Reflection On The Elections

Well today, I'm going to give you my reflections on the elections. It's time for the line of fire with your host biblical scholar and cultural commentator Dr. Michael Brown, your voice for moral sanity and spiritual clarity.

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Thelineoffire.org. Just click subscribe. We'll send you immediately the frontline newsletter we sent out over a week ago, and that specifically is dealing with the church and the elections. So why have I not spoken much about the elections this year? I mentioned the names Trump or Harris a lot on the radio, especially compared to 2020. After all, in 2018, I wrote a book entitled Donald Trump is Not My Savior. An evangelical leader speaks his mind about the man he supports as president.

That was in 2018. And then in 2020, I wrote another book, Evangelicals at the Crossroads, where we passed the Trump test. And by the Trump test, I meant, can we vote for Trump without hurting our Christian witness? And can we unite around Jesus regardless of our political choices? That's what I meant by the Trump test.

I believe we failed those quite miserably, my own opinion. And then in 2022, I wrote the political seduction of the church, how millions of American Christians have confused the gospel, have confused politics with the gospel. So I was very vocal on these issues and called out the false prophecies in 2020 and into early 2021, spoke out against QAnon, the conspiracy theories, wrote many Trump-related articles, pro and con. So why have I been saying so much less this time around? Well, here's the simple, the ridiculously simple answer, then I'll unpack it more. Because the same God who led me, to my knowledge, to address things more a few years ago, has led me differently now.

That's the biggest thing. In other words, I don't have an agenda. And it's one thing for me to talk about the word all the time. Of course, I'm a preacher of the gospel. I've been preaching since 1973. That's my life. I teach, I preach all the time. And Jewish ministry and reaching out to the Jewish people in Israel, of course, that's an always, that's evergreen, that's always going to be something. And, you know, things related to the gospel, things related to what's happening in the church, that's always, that's just like living, breathing.

That's every day, just like you go to work, whatever you do every day, you go to school. This is my life. But politics is not my life. I am not a political pundit. I'm not one of those brilliant talking heads that's going to give you incredible political analyses on TV.

That's not my gifting, it's not my calling, it's not my background. So the reason I would talk about political issues is because they intersect with culture. Culture intersects with the gospel. The kingdom of God intersects with politics and culture. And politics is important in that it affects the world around us. We can vote for certain people and get certain results and other people get other results and some of the results can be really good, some of the results can be really bad. But otherwise, politics is not what moves me. I'm not sitting analyzing polls every day. And I've just felt led this time around to really put all my emphasis on the health of the church, the health of the church, the health of the church, the health of the church, while others talk about other relevant issues and every so often make some politically related comments. So that's where I'm at.

That's why. Now, are these elections important? Yes. Do I believe that depending on who wins or loses, it could be the end of freedom and democracy in America? No, I don't.

I don't. Now, I've heard those concerns from both sides. I've heard the concerns that if Trump is back in power, that's it. He is going to dismantle democracy in America. He is going to make it impossible for our institutions to continue with freedoms as we know. And January 6 was just a precursor of what's coming. And Trump's going to jail everyone that's tried to hurt him.

That's the end of democracy. I've heard those charges. I don't believe it's true.

I'm not here to praise him or criticize him. I simply don't believe those concerns are true. I believe they are highly exaggerated, to say the least. What of the notion that if Kamala Harris wins and the Democrats win, then that's it for freedoms in America? That through illegal immigrants coming in and giving voting status, that the votes will be in one direction, they'll be slanted, they'll be manipulated, and we'll never have another free election. Or that the same lawfare that was launched against Trump will be launched against any political dissidents, and that's the end of America.

I believe that's exaggerated as well. Now, I have no question that there are Democratic policies, parties in the Democratic Party, that really are assaults on our freedoms. And I'm much more concerned about our freedoms under a Democratic administration than a Republican administration, much more concerned. I believe that the Republican candidates and justices are more committed to our essential freedoms and more committed to push back against censorship than are those on the left, including current Vice President Harris if she was president, and Senator Tim Walz if he became, or Governor Tim Walz if he became vice president. I do believe that they have agendas that would hinder our freedoms in certain ways, potentially severely.

However, I don't believe they could stick. I believe there is too much freedom in America, too much pushback, especially in a post-COVID era. You know, people have said, okay, our whole world was turned upside down over COVID, and a lot of things were put in place, and we question a lot of those things now. And whether it was well-meaning by the government or overreach, either way, we're not just going to sit back and take it next time around.

I don't mean violent uprising, I mean just people saying, hey, we're free, and we're going to live our lives. So I do believe the Democratic platform is dangerous in many ways. I grieve of the Republican platform being watered down in many ways, ways that are important to us.

That's a real, real loss. On the other hand, I understand that neither party is the kingdom of God, that neither party is God's party. And ultimately, I do vote. I do cast my vote. I do have my convictions and my feelings about which candidate would do a better job. You weigh it out. Okay, this is good on this part, but bad in this way. And you weigh it out and think, okay, because again, forget the idea that we're not voting for a pastor.

We don't need to say that. The character of the president matters. I understand we're not looking for a spiritual leader. I understand, and if the candidate really knew the Lord, they still have to be the president of all the nation. In other words, if the candidate that got elected was a real, committed father of Jesus, someone that lived in the Word and was godly, okay, that would be for the best benefit of America to have a godly person, but they have to be the same president of atheists and Muslims and skeptics and mockers and people who post insults to Christianity. They have to be the same president for everybody and make decisions for the well-being of America as opposed to, well, everybody goes to church now on Sunday, or Christians have special privileges that no one else has because I'm a Christian. No, that's not how our government works. But we recognize that character matters, that the character of a nation matters, that integrity matters. So we weigh things out. Okay, this candidate has really good policies and these massive character flaws, or let's just say theoretically, really good policies, but they can't get anything done.

It's all theory. And this one had poor policies, but boy, talk about when they do get to work, they're going to get the job done. It's like you weigh everything out. It's like, yeah, they're going to institute bad policies.

We don't want it. Well, the other's going to have great ideas and do nothing. And you weigh things out realizing that in this world, politics is just part of a fallen system.

There's plenty of corruption and junk and all this stuff. And you simply say, okay, all right, who will do a better job in my view for what I feel is best and most important for America? And you cast your vote accordingly. But please, please let us not look to do, let us not look to politics to do what only the gospel can do. Let us not look to a political leader to do what only the church could do. Let us not look to a party to do what only the kingdom of God could do. So I want to come back to that theme. Again, you get to call in, tell me who you're voting for and why.

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Here again is Dr. Michael Brown. Thanks, friends, for joining us on the Line of Fire, 866-34-TRUTH, the number to call to join in. As we spend a rare broadcast talking about the elections. And thank you, our great co-sponsor, Trivita.

Definitely a part of my life, seven days a week, even when I travel. And thanks for being so generous to our Listing & Viewing audience. Much appreciated. All right, some of you know that I actually endorsed Ted Cruz back in the 2016 elections. And after I did, I regretted doing it. No fault of his.

No fault of Senator Cruz. Nothing he said or did. I regretted doing it because the only time I'd endorsed a candidate. And I'm not some big shot that the whole world's coming to me for endorsements.

Or, you know, it's a big, oh, we got Mike Brown's endorsement. Like, whatever. But I've never done it, never did it before that. And as far as I understand, I'll never do it again. I mean, if the angel of the Lord came in my room and said, do that. Okay, but to my knowledge, I will never endorse another candidate.

Why? For one reason, we each have a purpose and role in this world. And those of us who are in vocational ministries, this is what we do all the time, preaching, teaching. So my calling is to be a voice. A voice for moral sanity, spiritual clarity. And to stand for these three R's.

Revival in the church, gospel-based moral and cultural revolution, and the redemption of Israel. And the moment I started to weigh in on the 2016 campaign, once I'd endorsed Senator Cruz, people were like, well, you're just a Cruz guy. I was trying to be objective, but fair enough. I endorsed somebody.

There goes my objectivity. Now, in the past, I've said, who I'm voting for, I just cast in my absentee ballot because I'm going to be out of state during the elections. So I just sent that out today, my absentee ballot.

So I have voted. But I'm not even going to tell you who I voted for right now because I just want to tell you about issues and how the church should posture itself. So what happened was, by endorsing a candidate, I'm talking about for me, I'm not telling anyone else what to do. But what happened was I compromised my ability to be heard as a voice. And that was the biggest thing that now people viewed me through a certain lens.

And the most important thing was that particular mission. So I know churches, colleagues of mine, pastor friends, and they will publicly get up and say, we are endorsing these local candidates and these national candidates. We believe they're the best for the job for the following reasons.

We've also told the local candidates that at the moment you stop keeping your commitment to live out the things we've discussed with you, we will no longer vote for you or support you and we'll call you out publicly. They feel it's right to do that and they preach the gospel day and night. They reach out to the lost day and night. They feed the poor in their community.

In other words, they do this, but it's Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. I know others that, and the majority would say, okay, here are the issues. Here's where the church stands on issues A, B, C, D. Here's where we stand on abortion. Here's where we stand on race issues. Here's where we stand on immigration. Here's where we stand on sexuality. Here's where we stand on these different issues.

Boom. Okay. Now, here's a voter's guide.

Here's where the candidates stand. So you know where the church stands. Now you can work that out. Great.

Fine. And you can preach Jesus without distraction. The key thing is that we are not distracted from our calling. Some are called to be more politically involved, others less politically involved. But we live in this world and, you know, it's said politics is downstream from culture.

I think there was an Andrew Breitbart quote. Well, cultures downstream from the church. So my calling primarily is to address the state of the church, the health of the church. So as the 2020 elections unfolded, and this is why I've pulled back in 2024 from speaking more. One of the reasons I believe the Lord had me pull back was, in my view, I say we, not Tony Finger, we, we really blew it on several fronts in the 2020 elections. We became as divided in tone and attitude as the world. So one thing to have a conviction, another thing to act in divisive, crude, ugly ways toward one another, that you can be bold without being in the flesh. You can be courageous without being a jerk.

Okay. Some of you know exactly what I'm talking about. So I saw leaders blow, I saw leaders, friends of mine, fall for QAnon, conspiracy theories. And when I tell them it's just conspiracy theories, I never heard of QAnon. I say, I don't care what you heard of, this is where it's coming from. This is nonsense, it's bogus.

And even many in the world. I saw non-Christian people with, when Trump was not elected, a lot of the alleged things that were going to happen never happened. I saw unbelievers say, we got played. We got played.

The so-cute-on thing, we got played. While Christians, leaders I knew, were still believing it, still telling me no mic watch. I'm telling you it's going to happen that everything they, listen, every single thing they told me would happen before and after the elections never happened. Every single thing I was guaranteed, told privately, some publicly, this will happen, this will happen, this will happen, with the elections, with this, with this, with this, every single thing did not happen. And they would, well no, give it another two months, give it another four months, give it another six months, and I'd come back two months later, four months later, six months later, eight months later, one year later, say, okay, are you willing to say it never happened?

I didn't want to pour salt in their wounds, I didn't want to say I told you. But we blew it there, we got caught up in all kinds of nonsense. And look, not everything that is supposed to be a conspiracy theory is a conspiracy theory. Think of how many things about COVID, the origins of COVID, we were told were conspiracy theories and they turned out to be true.

So I recognize there are things that get suppressed and information suppressed, and there's other things, it's just bogus. And then the false prophecies, you know, I've watched the people, eight straight years, I guarantee eight straight years, well hang on, he lost the election, he did lose, it was stolen, I'm telling you, eight straight years, he's going to be there, Biden's not going to be there, well they blew it royally. And we, Charismatics, okay? So I'm glad to see in 2024 we're not hearing all the prophecies like we were. Even though the great majority of those who blew it never acknowledged it publicly, some claim that Trump is now spiritually president, one guy said he had a vision in April of 2021 and Trump was sitting enthroned in heaven with a golden scepter and he was the real leader of America.

It's a gospel preacher, Christian guy, complete bogus, either made up or 100% false demonic. But the great majority of those who got it wrong didn't repent, didn't acknowledge it. I've even seen some saying it's not really Biden, it's a shapeshifter or an actor. It's like you could have gotten an actor that wasn't in diminishing mental capacity. You don't get an actor, at least that was sharp, and I will say this in a derogatory way towards Mr. Biden, President Biden, it's sad, but why have someone that's in mental decline as the actor come on, please? But the fact is at least we're not hearing so much of that and we're not hearing the QAnon conspiracy theories this time around.

That to me is positive, that's a positive, that's good. And maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm wrong, but for those of us who would be conservative leaning Republican Trump voters, I voted for Trump 2016, 2020, for those of us who would be Trump voters, I'm hearing less this time around about St. Donald. There seems to be more realism about who he is, especially with him stepping back on abortion.

He's like a pragmatist, sees where things are, wants to get reelected. And I'm hearing less about only Donald Trump can save America and more from the Republican conservative side about the dangers of a Harris Democratic presidency, which would be a main reason to vote for Trump. So hopefully some of the fanaticism is not there.

However, what's under the surface, what could come up if the elections were disputed again, that remains to be seen. But my whole emphasis has been let's be the church, let's be the church, let's be the church. Let's get right with God, let's repent of our own sin. Let's learn to love each other in the midst of our differences and then go ahead and vote. All right, I'm going to take your calls, we come back.

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Thanks so much for joining us, 866-348-7884. So based on polling data, if the elections were held today, Trump would win. That's what the polls indicate, especially with swing states going in his direction. Who knows what's going to happen in the next, we've got less than two weeks, so 13 days. Who knows? I mean, there's been so much volatility and upheaval and back and forth, and Trump's doing an interview on Joe Rogan, the world's largest podcast, millions of listeners, but is that Friday he's doing it? So who knows what happens with that, where it goes, and things are so volatile. It's been so crazy in that regard that to me, with all the craziness and upheaval, just best let's help focus on the Lord, focus on the Lord, step back, worship God, meditate on the word, move forward, move forward, move forward.

So again, that remains my focus and my goal, my role in terms of serving each of you, listening and watching. But if the elections were held today, also based on 2020-2016 results, compared to Biden versus Trump at this time, he was way, way ahead. Hillary Clinton versus Trump at this time, she was substantially ahead. And Trump-Harris neck and neck with Trump an advantage in the swing states.

So based on that, seeing that he normally would under poll and even being ahead in terms of Electoral College, if the elections were held today, it would seem like he would win. But again, I've cast my vote. I also factor in Israel. For me, that's a major thing. Which candidate would be better for Israel?

Which candidate would help Israel be safer? That's a major thing to me and other American voters. Others, your big thing is the economy. That's your biggest. Others, it's life issues. That's your biggest. Others, it's secure borders. Others, it's international safety. What can we do to prevent an all-out nuclear war that's going to destroy everybody?

Who's going to be strongest? So you go to the Lord, you look at Scripture, you see what seems to be important to him, what's best for the poor and the hurting. And you look at those issues, come to your conclusion, and then vote, and then go back to be in the church, be in the church, be in the church, be in the church. In other words, that's our emphasis. That's our emphasis. We don't need to get consumed with this. All right, so I'm just going to ask you to weigh in who you're voting for and why.

It can be 10 seconds long. 866-348-7884. We start in Raleigh, North Carolina. Rich, who are you voting for and why? Hi, Dr. Brown, thank you. I'm voting for Donald Trump, and the reason is, in this election, there are really no unknowns. You have two candidates, both of which have a four-year track record, and you can pick any topic you want. You can pick economy, you can pick immigration, abortion, Israel, gender, any topic you want if you look at it physically and if you look at it for the benefit of the country.

It is tremendously swayed toward one direction. And the other thing with personality, you know, we put Donald Trump arguably as the most successful real estate magnet in New York history dealing with graft and mafia and everything else. You put them in the White House, you expect them to be presidential. I mean, who's the idiot?

Maybe we are. But in terms of personality, you know what you're going to get. Donald Trump hasn't changed in the last 10 years, and Kamala has just waffled back and forth. And it's interesting, back with the Biden election, all you heard was, anyone but Trump. And they didn't even mention Biden's name. Now you're here, I'm voting for Kamala because I won't vote for Trump. But very recently what I'm hearing is I really don't like Trump's personality, but I'm voting for him because it's anyone but Kamala.

So I think there's been a tremendous shift, and I think that's what's going to happen. I appreciate it. Hey, Rich, where are you from originally?

The Northeast. Okay, yeah. The more you talked, even from the beginning, my next call is from Queens, New York, actually, but the more you talked, I thought, ah, this is not a lifelong North Carolinian. By the way, do you consider yourself a follower of Jesus? Oh, I was baptized a couple years ago. I'm converted. I was a lifelong Catholic, and now I'm a Christian.

My heart and my soul, Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and I dedicate my life to him. Awesome. All right, thanks for the call, man. I appreciate it. 866-34-TRUTH.

We go to Queens, New York itself. Rudy, welcome to the Line of Fire. Hi, Mike.

How are you doing? This election season, I will definitely have to vote Kamala Harris. I've been listening to your show for a while now. I've recently been a torchbearer for a few months now.

Oh, thank you so much. Yes, while I don't agree with a lot of the Democratic social stance on abortion, LGBTQ issues, the one thing that I feel Donald Trump did that's worse than anything any Democrat has done was to stop the peaceful transfer of power on January 6th, all the illegal things that he did to overturn the election. And thank God for Mike Pence, who didn't go through with what he was asking him to do, where J.D.

Vance now would say that, you know what he would have done with Trump, what Mike Pence didn't do, he would have done on January 6th. So I feel like democracy has been challenging the way that no Democrat has ever done. And I feel like this is something that's even worse than what a Democrat has done. And I just want to know your thoughts on that.

Like, he literally tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power, all the illegal things he tried to do, and his solution to all this was to get the Supreme Court to declare that a president can't be held criminally liable and get criminal immunity. So to me, it's just I've been put in a situation where for the first time in my life I'm voting Democrat, and I would not have done this ever, but it seemed people forget what happened on January 6th, everything leading up to it, what Trump tried to do. And that's where I'm at. And I just want to know your thoughts on that.

Yeah. So really, I wasn't going to give my thoughts because I just wanted people to call in and express themselves without my opinion. But you've asked. So because you've asked, I want to honor that and respect that. First, you have to do what you feel is right before God.

And I'll give you an opinion. But, you know, when you said you're a torch for your support of our ministry, obviously a follower of Jesus. So you have to pray and get God's mind step back from all the noise that's out there on all sides. So let me say a couple of things. And whatever you do is before the Lord.

And I'm not I'm not your judge. So we start there. Right. Yeah. On January 6th, I got on on the air as things were unfolding and we were playing B-roll for those watching on YouTube.

So people B-roll is just in the background that was just playing and and showing what was happening there at the Capitol. And I, I had gone away in a prayer retreat for a week in December of 2020. And while I was away, I was still hoping that the prophecies were true and that the courts would overturn the elections, as was being declared was going to happen because because I still prefer Trump to to to Biden. But when I was in prayer, I knew I just knew it's not going to happen. Biden's going to be inaugurated.

So I was I was waiting for the right time to say something publicly because I didn't want to be accused of your trying to discourage people from this, you know, from their faith or whatever. Right. That happened anyway. But yeah, on January 6th, I got on the air and I said, Trump is not going to be inaugurated. He is not the next president. I'm not talking about four years from now, but I'm telling you, he is not the next president.

And I also said this. I don't believe he is legally responsible for the assault on the Capitol and whatever happened with it, whatever things get exaggerated, but whatever the mayhem that took place. OK, I said, I don't believe he's legally responsible, but I believe he's morally responsible because his rhetoric was dangerous and irresponsible.

Leading up to it. In other words, when you are the president of the United States, for example, he didn't say he said we're going to peacefully march over. Now, obviously, if you're thinking clearly, you don't tell several hundred thousand people who think the government's being taken from them and their children may never be able to vote again. You don't even say let's peacefully march over.

That's you don't even do that. I do not believe for a second that he intended the things that happened January 6th to happen in terms of the riots, in terms of whoever did attack or or do what they did in the building. OK, again, some things got exaggerated, some people wrongly in prison.

I don't think he intended that. But when you talk about we're going to fight like hell, I believe if he said right then this is it, it's life or death, we're taking the Capitol that many would have been shocked. I mean, I had friends there that were deeply grieved over what happened. They could not believe what happened. They were just there to pray.

They thought the elections were unfair and they were pray they were there to pray for justice and for God to work and bring about what was best. But I believe there are enough unhinged people there that if he gave that call, I understand he didn't. But if he gave that call, that there would have been a bloodbath.

I believe people were that ready. So I held him morally responsible with his rhetoric leading up to it. And even that day, look, you can only qualify things so much in an environment like that. You know what I'm saying? When I when people literally believe, look, when people are chanting hang Pence, that was the environment.

And Trump helped create that. So I share those concerns and the danger. However, just to finish with my thoughts, when I weigh it out, OK, I cannot vote for a Democratic candidate in conscience.

I can't. I would rather sit out an election or a pencil in some other name. I can't because, for example, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz have made very plain their view on things. Tim Walz, actually, his views on abortion, so extreme, transgender activism, so extreme, I mean, mind boggling. So if they came into power, let's just say they had the majority and they could overturn Roe v. Wade. That would that would obviate and outlaw every pro-life law that has been passed now for years since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

I to me, to me, I'm not talking to you. To me, if I did that, I would have that blood on my hands. I would rather not vote at all. Now, here's the last thought about Trump. I don't believe that he would actively try to subvert the election in a violent way or in a legal way.

I believe he would push as far as he could to get things done under the law and if he couldn't would back away. So I believe there's potential danger, but I believe everybody kind of learned, hopefully, from January 6th. So that those just my thoughts. And again, I I wouldn't have given them because I just want people to be able to call in and share their views without me commenting either way.

But those are my thoughts. And I'm going to get to our old friend fail on the other side of the other side of the break. And then just tell you, I did a little poll on X, Twitter, who are you voting for and why? Some really interesting answers.

Five hundred something votes in the first few minutes. It's up. OK, thanks for the call, Rudy. And thank you, sir, for your support. Staying active is essential for your well-being, whether you're at the gym, strolling in the park or enjoying hobbies. Every step counts because movement is life. I'm Paul, a board certified doctor of holistic health. And I want to introduce you to Trivita's beetroot gummies, rich in nitrates to enhance vasodilation to give you the extra pick me up to keep you moving on the go. Each gummy contains the natural power of beetroot, which is known for its incredible ability to support healthy circulation, energy, stamina and blood pressure. With Trivita's on the go beetroot gummies, you can get a natural boost of energy to power through each day. So whether you're gardening, dancing or enjoying time outdoors, Trivita's beetroot gummies keep you energized. Remember, movement is life.

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The week after that, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hoping to do some live streams from there. So this doesn't prove anything. I've gotten 655 votes in the first, like, 40-something minutes. Who are you voting for and why? So it's 85% Trump, 3.5% Harris, 11% other.

Some of the reasons. He has the better experience, knowledge, and strength to lead. Republican administration makes it easier to spread the gospel. The other option outside of Trump is disastrous, also very anti-Christian. I could never vote for Kamala Harris in good conscience. Free speech, religious liberty, right to bear arms, smaller government, which is why I voted for Trump. Free speech, Trump-proven record. Well, I don't agree with all his policy. They're more in line with the biblical worldview than the Harris agenda. He's a candidate who better shares my values, but I voted for him.

Hopefully we can slow down and even start making inroads on issues like illegal immigration and abortion. Trump because he has anointed and appointed, duh. Put a question next to that if it's that obvious. Not a communist, therefore voting a certain way. OK. Anyway, never Kamala can't vote for Trump, voted other, never voted before, sleep at the wheel, no excuse.

However, Democrats want to chemically and surgically castrate innocent children, then have the audacity to call it gender-affirming care, so voting straight Republican will not vote a Democrat for a dog catcher. We can't go commie. So those are some of the responses there. Let's go over to Greensboro. Fail. How you doing? Yes, hi. Dr. Brown, how are you? I'm blessed.

Thank you. Yeah, I'm going to vote for Kamala Harris, and I hope people start saying Kamala. Oh, so hang on. Why is it that the people who don't like her call her Kamala and their name is Kamala? It's just they just follow what he does to mispronounce it. Listen, I've seen it with candidates mispronouncing each other's names, and it's been for years. It's like, OK, you can you can hate her and not vote for her, but pronounce her name right.

Kamala. OK, good. So we got that settled. You're right. You're right.

It's true. But I am voting for Campbell. And I will be very honest. I am pro-life. Even though Donald Trump says that he is, I think he's a liar.

Now, we'll put this out. And this is just not for Donald Trump. If Donald Trump's wife got raped by a black homeless man and got pregnant from the rape. You're not going to tell me that Donald Trump don't allow his wife to have their baby.

He does. He does say that he believes there should be exceptions for rape, incest and, of course, the life of the mother. He said that after the fact, after the fact, he first said no. But when people started getting on him, he wanted to vote. He said, yeah, OK, yeah, OK.

So that's that's he's a liar. And but anyway, here's the other thing. I don't think if the government said, all right, drugs, we're going to we're going to allow drugs here in the United States and we're going to approve it. It doesn't mean I have to go out there and buy drugs.

I don't do drugs. Same thing with abortion. You need to have a relationship with God. And you make your decisions about having the abortion, even though it's wrong for you and God.

But I don't need the government to make that decision for me. So can I can ask you, do you mind if I ask you a question? Can I just ask you a question?

Is that all right? Sure. Because I want to be able to state your views without me arguing.

Just just a question. All right. So it's not not meant to to argue. OK, what about the fact that that's a life in that womb? Does anyone get to make a decision about what happens to the body inside your body? Well, I don't agree when women say it's not it's not body.

No, it's the baby's body. And I know that someone needs to speak out for those that can't speak for themselves. I understand that.

But I don't need the government to make a law that say I have to do X, Y, D. Instead of something should be dealt with between you and your relationship with God. So I know that Donald Trump is a liar. And I'm not going to say that the other politicians have not lied. But Donald Trump doesn't care that, you know, that he's a snake. And he was that person said, well, you knew I was a snake before you put me in your pocket. I've been honest with two people. I can walk down the street in New York and kill somebody. It's not going to happen to me.

So when a person tell you who they are. Why don't you believe them? Hey, listen, I can never I can never vote for Donald Trump. All clear. Listen, it has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats because I don't vote that way. I vote the way that God, you know, once I discuss with God and he tells me who to vote for.

It doesn't matter whether Republican, Democrat or, you know, independent. It doesn't matter. Got it. Hey, listen, I wanted to give you an opportunity to express yourself.

And you did. So thank you for calling and weighing in. Blessings to you. Appreciate it. All right. So, again, my purpose was not to argue a point or even give my thoughts. So and look, character matters.

I get it. You're voting for policies, but character does have influence to the White House. The presidency is a bully pulpit. And, you know, for example, the very public failings of President Clinton, Wally in office with one particular act, which is the little kids listening, one particular act involved, which was not thought of. Well, that's not sex.

Actually, surveys have indicated that many young Americans then embrace that idea. OK, that's not actually sex. So that doing that thing is not it's not sex, because even though you're not married, look, their influence is for good or for bad.

Of course, policy is massive. So it's not just the person's nice or not nice, but character does matter. Integrity does matter. As for politicians lying, did the sun rise today?

Yeah, uh huh. That that being said, I just want to talk about the abortion issue one more moment. We agree, hopefully every single one listening would agree that that if and I know people that in conscience said, I can't vote for Trump or Harris. And they said, we absolutely do not want Harris in office. Absolutely. But we can't vote for Trump in good conscience. But if you don't vote for him, you're voting for this. Hey, I'm sorry. It's before God.

I have to give account. And I get that. And people that I know, some from a distance, some closer, that's between them and God. And whatever we do is between them and God. I'm not your judge in this regard. But let me just say this. Hopefully, every single one of us would agree that there should be a law against killing another human being. Right. So we're talking about outside the womb, that murder is illegal.

There should be laws against murder. But the mother doesn't really want the baby now that the baby was born and the baby cries all the time and she's losing her mind. She can't. The mother can't sleep in the baby's fights, his kicks, his screams. And she doesn't want the baby anymore. Well, you if you can't handle it, if you're unable to raise it, you're incapable. OK, then you give the baby up to an adoption agency. But we all agree every one of us would agree wholeheartedly, wholeheartedly with that hesitation that she cannot kill the baby because it is a living human being.

So that's the whole issue. Once you believe that that is a living human being inside that woman's body, no matter how gut wrenching the circumstances might be. And I'm a man.

What do I know about how gut wrenching they could be? I can't I can't address it. I'm a male. So I listen to the women who can address it and the women who've been raped and the mothers who've given birth to severely handicapped children. In fact, in my book, my new book, Hearts of Compassion, Backbones of Steel, I tell some agonizing stories to get you in the mind of the heart of a girl who was raped into her shock, finds out she's pregnant or to a 40 year old woman, three kids, one severely autistic, and now finds out she's pregnant unexpectedly. And the child is going to be born with horrific birth defects. If it lasts three months, it's going to be agony and hell, why even bring them into the world to try to say, let's understand before we speak. Once you agree it's a living human being in there, then we would say no one has the right to just say we terminate that life. That's why it's not just a matter of conscience for the mother, but for the society as well.