Mark Burns, an unabashed Christian nationalist Trump-loving pastor who is running for Congress in South Carolina, urged conservatives to start smashing the car windows of anti-fascist activists.
Burns spoke at the ReAwaken America rally in Keizer, Oregon, last weekend, where event organizers claimed that “antifa” protestors outside the event were placing sharp objects under the wheels of attendee’s cars in an effort to pop their tires. While at the event, Burns sat down for an interview on “The Black Conservative Preacher” show, where he insisted that Christians should not turn the other cheek, as Jesus commanded, but rather strike back twice as hard.
“You see an antifa flag, knock out their window,” Burns advocated.
“Forgive me, Jesus,” he then added, facetiously. “Lord, forgive me. I’m asking for forgiveness right now.”
“The Bible says that ‘the Kingdom suffers violence and the violent take it by force,’” Burns declared, quoting Matthew 11. “The problem is we’re being too cowardly and too weak and we think that man has authority over us when we serve a big God who has given us power and authority to tread over every demonic spirit. So, if they’re gonna knock out a window, you go knock out two of theirs.”
“Jesus said, ‘Go buy two swords,’” replied host Quincy Franklin, paraphrasing a passage from Luke 22.
“Y’all better go buy some swords in the name of Jesus,” Burns proclaimed. “Go start knocking out some windows!”
Realizing that he may have gone too far, Burns then attempted to backtrack, insisting that he was not advocating violence but was simply promoting “self-defense.”
“I’m only saying that if they’re going to knock out our windows, we’d knock out theirs too,” he said. “They believe that we Republicans are soft and we are quiet and we are cowering down to antifa and Black Lives Matter. The devil is a liar. Don’t let my title [of pastor] confuse you. I’ve been waiting for antifa! … I’m here, come get me. That’s my mentality. Come get me. Want some? Get some.”
“I will Will Smith them in a heartbeat,” Burns pledged. “I’ll put one of them to sleep.”
Can someone tell me what the Antifa flag looks like? Antifa is not an organization, it has no flag nor members. I suspect he was really meaning the Pride flag and was really preaching to assault any LGBTQ+ they come near. Afterall everyone knows that they are the enforcers against things god hates.
Say WHAT???? And this ‘man’ calls himself a “man of god”??? He is advocating a damn civil war here!!! And yet, in South Carolina, his words may very well fall in fertile ground and sprout seeds that lead to his election! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Hugs.
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Hello Jill. Sadly the Republican party corrupts all it touches. Even the word of the Christian god. It is all about tribalism and power. Whatever it takes to get that power so they can increase their personal wealth and to increase their power some more. It is a never ending cycle that has nothing to do with helping their fellow humans nor with the good of the country. Only their insatiable need for greed and power over others.
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I wonder … of late, the Republican Party is nearly synonymous with ‘evangelicals’ … which came first, the religion or the party? Which corrupted which? You’re so right … it has nothing whatsoever to do with helping people or trying to make the world a better place. I’m frankly sick of the entire mess. I want to go live on a deserted island somewhere!
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And yet, when reading Heather’s newsletter, she often references past events and decisions where Republicans actually acted like they had good sense. Something changed. Drastically!
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As recently as the 1920s, the Republicans were the ones fighting against racism, for example, but yes … something changed … and today they stand for only bigotry and wealth for the few.
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Hello Nan. I wrote a reply to you and jill in the main body of the comments. I wanted to share some information I gathered.
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Hello Jill. I wrote a separate reply to you and Nan on this. It is something I had looked up a while ago. Hugs
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I guess this is what we can expect from those who want to lead from trumps shadow. A complete lack of authority, relying on bs and lies rope the gullible into following.
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Hello Randy. I was just reading that at a gathering of Republicans to vote on their own nominee several people got caught trying to vote more than once. Really they cannot help themselves. The desire power and have no qualms about doing anything they can to take and keep it. https://kslnewsradio.com/1967010/two-people-tried-to-double-vote-at-salt-lake-gop-convention-charges-could-come/
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Hello Michael. Thanks for the reblog
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Hello Jill and Nan. I wanted to answer the questions you both asked because I have done a bunch of readings on it. Barry Goldwater on the “Religious Right” and “Gay Rights” http://bluenc.com/content/barry-goldwater-religious-right-and-gay-rights
Please notice the dates he spoke about religion in politics. As for race and race baiting the Republicans and Democrats basically shifted position with the 1964 civil rights bill. “We have lost the South for a generation,” President Lyndon B. Johnson told an aide after he signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. White racists started opening private schools for white kids only. But the real cementing of the Republican racism is in the Nixon presidency. He pushed the southern strategy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy#:~:text=In%20American%20politics%2C%20the%20Southern,to%20racism%20against%20African%20Americans.
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Thanks for all the info, Scottie! Very interesting that Goldwater felt that way even 30 years prior. And John Dean was certainly prescient. I find it a damn shame that such a large number of people in this nation think it is their ‘right’ or ‘duty’ to judge the rest of us, to try to make us fit into a small box that was never intended for us. Sigh. Thanks again for your hard work and research, Scottie! I think you’ll find my afternoon post of interest along these lines! Hugs
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Thank you for the link back. Hugs
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