Patriotism: The Insurrection of 2021
We have come to the place on the map marked, “Here be dragons.”
Update 9/23/2022: Why have I posted a political rallying cry against the big lie and Republican politicians as a Christian? I swore an oath many years ago when I joined the U. S. Army to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies, foreign and domestic. The U. S. does not release individuals from their oaths, only from their terms of service. As a Christian, I remain bound before God. We do not take oaths to defend individual politicians, but to uphold a nation under God. This is my legal patriotic activism in fulfillment of my oath. The original article continues after this point.
Too many Christians have gotten into a deal with the devil of late. Too many have traded their love for hate. Their good name and reputation in the long-term for respect and power in the short term. Too many have allied themselves with the Republican party and Donald Trump, when they should’ve allied themselves with Christ only and Him crucified. Bribery is what you’re guilty of when you turn away from someone’s wrongdoing in exchange for one or more goods or favors. Too many in the churches have allied with Trump and ignored his sins in exchange for justices on a bench. God has an opinion on that. Micah 3:11 speaks upon it. And then Micah 3:12 pronounces judgment because of it. A day of trouble is coming on account of people (mostly, but not all, men) such as these.
To put it plainly, a large number of churches have bargained away their good names by supporting an enemy of the U.S. Constitution, Donald Trump. The world hates them, but not for commendable reasons. If the world hated them because they truly followed Christ’s example, that would be something of worth. No, the world hates them because they bargained away the good name which took many generations to build. In the future, when someone tries to argue in defense of Christianity as a cause of love and force for good in the world, the Insurrection of 2021 will be as likely thrown in the faces of Christians as the Crusades, but these are events brought about in our present day, before the eyes of the world. This will not be brushed aside as easily as actions carried out by those long dead and forgotten. They do to the cause of Christ every bit as much harm as the Catholic priests who abuse children. They, in fact, cause the Name of God to become a curse.
The current attempts at insurrection in support of the pro-Trump lies will be remembered by history as the definitive moment of the evangelical churches in America. Make no mistake. The rhetoric that led to this moment was fostered and promoted by politicians seeking an easy route to power through manipulation of the masses. I list those who supported the events that led to the insurrection here that they may be remembered for their shameful ways by the American people in the hopes that they will be held accountable. Truly, I tell you, they will give an account one day, but I mean that they should lose their lofty positions after this. If a name appears on this list, it’s because they chose to serve the lie rather than their oaths and the good of American democracy. If their constituents demanded it, it’s only because these politicians helped support and promote Trump’s lies about a stolen, rigged election actively or through silence, and when the time came to show their true colors, they showed themselves to be traitors to everything they swore to uphold. These are oathbreakers, and history will recall them as such.
Sen. Ted Cruz TX
Sen. Josh Hawley MO
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith MS
Sen. John Neely Kennedy LA
Sen. Cynthia Lummis WY
Sen. Roger Marshall KS
Sen. Rick Scott FL
Sen. Tommy Tuberville AL
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt AL
Rep. Rick Allen GA
Rep. Jodey Arrington TX
Rep. Brian Babin TX
Rep. Jim Baird IN
Rep. Jim Banks IN
Rep. Cliff Bentz OR
Rep. Jack Bergman MI
Rep. Stephanie Bice OK
Rep. Andy Biggs AZ
Rep. Dan Bishop NC
Rep. Lauren Boebert CO
Rep. Mike Bost IL
Rep. Mo Brooks AL
Rep. Ted Budd NC
Rep. Tim Burchett TN
Rep. Michael C. Burgess TX
Rep. Ken Calvert CA
Rep. Kat Cammack FL
Rep. Jerry Carl AL
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter GA
Rep. John Carter TX
Rep. Madison Cawthorn NC
Rep. Steve Chabot OH
Rep. Ben Cline VA
Rep. Michael Cloud TX
Rep. Andrew Clyde GA
Rep. Tom Cole OK
Rep. Eric A. “Rick” Crawford AR
Rep. Warren Davidson OH
Rep. Scott DesJarlais TN
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart FL
Rep. Byron Donalds FL
Rep. Jeff Duncan SC
Rep. Neal Dunn FL
Rep. Ron Estes KS
Rep. Pat Fallon TX
Rep. Michelle Fischbach MN
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald WI
Rep. Charles J. “Chuck” Fleischmann TN
Rep. Virginia Foxx NC
Rep. Scott Franklin FL
Rep. Russ Fulcher ID
Rep. Matt Gaetz FL
Rep. Mike Garcia CA
Rep. Bob Gibbs OH
Rep. Carlos Gimenez FL
Rep. Louie Gohmert TX
Rep. Bob Good VA
Rep. Lance Gooden TX
Rep Paul A. Gosar AZ
Rep. Garret Graves LA
Rep. Sam Graves MO
Rep. Mark Green TN
Rep. Margorie Taylor Greene GA
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith VA
Rep. Michael Guest MS
Rep. Jim Hagedorn MN
Rep. Andy Harris MD
Rep. Diana Harshbarger TN
Rep. Vicky Hartzler MO
Rep. Kevin Hern OK
Rep. Yvette Herrell NM
Rep. Jody Hice GA
Rep. Clay Higgins LA
Rep. Richard Hudson NC
Rep. Darrell Issa CA
Rep. Ronny Jackson TX
Rep. Chris Jacobs NY
Rep. Mike Johnson LA
Rep. Bill Johnson OH
Rep. Jim Jordan OH
Rep. John Joyce PA
Rep. Fred Keller PA
Rep. Trent Kelly MS
Rep. Mike Kelly PA
Rep. David Kustoff TN
Rep. Doug LaMalfa CA
Rep. Doug Lamborn CO
Rep. Jake LaTurner KS
Rep. Debbie Lesko AZ
Rep. Billy Long MI
Rep. Barry Loudermilk GA
Rep. Frank D. Lucas OK
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer MO
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis NY
Rep. Tracey Mann KS
Rep. Brian Mast FL
Rep. Kevin McCarthy CA
Rep. Lisa McClain MI
Rep. Dan Meuser PA
Rep. Mary Miller IL
Rep. Carol Miller WV
Rep. Alex Mooney WV
Rep. Barry Moore AL
Rep. Markwayne Mullin OK
Rep. Gregory Murphy NC
Rep. Troy Nehls TX
Rep. Ralph Norman SC
Rep. Devin Nunes CA
Rep. Jay Obernolte CA
Rep. Burgess Owens UT
Rep. Steven M. Palazzo MS
Rep. Gary Palmer AL
Rep. Greg Pence IN
Rep. Scott Perry PA
Rep. August Pfluger TX
Rep. Bill Posey FL
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler PA
Rep. Tom Rice SC
Rep. Mike D. Rogers AL
Rep. Harold Rogers KY
Rep. John Rose TN
Rep. Matt Rosendale MT
Rep. David Rouzer NC
Rep. John Rutherford FL
Rep. Steve Scalise LA
Rep. David Schweikert AZ
Rep. Pete Sessions TX
Rep. Jason T. Smith MO
Rep. Adrian Smith NE
Rep. Lloyd Smucker NE
Rep. Elise Stefanik NY
Rep. Greg Steube FL
Rep. Chris Stewart UT
Rep. Glenn Thompson PA
Rep. Tom Tiffany WI
Rep. William Timmons SC
Rep. Jeff Van Drew NJ
Rep. Beth Van Duyne TX
Rep. Tim Walberg MI
Rep. Jackie Walorski IN
Rep. Randy Weber TX
Rep. Daniel Webster FL
Rep. Roger Williams TX
Rep. Joe Wilson SC
Rep. Rob Wittman VA
Rep. Ron Wright TX
Rep. Lee Zeldin NY
May God have mercy on us all.
Originally posted under its own page the week of the insurrection elsewhere on this site. Moved to this blog entry for reasons of audience usability enhancement.