Clearly, Dr. Steve Caudle of Greater Second Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga is not the “turn-the-other-cheek” type of minister. Caudle called upon his flock to choose violence in responding to the policy changes in progress in Washington with the new Administration. It is a further escalation of the rage rhetoric from Democratic politicians and pundits.
In a sermon live streamed to YouTube on Sunday, Caudle denounced Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for threatening to “steal” Americans’ information and money, and said that a violent “conflict” will be coming:
“In this nation, I’m worried that we are on the verge of bloodshed. This is an attempt to take us back to a day that we do not want to go, and we will not go. Therefore, there will be conflict. I pray that the peace of God will win out and overcome the madness that is attempting to take over this nation.”
“And I will say to you, beloved: no one likes violence, but sometimes violence is necessary. When Elon Musk forces his way into the United States Treasury, and threatens to steal your personal information and your social security check, there is a possibility of violence. Sometimes the devil will act so ugly, that there is no other choice but to get violent and fight!”
Invoking Matthew 11:12, he added:
“… Why not talk this way? Because Jesus did… Jesus said in this key verse… ‘The kingdom of Heaven suffers — what — violence. And the who — the violent — take it by force. The kingdom of God is a warzone, it is a battlefield. You did know this, right?”
There is a normalization of such violent rhetoric with mainstream figures. The result can be a sense of license for some willing to turn to violent forms of expression, particularly when given the patina of moral justification.
As I have previously written, rage rhetoric has long been a part of our political process. However, when religious figures rationalize violent action, we cross a dangerous Rubicon in the use of such rhetoric.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.”
This pastor is protecting something ..money. I am against those gigantic churches that no one knows who you are. Dead churches money hungry.
A pastor instigating violence..it’s written in the Bible ministers will go on devil side. He just started a futile trend of violence already mentioned biblically. Get away from his church. Dangerous.
Lately there have been many calls for street violence, particularly by Dem politicians who should know better.
However there so far has been little street action.
I wonder if the draining of USAID has anything to do with it? Some of that money was going to BLM and maybe ANTIFA and now it isn’t.
I said here many times that I thought of BLM and ANTIFA as being the Brownshirts of the Dems. Maybe they don’t come out when the money is turned off.
Young,
I think you have a valid point. At the same time, it seems the whole “resist!” movement is noticeably absent this go around. It seems to be very limited to Democrats in Congress, woke leftists. There has been a seismic shift not only within American politics and culture but globally. Even prior to the 2024 election we have been seeing sane and normal people rejecting the globalists narrative and agenda. I mean, come on! When you have people afraid to walk the streets of their own towns in fear of violent migrants, one should expect push back from their own populace. Sweden once was the safest country in all of the EU. Now, they have serious gang, criminal activity to include bombings. The leftists who were in control of the government tried to keep it silent by punishing anyone who dared to speak the truth. But it got so bad, it could not be ignored. Same thing happened here in America when Biden let in all those violent criminal gangs with his open border policy. He only started doing something about it when polls showed it was a major concern of American voters. Bill Clinton admitting that Laken Riley would likely be alive today had the violent illegal Biden let in been properly vetted.
And President Trump signed the Laken Riley act into law.
Wellllll, large swaths of central Virginia are currently out of power and coincidentally my neighbor called to check on me. We live in rural area but he asked me if I needed anything. I told him I can shoot one handed either hand with my Glock as well as my AR-15. He laughed, stating he was better at shooting with one particular hand than the other. I said, ” no worries, call if there is a home invasion. I got your back!”
because one never knows if Leftists now think looting is a good time in central VA. Violent Criminals be damned
I bought a generator not solely for hurricanes, but for security. I do not trust the grid though Florida is better off than most. I understand it is weather related in Virginia, but is a loss of power in the winter common? Floridians have a lot of generators for hurricanes. Do Virginians have generators?
If we have a major grid failure, power could be out for a prolonged period of time.
Seth and Young
Not to dig in the spurs, but did you see Hegeseth’s presser statement that the Ukraine will not be part of NATO and to Zelensky’s horror that return of prewar boundaries is not going to happen? This is EXACTLY what Mcgregor said was going to happen out of this war along with a million dead Ukranian soldiers.He also stated that the rare earth minerals are predominantly located in Russian controlled regions and a weak bargaining chip. He is definitely not a war hawk and is America first for sure, really good podcasts with Napolitano! Enjoy
Traveler, let me take your last point first.
” is America first for sure, really good podcasts with Napolitano!”
Try looking for a multisided debate with MacGregor. Napolitano is an ideologue who agrees and doesn’t challenge MacGregor. It is superficiality at its best and feeds a non-curious mind. I couldn’t find such a debate when MacGregor’s name was first discussed. I always spend more time looking at opposing arguments than ones that agree with my own.
” This is EXACTLY what Mcgregor said was going to happen “
Don’t be proud of your statement. It is dead wrong.
Yes, MacGregor will provide many different outcomes, so you can pick and choose the one you want. I quote MacGregor’s words and leave out any opinion. He said: “Three days after the war began, he said “The battle in eastern Ukraine is really almost over,” and predicted “If [Ukraine] don’t surrender in the next 24 hours, In his second appearance, he revised his prediction: “The first five days Russian forces I think frankly were too gentle. They’ve now corrected that. So, I would say another 10 days this should be completely over. … In a fourth appearance in early March, Macgregor said a ceasefire was close as Ukrainian forces had been “grounded to bits. …n September 2022, he again predicted on Carlson’s show that “this war may be over soon” …and later in the month “the Ukrainian army is bled white, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded, Ukraine is really on the ropes”.
As a non-analyst, I predicted the outcomes, and my prediction most recently didn’t change significantly. It must be embarrassing to read how often MacGregor was wrong on Ukraine. I lean more to his side than the war hawks. Still, I consider him a self-promoter rather than a person of significant understanding of what happens when nationalistic people defend their ground.
It’s been an unusally cold winter in Virginia this year. We have gotten at least two snowstorms, another one is supposedly coming next week, and ice makes for hazardous electrical grids. Here at home on Tuesday we got about 5 inches of snow, in a 24 hour period, and the last 1-2 days we’ve gotten nothing but sleet, rain and ice, right at the freezing point. The electrical grid in my surrounding southern states (VA, NC, SC) is maintained by Dominion Energy, who are more efficient than Florida Powe & Light. Yesterday large swaths of geography from Roanoke to Virginia Beach, NC state line to MD state line were knocked out due to tree limbs breaking off of iced tree branches taking out power lines. We had electricity restored in less than 3 hours. Our neighborhood electrical substation was hit by heavy ice. Much of Virginia still remains without electricty.
The challenges to the electrical grid in Florida are that powerlines are in the air between wooden/metal poles and not underground. Here in rural Virginia most powerlines are buried in the ground and then substations have powerlines that are in the air. That wasn’t the case at all in Miami area homes.
I had a portable generator for my old poured concrete art deco house in Miami on the water. Given the age of my house and neighborhood (Miami Shores / UES area), installing a stand alone generator station a few yards from the house was not possible. Generators of those types we’re not even imagined in the early 1900s. If one were to have a home built in South Florida today, including an independent generator station that’s dedicated to running the house in case of emergency would be very wise
Apologies for any typos as this is being written via dictation. I can’t type with one hand very well
” we got about 5 inches of snow, in a 24 hour period, and the last 1-2 days we’ve gotten nothing but sleet, rain and ice, right at the freezing point.”
Estovir, I am sorry about your weather conditions, but you should stop complaining; you are not alone. We have it rough here as well. Our temperature has, on occasion, gone below 60!!! Can you imagine that? We had to wear jackets. 🙂 🙂 🙂
FPL is more modern and efficient than you might think. Even during hurricanes, they are relatively quick to restore power. Their costs are likely equivalent or slightly more. FPL relies significantly on natural gas with some nuclear but doesn’t use coal or alternative forms of energy. It doesn’t use hydroelectric power. It spends a lot on hurricane readiness.
I prefer powerlines below the ground, but the high water table makes water damage a problem. Additionally, the high population density makes it difficult to install underground power. We have natural gas where I live to power the generators, but a financial deal had to be made to raise the money. I don’t worry about the power lines because the generator will automatically power the house for as long as needed.
“consider the recent finding from Open the Books that “Congress allocated at least $516 billion for federal programs with expired authorizations in fiscal year 2024.” The watchdog group reported that this may only be the tip of the iceberg: “Congress funded 1,264 ‘zombie’ programs this year, the CBO found. Half of them expired at least 10 years ago, and one has not been authorized since 1980. Analysts were only able to find dollar amounts for 491 of the programs, totaling $516 billion. It is unknown how much funding the other 773 programs received.””
For those questioning Trump’s authority – if Congress failed to re-authorize an agency. Trump can close it.
Matt Taibbi as usual is on point
This sudden adopting of the Free Speech religion is a little jarring where obviously you’re very concerned about things that Elon Musk may be doing or Donald Trump may be doing.
Where was that concern when White House officials were pressuring Twitter to remove New York Times Reporter Alex Berenson who was ultimately taken down for saying an absolutely true statement which was that the vaccine does not prevent infection or transmission? that case is still going through the courts.
Where was that concern when the New York Post was locked out of its own account for two weeks for an absolutely true story about Hunter Biden’s laptop?
President Trump alone has the executive power, the whole executive power, and nothing but the executive power.
No judge or justice has any executive power, any power to legislate, any power to modify or amend the Constitution, or any power to amend the Constitution by “interpretation.”
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Article 2, Section 1
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.
The Courts are the check on the Executive Branch— even Nixon honored the Order to turn over the tapes. King Donald is not the ultimate authority and he cannot do whatever he wants.
The judicial branch does not have the power of the executive branch.
“Executive Power shall be vested in a President.”
The president alone shall possess and wield the power of the executive branch over its departments.
The judicial branch shall not wield the power of the executive branch or otherwise direct or control it.
Trump wins! Fed Court rules Trump can withhold funding!
https://x.com/derrickevans4wv/status/1889727560163958807?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
OT in Australia two licensed health care providers, a doctor and a nurse, are on video saying they will kill their Israeli patients, and claim they have done so already. They both happen to be Muslim but I’m sure that is just a coincidence.
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tulsi-confirmed-dni-glitchin-mitch-lone-republican-no-vote
Yes! And I believe that bodes well for RFK who already has Collins’ support.
@Floyd
YEEESSS!!! The globalist ship is going to sink like the Titanic, at least in America. My prediction is: the rest of Western world follows. Given they do not have our Constitution or Bill of Rights, it may be uglier over there. Nevertheless – hurrah!
The hardest was Hegseth, next was Patel. All the rest were sure to be good
Floyd,
Another Trump win!! MAGA winning!!
Make Russia Great Again!
No posts today. Is everything alright?
No one knows.
Darren’s on duty censoring.
Too many stories that would require Turley to criticize Trump. Also court cases showing Trump is not succeeding in making convicing arguments to the judges. Plus they have been caught lying multiple times. Not something Turley seems to be willing to dive into because MAGA will evicerate him for even hinting at Trump being wrong.
Weirdly, the Dem trolls on this blog showed little interest in inflation and the high grocery prices until 1/20/25, a date they seem to have picked at random. Now they are laser focused on it. Go figure.
I finally get a few minutes to check in during my lunch break, and we are still on Brother Steve??? Oh well, The Lord moves in mysterious ways! Here’s a song for Brother Steve! And, what I hope happens to him!
In The Sweet Buy and Buy???
A Parody Song by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
Oh Lord! Won’t you give me
A Government Grant???
The choir needs new robes
And afford them, we can’t!
We lost our exemption,
Because of my rant –
So Lord, won’t you get me
A government grant???
I am a good preacher,
I say what I’m told!
I damn Musk and Trump,
And it never gets old.
But now, there’s a new guy
At the IRS –
It looks like I’ve gotten
Myself in a mess!
I got lots of money
From the Democrats –
They got all the write-offs
That bunch of fat cats!
But that well has dried up
Turned off at the tap!
Oh Lord! Can’t you help me
Get out of this crap???
We raised up the Dead,
So they could vote too!
Doing our best,
To turn the State Blue!
But now, there’s no money
For whiskey and gin!
Some of our voters
Will not vote again!
Oh Lord! It’s a crisis!
And I need a friend!
I may have to go back
To preaching about Sin!
I’ll lose my Mercedes,
And can’t galavant!
Oh Lord! Can’t you get me,
A government grant???
Good one Squeeky!
-Uncle Henry
Thank you OMFK! I am glad you liked it!
“A federal judge pauses Trump effort to cut thousands from USAID’s workforce”
– NY Post
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US District Judge Carl Nichols must be charged by Attorney General Pam Bondi under the Title 28, U.S. Code, for conspiracy to subvert the president and government of the United States, for acting under the color or authority to usurp the power of Article 2, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, and under 18 U.S. Code § 1752 (a) (2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions, engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct in, or within such proximity to, any restricted building or grounds when, or so that, such conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions;
The judge exceeded his bounds; he is a criminal of high office.
Congress will not impeach; the Senate will not convict.
The charges against him must exceed the norms; he must be treated as a common criminal.
Notice how anyone who doesn’t give King Donald his way or tries to hold him accountable should be criminally prosecuted—including news media, prosecutors, judges, members of Congress, President Biden—but that the King should be able to get away with anything, including stealing classified documents, falsifying business records to hide sexual liaisons and starting an insurrection?
This is why we non-MAGAs can see the threat to democracy King Donald presents.
“A Federal judge pauses Trump’s effort to cancel Easter because there are no Eggs”
No Eggs = No Easter Eggs = No Easter.
Shortages of Cocoa for Chocolate is at a all time high, No Chocolate = No Chocolate Easter Bunnies.
Chick Peeps will be available in limited quantities.
Wall Street to lay an Egg but there are No Eggs left to Lay.
(Which came first: Wall Street or the Egg?)
This is Bad News, Where is Schumer, Waters, and Warren?
No Easter? Oh sure there is, invite trans visibility day instead. Who needs Easter..
Trumptards suddenly don’t care about inflation.
Nah, they’re just not as stoopid.
Why is it that you think Trump and Musk are working so hard and so fast to cut government spending ?
Because the OTHER choice for bringing inflation down is high interest rates and a recession.
Trump is trying to take the successful approach that Milei is taking in Argentina.
Milei has taken Argentina’s inflation from 300%/year down to 30%/year (and falling) in less than a year by drastic cuts to government spending.
Meanwhile Argentina’s GDP has nearly doubled.
This is NOT the first time drastic cuts to government spending have reduced inflation and boosted the economy.
It is rarely done – because it is rare that those controlling govenrment wish to cede power back to individuals by reducing spending.
Cutting government spending and laying off thousands of public sector workers will not effectively reduce inflation. This approach is misguided, especially when the current administration is actively pursuing tariffs and making statements that create uncertainty in the financial markets. Additionally, increasing oil production will not result in lower inflation rates, particularly in the face of these tariffs.
The most effective strategy for combating inflation is to lower tariff barriers, allowing the free market to thrive. If the goal is to reduce car prices, for example, it would be beneficial to welcome more competitors into the U.S. market, such as those from China. Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), known for their competitive pricing, could significantly decrease the overall costs of EVs in the United States. The presence of cheaper, high-quality Chinese goods would compel American manufacturers to lower their prices to maintain competitiveness. Merely downsizing government operations will not achieve this outcome.
The push for protectionism, as advocated by Trump, tends to drive prices higher and exacerbate inflationary pressures. By limiting competition, he is undermining the very market forces that typically drive prices down. Lower prices can lead to reduced profit margins for companies, and many businesses are hesitant to accept that reality.
Moreover, Congress has just approved an additional $175 billion for the defense budget, yet Elon Musk has not yet taken steps to reform this area. He initially targeted departments that did not pose significant political risks or controversies. However, initiating these changes within the defense sector would have yielded the largest financial savings since it is often riddled with fraud and inefficiency. Capturing those savings could provide the necessary funding to support Trump’s tax cuts and help finance his deportation initiatives. Currently, he faces significant financial challenges in maintaining the current deportation rate, as he requires over $100 billion just to meet the expected number of deportations this year.
Trump’s reliance on tariffs to fund his tax breaks and deportation efforts will ultimately translate into higher costs for U.S. businesses, which will in turn burden consumers with escalated prices across the board. Reducing government spending will not alleviate this issue; it may actually exacerbate inflation.
A relevant precedent can be seen in Kansas, which attempted a smaller-scale version of these economic strategies a few years ago and experienced a spectacular failure. In response to dwindling revenue that never materialized as anticipated, state Republicans resorted to raising taxes and reconsidering planned budget cuts. The strategies proposed by Trump and his Republican allies risk plunging us into an unsustainable fiscal quagmire well before any of their promised benefits can be realized.
George
First of all you would have to have a free market, which we don’t. That’s why we have tariffs…
Fair trade equals free trade.
I believe tariffs are another way to remove liquidity from the market. They could definitely collect and remove the cash out of the market that would theoretically increase value and lower supply. Why not?
Joke Biden’s inflation.