Restore Britain’s Christian Claims FALL APART On Live TV
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She have the new political party restore She have the new political party restore Britain Charlie Downs on talk TV Britain Charlie Downs on talk TV Britain Charlie Downs on talk TV promoting so-called Christian values. promoting so-called Christian values. promoting so-called Christian values. We'll see what he says here. We have a We'll see what he says here. We have a We'll see what he says here. We have a culture. It is Christian and it needs to culture. It is Christian and it needs to culture. It is Christian and it needs to be safeguarded. It needs to be defended. be safeguarded. It needs to be defended. be safeguarded. It needs to be defended. And that's it's not good enough to talk And that's it's not good enough to talk And that's it's not good enough to talk a good game about Christian values and a good game about Christian values and a good game about Christian values and British values. It actually requires British values. It actually requires British values. It actually requires robust use of state power to enforce robust use of state power to enforce robust use of state power to enforce these things. As Jesus famously on the these things. As Jesus famously on the these things. As Jesus famously on the Sermon on the Mount as Dietrich Sermon on the Mount as Dietrich Sermon on the Mount as Dietrich Bonhoeffer the famous German theologian Bonhoeffer the famous German theologian Bonhoeffer the famous German theologian speaks about the Sermon on the Mount speaks about the Sermon on the Mount speaks about the Sermon on the Mount being the bedrock of what we know about being the bedrock of what we know about being the bedrock of what we know about Jesus and his biggest sermon. He Jesus and his biggest sermon. He Jesus and his biggest sermon. He famously says, "Love your enemies." So famously says, "Love your enemies." So famously says, "Love your enemies." So even if we take into account what even if we take into account what even if we take into account what Charlie is saying here, when he says Charlie is saying here, when he says Charlie is saying here, when he says stuff like robust state intervention, stuff like robust state intervention, stuff like robust state intervention, when Jesus was preaching that to the when Jesus was preaching that to the when Jesus was preaching that to the Jews, they wanted the Messiah to come Jews, they wanted the Messiah to come Jews, they wanted the Messiah to come along and be like, "You know these along and be like, "You know these along and be like, "You know these Romans here who are occupying us? You Romans here who are occupying us? You Romans here who are occupying us? You know these people who are, you know, know these people who are, you know, know these people who are, you know, taking our money and taking our tax? We taking our money and taking our tax? We taking our money and taking our tax? We want to fight them. We want to go want to fight them. We want to go want to fight them. We want to go against them." And Jesus like, "No. Love against them." And Jesus like, "No. Love against them." And Jesus like, "No. Love your enemies. Give to Caesar's what is your enemies. Give to Caesar's what is your enemies. Give to Caesar's what is Caesar's." He said, "You know, turn the Caesar's." He said, "You know, turn the Caesar's." He said, "You know, turn the other cheek. If someone asks you to walk other cheek. If someone asks you to walk other cheek. If someone asks you to walk 1 mile, walk two." He didn't say, "We 1 mile, walk two." He didn't say, "We 1 mile, walk two." He didn't say, "We must use robust state intervention and must use robust state intervention and must use robust state intervention and overthrow the Romans." He didn't say overthrow the Romans." He didn't say overthrow the Romans." He didn't say that. He did not say that. And you would that. He did not say that. And you would that. He did not say that. And you would have been Jesus, our Lord Jesus Christ, have been Jesus, our Lord Jesus Christ, have been Jesus, our Lord Jesus Christ, of in 2026 would be the person being of in 2026 would be the person being of in 2026 would be the person being like, "We must use robust state like, "We must use robust state like, "We must use robust state intervention to what? Ban Islam? To intervention to what? Ban Islam? To intervention to what? Ban Islam? To what? Like, you know, deport some people what? Like, you know, deport some people what? Like, you know, deport some people born here for {quote} {unquote} not born here for {quote} {unquote} not born here for {quote} {unquote} not integrating?" You know, Jesus when he integrating?" You know, Jesus when he integrating?" You know, Jesus when he back went back to Nazareth, his
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back went back to Nazareth, his back went back to Nazareth, his hometown, he was rejected. His ancestry hometown, he was rejected. His ancestry hometown, he was rejected. His ancestry was in Nazareth and he was rejected. But was in Nazareth and he was rejected. But was in Nazareth and he was rejected. But mate, if you're if you're preaching from mate, if you're if you're preaching from mate, if you're if you're preaching from a place of Christianity, do not say a place of Christianity, do not say a place of Christianity, do not say stuff like this. Like you really think stuff like this. Like you really think stuff like this. Like you really think our Lord from a Nazareth, a place mocked our Lord from a Nazareth, a place mocked our Lord from a Nazareth, a place mocked in the New Testament, would really be on in the New Testament, would really be on in the New Testament, would really be on your page here. So if you do agree with your page here. So if you do agree with your page here. So if you do agree with Charlie Downs here that we are being Charlie Downs here that we are being Charlie Downs here that we are being occupied by immigrants, by Muslims, occupied by immigrants, by Muslims, occupied by immigrants, by Muslims, whatever you want to call it, right? whatever you want to call it, right? whatever you want to call it, right? Let's say you completely agree with Let's say you completely agree with Let's say you completely agree with that. Do you think that was worse or that. Do you think that was worse or that. Do you think that was worse or less than under Jesus's time? Do you less than under Jesus's time? Do you less than under Jesus's time? Do you think that was less or more? Because if think that was less or more? Because if think that was less or more? Because if you think, ladies and gentlemen, it was you think, ladies and gentlemen, it was you think, ladies and gentlemen, it was less now and the Rome had more power less now and the Rome had more power less now and the Rome had more power over the Jews back then, over the Jews back then, over the Jews back then, then what does it show that Jesus said, then what does it show that Jesus said, then what does it show that Jesus said, "Love your enemies?" He famously healed "Love your enemies?" He famously healed "Love your enemies?" He famously healed one of the Roman's servant boys. one of the Roman's servant boys. one of the Roman's servant boys. You know, that wasn't a thing Jews You know, that wasn't a thing Jews You know, that wasn't a thing Jews wanted him to do. Why do you think Judas wanted him to do. Why do you think Judas wanted him to do. Why do you think Judas betrayed him, Charlie? What Why do you betrayed him, Charlie? What Why do you betrayed him, Charlie? What Why do you think so many people hated Jesus? Why do think so many people hated Jesus? Why do think so many people hated Jesus? Why do you think he was crucified? you think he was crucified? you think he was crucified? Why? Cuz he spoke about loving your Why? Cuz he spoke about loving your Why? Cuz he spoke about loving your enemies. He spoke about the radical enemies. He spoke about the radical enemies. He spoke about the radical notion of welcoming in the stranger. Now notion of welcoming in the stranger. Now notion of welcoming in the stranger. Now that's not to say you can't, you know, that's not to say you can't, you know, that's not to say you can't, you know, have certain political views, but let's have certain political views, but let's have certain political views, but let's not use our Lord to justify extreme not use our Lord to justify extreme not use our Lord to justify extreme basis of having our identity in this basis of having our identity in this basis of having our identity in this world because that is not Christian. I'm world because that is not Christian. I'm world because that is not Christian. I'm not saying you're not Christian, not saying you're not Christian, not saying you're not Christian, Charlie. I would never ever say that.
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Charlie. I would never ever say that. Charlie. I would never ever say that. And you I think you're a Catholic and And you I think you're a Catholic and And you I think you're a Catholic and God bless you. I'm not saying you're not God bless you. I'm not saying you're not God bless you. I'm not saying you're not Christian, but let's not use our Lord to Christian, but let's not use our Lord to Christian, but let's not use our Lord to justify some mad state intervention justify some mad state intervention justify some mad state intervention because it's you will have to answer to because it's you will have to answer to because it's you will have to answer to him. No one else. It's you who are him. No one else. It's you who are him. No one else. It's you who are saying these words. Whereas Restore saying these words. Whereas Restore saying these words. Whereas Restore Britain says quite forthrightly and Britain says quite forthrightly and Britain says quite forthrightly and without shame that Britain is a people without shame that Britain is a people without shame that Britain is a people and that there is a qualitative and that there is a qualitative and that there is a qualitative difference in the Britishness of an difference in the Britishness of an difference in the Britishness of an individual, of somebody who's come here individual, of somebody who's come here individual, of somebody who's come here 5 minutes ago and got themselves a 5 minutes ago and got themselves a 5 minutes ago and got themselves a British passport, and somebody whose British passport, and somebody whose British passport, and somebody whose family has lived here for a thousand family has lived here for a thousand family has lived here for a thousand years. years. years. >> But my step is Why are you so obsessed >> But my step is Why are you so obsessed >> But my step is Why are you so obsessed by identity? It's fine to think a by identity? It's fine to think a by identity? It's fine to think a certain things about British identity certain things about British identity certain things about British identity and think I'm not I'm not saying that, and think I'm not I'm not saying that, and think I'm not I'm not saying that, but I just do not understand this but I just do not understand this but I just do not understand this obsession. obsession. obsession. Mate, like what What do you think Paul Mate, like what What do you think Paul Mate, like what What do you think Paul says in Galatians? What What do you says in Galatians? What What do you says in Galatians? What What do you think about what he says there? Well, think about what he says there? Well, think about what he says there? Well, I'll tell you what he says. He says, I'll tell you what he says. He says, I'll tell you what he says. He says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are nor free, male nor female, for you are nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." And you know all one in Christ Jesus." And you know all one in Christ Jesus." And you know what it also says in Matthew. It says, what it also says in Matthew. It says, what it also says in Matthew. It says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasure "Do not store up for yourselves treasure "Do not store up for yourselves treasure on Earth where moths and vermin destroy on Earth where moths and vermin destroy on Earth where moths and vermin destroy and where thieves break in and steal, and where thieves break in and steal, and where thieves break in and steal, but store up for yourselves treasures in but store up for yourselves treasures in but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven where moths and vermin do not heaven where moths and vermin do not heaven where moths and vermin do not destroy and where thieves do not break destroy and where thieves do not break destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure in and steal. For where your treasure in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be." My is, there your heart will also be." My is, there your heart will also be." My heart is not in the nation of the United heart is not in the nation of the United heart is not in the nation of the United Kingdom. My heart is in Jesus. My heart Kingdom. My heart is in Jesus. My heart Kingdom. My heart is in Jesus. My heart My identity is in Jesus and God.
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My identity is in Jesus and God. My identity is in Jesus and God. I obviously do like Britain and I do I obviously do like Britain and I do I obviously do like Britain and I do have a affiliation with Britain and I do have a affiliation with Britain and I do have a affiliation with Britain and I do love much of the culture and I want, you love much of the culture and I want, you love much of the culture and I want, you know, more people to experience what I'm know, more people to experience what I'm know, more people to experience what I'm experiencing in British culture. And I experiencing in British culture. And I experiencing in British culture. And I think there's some incredible things of think there's some incredible things of think there's some incredible things of British culture, but my way of who I am British culture, but my way of who I am British culture, but my way of who I am as a sovereign human being is not in as a sovereign human being is not in as a sovereign human being is not in that. It's in God. It's in what we that. It's in God. It's in what we that. It's in God. It's in what we become in as Christians, you know? We become in as Christians, you know? We become in as Christians, you know? We don't worship the Union Jack. We worship don't worship the Union Jack. We worship don't worship the Union Jack. We worship Jesus. I will not bow down to anyone but Jesus. I will not bow down to anyone but Jesus. I will not bow down to anyone but Jesus. I do not worship the country. I Jesus. I do not worship the country. I Jesus. I do not worship the country. I worship God. Jesus, the man who walked worship God. Jesus, the man who walked worship God. Jesus, the man who walked around from Nazareth. around from Nazareth. around from Nazareth. >> And in terms of the religion thing, this >> And in terms of the religion thing, this >> And in terms of the religion thing, this country and the four constituent nations country and the four constituent nations country and the four constituent nations that make it up are were founded on that make it up are were founded on that make it up are were founded on Christian principles. They are Christian principles. They are Christian principles. They are absolutely fundamental to who we are as absolutely fundamental to who we are as absolutely fundamental to who we are as political organizations and as people, political organizations and as people, political organizations and as people, right? And so if you believe in things right? And so if you believe in things right? And so if you believe in things that are fundamentally antithetical to that are fundamentally antithetical to that are fundamentally antithetical to Christianity, like the creeds of other Christianity, like the creeds of other Christianity, like the creeds of other religions, then yeah, that does make you religions, then yeah, that does make you religions, then yeah, that does make you less British, I'm afraid. less British, I'm afraid. less British, I'm afraid. >> Right. So he says there, you know, >> Right. So he says there, you know, >> Right. So he says there, you know, Christian values and he speaks about Christian values and he speaks about Christian values and he speaks about other religions and obviously speaking other religions and obviously speaking other religions and obviously speaking about Islam there. And it's fine about Islam there. And it's fine about Islam there. And it's fine obviously to have some issues with other obviously to have some issues with other obviously to have some issues with other religions and it's fine to have, you religions and it's fine to have, you religions and it's fine to have, you know, may that be issues of integration, know, may that be issues of integration, know, may that be issues of integration, may that be you think that maybe odds may that be you think that maybe odds may that be you think that maybe odds with British values, whatever you want with British values, whatever you want with British values, whatever you want to call it, but to call it, but to call it, but I think a very interesting thing, I get I think a very interesting thing, I get I think a very interesting thing, I get one I almost guarantee he's never read one I almost guarantee he's never read one I almost guarantee he's never read the Quran. I'm sure he has very little the Quran. I'm sure he has very little the Quran. I'm sure he has very little clue what he's talking about there. So clue what he's talking about there. So clue what he's talking about there. So let's actually look about what Muslims let's actually look about what Muslims let's actually look about what Muslims do think of our Lord Jesus Christ cuz do think of our Lord Jesus Christ cuz do think of our Lord Jesus Christ cuz I'll tell you what, Muslims really
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I'll tell you what, Muslims really I'll tell you what, Muslims really really value Jesus more than any other really value Jesus more than any other really value Jesus more than any other religion, more apart from obviously religion, more apart from obviously religion, more apart from obviously Christianity, more than Christianity, more than Christianity, more than atheists. So does he have a massive atheists. So does he have a massive atheists. So does he have a massive issue with atheists? Cuz I'm sure he issue with atheists? Cuz I'm sure he issue with atheists? Cuz I'm sure he doesn't. I'm sure he doesn't have a doesn't. I'm sure he doesn't have a doesn't. I'm sure he doesn't have a massive issue with atheism. I'm sure he massive issue with atheism. I'm sure he massive issue with atheism. I'm sure he doesn't like the people atheists, but doesn't like the people atheists, but doesn't like the people atheists, but I'm sure he doesn't want to like deport I'm sure he doesn't want to like deport I'm sure he doesn't want to like deport atheists. So this is from the Quran. atheists. So this is from the Quran. atheists. So this is from the Quran. Remember when the angels proclaimed, "Oh Remember when the angels proclaimed, "Oh Remember when the angels proclaimed, "Oh Mary, Allah gives you good news of a Mary, Allah gives you good news of a Mary, Allah gives you good news of a word from him. His name will be the word from him. His name will be the word from him. His name will be the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, honored in Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, honored in Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, honored in this world and thereafter and he will be this world and thereafter and he will be this world and thereafter and he will be one of the nearest to Allah." Now, I'm one of the nearest to Allah." Now, I'm one of the nearest to Allah." Now, I'm not a Muslim and I do not agree with not a Muslim and I do not agree with not a Muslim and I do not agree with many of the teachings of Islam, but I'm many of the teachings of Islam, but I'm many of the teachings of Islam, but I'm not going to pretend that they are not not going to pretend that they are not not going to pretend that they are not close to Christianity, that are not our close to Christianity, that are not our close to Christianity, that are not our brothers and sisters, you know, they are brothers and sisters, you know, they are brothers and sisters, you know, they are not made in the image of God. And can I not made in the image of God. And can I not made in the image of God. And can I also just say, imagine having a national also just say, imagine having a national also just say, imagine having a national platform of Restore Britain where you platform of Restore Britain where you platform of Restore Britain where you can say anything what's going on in the can say anything what's going on in the can say anything what's going on in the world, you know, you can you can say world, you know, you can you can say world, you know, you can you can say about homeless veterans. You can say about homeless veterans. You can say about homeless veterans. You can say about millions people going to food about millions people going to food about millions people going to food banks, people who can't even turn on banks, people who can't even turn on banks, people who can't even turn on their heat, you know, people in their heat, you know, people in their heat, you know, people in desperate situations.
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desperate situations. desperate situations. And what do you talk about? You bang on And what do you talk about? You bang on And what do you talk about? You bang on about ancestry. about ancestry. about ancestry. I mean, come on, mate. Like you're I mean, come on, mate. Like you're I mean, come on, mate. Like you're talking about Christian values here and talking about Christian values here and talking about Christian values here and you're just obsessed by ancestry. What you're just obsessed by ancestry. What you're just obsessed by ancestry. What is this? You You think Jesus of Nazareth is this? You You think Jesus of Nazareth is this? You You think Jesus of Nazareth would be around banging on about would be around banging on about would be around banging on about ancestry? The man who got rejected in ancestry? The man who got rejected in ancestry? The man who got rejected in his hometown. You know, you think that his hometown. You know, you think that his hometown. You know, you think that man would really care so much about man would really care so much about man would really care so much about ancestry and then yeah, he'd really be ancestry and then yeah, he'd really be ancestry and then yeah, he'd really be on your page, mate, wouldn't he? With on your page, mate, wouldn't he? With on your page, mate, wouldn't he? With ancestry. He'd be like, "Yeah, he would ancestry. He'd be like, "Yeah, he would ancestry. He'd be like, "Yeah, he would definitely attack reform to their right definitely attack reform to their right definitely attack reform to their right and say, you know, the issue is they are and say, you know, the issue is they are and say, you know, the issue is they are not focusing on British ancestry and not focusing on British ancestry and not focusing on British ancestry and it's shocking. It's It is just so it's shocking. It's It is just so it's shocking. It's It is just so terrible and dreadful." Yeah, Jesus terrible and dreadful." Yeah, Jesus terrible and dreadful." Yeah, Jesus would definitely say that. He There's no would definitely say that. He There's no would definitely say that. He There's no way he would, by the way. Um like it's way he would, by the way. Um like it's way he would, by the way. Um like it's it's absolutely ludicrous that people it's absolutely ludicrous that people it's absolutely ludicrous that people like Charlie go around proclaiming our like Charlie go around proclaiming our like Charlie go around proclaiming our Lord Jesus Christ in the name of Lord Jesus Christ in the name of Lord Jesus Christ in the name of Christian values. Like and I I really Christian values. Like and I I really Christian values. Like and I I really try and think about how they got to that try and think about how they got to that try and think about how they got to that place where they generally believe that place where they generally believe that place where they generally believe that like this is the word of God or that, like this is the word of God or that, like this is the word of God or that, you know, they are propounding Christian you know, they are propounding Christian you know, they are propounding Christian values. Um and I'll be honest, maybe I values. Um and I'll be honest, maybe I values. Um and I'll be honest, maybe I am wrong, but I don't think I am and I am wrong, but I don't think I am and I am wrong, but I don't think I am and I don't think that many scholars, many don't think that many scholars, many don't think that many scholars, many historians, many Christians would be on historians, many Christians would be on historians, many Christians would be on board with much of what Charlie is board with much of what Charlie is board with much of what Charlie is saying here. And whether you sit left or saying here. And whether you sit left or saying here. And whether you sit left or right wing, may you want right wing, may you want right wing, may you want deportations, may you want to radically deportations, may you want to radically deportations, may you want to radically [clears throat] reduce immigration, [clears throat] reduce immigration, [clears throat] reduce immigration, that's okay. All right, I'm not saying that's okay. All right, I'm not saying that's okay. All right, I'm not saying you can't be a Christian, but if you're you can't be a Christian, but if you're you can't be a Christian, but if you're going to talk about ancestry, banging on
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going to talk about ancestry, banging on going to talk about ancestry, banging on about this more than anything you talk about this more than anything you talk about this more than anything you talk about, right? And then use the word about, right? And then use the word about, right? And then use the word Jesus or or Christian values to dress it Jesus or or Christian values to dress it Jesus or or Christian values to dress it up and kind of act like these are up and kind of act like these are up and kind of act like these are Christian values, stop doing it, to be Christian values, stop doing it, to be Christian values, stop doing it, to be honest, because it's, you know, he has a honest, because it's, you know, he has a honest, because it's, you know, he has a right to do it. I'm all for free speech, right to do it. I'm all for free speech, right to do it. I'm all for free speech, but mate, you are going to have to but mate, you are going to have to but mate, you are going to have to answer to Jesus. You are going to have answer to Jesus. You are going to have answer to Jesus. You are going to have to answer to God. We are all sinners. to answer to God. We are all sinners. to answer to God. We are all sinners. There's many things I do that are wrong There's many things I do that are wrong There's many things I do that are wrong and I, you know, I think about answering and I, you know, I think about answering and I, you know, I think about answering for some of the things I do wrong. And for some of the things I do wrong. And for some of the things I do wrong. And you know, it's it's one of the scariest you know, it's it's one of the scariest you know, it's it's one of the scariest things of life, for sure, but mate, I I things of life, for sure, but mate, I I things of life, for sure, but mate, I I really implore you to really analyze really implore you to really analyze really implore you to really analyze what you're doing here, what you're what you're doing here, what you're what you're doing here, what you're wasting your time doing, what you're wasting your time doing, what you're wasting your time doing, what you're speaking about from your heart posture, speaking about from your heart posture, speaking about from your heart posture, you know, Paul, Corinthians, everything you know, Paul, Corinthians, everything you know, Paul, Corinthians, everything we do must be done in love. we do must be done in love. we do must be done in love. Mate, please do think about what you're Mate, please do think about what you're Mate, please do think about what you're doing. And God bless you, Charlie. I do doing. And God bless you, Charlie. I do doing. And God bless you, Charlie. I do wish you the best. I wish God would move wish you the best. I wish God would move wish you the best. I wish God would move in your heart and I wish that you would in your heart and I wish that you would in your heart and I wish that you would kind of see kind of see kind of see what the gospel is about because the what the gospel is about because the what the gospel is about because the gospel does not care about ancestry. The gospel does not care about ancestry. The gospel does not care about ancestry. The gospel does not care about where gospel does not care about where gospel does not care about where someone's from. It doesn't care about someone's from. It doesn't care about someone's from. It doesn't care about creed or color. We are all one in Christ creed or color. We are all one in Christ creed or color. We are all one in Christ and our identity should be in Christ.
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and our identity should be in Christ. and our identity should be in Christ. All right, it's it's fine to obviously All right, it's it's fine to obviously All right, it's it's fine to obviously want a country. It's fine to, you know, want a country. It's fine to, you know, want a country. It's fine to, you know, think that a nation state's important think that a nation state's important think that a nation state's important and having sovereignty, but like if you and having sovereignty, but like if you and having sovereignty, but like if you are just just nuts for this identity are just just nuts for this identity are just just nuts for this identity stuff, you got to really, you know, I stuff, you got to really, you know, I stuff, you got to really, you know, I would say read the Gospels more, you would say read the Gospels more, you would say read the Gospels more, you know? I'm not saying you're not. Maybe know? I'm not saying you're not. Maybe know? I'm not saying you're not. Maybe he does. Maybe he is a very devout he does. Maybe he is a very devout he does. Maybe he is a very devout Christian. He reads the Gospels every Christian. He reads the Gospels every Christian. He reads the Gospels every day and all this. But I would just say I day and all this. But I would just say I day and all this. But I would just say I do I don't understand how he gets these do I don't understand how he gets these do I don't understand how he gets these conclusions. If you're one of those conclusions. If you're one of those conclusions. If you're one of those people who do think that, drop in the people who do think that, drop in the people who do think that, drop in the comments and God bless you. And my love comments and God bless you. And my love comments and God bless you. And my love to Charlie and I don't want to seem like to Charlie and I don't want to seem like to Charlie and I don't want to seem like I'm I'm I'm prudish and just like I think he's, you prudish and just like I think he's, you prudish and just like I think he's, you know, the worst person ever cuz he's a know, the worst person ever cuz he's a know, the worst person ever cuz he's a young bloke. He's He's incredibly young bloke. He's He's incredibly young bloke. He's He's incredibly misguided. Um I'm sure he'll look back misguided. Um I'm sure he'll look back misguided. Um I'm sure he'll look back in years and be like, "What was I doing in years and be like, "What was I doing in years and be like, "What was I doing there?" And I I pray and I hope other there?" And I I pray and I hope other there?" And I I pray and I hope other people do. Keep him in your prayers and people do. Keep him in your prayers and people do. Keep him in your prayers and basically say, you know, I hope God does basically say, you know, I hope God does basically say, you know, I hope God does move in his heart because the damage move in his heart because the damage move in his heart because the damage this does and the nonsense it pushes this does and the nonsense it pushes this does and the nonsense it pushes people in and the kind of realm of people in and the kind of realm of people in and the kind of realm of politics focusing identity is just It's politics focusing identity is just It's politics focusing identity is just It's worrying sometimes, you know. They you worrying sometimes, you know. They you worrying sometimes, you know. They you know, a lot of people chuck around the know, a lot of people chuck around the know, a lot of people chuck around the word far right a lot and I'm not even word far right a lot and I'm not even word far right a lot and I'm not even I'm not even saying Charlie is far I'm not even saying Charlie is far I'm not even saying Charlie is far right, but he's definitely more in the right, but he's definitely more in the right, but he's definitely more in the extreme right. And this obsession with extreme right. And this obsession with extreme right. And this obsession with identity, I really really don't think is identity, I really really don't think is identity, I really really don't think is in line with what our Lord Jesus Christ, in line with what our Lord Jesus Christ, in line with what our Lord Jesus Christ, the man from Nazareth, spoke about. I the man from Nazareth, spoke about. I the man from Nazareth, spoke about. I really don't think. So, really don't think. So, really don't think. So, God bless Charlie. Sending love to God bless Charlie. Sending love to God bless Charlie. Sending love to Sending love to other people. It does Sending love to other people. It does Sending love to other people. It does infuriate me, I'll be honest, when I
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infuriate me, I'll be honest, when I infuriate me, I'll be honest, when I watch videos like it Using our Lord to watch videos like it Using our Lord to watch videos like it Using our Lord to say some things like this, it It It say some things like this, it It It say some things like this, it It It makes me angry. It really does, but um makes me angry. It really does, but um makes me angry. It really does, but um you know, that's definitely something I you know, that's definitely something I you know, that's definitely something I should need to work on. But um yeah, God should need to work on. But um yeah, God should need to work on. But um yeah, God bless everyone. Love you all. Peace.
Summary
The discussion critiques the idea of enforcing Christian values through state power, referencing Charlie Downs' political proposals. It contrasts this with Jesus' teachings on the Sermon on the Mount, specifically "love your enemies," highlighting that Jesus advocated non-violent resistance and compassion, not forceful intervention. The takeaway is that advocating for robust state power contradicts core Christian principles as exemplified by Jesus.