- Michele Bachmann - Bob Ballinger - Jim Banks - Amy Comey Barrett - Micha Beckworth - Joe Biden - Andy Biggs - Lauren Boebert - Scott Bottoms -
==michele bachmann======
Michele Bachmann is a prominent American politician whose career and worldview are deeply rooted in evangelical Christianity. As of early 2026, she continues to serve as the Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, a private Christian university. Bachmann underwent a spiritual "rebirth" at age 16, an experience she describes as moving from darkness into light. She identifies as an evangelical Her legal and political philosophy was heavily influenced by Francis Schaeffer and John Eidsmoe, proponents of the idea that American law should be based on biblical principles. For over a decade, she was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). She left the church in 2011 just before launching her presidential campaign due to public scrutiny over the synod's historical stance identifying the papacy as the "antichrist" After leaving WELS, she moved to Rockpoint Church, an evangelical church in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Bachmann is a staunch Christian Zionist, frequently ranking among the most influential figures in the movement. She has famously stated that she considers her heritage Jewish because Judaism is the foundation of her Christian faith. At age 18, she worked on Kibbutz Be'eri in Israel, an experience that solidified her lifelong support for the Jewish state. She has often linked geopolitical events in the Middle East—such as the October 7 attacks and subsequent conflicts—to biblical prophecy, stating that she believes the world is on "God's prophetic time clock" for the return of Jesus. In 2015, she called for the conversion of Jews to Christianity to "hasten" the return of Christ. She later issued a public apology for these remarks in 2018 at the Israeli Knesset, asking for forgiveness for "arrogant" treatment of the Jewish people.
At Regent University, she has focused on integrating "Salt and Light" civic engagement courses with biblical viewpoints into higher education. She remains active on the National Advisory Board for Christians Engaged, a ministry focused on mobilizing Christians to pray, vote, and run for office. Following the 2023–2025 regional conflicts, she has frequently appeared on Christian media outlets like CBN and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews to urge Christian support and donations for Israel.
At Regent University, she has focused on integrating "Salt and Light" civic engagement courses with biblical viewpoints into higher education. She remains active on the National Advisory Board for Christians Engaged, a ministry focused on mobilizing Christians to pray, vote, and run for office. Following the 2023–2025 regional conflicts, she has frequently appeared on Christian media outlets like CBN and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews to urge Christian support and donations for Israel.
Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.
In January 2009, a federal court dismissed an audit into alleged financial improprieties at a Minnesota church whose pastor had supported the congressional campaign of former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota. The court found that the IRS had not been following its own rules for a decade because it was tasked with notifying churches of their legal rights before any pending audits and was required to have an appropriately high-level official sign off on them. But a 1998 agency reorganization had eliminated the position, leaving lower IRS employees to initiate church investigations. Following the ruling, the IRS suspended its investigations into church political activity for five years, according to a 2015 Government Accountability Office report. (Jeremy Schwartz/Texas Tribune 10/30/22)
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In January 2009, a federal court dismissed an audit into alleged financial improprieties at a Minnesota church whose pastor had supported the congressional campaign of former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota. The court found that the IRS had not been following its own rules for a decade because it was tasked with notifying churches of their legal rights before any pending audits and was required to have an appropriately high-level official sign off on them. But a 1998 agency reorganization had eliminated the position, leaving lower IRS employees to initiate church investigations. Following the ruling, the IRS suspended its investigations into church political activity for five years, according to a 2015 Government Accountability Office report. (Jeremy Schwartz/Texas Tribune 10/30/22)
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==bob ballinger======
October 16, 2023: Arkansas Times: Former state Sen. Ballinger peddles Christian nationalism from AR to AK
His 2022 defeat in the Republican primary means he can no longer force his Christian nationalist ideas on Arkansas, but former state Sen. Bob Ballinger of Ozark is taking his agenda on the road.
Ballinger signed on as a staffer for Rep. Sarah Vance, a conservative from Homer, Alaska, who was elected to represent her district in Juneau in 2019
His 2022 defeat in the Republican primary means he can no longer force his Christian nationalist ideas on Arkansas, but former state Sen. Bob Ballinger of Ozark is taking his agenda on the road.
Ballinger signed on as a staffer for Rep. Sarah Vance, a conservative from Homer, Alaska, who was elected to represent her district in Juneau in 2019
==jim banks======
Jim Banks, Focus on the Family’s man in the U.S. House, opposed ‘liberal’ GOP speaker candidate Tom Emmer
Three weeks after Matt Gaetz and other House Republicans supported by “pro-family” groups voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Jim Banks, Focus on the Family’s man in the U.S. House, joined other pro-Trump conservatives to oppose Tom Emmer, the third speaker candidate to fail in uniting divided GOP members.
Banks formerly worked at Focus alongside James Dobson and has the endorsement of the Focus-aligned Family Research Council Action as well as the pro-family groups Eagle Forum, Concerned Women For America Legislative Action Committee, and American Family Association Action.
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Three weeks after Matt Gaetz and other House Republicans supported by “pro-family” groups voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Jim Banks, Focus on the Family’s man in the U.S. House, joined other pro-Trump conservatives to oppose Tom Emmer, the third speaker candidate to fail in uniting divided GOP members.
Banks formerly worked at Focus alongside James Dobson and has the endorsement of the Focus-aligned Family Research Council Action as well as the pro-family groups Eagle Forum, Concerned Women For America Legislative Action Committee, and American Family Association Action.
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==amy coney barrett======
Amy Coney Barrett
“One thing that, you know, we used to say a lot — and I do think it’s true — is that being at a Catholic school is broadening. It broadens the number of topics that are permissible and the areas of inquiry rather than narrowing them. Because there’s nothing off the table....Aquinas and the natural law tradition is part of just the regular jurisprudence. However, I think it feels more natural to talk about it, perhaps — or maybe Aquinas feels less intimidating — if you are talking about from the Catholic intellectual tradition. And so, I think that really opens up the possibility of being able to talk about it........People don’t have to be afraid of the exchange of ideas.........We’re used to, in universities, having academic freedom and having all viewpoints on the table; and I think at a Catholic school you can feel particularly comfortable about bringing your religious or moral points of view to the table (and) that’s okay in the classroom.......That aspect of it really opens up more lines of inquiry than narrows or shuts them down because it invites, very explicitly, another perspective to the table.......Never make a decision based exclusively on money. I think money is a factor; you have to put food on the table to have yourself, if you have children, to be able to provide for your children. So, I don’t want to be here saying that money isn’t relevant, of course, but it’s one factor. It is a mistake to ever make a decision that’s driven only by money. So when you’re thinking about these decisions and career choices — and you have your pro-con columns and you find yourself saying that the only advantage to this job is that it has more money on the table, that’s probably not a good reason to take it. And conversely, if you have a pro-con column and the only con to another job was that you’d be making less money, that’s not a reason not to take it...............And so, it’s something that I’ve shared with students along the way."
-Amy Coney Barrett; Remarks to law students at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law in Washington Sept. 21, 2023
-Amy Coney Barrett; Remarks to law students at The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law in Washington Sept. 21, 2023
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Anthea Butler
“I think that we need to talk about Catholicism and democracy together because it's a really important focus of this election cycle....I believe that Vice President Kamala Harris is the best person, along with Tim Walz, to put us in a place where democracy will stay in place, first of all, and secondarily that we as Catholics will be able to explore and express our faith in ways that are alongside the teachings of the Catholic Church. One of the things I think that we have always been accused of historically as Catholics is wanting to have the pope run the country,” she said, noting a popular anti-Catholic strain of thought in American politics. We have seen with Joe Biden that's not simply the case… He is faithful to his Catholic tradition. He has not tried to impose that, but what he has done is hold up democracy. And I believe that Vice President Kamala Harris will do the same thing.” -Anthea Butler; Catholics for Harris-Walz National Organizing Call 9/18/24
Many Say It’s important Leaders Stand Up For Religious PeopleBoth Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, who are challenging one another in this year’s presidential race, both identify as Christians. Harris’ mother was Hindu and her father a Christian. She grew up attending services at a Black Baptist church. Trump, who does not attend a church, has drawn much of his support from faith voters who are politically conservative. President Joe Biden, a practicing Catholic, attends Mass every Sunday. He is just the second Catholic to be elected to the presidency after John F. Kennedy in 1960.
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We need to hear from the presidential candidates about poverty
The Biden-Harris website is focused on the strong economy, protecting democracy in our country and around the world and the ways President Biden is addressing other issues of concern to many Americans — not opportunity for low-income people. The campaign for the likely Republican candidate, former President Trump, has posted 47 issue-specific policy videos on its website, but none directly addresses the post-COVID-19 crisis of hunger and poverty. (David Beckman/ Religion News 11/24/23)
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The Biden-Harris website is focused on the strong economy, protecting democracy in our country and around the world and the ways President Biden is addressing other issues of concern to many Americans — not opportunity for low-income people. The campaign for the likely Republican candidate, former President Trump, has posted 47 issue-specific policy videos on its website, but none directly addresses the post-COVID-19 crisis of hunger and poverty. (David Beckman/ Religion News 11/24/23)
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Evangelicals are 'betraying their humanity' by supporting Trump: conservative
Former President Donald Trump's support among Christians is by no means universal in the United States, where he has plenty of opponents who identify as Catholic or Mainline Protestant. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and the Rev. Al Sharpton are Protestant ministers and scathing Trump critics; President Joe Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) are practicing Catholics who have nothing good to say about the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner. Yet Trump remains popular among a particular group within Christianity: far-right white evangelicals. If he wins the Republican presidential nomination next year, he will do it with a lot of help from that demographic. (Alex Henderson/ Raw Story 11/24/23)
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Former President Donald Trump's support among Christians is by no means universal in the United States, where he has plenty of opponents who identify as Catholic or Mainline Protestant. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and the Rev. Al Sharpton are Protestant ministers and scathing Trump critics; President Joe Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) are practicing Catholics who have nothing good to say about the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner. Yet Trump remains popular among a particular group within Christianity: far-right white evangelicals. If he wins the Republican presidential nomination next year, he will do it with a lot of help from that demographic. (Alex Henderson/ Raw Story 11/24/23)
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John D Ferrer
To everyone saying that Joe Biden’s “loan forgiveness” proposal is “Christ-like” and the federal government is reflecting the Gospel by modeling forgiveness and grace, I hear you guys. Grace, forgiveness, freedom from bondage – that’s all part of salvation. Jesus did forgive our debts. He calls us to forgive our debtors. Scripture scolds people for charging certain kinds of interest, and for being greedy debt-collectors. And Scripture warns against getting into debt. There’s a lot in Scripture about debts, interest rates, and loans. And the Gospel is often described, rightfully I think, in terms of “debt” and “forgiveness.” ..........First, when a debt is owed, there are two parties who have a right to “forgive” that debt – the person financing that loan and God Himself. Now, the gov’t isn’t God. Biden isn’t Jesus, and we’re not a theocracy merging church and state either. So, while Federal authorities might sometimes be PLAYING god, they aren’t God. In that way, redistributed debt is a false analogy to the Gospel.
Second, that leaves one rightful party who can forgive the debt – the financer. In this case, that would be tax-payers. Now, there’s a good chance that this Biden proposal falls apart precisely because Biden lacks the authority to do this, in part because he’s working (with the gov’t) as the broker/steward of our tax-dollars, and he’s not financing the loans the way the American people are broadly. Biden and his entire administration aren’t qualified to “forgive” those loans since it was never their money. The gov’t works for us – the American people. We employ the federal gov’t. They are our servants. We’re not their servants. We have no king – but Christ alone (sola Christus). As such, the federal gov’t is disqualified on two counts: they aren’t God and they aren’t even bankrolling the loans – they’re just brokering the loans. As such, they aren’t qualified to forgive loans, strictly speaking. In this way, redistributed debt is a false analogy to the Gospel. --John D Ferrer; Intelligent Christian Faith; DEBT FORGIVENESS AND THE GOSPEL 8.27.22
Second, that leaves one rightful party who can forgive the debt – the financer. In this case, that would be tax-payers. Now, there’s a good chance that this Biden proposal falls apart precisely because Biden lacks the authority to do this, in part because he’s working (with the gov’t) as the broker/steward of our tax-dollars, and he’s not financing the loans the way the American people are broadly. Biden and his entire administration aren’t qualified to “forgive” those loans since it was never their money. The gov’t works for us – the American people. We employ the federal gov’t. They are our servants. We’re not their servants. We have no king – but Christ alone (sola Christus). As such, the federal gov’t is disqualified on two counts: they aren’t God and they aren’t even bankrolling the loans – they’re just brokering the loans. As such, they aren’t qualified to forgive loans, strictly speaking. In this way, redistributed debt is a false analogy to the Gospel. --John D Ferrer; Intelligent Christian Faith; DEBT FORGIVENESS AND THE GOSPEL 8.27.22
==andy biggs======
Right-Wing Christian Groups Back CO Congressman Buck and Others Who Ousted House Speaker
“Pro-family” groups support seven of the eight far-right Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who made history Oct. 3 by voting to remove Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a 216-210 vote. Both Matt Gaetz of Florida, who led the charge against McCarthy, and Andy Biggs of Arizona have received the Family Research Council’s True Blue Award for their “perfect voting records” on issues including abortion and LGBTQ rights that make up the political agenda of FRC, which was founded and is aligned with Focus on the Family. (Steve Rabey/Colorado Times Recorder 10/6/23)
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“Pro-family” groups support seven of the eight far-right Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who made history Oct. 3 by voting to remove Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a 216-210 vote. Both Matt Gaetz of Florida, who led the charge against McCarthy, and Andy Biggs of Arizona have received the Family Research Council’s True Blue Award for their “perfect voting records” on issues including abortion and LGBTQ rights that make up the political agenda of FRC, which was founded and is aligned with Focus on the Family. (Steve Rabey/Colorado Times Recorder 10/6/23)
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==lauren boebert======
Lauren Opal Boebert (Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district since 2021. From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly. A member of the Republican Party, Boebert is known for her gun rights advocacy. In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado she unexpectedly defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the primary election and went on to win the general election over Democratic nominee Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state representative. In Congress, Boebert has associated herself with the conservative Republican Study Committee, the right-wing Freedom Caucus, of which she became the communications chair in January 2022, and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus. She won reelection in 2022 by a narrow margin of 546 votes against former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch. Boebert's views are broadly considered far-right. She is an ally and supporter of former president Donald Trump and supports Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and voted to overturn its results during the Electoral College vote count. She has promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory, has "celebrated attacks on the free press", and some academic and journalistic sources have investigated her ties to far-right extremism. She opposes transitioning to green energy, COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, abortion, sex education, gender-affirming surgery for minors, and same-sex marriage. She advocates an isolationist foreign policy, but supports closer ties with Israel for religious reasons. A self-described born-again Christian, Boebert has said that she is "tired of this separation of church and state junk" and argued for greater church power and influence in government decision-making.
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Sept 14, 2023: Denver Post: Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say
“It’s time for us to position ourselves and rise up and take our place in Christ and influence this nation as we were called to do,” Boebert told a Woodland Park crowd in September |
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==micah beckwith======
Rep. Lauren Boebert Jokes That Jesus Was Killed Because 'He Didn't Have Enough' AR-15s
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is facing pushback from some in the Christian community for joking that Jesus could have avoided death if he had “enough” AR-15s. Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, made the remarks Saturday during the 2022 Family Camp Meeting at Charis Christian Center, a non-denominational church in Colorado Springs, Colo. Boebert delivered a Bible-infused speech, telling the crowd, “I can’t really stand politics, but I love the Lord.” Her talk was well-received by attendees, although her joke about AR-15s received only a few laughs. “On Twitter, a lot of the little Twitter trolls, they like to say, ‘Oh, Jesus didn’t need an AR-15. How many AR-15s do you think Jesus would have had?’ Well, he didn’t have enough to keep his government from killing him,” she said, smiling. (Michael Foust/Christian Headlines 6/16/22)
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is facing pushback from some in the Christian community for joking that Jesus could have avoided death if he had “enough” AR-15s. Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, made the remarks Saturday during the 2022 Family Camp Meeting at Charis Christian Center, a non-denominational church in Colorado Springs, Colo. Boebert delivered a Bible-infused speech, telling the crowd, “I can’t really stand politics, but I love the Lord.” Her talk was well-received by attendees, although her joke about AR-15s received only a few laughs. “On Twitter, a lot of the little Twitter trolls, they like to say, ‘Oh, Jesus didn’t need an AR-15. How many AR-15s do you think Jesus would have had?’ Well, he didn’t have enough to keep his government from killing him,” she said, smiling. (Michael Foust/Christian Headlines 6/16/22)
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==scott bottoms======
The rise of Christian nationalism and its role in U.S. politics
Christian nationalism has been on the rise in the United States over the past decade.
It’s the belief that the United States and its laws and government should reflect a specific expression of Christianity. Among those leading the charge in Indiana is Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, a pastor and proud Christian nationalist. “It just means recognize his authority as being the ultimate authority,” Beckwith said. “And let's make sure our laws are in line with the constitutional authority, which is then in line with God's authority.” (Indiana Public Media 10/21/25) READMORE>>>>
Christian nationalism has been on the rise in the United States over the past decade.
It’s the belief that the United States and its laws and government should reflect a specific expression of Christianity. Among those leading the charge in Indiana is Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, a pastor and proud Christian nationalist. “It just means recognize his authority as being the ultimate authority,” Beckwith said. “And let's make sure our laws are in line with the constitutional authority, which is then in line with God's authority.” (Indiana Public Media 10/21/25) READMORE>>>>
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Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Matthias Beier, associate professor at the Christian Theological Seminary
Nov 12, 2025: Watch as two Indiana pastors on opposing ends of the spectrum on Christian Nationalism debate the role Christianity should have in governing and society. In this segment, they take on the question," What role do Christian morals play in policy? |
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Colorado Pastor Turned Legislator Has Promoted Christian Nationalism From The Pulpit For Years
“The church is not more powerful in Colorado than Satan is. I mean, think about what I’m saying. If that was different, wouldn’t we be able to do something about this?” That was what state Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-Colorado Springs) said during a sermon early last year, before he was elected to Colorado’s legislature. The source of his anger: Colorado Democrats’ policy wins, including multiple protections for abortion rights and a 2019 bill codifying comprehensive sex education – both things that fundamentalist Christians like Bottoms tend to vehemently oppose.
(James O'Rourke/Colorado Times Recorder 12/19/23)
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“The church is not more powerful in Colorado than Satan is. I mean, think about what I’m saying. If that was different, wouldn’t we be able to do something about this?” That was what state Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-Colorado Springs) said during a sermon early last year, before he was elected to Colorado’s legislature. The source of his anger: Colorado Democrats’ policy wins, including multiple protections for abortion rights and a 2019 bill codifying comprehensive sex education – both things that fundamentalist Christians like Bottoms tend to vehemently oppose.
(James O'Rourke/Colorado Times Recorder 12/19/23)
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Seducing the Bride of Christ
The Church at Briargate is led by pastor and Colorado Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-Colo Springs), whose history of colorful comments about demons, transgender people, and the leadership of the Colorado Republican party has been well documented. (Heidi Beetle/Colorado Times Recorder 10/12/23)
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The Church at Briargate is led by pastor and Colorado Rep. Scott Bottoms (R-Colo Springs), whose history of colorful comments about demons, transgender people, and the leadership of the Colorado Republican party has been well documented. (Heidi Beetle/Colorado Times Recorder 10/12/23)
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December 16, 2022:
After the 2018, Santa Fe High School shooting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he would consult across Texas in an attempt to prevent gun violence in schools. He had a series of round-table discussions followed at the state capitol. In a speech to a NRA convention in Dallas almost two weeks later, Abbott said, "The problem is not guns, it’s hearts without God".
So, if that is the problem..what is the answer? It would be making efforts to turn hearts toward God, would it not? Or is it blaming the Christian church for not reaching those hearts? And how does an elected official deal with that when separation of church and state is a paramount issue throughout America's history?
A few days later Abbott published a Youtube video saying the shooter broke "two gun laws the day he committed the multiple murders"..... It is a felony to possess a gun on school property" and "what he did on campus is capital murder. That's a crime that would have subjected him to the death penalty in Texas." So, if that is the answer..what is the problem? Are shooters concerned about committing a crime? Obviously not. The State of Texas has executed 578 people since 1982. Seems to me that if you combine both responses from Governor Abbott that the shootings resulted because they had a godless heart and ignorance of capital penalties.
Before God reaches hearts, men are subject only to or restrained by secular rules and laws of society. Don't kill people with guns. Governments can only really control the penalty phase of any legal breach of justice...though lawyers can often breach that and do quite often.
Reaching hearts is actually the most sure way. But you can't make reaching hearts a law with consequences no matter how hard you try to legislate it. And since the second amendment is applied in the way it is today which gives any gun enthusiast an orgasm there aren't much options...or maybe none at all
-Zorek Richards 12.16.22
After the 2018, Santa Fe High School shooting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that he would consult across Texas in an attempt to prevent gun violence in schools. He had a series of round-table discussions followed at the state capitol. In a speech to a NRA convention in Dallas almost two weeks later, Abbott said, "The problem is not guns, it’s hearts without God".
So, if that is the problem..what is the answer? It would be making efforts to turn hearts toward God, would it not? Or is it blaming the Christian church for not reaching those hearts? And how does an elected official deal with that when separation of church and state is a paramount issue throughout America's history?
A few days later Abbott published a Youtube video saying the shooter broke "two gun laws the day he committed the multiple murders"..... It is a felony to possess a gun on school property" and "what he did on campus is capital murder. That's a crime that would have subjected him to the death penalty in Texas." So, if that is the answer..what is the problem? Are shooters concerned about committing a crime? Obviously not. The State of Texas has executed 578 people since 1982. Seems to me that if you combine both responses from Governor Abbott that the shootings resulted because they had a godless heart and ignorance of capital penalties.
Before God reaches hearts, men are subject only to or restrained by secular rules and laws of society. Don't kill people with guns. Governments can only really control the penalty phase of any legal breach of justice...though lawyers can often breach that and do quite often.
Reaching hearts is actually the most sure way. But you can't make reaching hearts a law with consequences no matter how hard you try to legislate it. And since the second amendment is applied in the way it is today which gives any gun enthusiast an orgasm there aren't much options...or maybe none at all
-Zorek Richards 12.16.22
==rick allen======
Richard Wayne Allen (born November 7, 1951) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. During a closed-door Republican meeting about an amendment that prohibited discrimination against LGBT workers, Allen read a Bible verse that says of homosexuals, "they which commit such things are worthy of death."He told the assembled Republicans that they were "going to Hell" if they voted for the amendment. After the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Allen offered prayers to the families of the victims but did not apologize or retract his past comments. Rep. Allen intentionally spread inaccurate claims about voter fraud and the 2020 presidential election results. He was supportive of the Texas amicus brief, an effort meant to overturn the results of the presidential election across multiple states. A day before the insurrection on the United States Capitol building, Rep. Allen told his Twitter followers that he was “Fighting to make sure every legal vote is counted,” even though there was no indication that every legal vote had not been counted. Rep. Allen did not vote in support of the bipartisan commission proposal to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Allen made it clear that he had no interest in supporting our democracy.
Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) said during an appearance on Centerpoint “God wants us to make America great again” and encouraged viewers to “vote for candidates that represent biblical values.” According to Allen, God is personally invested in the U.S and Trump’s success, saying, “God wants us to make America great again, for crying out loud. Who would be against that?” [TBN, Centerpoint, 3/22/23]
Rick Allen
Mark, please know that I have prayed for President Trump, his family, for you and the entire Administration. Our Nation is at war, it is a Spiritual War at the highest level. This is not a war that can be fought conventionally, this is God's battle and He has used President Trump in a powerful way to expose the deceit, lies and hypocrisy of the enemy[...][...]What I heard during my prayers is the Trump family and the Administration need to be surrounded by those great Pastors and Evangelicals who have and continue to love and support them. President Trump need to be ministered to, he needs the love that only Jesus Christ offers! This is his opportunity to confess that he can no longer fight this battle alone, he must give it to Christ and God almighty will show him the way to victory. I will continue to pray for all of you, please let me know how I can help?? --Text from Rick Allen to Mark Meadows after the 2020 election