Scriptural Basis of Local Cooperative Association System

January 6, 1996

Q: The concept that all members of the local society will have

affiliation with one or another cooperative association, and

through this exercise their vote, make their contributions

to the state revenue, etc. seems to be a fundamental feature

of a prout society. Many aspects of the practical workings

of the local society are understood through this system.

Yet, this basic concept does not seem to appear in the

published prout social philosophy. Why is this?

I will answer. This approach is giving a practical

demonstration of how the philosophy may be implemented.

There may be other approaches as well which might be

developed, but this approach is a very practical one. So in

these works I am now giving, I am giving practical solutions

or practical examples of how philosophy might potentially be

implemented in the society. In previous works, there was not

this emphasis and so the system was not given. Now is a

different phase and I am developing the [practical

implementation of the] philosophy.