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Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck took the stage at former President Donald Trump's rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, Sunday afternoon to help encourage skeptical voters — particularly women — to cast their ballots for Trump in November, outlining the stakes for young ladies as well as discussing the Republican nominee's happy family.
"I am here today because this is the election that will decide who we are, where our children live, the opportunities that they will have," Beck began to raucous applause. "This is sacred to me, a sacred duty and honor, not to just be here but also to vote. We need to get people out to vote for Donald Trump."
'It is time for the good people that know the difference between right and wrong to stand up and save the republic.'
"You don't need me to tell you we live in what I believe are prophesized times. We are living in a time where evil is literally called good, and good is evil, where men can become women."
"I know there are some women that say, 'I don't know, I just can't vote for Donald Trump,' Beck conceded, before thundering a warning that "the policies of the left and Kamala Harris are destroying our women! They are undermining us as parents!"
"Anybody who says that they should be able to counsel my child in secret," he cautioned, "is a predator!"
"And for people who say, 'I don't know if they can vote for Donald Trump,'" the top national radio host continued, "the one thing that you cannot question is his children. His children love him and honor him. His children, quite honestly, with that much wealth and that much fame, they should be crackheads!"
The rally in the former ranching and mining area of Arizona once called Lonesome Valley attracted tens of thousands of spectators, who began lining up the day before, when Trump was still speaking 250 miles to the west, in Coachella, California.
Arizona is a swing state. In 2020, it went for President Joe Biden by just 10,000 votes.
Polling for 2024 has consistently shown Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris by five points, while polling has shown Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego consistently running six or more points ahead of Republican candidate Kari Lake. That large a spread in the polls has raised eyebrows among political consultants, however, who note that voters willing to "split the ticket" and vote for different parties for Senate and president are increasingly rare in our hyper-partisan age.
Beck, a former Never-Trumper who has since become an enthusiastic Trump supporter, has positioned himself as a prominent evangelist to skeptical Republicans, independents, and former Democrats, especially Mormons — a conservative-leaning population that has been cool toward the 45th president's bluster.
For example: While the only Mormon-majority state, Utah, consistently votes Republican, its Republican governor, Phil Cox, has never voted for Trump and embraced (and endorsed) him only after the attempt on his life shortly before the Republican National Convention. Mormonism is the third largest religion in Arizona, representing roughly five percent of the population.
"Every Sunday, if you go to church," Beck said, "you break bread in remembrance of Him. 'This is my body, which I have given up for you.' The left has perverted that to the point to where it is, 'This is my child's body, which I will give up for me.'"
"That is evil," Beck exclaimed, "and must not continue! We are looking at a relationship with evil that cannot be tolerated."
"It is time for the good people that know the difference between right and wrong to stand up and save the republic. It is time to call on God's army that is armed with our voices and our votes."
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Colorado Supreme Court Dismisses Lawfare Case Against Christian Cake Baker
For twelve years, Christian cake baker Jack Phillips has been the victim of relentless lawfare from antagonistic, radical leftists who wanted to force him to abandon his religious values. But on Tuesday, the state Supreme Court dismissed the third lawfare challenge against him. Citing procedural errors, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Scardina. […]3 important facts Christians need to know about Tim Walz
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate.
Walz, a far-left governor, self-identifies as a "Minnesota Lutheran," though he rarely discusses his faith publicly, according to the Religion News Service. Walz, moreover, refers to Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul as "my parish." That church is a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, one of the most progressive and liberal Christian denominations in the United States.
'The Harris-Walz ticket is the most radical on abortion and gender ideology in American history.'
But what should Christians know about his policy positions and record as governor of Minnesota?
1. Abortion
Walz is unabashedly pro-abortion, in both rhetoric and policy.
For example, two bills that Walz signed into law last year make Minnesota one of the most pro-abortion states in America.
The first bill, the Protect Reproductive Options Act, codified into Minnesota law a "fundamental right ... to obtain an abortion." The bill imposes no limits on abortion. Minnesota, in fact, is one of just seven states (and Washington, D.C.) that imposes no legal gestational limit on abortions. The second bill, Minnesota Senate Bill 2995, essentially eliminated "nearly all the protective and modestly pro-life features of existing Minnesota law," according to National Review.
"Abortion is health care," Walz said earlier this year.
If you combine Walz's radical pro-abortion views and record with Harris', then you generate "the most pro-abortion presidential ticket America has ever seen," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America.
2. LGBTQ agenda
Not only does Walz support the LGBTQ agenda, but he has turned Minnesota into a "trans refuge."
Last year, Walz signed a bill — the so-called "Trans Refuge" Act — and an executive order protecting so-called "gender-affirming" procedures for children while prohibiting legal action against people who travel to Minnesota for so-called "gender-affirming" care.
Walz has also banned "conversion therapy."
There is, of course, also the law that requires period products to "be available to all menstruating students in restrooms regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12." This means that boys' bathrooms in Minnesota schools do make available pads and tampons.
Walz, moreover, is described by his critics as "anti-parent."
Walz's record on issues related to the LGBTQ agenda has earned him high praise from GLAAD, which released a statement on Tuesday celebrating his "proven record" on these issues.
3. COVID pandemic and religious freedom
Walz, like many other Democratic governors, instituted harsh restrictions on residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But Walz took heat from Christians during the pandemic for enacting policies they argued were religiously discriminatory. Case in point: In May 2020, Walz signed an executive order allowing retail shops to re-open at 50% capacity — while still prohibiting in-person religious gatherings to 10 people.
After pushback from Catholic and Lutherans — who promised to buck Walz's restrictions — Walz allowed churches to re-open at 25% capacity.
"Governor Walz, a former teacher, gets an F in religious liberties," said Erick Kaardal, special counsel at the Thomas More Society.
Levi Secord, pastor of Christ Bible Church in Minnesota, added of Walz's record on religious freedom:
Walz and Democrats in Minnesota sought to coerce religious institutions to hire against their sincerely held beliefs. Democrats enacted a change to employment law that would have forced religious institutions, including churches, to hire against their beliefs about sexuality and gender. Thanks to a groundswell of opposition from local churches, this was eventually reversed. Sadly, under a new proposed amendment, Walz’s party is trying again to undermine religious liberty.
Earlier this year, however, Walz did sign a law that clarified religious protections under the state's Human Rights Act.
"Governor Tim Walz is a radical progressive," said Dr. Andrew Walker, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
"There's no way to downplay the fact of this. He's aggressively pushed some of the most pro-trans and anti-religious liberty policies in the United States," Walker explained. "Don't take the bait on the grandfatherly Midwest persona. Christians, please be clear-eyed about the anti-human agenda on the Democratic ticket."
The Minnesota Family Counsel explained, "The Harris-Walz ticket is the most radical on abortion and gender ideology in American history."
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