame the book’s answer.
Rick read Proverbs 19:21: “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” The contrast is exact — many plans on one side, one purpose on the other, and only one of them lasts. Holm’s book title comes directly from that contrast. Every human plan, she argues — the 45 goals included — is one of the “many.” God’s purpose is the one that stands.
Rick followed with Isaiah 46:10, where the LORD declares “the end from the beginning” and says: “My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” The verse places God’s declaration before history begins. A plan announced from the beginning is not scrambling to catch up with anyone’s timeline.
Her practical counters follow from those two texts:
- Restore the covenant family. Fathers and mothers return to their place. Grandparents remain in relationship with grandchildren. Family devotion, keeping the Sabbath, and honoring father and mother happen at home first — not as political demands placed on public schools.
- Return to Scripture as the primary authority in the church. Holm argues that a church built around a social gospel and state financial entanglement cannot perform the counter she describes.
- Reclaim local liberty. Her counter to centralized education and welfare control is local responsibility — communities making decisions about their own children and their own poor.
- Reclaim sovereignty. On the Panama Canal and related international-jurisdiction points, she argues the counter is restoring national authority over American-built infrastructure and keeping U.S. cases out of international courts.
Holm also pointed viewers to a short Hebrew teaching video on the interviews page of her site, hisbest.org, which she said teaches that the Father is truth and life. She argued that when truth is absent from the mind, a person loses the capacity to discern evil — which she contends explains what she calls the disappearance of common sense. The answer she gave is the one her title gives: get close to the Father, whose purpose is the one that stands.
What Does Proverbs 19:21 Mean?
Proverbs 19:21 in the ESV reads: “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” The verse sets a quantity contrast against a permanence contrast. Human plans are many — that is their nature. God’s purpose is singular and it stands — that is its nature. The verse does not say human plans are wicked, only that they are finite and ultimately subordinate. Holm built an entire book on it: whatever organizational system, ideological movement, or political goal a human hand builds, it operates inside a story whose outcome is already declared. The 45 goals are one instance of “the plans in the mind of a man.” Isaiah 46:10 completes the thought by showing that God’s counsel was stated before any of those plans existed.
What Are the Biblical Feasts in Leviticus 23?
Rick and Holm both refer to the feasts of Leviticus 23 as biblical or Hebrew feasts rather than only Jewish holidays. The chapter outlines seven appointed times in two seasonal groups:
Spring feasts: Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of First Fruits, and Pentecost (the Feast of Weeks, counted seven weeks after First Fruits).
Fall feasts: The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot, also called the Feast of Booths).
Holm said she believes Christ was born on the first night of Tabernacles — the Father sending Him to tabernacle with us — and that this year’s Feast of Tabernacles runs from September 26 into October 3. She noted that the Open the Heavens event in Branson falls at the close of Tabernacles. For anyone who wants to observe Sukkot, Holm suggested leaving regular work and the marketplace for the duration, preparing food ahead as for a Sabbath, gathering with other believers, and — as a small first step — eating outside as a family in a simple booth. Groups from Beth Israel in Macon, she noted, take RVs together.
She also described what she said is a connection between certain Cherokee and Iroquois tribes and the biblical tribe of Issachar, arguing that their prayer language connects to ancient Paleo-Hebrew, and she said sites in places like Kansas and New Mexico carry the Ten Commandments etched in Paleo-Hebrew. These are Holm’s stated historical and theological interpretations, offered as her research conclusions.
Upcoming Events
Open the Heavens — Branson, Missouri. Meri Crouley Ministries presents Open the Heavens at The Mansion Theater, Branson, from Friday, October 2 at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, October 3 at 9:30 p.m. Rick and Holm are both on the speaker list, along with Juan O’Savin, Larry Ballard, Cathy O’Brien, Mark Messina and others. General admission is free with registration; a love offering is taken. The Gold VIP package is sold out; a Silver VIP with VIP seating and a meet-and-greet is still available. Rick said he will speak on the prince of the power of the air and on taking back the media, arts, and entertainment mountains. Holm said the event closes with a fire tunnel. Register at mericrouley.com.
The Awakening Summit — Clearwater Beach, Florida. The Awakening Summit runs October 16–18 at the Wyndham Grand, Clearwater Beach. Holm is a featured speaker, with Juan O’Savin, Peter Ticktin, Dr. Lee Merritt, Michelle Peterson, Cathy O’Brien, and Mark Messina also on the lineup. Day passes are available for Saturday or Sunday. The format alternates speakers with open Q&A panels, with trafficking, grooming, and rescue work among the topics. A VIP dinner on the evening of October 15 is described as a high-end event with passed appetizers and a large gift bag. Details and tickets at theawakeningsummit.org.
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Questions About the 45 Communist Goals and Scripture
Is the 1963 list of 45 communist goals a real government document?
Yes. The list titled “Current Communist Goals” was entered into the Congressional Record Appendix on January 10, 1963, by Representative A. S. Herlong Jr. of Florida, on pages A34–A35, as an extension of remarks. It was excerpted from Cleon Skousen’s book The Naked Communist. The document is publicly available through congressional records archives. Author Sheila Holm displayed the actual appendix pages during her September 24, 2026 interview on the B2T Show.
What is the verse behind Sheila Holm’s new book title?
The title An Eternal Plan Always Trumps a Human Plan comes directly from Proverbs 19:21 in the ESV: “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” Rick also read Isaiah 46:10, where God declares the end from the beginning and says His counsel shall stand. Together the two verses frame the book’s argument: every human plan — including the 45 goals — is one of the “many.” God’s purpose is the one that lasts.
Which of the 45 goals most directly attack the family?
Holm highlights Point 40 — “Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce” — and Point 41, which calls for raising children away from their parents. She argues these goals show up in advertising designed to teach children to talk past adults, in consolidated school districts that move children far from home, and in weekly schedules that divide family members into separate programs and activities. Her stated counter is what she calls the covenant family: fathers and mothers restored to their proper place, with grandparent relationships intact.
How does Sheila Holm connect the 45 goals to the church?
Holm focuses especially on Point 27 — “Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with ‘social’ religion. Discredit the Bible” — and Point 32, which targets centralized control over education and social agencies. She argues that 501(c)(3) status makes churches dependent on the state, and that a social-gospel orientation leaves churches aligned with government priorities rather than Scripture. Her counter, as she presents it in the book, is a return to the Father and to biblical text as the primary authority, with local rather than centralized decision-making.
What does the book say about the Panama Canal?
Holm connects Point 44 — the internationalization of the Panama Canal — to a broader strategy she argues was designed to bring U.S. legal cases under international jurisdiction, removing them from domestic courts. She contends the canal was never Panama’s to give back, since Americans built it and died building it. Her stated counter is the restoration of national sovereignty over American-built infrastructure. She also suggested, during the interview, that the waters on either side of the canal be named the American Ocean after the Gulf of America renaming.
What are the biblical feasts in Leviticus 23, and why do Rick and Sheila discuss them?
Leviticus 23 outlines seven appointed times the LORD gave to Israel. The spring group includes Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost. The fall group includes the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Rick and Holm refer to all seven as biblical or Hebrew feasts rather than only Jewish holidays. They discussed the fall feasts in this episode because the Feast of Tabernacles — Sukkot — runs, as Holm put it, from September 26 into October 3, and the Open the Heavens event in Branson falls at its close.
Where can I get Sheila Holm’s book and find her other interviews?
Holm’s book An Eternal Plan Always Trumps a Human Plan and her interview archive, including the short Hebrew teaching video she referenced during the show, are available at hisbest.org. She said she will bring copies of the book to events if people contact her ahead of time to request one. Her next two speaking events are Open the Heavens in Branson, Missouri (October 2–3, mericrouley.com) and The Awakening Summit in Clearwater Beach, Florida (October 16–18, theawakeningsummit.org).
What was the story behind the “Save America” title?
Holm said that in June 2017 a man she did not know called her with a long prophetic word after a Hebrew scholar gave him her number. She said he described her life in detail and told her she had agreed before birth to do whatever it took to save America. She said God showed her the words “Save America” in large letters, and that when that phrase later appeared on a 2024 hardback connected to President Trump, God told her not to worry because He had a better title. The cover now carries the sunrise imagery and the current title. These are Holm’s stated account of events.
