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Dec 16, 2022: BBC: Christian nationalists - wanting to put God into US government
This is the Global Vision Church near Nashville in Tennessee, headed by Pastor Greg Locke. He is a charismatic and controversial figure who is tapping into a long tradition of Pentecostal revival in the United States, an apocalyptic spirit that is animating the rise of a new Christian right. Religion News: As Christian nationalism digs in, differing visions surface
When Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke took the stage at the ReAwaken America Tour in Pennsylvania over the weekend, the throngs who had come out to hear conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric about Democratic candidates instead heard Locke aim some of his sharpest criticism at a surprising target: Pope Francis. “If you trust anybody but Jesus to get you to heaven, you ain’t going,” Locke said, his voice rising. “You say, ‘Well what about the pope?’ He ain’t a pope, he’s a pimp … He has prostituted the church.” 10.28.22 |
Jan 11, 2018: Locke admitted that he is now divorced but said his marriage was not destroyed by adultery and implied that he wasn't the one that initiated the divorce. "Let me just say from the get go that the past year, especially the past six months, has been a very difficult and a very broken time in my life and in our family. I am a divorced pastor at this point in my life, but I did not divorce my wife and I did not send my wife away and the papers will verify that."
Sept 14, 2021: In a live Facebook video, Locke said Tuesday his ministry's attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against the social media giant he calls "censorship Nazis." |
May 15, 2022: Religion News: Tennessee preacher and MAGA celebrity Greg Locke claims YouTube has banned him
Greg Locke, a Tennessee pastor known for his viral videos about COVID-19, election conspiracies and witchcraft, claims another social media giant has given him the boot.
Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, was in Ohio, getting ready for a preaching gig on Tuesday (Nov. 15), when he got word his YouTube channel was gone.
Greg Locke, a Tennessee pastor known for his viral videos about COVID-19, election conspiracies and witchcraft, claims another social media giant has given him the boot.
Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, was in Ohio, getting ready for a preaching gig on Tuesday (Nov. 15), when he got word his YouTube channel was gone.
Sept 14, 2021: Fox 17: Tennessee pastor banned from Twitter says he's being censored for 'dropping gospel bombs'
A controversial pastor in Middle Tennessee who has repeatedly been accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 says he's been permanently banned from Twitter.
A controversial pastor in Middle Tennessee who has repeatedly been accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 says he's been permanently banned from Twitter.
Oct 16, 2020: The Tennessean: GOP activist Charlie Kirk to speak in Mt. Juliet with Pastor Greg Locke at Global Vision Bible Church
Kirk, who just turned 27, is the outspoken founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth activist organization. Kirk, who spoke at Republican National Convention, is also well-known as a writer and has 1.8 million followers on Twitter.
Greg Locke is the pastor at Global Vision Bible Church. Locke and Kirk are friends through different speaking engagements they've both been at around the country, the pastor said.
Kirk, who just turned 27, is the outspoken founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth activist organization. Kirk, who spoke at Republican National Convention, is also well-known as a writer and has 1.8 million followers on Twitter.
Greg Locke is the pastor at Global Vision Bible Church. Locke and Kirk are friends through different speaking engagements they've both been at around the country, the pastor said.
Jan 12, 2018: Christian Post: Tearful Pastor Greg Locke Admits He Is Now Divorced, but Insists 'I Am Not an Adulterer'
Greg Locke, the popular and outspoken internet preacher and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, admitted Thursday that he is now divorced but said his marriage was not destroyed by adultery and implied that he wasn't the one that initiated the divorce.
Greg Locke, the popular and outspoken internet preacher and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, admitted Thursday that he is now divorced but said his marriage was not destroyed by adultery and implied that he wasn't the one that initiated the divorce.
May 26, 2016: The Tennessean: Target-blasting pastor Greg Locke channels anger in new way
Eyes bulging, neck strained, fists balled tightly, the 15-year-old boy swung wildly.
“I’m gonna beat you!” Greg Locke screamed, while his stepfather shouted back, filling the boy's bedroom with bitterness and profanity.
Locke threw a suitcase, knocked over his speakers and raged against the older man, while his anxious mother pleaded with them both: “Calm down! Quit, quit! Calm down!”
Eyes bulging, neck strained, fists balled tightly, the 15-year-old boy swung wildly.
“I’m gonna beat you!” Greg Locke screamed, while his stepfather shouted back, filling the boy's bedroom with bitterness and profanity.
Locke threw a suitcase, knocked over his speakers and raged against the older man, while his anxious mother pleaded with them both: “Calm down! Quit, quit! Calm down!”
