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Charles Obadiah Baldwin (born May 3, 1952) is an American right-wing politician, radio host, and founder-former pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. As of January 2011 he was pastor of Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana. He was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party for the 2008 U.S. presidential election and had previously been its nominee for vice president in 2004. He hosts a daily one-hour radio program, Chuck Baldwin Live, and writes a daily editorial column carried on its website, as well as on VDare. He is a former editor of NewsWithViews.com.
Oct 4, 2022: Billings Gazette: Broken oaths: Stewart Rhodes' estranged Montana family reflects on militia life
While in the Flathead, Rhodes and his family regularly attended Liberty Fellowship, whose pastor and founder, Chuck Baldwin, served as Oath Keepers’ national chaplain starting in 2013.
Oct 24, 2020: Los Angeles Times: Coronavirus bears down on a small Montana town
The congregation is led by Chuck Baldwin, who is described by the Montana Human Rights Network as “the unofficial reverend of the militia movement.” He has defied state orders by continuing to hold in-person services.
While in the Flathead, Rhodes and his family regularly attended Liberty Fellowship, whose pastor and founder, Chuck Baldwin, served as Oath Keepers’ national chaplain starting in 2013.
Oct 24, 2020: Los Angeles Times: Coronavirus bears down on a small Montana town
The congregation is led by Chuck Baldwin, who is described by the Montana Human Rights Network as “the unofficial reverend of the militia movement.” He has defied state orders by continuing to hold in-person services.
Let’s be honest: we saw a historic election Tuesday night. The only election coming close to the stunning proportions of this election was Ronald Reagan’s first election in 1980. And even that one didn’t match Trump’s victory. Yes, it was a stunning victory for Donald Trump.
Let’s be clear about what we witnessed. In one presidential election, we saw a man completely demolish the neocon and neolib establishments of both major parties; the media establishment; the globalist establishment; Wall Street; the political machine of an incumbent President; and the Clinton/Bush political/criminal empires. The odds of ANYONE being able to overcome the combined wealth and power of the leviathans above was absolutely zero. Each one of the listed cabals has enough power to destroy any would-be challenger. That Donald Trump was able to beat them all was truly incredible--maybe even miraculous. And he not only beat them; he trounced them. Nov 10, 2016: Chuck Baldwin: The Trump Victory: What We Saw And What We Need To See
Let’s be clear about what we witnessed. In one presidential election, we saw a man completely demolish the neocon and neolib establishments of both major parties; the media establishment; the globalist establishment; Wall Street; the political machine of an incumbent President; and the Clinton/Bush political/criminal empires. The odds of ANYONE being able to overcome the combined wealth and power of the leviathans above was absolutely zero. Each one of the listed cabals has enough power to destroy any would-be challenger. That Donald Trump was able to beat them all was truly incredible--maybe even miraculous. And he not only beat them; he trounced them. Nov 10, 2016: Chuck Baldwin: The Trump Victory: What We Saw And What We Need To See
If you ask me, Chris Kyle was the victim of a sadistic and out-of-control federal leviathan that respects NOTHING. Not the rule of law. Not liberty--at home or abroad. Not family--our own or the families of other nations. Not constitutional government. Not national borders--our own or anyone else’s. And certainly not the sacredness of life.
Jan 29, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: News With Views: MY THOUGHTS ON THE MOVIE "AMERICAN SNIPER"
Jan 29, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: News With Views: MY THOUGHTS ON THE MOVIE "AMERICAN SNIPER"
Without a doubt, America’s pastors are doing more to enslave our country than any foreign power.
The egregious misinterpretation of Romans 13 is a blight that is turning the most courageous champions of freedom-loving Christian men the world has ever known to some of the most sheepish, pathetic, indifferent, and milquetoast wimps in the universe. And it is the devilish misinterpretation of Romans 13 that demands Christians obey civil authorities “no-matter-what” that is responsible for it.
This Hitlerian teaching of Romans 13 is ubiquitous. It pours out like a rain that never stops. The vast majority of preachers, well-known and otherwise, disseminate this fallacy like clowns throwing out candy during a circus parade. The latest notable example is Franklin Graham.
On his Facebook page on March 12, Graham wrote the following:
“Listen up--Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and everybody else. Most police shootings can be avoided. It comes down to respect for authority and obedience. If a police officer tells you to stop, you stop. If a police officer tells you to put your hands in the air, you put your hands in the air. If a police officer tells you to lay down face first with your hands behind your back, you lay down face first with your hands behind your back. It’s as simple as that. Even if you think the police officer is wrong--YOU OBEY! Parents, teach your children to respect and obey those in authority. Mr. President, this is the message our nation needs to hear, and they need to hear it from you. Some of the unnecessary shootings we have seen recently might have been avoided. The Bible says to submit to your leaders and those in authority ‘because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.’”
All of that sounds well and good. I, too, was taught by my father to respect and obey authority. And if a policeman points his semi-automatic handgun in my face and tells me to get on the ground, I will get on the ground for fear of my life. BUT THAT DOESN’T EXCUSE A POLICEMAN WHO GIVES UNLAWFUL ORDERS OR WHO THREATENS THE LIVES OF CITIZENS UNNECESSARILY AND ILLEGALLY.
I can promise you that if I am on the ground at the point of a policeman's gun, it is NOT respect that has laid me prone on the pavement; it is FEAR. Fear for my life. Mar 19, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: News With Views: AMERICA'S PASTORS ARE DOING MORE TO ENSLAVE OUR COUNTRY THAN ANY FOREIGN POWER
The egregious misinterpretation of Romans 13 is a blight that is turning the most courageous champions of freedom-loving Christian men the world has ever known to some of the most sheepish, pathetic, indifferent, and milquetoast wimps in the universe. And it is the devilish misinterpretation of Romans 13 that demands Christians obey civil authorities “no-matter-what” that is responsible for it.
This Hitlerian teaching of Romans 13 is ubiquitous. It pours out like a rain that never stops. The vast majority of preachers, well-known and otherwise, disseminate this fallacy like clowns throwing out candy during a circus parade. The latest notable example is Franklin Graham.
On his Facebook page on March 12, Graham wrote the following:
“Listen up--Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and everybody else. Most police shootings can be avoided. It comes down to respect for authority and obedience. If a police officer tells you to stop, you stop. If a police officer tells you to put your hands in the air, you put your hands in the air. If a police officer tells you to lay down face first with your hands behind your back, you lay down face first with your hands behind your back. It’s as simple as that. Even if you think the police officer is wrong--YOU OBEY! Parents, teach your children to respect and obey those in authority. Mr. President, this is the message our nation needs to hear, and they need to hear it from you. Some of the unnecessary shootings we have seen recently might have been avoided. The Bible says to submit to your leaders and those in authority ‘because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account.’”
All of that sounds well and good. I, too, was taught by my father to respect and obey authority. And if a policeman points his semi-automatic handgun in my face and tells me to get on the ground, I will get on the ground for fear of my life. BUT THAT DOESN’T EXCUSE A POLICEMAN WHO GIVES UNLAWFUL ORDERS OR WHO THREATENS THE LIVES OF CITIZENS UNNECESSARILY AND ILLEGALLY.
I can promise you that if I am on the ground at the point of a policeman's gun, it is NOT respect that has laid me prone on the pavement; it is FEAR. Fear for my life. Mar 19, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: News With Views: AMERICA'S PASTORS ARE DOING MORE TO ENSLAVE OUR COUNTRY THAN ANY FOREIGN POWER
When I was a youngster, my dad told me, “Son, a policeman is your friend.” Through his jail and prison ministry, Dad became a personal friend of our county sheriff (two of them, as a matter of fact)–as well as scores of deputies and city police officers. For all of my life, I have taken Dad’s maxim to heart. In fact, for all of my teen years, law enforcement was my chosen profession. I wanted to go into law enforcement real bad. It took a divine call to Gospel ministry to change my plans.
Throughout my adult life, I have enjoyed the friendship of many peace officers. The county sheriff where I lived in Florida made me an honorary deputy sheriff. I still have the credentials to prove it. I count scores (and maybe hundreds) of law enforcement officers around the country as friends. In fact, there are scores of peace officers across the country that financially support my work. I have had kinfolk serve in various positions of law enforcement. Anyone who knows anything about me knows I have been a law and order guy all of my life. I am as much of a red-blooded American patriot as one will find in this country. I believe in God, the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. I believe in liberty, justice, and independence. I am a Christian and a pastor. Through my radio talk show and syndicated column, I have helped to elect many liberty-minded candidates to municipal, county, State, and federal offices. And, like Mike Huckabee who is a former pastor, I, too, ran for the office of President of the United States.
With the above said, it is extremely important that this letter be written, because so many honorable American traditions and customs are being radically and rapidly changed–including the philosophies, standard operating procedures, and rules of engagement of law enforcement. And the change is not for the better. via Chuck Baldwin — An Open Letter To My Friends In Law Enforcement – via NewsWithViews.com
Throughout my adult life, I have enjoyed the friendship of many peace officers. The county sheriff where I lived in Florida made me an honorary deputy sheriff. I still have the credentials to prove it. I count scores (and maybe hundreds) of law enforcement officers around the country as friends. In fact, there are scores of peace officers across the country that financially support my work. I have had kinfolk serve in various positions of law enforcement. Anyone who knows anything about me knows I have been a law and order guy all of my life. I am as much of a red-blooded American patriot as one will find in this country. I believe in God, the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. I believe in liberty, justice, and independence. I am a Christian and a pastor. Through my radio talk show and syndicated column, I have helped to elect many liberty-minded candidates to municipal, county, State, and federal offices. And, like Mike Huckabee who is a former pastor, I, too, ran for the office of President of the United States.
With the above said, it is extremely important that this letter be written, because so many honorable American traditions and customs are being radically and rapidly changed–including the philosophies, standard operating procedures, and rules of engagement of law enforcement. And the change is not for the better. via Chuck Baldwin — An Open Letter To My Friends In Law Enforcement – via NewsWithViews.com
By casting himself as the “Christian” candidate, Ted Cruz is trying to follow the campaign script of fellow Texan (and the last Republican to actually win the White House), G.W. Bush. And, of course, Cruz actually worked in the Bush campaign, so he has first-hand experience with it. And this is not something that Cruz feels uncomfortable doing. He is the son of an evangelical pastor and graduated from a Baptist high school. Accordingly, Cruz can naturally talk the language.
Since Jerry Falwell passed away, there is no evangelical leader with the ability and clout to coalesce, lead, and speak on behalf of enough Christian voters to make a lot of difference in Republican politics today. Plus, as a whole, the Religious Right has compromised its principles (and showed itself very ignorant of New World Order issues) so many times, and has disenfranchised so many religious conservatives that, as a movement, the Religious Right really doesn’t even exist today.
However, if one wants to get an idea of what the remnant of the old Religious Right is thinking today, read what my friend Richard Viguerie has to say. Richard is one of the original founders of what became known as the Moral Majority and then the Religious Right. He is still very influential with those who would identify themselves as part of the Religious Right. And Richard has glowing words for Mr. Cruz:
“Today’s official announcement that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is running for president changes everything in the 2016 presidential campaign.
“Ted Cruz isn’t running for Vice President or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Jeb Bush administration.
“Every Republican candidate for president will have to move to significantly to the right, starting with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, and define their position on amnesty for illegal aliens, on fighting and winning the war radical Islam has declared on America, on spending, the deficit and the debt, and on repealing Obamacare, against the positions Ted Cruz will talk about and campaign on in the coming months.
“They will all have to move right to respond to Cruz, or be left behind by a grassroots conservative electorate fed-up with Republican candidates who are merely principle-free messengers for an out of touch Washington elite.
“Ted Cruz’s base is the conservative movement, and although other Republican presidential candidates since Ronald Reagan, such as Gary Bauer and Michelle Bachmann, looked to movement conservatives for their support, they were never able to expand beyond their starting base of support into the top-tier of candidates.
“Ted Cruz is the first top-tier movement conservative candidate since Reagan.”
Mar 26, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: Ted Cruz: Pros And Cons
Since Jerry Falwell passed away, there is no evangelical leader with the ability and clout to coalesce, lead, and speak on behalf of enough Christian voters to make a lot of difference in Republican politics today. Plus, as a whole, the Religious Right has compromised its principles (and showed itself very ignorant of New World Order issues) so many times, and has disenfranchised so many religious conservatives that, as a movement, the Religious Right really doesn’t even exist today.
However, if one wants to get an idea of what the remnant of the old Religious Right is thinking today, read what my friend Richard Viguerie has to say. Richard is one of the original founders of what became known as the Moral Majority and then the Religious Right. He is still very influential with those who would identify themselves as part of the Religious Right. And Richard has glowing words for Mr. Cruz:
“Today’s official announcement that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is running for president changes everything in the 2016 presidential campaign.
“Ted Cruz isn’t running for Vice President or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Jeb Bush administration.
“Every Republican candidate for president will have to move to significantly to the right, starting with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, and define their position on amnesty for illegal aliens, on fighting and winning the war radical Islam has declared on America, on spending, the deficit and the debt, and on repealing Obamacare, against the positions Ted Cruz will talk about and campaign on in the coming months.
“They will all have to move right to respond to Cruz, or be left behind by a grassroots conservative electorate fed-up with Republican candidates who are merely principle-free messengers for an out of touch Washington elite.
“Ted Cruz’s base is the conservative movement, and although other Republican presidential candidates since Ronald Reagan, such as Gary Bauer and Michelle Bachmann, looked to movement conservatives for their support, they were never able to expand beyond their starting base of support into the top-tier of candidates.
“Ted Cruz is the first top-tier movement conservative candidate since Reagan.”
Mar 26, 2015: Chuck Baldwin: Ted Cruz: Pros And Cons
May 3, 1952: Charles Obadiah Baldwin was born in La Porte, Indiana, in La Porte County.
June 22, 1975: Chuck and Connie Baldwin and four other individuals held the first meeting of what would become the Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida
August 30, 2007: Baldwin wrote an informal endorsement for Ron Paul for the GOP nomination: "Conservative Republicans have only one choice for president in 2008: Congressman Ron Paul of Texas".
April 10, 2008: Two weeks before the national Constitutional Party convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri, he made himself available for the party's nomination at the convention, while "not 'running,'" but continuing to seek God's will.
April 26, 2008: Baldwin was nominated after what was described as the most contentious battle in the party's 16-year history. He received 383.8 votes, ahead of Keyes, who drew 125.7 votes from delegates.
April 26, 2008: Baldwin was nominated after what was described as the most contentious battle in the party's 16-year history. He received 383.8 votes, ahead of Keyes, who drew 125.7 votes from delegates.
July 2, 2008
September 10, 2008: Ron Paul held a National Press Club conference at which Baldwin, Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney, and independent candidate Ralph Nader all agreed on four principles—quickly ending the Iraq War, protecting privacy and civil liberties, stopping increases in the national debt, and investigating the Federal Reserve—and on their opposition to the Democratic and Republican parties ignoring these issues.
September 22, 2008: Ron Paul stated his neutrality was "due to my respect and friendship and support from both the Constitution and Libertarian Party members ... and I'm a ten-term Republican congressman. It is not against the law to participate in more than one political party." Paul then gave his endorsement to Baldwin: "Unsolicited advice from the Libertarian Party candidate ... has [persuaded] me to reject my neutral stance in the November election. I'm supporting Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate.
September 22, 2008: Ron Paul stated his neutrality was "due to my respect and friendship and support from both the Constitution and Libertarian Party members ... and I'm a ten-term Republican congressman. It is not against the law to participate in more than one political party." Paul then gave his endorsement to Baldwin: "Unsolicited advice from the Libertarian Party candidate ... has [persuaded] me to reject my neutral stance in the November election. I'm supporting Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate.
He (Charles Baldwin) also emphasized that whether someone is a Christian should not cause divisions among those girding for the coming fight.
“Some of our biggest enemies call themselves Christians,” Baldwin said. “Some of our biggest allies do not call themselves Christians.” “I will fight alongside anyone who will fight for liberty,” he added. “And I will fight against anyone who opposed liberty even if they call themselves Christian.”
While Baldwin largely avoided any specifics, speaking broadly of infringements on concepts like freedom, his overall message was that the U.S. is dangerously close to collapse, and some type of revolution is imminent.
“The days in which we live today are tantamount to the days of 1775 and 1776,” he said. “You don’t have to be a prophet to see the handwriting on the wall, ladies and gentlemen.”
As for the national debate underway over violent political rhetoric in the wake of a shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six people, and nearly took the life of a Congresswoman, Baldwin said the incident is being used by the media to call for stricter gun control measures.
“What happened in Arizona is just another indicator that we the people have the right and need the right to keep and bear arms,” Baldwin said. “I pity the poor fool who would come into this audience tonight and try that.”
Following his speech, Baldwin was asked whether he is “anti-government.” He replied: “I am anti-oppressive, unconstitutional government.” From there, questions ranged from the “chem trails” left in the sky by jets, to the World Trade Organization, to how attacks from groups that monitor extremists – like the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jewish Anti-Defamation League and Montana Human Rights Network – could best be combated. (Baldwin tops a list of leaders in the so-called “Patriot” movement compiled by the SPLC, a ranking Baldwin called, “a kind of honor.”) Toward the end, a young man asked, “Talk is great … but what do you recommend we actually do about this? Where do we start?”
“We start right here,” Baldwin replied. “You ought to be energized by what you see here tonight.”
--Jan 17, 2011: Flathead Beacon: Baldwin: ‘There’s a Fight Coming’
“Some of our biggest enemies call themselves Christians,” Baldwin said. “Some of our biggest allies do not call themselves Christians.” “I will fight alongside anyone who will fight for liberty,” he added. “And I will fight against anyone who opposed liberty even if they call themselves Christian.”
While Baldwin largely avoided any specifics, speaking broadly of infringements on concepts like freedom, his overall message was that the U.S. is dangerously close to collapse, and some type of revolution is imminent.
“The days in which we live today are tantamount to the days of 1775 and 1776,” he said. “You don’t have to be a prophet to see the handwriting on the wall, ladies and gentlemen.”
As for the national debate underway over violent political rhetoric in the wake of a shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six people, and nearly took the life of a Congresswoman, Baldwin said the incident is being used by the media to call for stricter gun control measures.
“What happened in Arizona is just another indicator that we the people have the right and need the right to keep and bear arms,” Baldwin said. “I pity the poor fool who would come into this audience tonight and try that.”
Following his speech, Baldwin was asked whether he is “anti-government.” He replied: “I am anti-oppressive, unconstitutional government.” From there, questions ranged from the “chem trails” left in the sky by jets, to the World Trade Organization, to how attacks from groups that monitor extremists – like the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jewish Anti-Defamation League and Montana Human Rights Network – could best be combated. (Baldwin tops a list of leaders in the so-called “Patriot” movement compiled by the SPLC, a ranking Baldwin called, “a kind of honor.”) Toward the end, a young man asked, “Talk is great … but what do you recommend we actually do about this? Where do we start?”
“We start right here,” Baldwin replied. “You ought to be energized by what you see here tonight.”
--Jan 17, 2011: Flathead Beacon: Baldwin: ‘There’s a Fight Coming’
June 9, 2011: In an article, Baldwin outlined his reasons for choosing the Flathead Valley of western Montana for his family's home. He cited Montana's freedom-loving people, its recognition of the right to keep and bear arms, and a feeling of strong conviction, following prayer: "“We know there’s a fight coming. We know there is a line being drawn in the sand, and we want to be in the right place. The good ground is right here in Montana."
Feb 12, 2012: Baldwin withdrew his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Montana.
May 16, 2014: Chuck Baldwin: News With Views: I AM LAUNCHING THE LIBERTY CHURCH PROJECT
Hundreds of thousands of Christians across America are panting for a pastor and church that will boldly teach and preach the Biblical Natural Law principles of liberty. They want a pastor and church that do not seem to be more loyal to a political party than they are to the principles of truth. They want a pastor who will name names from the pulpit. They desire a place where they can fellowship with freedom-minded believers. They are tired of being outcasts and renegades among these establishment government institutions, called churches. They are weary of being called "kooks," because they refuse to go along with the bread and circus provided by the mainstream media and political establishments. They are disgusted with "program-driven" churches. In their gut, they know that the Bible teaches the principles of self-defense, the right to be armed, private property, the separation of powers, jurisdictional authority, limited government, the rights of man, etc., and they want a pastor and church that understands these Biblical truths and will plainly teach them. Frankly, they want a patriot-pastor and a liberty church.
Enter The Liberty Church Project.
Hundreds of thousands of Christians across America are panting for a pastor and church that will boldly teach and preach the Biblical Natural Law principles of liberty. They want a pastor and church that do not seem to be more loyal to a political party than they are to the principles of truth. They want a pastor who will name names from the pulpit. They desire a place where they can fellowship with freedom-minded believers. They are tired of being outcasts and renegades among these establishment government institutions, called churches. They are weary of being called "kooks," because they refuse to go along with the bread and circus provided by the mainstream media and political establishments. They are disgusted with "program-driven" churches. In their gut, they know that the Bible teaches the principles of self-defense, the right to be armed, private property, the separation of powers, jurisdictional authority, limited government, the rights of man, etc., and they want a pastor and church that understands these Biblical truths and will plainly teach them. Frankly, they want a patriot-pastor and a liberty church.
Enter The Liberty Church Project.