while also serving in the U.S. military.
Posted on 11/18/2020 2:57:16 AM PST by MarvinStinson
'Choose ye this day who you will serve,' said the Democrat
Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock said in a 2011 sermon that Americans cannot serve God while also serving in the U.S. military.
The newly unearthed comments threaten to complicate Warnock's candidacy in a tight Georgia Senate race: Georgia is home to the fifth largest active duty military population in the country, according to a 2018 Department of Defense report.
"America, nobody can serve God and the military," Warnock said in the sermon delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where he serves as senior pastor. "You can't serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time."
"America choose ye this day who you will serve. Choose ye this day!" he added.
Video of the remarks surfaced as Warnock is facing criticism for other controversial statements, including his claim that "America needs to repent for its worship of whiteness." He has also come under scrutiny for his support for his religious mentor James Hal Cone, who said that white Christians practice the "theology of the Antichrist" and described white people as "satanic."
Warnock's campaign did not respond to request for comment.
Military veterans took exception to Warnock's remarks. Former U.S. Army National Guard chief chaplain Kenneth E. Brandt, who retired in April after 30 years of service, said he disagrees with the notion that Americans cannot serve both God and the military.
"If he's saying you cannot be in the military and be a Christian, I would take issue with that," Brandt, who ran a short-lived campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 2018, told the Washington Free Beacon.
"I've met some great people in the military, young men and women in the country who have raised their right hand and took an oath to defend this country against all enemies foreign and domestic," Brandt said. "They have a deep belief, whether it's in God or a higher power, whatever you want to call it."
Brandt noted that Georgia is home to a massive military community that includes Fort Benning, one of the largest U.S. military installments in the world, and Fort Gordon, which houses the U.S. Army Cyber and Signal schools.
"It just makes no sense to me how you can say that, especially if you're running in Georgia," he said.
Warnock is headed into a runoff election against incumbent senator Kelly Loeffler (R., Ga.) on January 5. National political organizations are expected to pour record-breaking funds and resources into the highly contested race, which is one of two runoff elections in Georgia that will determine party control of the U.S. Senate next year.
TYPICAL EVIL DEMOCRAT!!!
First off....he is twisting scripture and is being blasphemous. The verse says you can’t serve God and mammon.
I didn’t know serving in the military was serving money or mammon.
I need to go recheck their average pay.
If they enlisted for the $$, they may have made a mistake.
What Jesus said about the Centurion who asked him to just say the word to heal his servant...
“Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.”
It would appear Jesus did not see a major conflict with being in the military and serving God and having faith.
HE didn’t tell the Centurion to immediately quit the army, like he told the Tax collector to sell everything.
Jesus forgave sinners but he did call out the sin, even if to say it was forgiven.
He did not rebuke the Centurion in any such way.
That’s good enough for me.
Perfection!
IOW you cant serve God and the Democrats...
Truth!
while also serving in the U.S. military.
Warnock serves Chuck U.
“Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition and we’ll all stay free”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHUFiG1YBwc
(Kay Kyser version from WWII)
A bible revisionist kook
Nobody can serve God and the BLM.
Joshua, the speaker of these words, was a Conquering Hero, and the Commander-In-Chief of Israel. LOL
This alleged “reverend” sure doesn’t know his Bible.
Tell that to all the chaplpthat serve and died in service to their military flock
This person is outright lying about what the scriptures say.
God will hold him to account.
Military activity is, by definition, legal.
In that research I also learned that a preemptive strike is not immoral if it is against a foe that has declared themselves to be your enemy and you reasonably believe them to be preparing to strike at you.
BOTTOM LINE: One absolutely CAN serve God and the Military.
Perhaps Mr. Warnock is unaware of WWII military men and women who won the war for us. They were all serving God while also serving in the U. S. military.
Does Warnock know what he is talking about?
FDR Bible Endorsement in WW II.
“To the Members of the Army:As Commander-in-Chief I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel and inspiration. It is a foundation of strength and now, as always, an aid in attaining the highest aspirations of the human soul.Very sincerely yours,Franklin D. Roosevelt”
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