Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest Pastor Myles Holmes
About this episode
Pastor Myles Holmes of Revive Church USA in Collinsville, Illinois joins Philip Cameron for an urgent, unfiltered conversation about the church's responsibility in the political and moral crisis facing America. Holmes, who pastored in Niagara Falls, Canada for 20 years before planting Revive Church USA, argues that Christian silence at the ballot box is not neutrality — it is complicity. "I'm not a political preacher, I'm a biblical preacher," Holmes declares, pointing out that his convictions on life in the womb, marriage, and gender have never changed — it is the culture that has moved. Drawing on Charles Finney's warning that "thundering pulpits" are the only safeguard against weak government, Holmes dismantles the Johnson Amendment myth, explaining that no pastor has ever been jailed or fined for endorsing candidates from the pulpit, and that the First Amendment makes such restrictions unconstitutional. He also challenges the hyper-Calvinist notion that Christians can sit out elections because "God's will is done regardless," arguing that God's will is only enacted when His people act. Holmes recommends his book Why American Patriots Must Elect Donald Trump and the book Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham, which exposes outside funding influencing church leadership. He also points viewers to his church at Revive Church USA. If you love your country and your faith, this episode will move you to action.
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Quotes worth sharing
“I'm not a political preacher, I'm a biblical preacher. I haven't changed my message in 40 years. I've always preached that life is precious in the womb. I've always preached that marriage is between a man and a woman. I've always preached that God made male and female. I'm not political, I'm biblical. It's you that has now changed — compromised what I preach biblically into a political message.”
“If your house is on fire, you don't call the arsonist to put it out. You call a fireman, especially if the fireman has a record of putting out fires. And you don't care if the fireman's been married a couple of times. You don't care if the fireman sometimes is a bully. All you care about is can he put out the fire.”
“God's will is not done when a child is raped. God's will is not done when a drunk driver kills a family. God's will is not done when a baby is aborted. God's will is only done when God's people perform His will, act according to God's will and word.”
What's Discussed
Pastor Myles Holmes of Revive Church USA in Collinsville, Illinois makes a passionate biblical and constitutional case for Christian civic engagement. He argues that 70% of church members not voting has enabled moral decline — from abortion to gender ideology — and that pastors who stay silent bear spiritual responsibility for the consequences. Holmes debunks the Johnson Amendment as an unconstitutional and unenforced restriction on pastoral speech, cites Charles Finney on the link between pulpit boldness and government integrity, and refutes hyper-Calvinist passivity by asserting that God's will is only accomplished when His people act. He recommends Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham and his own book Why American Patriots Must Elect Donald Trump.
- 70% of Christians Not Voting
- Johnson Amendment and Pastoral Free Speech
- God's Will Requires Human Action
- Abortion Transgenderism and Biblical Morality
- Trump as Fireman Not Arsonist
- Shepherds for Sale and Church Compromise
- Church Reclaiming Cultural Authority
Episode Transcript
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Intro
Philip:Hello, my friend. Welcome to Daily Faith. I am so glad you're with us today. We have got a very important program today. I really want you to pay attention because I think — I don't know if you know it or not, I think you do — if you have any sensitivity in your spirit, you'll know that America is at the tipping point. What happens in the next few weeks in this country will determine where we go in the future.
Philip:I'm Scottish. I'm waiting — Tartan Dave. Not because I'm talking about being Scottish, but I'm Scottish, which is part of Great Britain. It used to be called Great Britain. Now it's just called Britain. When I was growing up in school, all the maps in our school were old, and the teacher said all the pink parts, all the countries in pink, are part of the British Empire.
Philip:And we used to say the sun never set on the British Empire. The greatest empire that has ever existed is not the American Empire, but the British Empire. Not the Roman Empire, but the British Empire. Great Britain ruled the world. Our Navy was the biggest and the best of the whole Earth in those days. Queen Victoria was the queen.
Philip:And Queen Victoria's desire was that when Jesus were to return, she would cast the crowns of the British Empire at the feet of Jesus. Christianity was part of the culture. The cathedrals were full, and the nation — in the fiber of society it was Christian, in government it was Christian. God was involved in all of the thought processes. And somewhere along the line, Great Britain lost its faith.
Philip:And today it is 1% the size it was before. It has shrunk 99%. Our country is now being overrun by Islam. There are cities in Great Britain that are completely no-go areas. The police don't go there because Sharia law is in place. And because the church has backslidden in France, in Germany, all over Europe, there is a great regression in the church. Most of the churches are closed. Many of the churches are discotheque dance halls, bars, shops, and the church is selling off its assets.
Philip:And the Great Britain that was once great — when John Knox, during the Reformation, Mary Queen of Scots said, I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the armies of England. And what's happened is that the church has lost its voice. And we've become scared of talking truth, and we are paying a bitter price for it.
Philip:And I've got a man today that has stood on his soapbox and preached as a pastor. He pastors a church called Revive USA in Collinsville, Illinois, with his wife Valerie — an amazing man of God, an amazing church. And he has stood up for what his belief is. And the crazy thing is, I'm a Scotsman, he's a Canadian, and we identify the risk that America is running as foreigners coming into America more than the country itself. And he is my guest. He's been a friend of mine for decades.
Philip:We were both boys when my dad and my mom and I went up to New Brunswick in Canada, and we met there. And I've admired him, and his clarity of thought on our responsibility in this battle that's taking place in the church in America — that if we don't win this, and this is not about Trump, and this is not about Harris, this is talking about the Bible, the word of God, standing on the word of God. And unless we do that, we are going to lose the greatest, freest, most blessed country that the world has ever seen.
Philip:And that's what we're gonna talk about today. If you love your pastor, call him right now and say, listen, there's some guys talking about this and I think you should hear what they're gonna say about faith in the infrastructure of the country. If you could do that, I believe God would honor you and bless you for it. You can watch this on YouTube if you want. It's youtube.com/dailyfaith. And our home base is DailyFaith.tv. There's a little bell there that will remind you and alert you when we're on the air. We are live right now.
Philip:Please tell someone about this program because it is critical that you understand the information. As I record this right now, we are 21 days away — 21 days from where this country will spend the rest of its decades in the future. Where your kids gonna live, where your grandkids, where you are when you are dead and gone — what you'll do in the next 21 days will affect their lives. And I can promise you that to be the truth. I'm delighted you're here. I might sound mad, but I'm not. I'm just awful glad you're with us today because I believe that God has arranged our meeting right now. I'm glad you're with us. Welcome to Daily Faith.
Philip:Hey, my friends. Welcome to Daily Faith. My name is Philip Cameron, and I am delighted you've joined us here today. We have got a very important program. I believe you're gonna hear stuff today that will motivate you to action. Let me tell you, there's a story I once heard of this town that had two men running for mayor. And one was an evil man, just a godless man. And the other was a very pious and conservative and good man, a church man, a family man. And they were very concerned about this other guy, the bad guy.
Philip:And the church decided to get together. So all the churches had a citywide prayer meeting, and they all got to the churches and they prayed all day. And when the numbers were counted, when the votes were counted at the end of the day, the evil man won by a landslide because the church prayed but didn't vote. And do you know that today 70% — listen to this insane number that has made me furious — 70% of the church does not vote.
Philip:We have no right. We have no right to talk about sin in America, about all the junk and garbage that they're pouring into your kids' lives, your grandkids' lives, and you won't get off your seat and vote. So we are going to talk. In fact, let's not do the video about Moldova today. Let's just talk about this, because I think this is important enough. I've got a very, very important guest.
Philip:Because two elections ago, this man stood up and said, unless we elect Donald Trump — now listen, let me tell you something. Donald Trump bugs the heck out of me sometimes. He talks too much. He's a businessman that doesn't know how to handle — you know what I'm talking about. But I'll tell you what he does: he represents my views a whole lot more than the other side. When I vote, I don't vote for a personality. I don't vote for a party.
Philip:I will vote for the principles of the word of God. And Myles Holmes made a tremendous sacrifice and a statement because of the commitment that he made to believe God that Donald Trump was the man to be president instead of Hillary Clinton and all the garbage that she represented. Myles, I'm delighted to have you with us. I'm sorry I've got myself all in a froth and we haven't even started yet. But you know what I'm saying is the truth.
70% of Christians Not Voting
Myles Holmes:Absolutely. Philip, it's great to be with you. As you said, we've known each other since we were young boys. I followed your ministry, we support you, our church supports you.
Philip:Yes you do, and we appreciate that.
Myles Holmes:Support you as well. Love what you're doing because a lot of folks talk about the issues, talk about the problems, but Philip Cameron actually gets out there and does something about it. That's why you need to support him and all the great work he's doing in America, around the world, and in Europe. Thank you, Philip. It's great to be with you.
Philip:Good to have you. 21 days before the federal election. It's incredible.
Myles Holmes:21 days. Daniel prayed for 21 days, and the Bible says that the angel came — the messenger of God said, I was battling over the Prince of Persia, the prince of the territory. There was a battle going on in the heavenlies, but you prayed through. And three weeks later the answer came. I believe if we pray through these 21 days — I've called our church and all my Facebook followers on Battle the Republic to spend time with God in prayer over these next 21 days.
Philip:Absolutely. So fasting 21 days, others are fasting one meal a week or one meal a day, using as a guide this book that I wrote, Fasting for Breakthrough, Believing for Miracles. Do we have that back up again? We don't — we didn't have a still-store picture of that, did we, guys? I don't believe so. No problem. How can they get that book?
Myles Holmes:Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble. Fasting for Breakthrough. I'm using that as our guide for 21 days, fasting for God's blessing. Here's what we're fasting for: for the love of God and country, for the sake of the gospel, and for the future of our grandchildren. And of course we're also praying for free and fair and honest and transparent elections.
Philip:That's really critical. I think so. I just believe — please, I think that right there, Myles, was part of the problem the last time. And we need to pray that God exposes any fraud in this election cycle. But the thing that's concerning me more than anything else — when I came to America first, I came to America in 1969 with my dad. And I remember them talking — pastors, a young boy in a room with pastors — and them saying, oh, they'll never stop prayer in schools. That'll never happen. This is America. We'll always have prayer in school.
Johnson Amendment and Pastoral Free Speech
Philip:One woman said to the church and all the pompous preachers, you're not gonna have prayer in school. And she fought that thing through. And from that point onwards, America has declined, because if you take God out of school, you take everything out of everything else. Abortion — America will never kill babies. This is a civilized country. Hitler kills babies, but not America. We have killed so far 63 million babies, American babies. 63 million. Hitler killed 6 million Jews and he's the most hated man in history. And we, with our white coats on, in our suits and ties, smooth guys, have killed 63 million American babies. God forgive us.
Myles Holmes:I was pastoring in Niagara Falls, Canada for 20 years. And I went to Toronto, Canada for a meeting of about a hundred pastors who were talking about issues. And somehow this discussion came up about we need to stay out of politics. And I said, listen, if we don't get involved, we're gonna have debauchery and wickedness and gay marriage in Canada — this was before gay marriage. And the pastor leading that group laughed at me condescendingly. Oh, that will never happen in Canada. This will never happen. And of course it happened in Canada before it happened in the USA.
Myles Holmes:Our involvement and lack of involvement — Charles Finney talked about it 200 years ago. If we do not have thundering pulpits, we'll have weak Congress, weak White House, weak Senate. And that's exactly what we've had.
Philip:You talked earlier, Philip, about Christians not voting, and I think part of the reason for that is the Johnson Amendment — the pastors are afraid.
Philip:They shouldn't be. Explain, explain, Myles. Explain that to us.
Myles Holmes:Johnson — before he became president, he didn't pass it as president, he was a senator. And the Johnson Amendment came into play and restricts — on the power of the IRS — restricts churches and pastors from endorsing candidates or speaking politically. It is unconstitutional. It's illegal. No pastor has ever been jailed, no church ever been fined for doing it. I've done it for years. In fact, there are many pastors who send a CD or a DVD of their preaching on politics to the IRS saying, please, please, please charge us.
Myles Holmes:Please charge us. Please arrest us. Because they know if it ever gets to the Supreme Court, it'll be knocked out, because we have this thing called the First Amendment, which means the government cannot mess with what I say or speak. In religious settings, the government cannot mess with me. There's no separation of church and state. It doesn't exist.
Philip:So tell me, why have churches stepped out of the political arena and allowed demons to run the country, to allow darkness? As a Christian, I'm appalled.
Myles Holmes:It's a political issue, but it's also a theological issue. I wrote about that in a chapter in my first book, Why American Patriots Must Elect Donald Trump. This idea that preachers and theologians have — I have people telling me, I'm not gonna vote because God's will will be done regardless. And I say that's ridiculous. God's will — listen carefully — God's will is rarely done. Rarely.
God's Will Requires Human Action
Myles Holmes:God's will is not done when a child is raped. God's will is not done when a drunk driver kills a family. God's will is not done when a baby is aborted. God's will is only done when God's people perform His will, act according to God's will and word. So God's never gone into a voting booth. God is — people misinterpret the Bible. They say God sets up kings, and He does. But we don't have a king in America. The king in America is our Constitution. God helped us set up the Constitution.
Myles Holmes:He doesn't pick the president. We do. Churches and pastors that are not involved in politics — the guilt of the blood of babies that are aborted is absolutely on your hand, preacher. The guilt and the blood of little boys and girls who have their sexuality distorted and broken and surgically and hormonally removed — they'll never have a family. It's unbelievable. The blood of that guilt is on your hand, preacher, because you will not preach about it, you will not talk about it.
Philip:I'm just astonished. I'm listening to you talking, and the whole Bible talks about governments. The whole Bible is about countries. God chose a nation, and He blessed it and He said, I'm gonna bless it, prosper Israel. They are my people. That was a political statement. That's my people. And if you turn against them, I'm gonna turn against you. He destroyed whole societies. God was totally involved in politics.
Philip:And what happens is you have these guys coming along — oh, you know, God's in control. Let me tell you something, that's called hyper-Calvinism. And if you want to read a very interesting book by William Manchester, A World Lit by Fire — read that book, it will make your hair fall out. William Manchester, A World Lit by Fire. And it tells you about all of the pillars of our belief systems, and it talks about Calvin, and you'll be astonished to find out what kind of guy Calvin was. He killed folk at a whim.
Philip:But getting back to where we are today, Myles, we are facing a crisis in this country. Great Britain, as I just said in the opening of the program, our country is being overrun. In my little town in the northeast corner of Scotland — I mean, we have been protected for centuries. My brother Neil, my mom and dad — where my mom was a young girl, her parents divorced and she made a promise to God to adopt a baby, to give a baby that no one else wanted a home. So she went to the state and said, I want to adopt a baby that no one else wants in our country.
Philip:So they — someone reported us as being a cult. So they sent a social worker. And this woman stayed with us for two weeks in our house, came to church with us to see if we were a cult. And she gave her heart to the Lord. That's what happened. And then anyway, the day came, you've got to go down to Edinburgh. So we went down there and went to this big house, and this little woman came in carrying a baby. My mom said, I don't know if it's a handicapped child or whatever it is, I just want the one that's the least likely to be adopted.
Philip:And he was black, because in our country that was just — that was not seen. So in our town in those days, maybe 13, 15,000 people, there was only one black person in the whole town, and it was my brother Neil. He now pastors the church in our hometown. But today, hallelujah, but today you see women walking up and down the streets of our little town wearing a burka. And there are five or six Muslim barbershops in our wee town. And they are taking over the whole country.
Philip:And what we're doing is we are allowing this culture to come into our country, and with it these false gods to come into our country. And America is doing exactly the same thing. We are importing murderers and criminals into our country. America is a soft-hearted, easygoing — you leave your stuff out. I was driving with my son a few weeks ago and I said, Andrew, look in the people's driveways, look in the gardens, in the backyards of these people. And there's four-by-four cars and there's trampolines and there's all just the junk of America.
Philip:I said, can you imagine what that looks like to someone coming from a country where there's nothing available and you're starving all the time, and it's left out there? I said, man, they're gonna come and think, my God, what have we done? We've landed in heaven.
Philip:If you import a third world country, you are going to become a third world country.
Myles Holmes:Absolutely. And that's what the Democrats are all about. They want to destroy our borders, they want to destroy our cities. It's incredible. And Philip, so many Christians today have trouble with Trump's personality, or Trump's tweets — or X's, whatever we call them now. But listen, I heard a Catholic priest say this, and I've been saying it for months now, and I've added a bit to the analogy. If your house is on fire, you don't call the arsonist to put it out.
Myles Holmes:You call a fireman, especially if the fireman has a record of putting out fires. And you don't care if the fireman's been married a couple of times. You don't care if the fireman sometimes is a bully. All you care about is can he put out the fire. And you don't call the arsonist to put the fire out. And Donald Trump is a fireman. He knows how to put out fires. He's a businessman who knows money nationally, domestically, and internationally. There were no world wars under Donald Trump. Interest rates were low, inflation was low, employment was up. He put constitutional judges on the Supreme Court, for crying out loud.
Abortion Transgenderism and Biblical Morality
Myles Holmes:Any Christian that cannot support Donald Trump is clueless. I'm also amazed and baffled by the number of people who tell me, well, Trump is so messed up, so wounded, I can't support him. I'm just gonna sit this one out. And I say, listen, folks, God uses messed up, broken people. All through the Bible we see God using broken, messed up people. If God should mark iniquity, who could stand? In fact, Philip, that's the only kind of people God can use, because that's the only kind that's available.
Philip:That's the only kind available. Wounded humans. That's who God uses. Absolutely. Well, I just feel — and we've got, I've canceled everything else in this program just to talk about this, so you get plenty of time to develop a thought and share with us. I just think that in this upcoming election, once again, I'm almost reluctant to make it about — if Trump wins, if our agenda, the Christian godly agenda that is represented much more clearly in the Republican party this election — if someone came up in the Democratic party that was talking truth and light, I'd vote Democrat. I'm not in love with the Republican party.
Philip:What I'm saying is, at this particular moment in our time, if we allow four more years of where we've just come from — they've pushed transgenderism down our throats, they've allowed boys to go into our girls' showers and shower with them. The woman of the year for many magazines has been transgender men. In the government they have men that are claiming to be women, and all of those things. And it's only the beginning. It's only the thin edge of the wedge. And if they can get four more years to run this stuff down the line, it'll become more entrenched.
Philip:I was watching, before I came on to talk to you today, AOC said today that America is supporting Israel and they need to stop immediately. Kamala Harris is anti-Israel. She is totally anti-Israel. And she is going to put America — listen, folks, forget Trump and even forget Harris — she is going to put America in an anti-Israel posture. Anti-Israel. And if we turn our back on God's people, we are doomed.
Philip:Absolutely we are doomed. They will prosper that love her. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Unless we are involved in protecting that tiny wee sliver of ground — go take a look at the map of all the Arab states and then Israel in the middle, and they call Israel the occupier. And they've got a million times more land than Israel has. It's a spirit that's working here. And unless you understand that, 70% of the church does not vote.
Philip:Do you know that every school board in your town, every county commissioner, every judge can be transformed and made to realize that we want Christian values? We could reverse all of this in one election. And the church is so lazy and so scared to go out on a limb. And I am astonished at pastors who don't have the courage of their conviction, or they're scared of someone in the church that might get mad and leave and not pay their tithes. We are in a crisis. And unless someone shouts fire, we are in trouble.
Myles Holmes:Absolutely. Philip, I'm astonished at the number of people who tell me, listen, you're a political preacher. And I say, wait a minute, who flipped the switch here? I'm not a political preacher, I'm a biblical preacher. I haven't changed my message in 40 years. I've always preached that life is precious in the womb. I've always preached that marriage is between a man and a woman. I've always preached that God made male and female. I'm not political, I'm biblical. It's you that has now changed — compromised what I preach biblically into a political message. I'm going to keep preaching the Bible. I'm going to keep preaching the word of God. That's the only hope for America.
Philip:When they asked that judge now on the Supreme Court — the liberal judge on the Supreme Court — can you define what a woman is? She said, I'm not a biologist. And she sat and hummed and hawed over what a woman is. If you don't know that, you should not be determining the world I live in. If you are prepared to kill a baby in the sanctity of a womb, cut it up in pieces and sell the parts — his heart and his kidneys — like you go out to the butcher shop and get a ribeye.
Trump as Fireman Not Arsonist
Philip:Let me recommend a book to you. Shepherds for Sale. You've gotta get this book. Pastors, preachers, deacons, board of directors — Shepherds for Sale by Megan Basham. And this is not your book. You just read this. I just read this yesterday. It is astonishing. The Soros money, the Bill Gates money that is in the church — find out. Find out. Shepherds for Sale. Pastors are being bought by money to push government mandates, to push sexuality and debauchery. You better know what your church is supporting, my friends. It's shocking. It's unbelievable.
Philip:I've got a dear friend, one of my closest friends, who pastored a Methodist church. And this guy was Methodist in his blood, and he's been in Moldova with me. He's one of my best friends. And he had to make the agonizing decision to leave the Methodist church because where he was, they had a lesbian bishop. And he said, I just can't go there.
Philip:So — we've got five minutes left, Myles. I want, if you love Jesus, I want you to pray about this. I want you to ask God if what we're talking about is real and right. When America was made great, the thing that made America great was the church house. The first thing that people built in little wee villages — little wooden shack buildings — the folk would get together and build that church, because the church is where the doctor was, and the church was the hospital, and the church was the schoolroom, and the church was the center.
Philip:And what we've done is little by little, incrementally over the decades, we've given up and we've given up. So now the government tells you where to fish. The government tells you what you can do and what you can't do. They tax your gas and they tax your tires and they tax your car. And then if you sell your car, they tax the next guy that's got your car — so it's double-taxed and treble-taxed.
Philip:I've got an old Morris 1000 I bought a few weeks ago, and I went down to register it the other day. It only cost a couple of thousand bucks, and it cost me the guts of $500 to give my money to the state because I bought an old car that was built in 1964. And that car's been taxed and taxed and taxed and taxed. And they tell you where to go and what to do, and incrementally, because the church has pulled itself back in, what we've become is a bunch of silly folk that are behind the doors of that building there. That's where the nutcases are. But we are the real people. We are the powerful people.
Philip:And I'll tell you — at a youth camp down in Alabama, they decided that I needed a septic tank system, $160,000. And it was totally unnecessary. And I sat before this board and I told them about this camp. We never make money. We lose money. We're trying to help kids. And she just looked at me, the woman in charge, and she said, if you want to open your camp, you'll spend the money. And they used us to make this septic system, and they sent all the other places and said, go to this camp — that's how we want you to do it. So they made me pay for them to have an example of their power.
Philip:We have done something wrong in this country, and the only way we can correct it is in 21 days. We better do something. We better do something. Remember, Hitler told the church, do your stuff behind closed doors, I'll take care of the nation. Niemöller and Bonhoeffer and others said, no, Jesus is Lord. Hitler is not Lord. Hitler is not the Führer. Christ is Lord. And they paid for it. But because only a third of the churches in Germany spoke up, we had millions of people killed by Hitler.
Philip:We're gonna speak up. You're gonna speak up. I know you will. And I appreciate you so much, Myles. Everything you're doing all across the world — support him. I've got the book — my son's running — got this book, Fasting for Breakthrough. Go and get it on Amazon. It's a book that you need to invest in for your country. And this one here is Champion's Choice for Understanding Christianity. All of these books are written by my friend. The Power of a Merry Heart — there's go like a medicine. And I know this has been a heavy program to watch. But I hope our effort to convince you and convey to you the importance — unless we stand right now, we are gonna lose this thing, I'm telling you.
Shepherds for Sale and Church Compromise
Philip:Because there's always the X factor of cheating and stuff. We've gotta have an overwhelming response by the church. Too big to rig. Revive Church USA is Myles' church. That's his information right there. Get in contact with this great man. He's got an amazing podcast. Get all his information down and contact him and support him in his quest to try to bring righteousness back to this country. This world is not perfect, but I'll tell you what, we need a church to speak up and stop being so mealy-mouthed, because we are losing. Thank you, Myles, for being with us.
Philip:With 10 seconds left — thank you for watching Daily Faith today, for crying out loud. Join us and vote the principles of the word of God. We'll see you again. Bye-bye.
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Church Reclaiming Cultural Authority
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Common questions
Why does Pastor Myles Holmes think Christians who don't vote are making a theological mistake?
Holmes argues that the idea 'God's will be done regardless' is a misreading of Scripture. He says God's will is rarely done on its own — it's not God's will when a baby is aborted or a child is harmed — and that God's will only happens when His people actively carry it out. Since God doesn't walk into a voting booth, the responsibility falls entirely on believers.
What is the Johnson Amendment and why does Holmes say pastors shouldn't be afraid of it?
The Johnson Amendment is a provision pushed by Lyndon Johnson when he was still a senator that uses IRS authority to restrict churches and pastors from endorsing political candidates. Holmes calls it unconstitutional and says no pastor has ever been jailed and no church ever fined for violating it. He notes that many pastors have deliberately sent recordings of their political sermons to the IRS daring them to prosecute, knowing a First Amendment challenge would strike the law down.
How does Holmes respond to people who say he's a 'political preacher'?
Holmes pushes back firmly, saying he hasn't changed his message in 40 years — he has always preached that life is precious in the womb, that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that God made male and female. His view is that he's a biblical preacher, and it's the culture that has shifted those biblical positions into political ones, not him.
What's the 'fireman' analogy Holmes uses to explain why Christians should support Trump despite his flaws?
Holmes borrowed the analogy from a Catholic priest: if your house is on fire, you call a fireman — especially one with a proven record of putting out fires — and you don't care if he's been married a couple of times or can be a bully. You just need the fire out. His point is that Trump is that fireman, pointing to low inflation, low interest rates, high employment, and constitutional Supreme Court appointments during his first term.
What did Holmes witness at a Canadian pastors' meeting that shaped his view on church involvement in politics?
Holmes was at a Toronto meeting of about a hundred pastors where the consensus was that the church should stay out of politics. He warned the group that without involvement, Canada would end up with gay marriage — and the pastor leading the meeting laughed at him condescendingly. Gay marriage was legalized in Canada before it was in the United States, which Holmes cites as proof that pastoral silence has real consequences.
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