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Understanding God's Blessing, One Problem, One Solution, and the Role of Faith in Our World
God has really blessed me. He let me work in dc, let me work with EIB and Hollywood in Silicon Valley. And he's shown me through all those experiences that there is one problem and one solution. And that's why we do this show.
Frank Pavone Welcome to a Disciples View with Todd Herman.
Todd Herman When the God of the universe created the worlds, he didn't snap his fin fingers or wink his eye. The Lord spoke and God said, let there be light because we believe, we speak about the happenings in this world, election included. Mindful that our true home is with Jesus Christ in his kingdom where there will be no elections. I'm Todd Herman and welcome to a Disciples View. No elections because none will be needed.
Jesus Christ's Reign as Undisputed King and the Significance of Faith
Jesus Christ will rule as undisputed king. He is that already. some people choose to pretend otherwise or just don't know. May God help them. A psalm of David, Psalm 26.
Examining Election Integrity, Integrity, and Prayer for Protection Amidst Allegations of Fraud
And as we go through this, I invite you to think about this election cycle and what we're learning about, election integrity and the lack of it, because it's laughable. And, I'm wondering if you're going to feel convicted like I did, thinking about this and comparing the lack of election security in the separate country of Washington state, blatantly, blatantly allowing fraud. California blatantly allowing fraud. Minnesota blatantly allowing fraud. And charging two journalists who revealed how easy it is to defraud their system, charging them with felonies. I wonder if you might be as convicted as I was so this is a, Psalm of David, Protestation of integrity and prayer for protection. Part one is the protestation of integrity. Vindicate me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity and I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Examine me, Lord, and put me to the test. Search my mind and my heart, for your loving kindness is before my eyes. And I've walked in your truth. I do not sit with deceitful men, nor will I go with pretenders. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will go about your altar, lords, that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and declare all your wonders. That's the first, part.
Journalists Charged for Exposing Election Fraud and the Lack of Security in Minnesota
the state of Minnesota has charged James o' Keefe with Project. Well, he started Project Veritas. It's now o' Keeffe Media Group in Cam Higbee, a younger independent journalist who kind of follows in, the footsteps of O', Keeffe, who's become famous for hidden camera investigations, which 60 Minutes used to do and 2020 used to do and Dateline NBC used to do back when they did journalism. And, they are being charged with felonies because they dressed up clownishly in, In Burka's and independently and then together walked into polling locations not showing their faces. O' Keefe was wearing sunglasses with his black, His black burqa. And the registrars there at the elections, office told them that one could vouch for the other. Neither needed to provide id. Neither they could vouch and just sign a form and say, I'm me and I live here. And they would be allowed to register to vote. Utter fraud. So they're being charged with causing people to question the election security in Minnesota. There is no election security in Minnesota. It does not exist.
Critique of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as a Deceitful Man and Member of Evildoers
Oh, but that part of the prayer. Yeah, no, no, I get it. Tim Waltz is a deceitful man. He's a pretender, and he goes with pretenders. He is a member of the assembly of the evildoers. He doesn't just sit with the wicked. He's one of them. He's the governor of Minnesota.
Trusting the Lord Without Wavering Amidst Election Rigging and God's Plan
Do you trust in the Lord without wavering? M. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I've walked in my integrity and I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Now, there are people who've convinced themselves that the solution to rigged elections is to refuse to participate in them. Do you think that the world rigged itself against Christ Jesus when they took him to the cross I mean, after all, what did he do to deserve the cross? Was he given a fair hearing? I, mean, he asked them, for what are you stoning me? I've healed the sick and the blind, See, for which of these are you stoning me? Whatever is going on in terms of election integrity, the result is that which God has seen fit to allow for the good of the body of Christ. I happen to think he's showing us the end stage result of human kingship. Blatant fraud. In the old Soviet Union, it used to be illegal to report crime because communism had ended crime. So if you reported a crime, you were a crazy person and you were lying. So do you trust in the Lord without wavering? See, when I went through this this morning, we did a whole podcast on this, DC versus Psalm 26. And I was going through and making the case, oh, look at the table of deceitful men and the pretenders and the assembly of the wicked. And then God said, hey, what about that part where you are going to trust me without wavering? What about that, Todd?
Christians' Duty to Vote as Ambassadors of Christ and Trust in Divine Protection
Where I don't trust? Lord, help me, trust. The solution to this is to realize that we Christians are duty bound to vote because we are ambassadors of Christ. We are duty bound to believe, to have extreme hope. This is an expectation of an outcome that Christ will protect our ballots and our votes, maybe even especially ours.
Concerns Over Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls and the State of Washington's Election Integrity
Although we should pray that every legitimate ballot is counted and every illegitimate ballot is not. Some other cases if you need them. The separate country of Washington state has been informed that the DoJ has found 400 non citizens on their voter rolls. And they've simply asked the state of Washington, would you please set those ballots aside and sequester them? I mean, we're not saying they don't count. Please set them aside so we can investigate further. They contend the DOJ does, that those people have combined votes of, 1500 times on all of them illegal. The state of Washington said, nope, forget it. No, we're counting the votes. Want to know why? They said, oh, well, you're just springing this on us. You should have told us months ago that this was the case. The DOJ has been suing the separate country of Washington state for about six
Todd Herman months
Todd Herman to try to get the voter rolls because they knew there were illegals on them. I know that because my friend Glenn Morgan discovered it. He got access to some voter information and found that 30% of the people they investigated did not have valid Social Security numbers or driver's licenses. Likely illegal. And when Glenn told me That I did not trust in the Lord. He's allowing it to happen or it wouldn't be happening. Same thing in California. the ninth Circuit Court discussion I aired the other day. They admit California, we're not taking illegals off the votes. They're allowed to vote. We're not going to stop them. We can't figure out who they are anyway. But the DOJ knows. But, nope, not going to stop it. So, yes, they're an assembly of evildoers. Yes, they are pretenders. Yes, they are a deceitful, man with whom we should not sit. But let us not be deceived.
How Somalis Can Vote Without IDs in Minnesota and Potential Loopholes for Fraud
We need to trust in the Lord holy, or as David said, trust in the Lord without wavering. Here's another example. this is Minnesota official Melanie Haislip, who went on Somali TV explaining how Somalis can vote without IDs.
Melanie Haizlip If you're already registered to vote, you don't need to bring anything with you. You just show up to your early voting location, which is usually the county office, or a city hall, Minneapolis. And, and the bigger jurisdictions have a lot of extra places where you can go, like a lot of libraries or community centers. but as long as you're registered to vote, you don't need to bring anything with you. If you're not registered to vote and you have, you still have options. If you have a Minnesota ID that is updated, that's all you need to bring with you. If you don't have that, there is a list of documents on our website that you can find. You still have options to get registered same day.
Todd Herman Yeah, such as having a friend in a burqa vouch for you as you stand there in a burqa, neither of you showing your actual faces or ID and barely able to speak English.
Choosing to Vote for Election Integrity and the Republican Party Amidst Border Concerns
And let's trust in the Lord without wavering. I choose to vote for the party that's actually pursuing election integrity. And there aren't all m. Some Republicans have no zeal for this at all. But I don't get to vote against Jon Thune. I get to make a decision to vote mostly for people in the, for people in the party that is most interested in election integrity. And it's not just elections, of course, it's the border. James Percival works with the Department of Homeland Security. He's a deputy director there. And he went into the, room with a 60 Minutes reporter and did about a 48 minute interview, which turned into about a 12 minute piece
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Critique of 60 Minutes' Editing and a DHS Official's Stance on Refugee Persecution
Todd Herman be fair, maybe 18 minute piece. And yes, 60 Minutes has to edit it for space. Except they don't. No, they could have run a special on this. They didn't. And it's the editing choices they made that are interesting. Here's DHS's James Percival rebuking the 60 Minutes host on Ghana and refugees.
James Percival I guess one thing I would point out. I mean, are you suggesting that when these people went to their home countries that they were persecuted or tortured? I mean, are you suggesting.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) I'm not suggesting that a US judge said that, a federal judge said that
James Percival they were persecuted or tortured, that they were more.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) That they were more than likely to be tortured or persecuted if they were returned to their home country and then they were sent to Ghana and returned to their home country regardless.
James Percival And then when they got to their home country. Are you suggesting that they were persecuted or tortured?
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Some, have faced violence. But that's not what I'm alleging. No.
James Percival Well, but again. So you're suggesting that Ghana is not accurately adjudicating whether they fear persecution or torture in their home country. If that were true, you would expect those people to return to their home country and then face persecution or torture because Ghana would be getting it wrong. And if they're going to their home country and you're not hearing claims that they're being persecuted or tortured, then that suggests that Ghana's procedures are adequate. Now, again, I work for the US government. Ghana's got its own procedures. But to me the ultimate question is, are they actually sending someone somewhere where they're going to be persecuted or tortured? And it doesn't sound like you're making that claim.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) I'm not saying that I have cases that I'm going to show you where this is happening mostly because, you know, this is all very recent.
Todd Herman I think he did a good job of speaking common sense into this, asking her to clarify her position. I choose to vote for the party that is enforcing our border. Even when it's hard, even when sometimes it's easy to make the case, it appears to be cold hearted.
Stewardship of God's Gifts: The Importance of Borders and Rejecting Illegal Immigration
Because there's nothing more cold hearted than taking a nation that has been given so much by God. A, landmass, resources, A, constitution predicated upon the fact that we have rights that we have because God gave them to us, that government cannot steal. And if you start giving those rights up one by one, such as the right to a border, you are not properly stewarding the gift of this country God has given us. And as Christians, I believe we're duty bound. The boat. Now this is interesting because of the editorial decision 60 Minutes made. And they are notorious for trying to rig elections with their coverage. This moment with James Percival was kept out of the final cut from the 60 Minutes interview.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And that's why I'm going for the clarity here, you know, because I hear a lot about the violent offenders. Point taken. But what I don't hear about is the law abiding folks who in our reporting is more than half.
James Percival You're suggesting that people who are in this country illegally are law abiding, let's
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) say, don't have a criminal record outside of an immigration offense, overstaying a tourist visa.
James Percival So if you are in this country illegally, it is virtually impossible for you to live in this country and not commit additional legal violations because, you know, working without authorization, identity theft, there's a lot of illegality that goes on when you are breaking the law. But I do really, reject the characterization of someone who is in this country illegally and breaking our laws as quote, unquote, law abiding.
The Inaccuracy of Labeling Illegal Immigrants as Law-Abiding and Voting for Godly Candidates
I think that's fundamentally inaccurate and unfair.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Okay, fair enough.
Todd Herman And look to her defense. Fair enough. That's edited out, as was a lot of other great exchanges. Number ivoter guide.com is your source to make sure you're voting for the most godly of the candidates. None of them are going to be perfect. Some are just going to be far less godly than others. We'll come back under Disciples View.
A Blind Spot in Retirement Accounts and the Pillars Holding Up the American Economy
A lot of you guys know that,
Todd Herman every Friday I have my friend Zach Abraham, Chief investment Officer, Boer Capital on with me for a faith filled finance segment. Zach has been noticing something about people's retirement accounts. And it reveals a blind spot.
Todd Herman And a lot of people, even financial
Todd Herman managers and even some fiduciaries are, are just blind to something. They're so focused on AI. They're so focused on sugar highs in
Todd Herman the stock market and not really digging
Todd Herman into what is, what's, what's driving this. Guys, it's government spending, it's data center building.
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Refusal to Vote Early, Concerns About Election Security, and the Christian Duty to Vote
Todd Herman Welcome back to Disciples View. I'm Todd Herman. We'll get to the tower. Babbling interpersonal notes and elections coming. Well, elections are here. A lot of people are early voting. just for point of reference, I refuse to do that and I'll tell you why is because by I understand the argument for early voting. I do. when I was on the leadership team at the Republican National Committee, doing digital strategy for those guys and leading that, my friend Gentry, great, great Christian man, somehow kept his soul working in D.C. all that time. Now he's a professor and a stinking good one in Iowa. and he told me it just saves the committee a bunch of money if we know you voted. We don't have to chase you down and try to get you to turn out and vote. So that's why we push for the voting. So I understand the dynamics. I know that President Trump wants us to do this. I think it's exactly the wrong move to make, particularly if you live in a forced mail in ballot state which is designed for fraud or a, state like Minnesota which is designed to, allow fraud. And I'm still going to trust in God. I'm still going to vote. I think this is a big test for us. Christians are, in my mind, are required to vote.
Navigating Political Choices: Voting for Godly Candidates Amidst Imperfect Options
And yet, man, there's all the, none of these people are perfect and some of them are ungodly. And people are saying, I refuse to vote for Ken Paxton. I'm sitting this one out. There's Democrats, Republicans saying, I'm going to vote for James Jimmy Tallarico. What a fascinating thing that people are doing that. I'll give you some FEC numbers here in a second. But I refuse to vote early. A because I enjoy voting in person because it's a thousand percent more secure in my opinion. B because it doesn't tell the people who want to cheat how many ballots they need to print on the spot or digits they need to invent or ballots they need to ship from one state. That infamous case of the completed ballots being put on tractor in semi trailers and completed ballots taken from NewSong York. I think it was to what Pennsylvania and the Postal Service now admits that happens. That is not a reason to not vote. That's a reason to pray of our votes, to practice trusting in God. We're to love him with our entire heart, mind, soul and strength. If we love him that way, we should trust him that way. This is all for our good. And speaking of Texas, we don't do endorsements on this program. a, we're not allowed to, given the nonprofit status and that you, underwrite these programs and therefore we can't. And that's really the reason we, we don't. And we shouldn't have to, honestly, if we're doing our job.
The Biblical Imperative to Vote and the Financial Disparity in Texas Political Races
We have an audience of one here that's God Almighty. And if we're being biblically strict and basing everything upon the word of God, we should never, ever, ever have to say, here's who to vote for. Just like if your pastor doesn't offend you from time to time, he's probably not in the Bible. Here's a spending update. So something interesting happened. My friend Justin Hart called this out. He's a great substack. He's a great, great data guy. Love, Justin.
Todd Herman High alert.
Todd Herman 217 million, for Democrats in one drop. So what happened is the FEC, Federal Election Commission, their filing system had been down and there was a backlog. And so now there's this full reporting. The Democrats are trouncing Republicans in money coming into these races. 217 million to 66.5 in this filing period. If you're considering sitting out an election, say for instance in Texas, because you look at Ken Paxton as unpalatable, or you've seen that the Bush family, apparently hates him, or you believe the corruption charges, I just ask you to pray.
Comparing Candidates in Texas: Faith, Integrity, and Maintaining Our Ambassadorship for Christ
the Texas Senate race. 22.4 million for Democrats. 1/10 of 1 million for Republicans. 100,000 bucks versus $22.4 million. Now you make your decision, guy, I know and consider friend haven't talked to in a long time. I consider him a really great guy, who has a successful commercial, national radio show. Rick Erickson. he's a pastor, incidentally, and lawyer and a great husband. Really great guy. Rick has said that he. There's some Republicans for whom he could not vote. So he would sit out or maybe even vote for Democrats. I can't find the Democrat for whom I could vote because their party is profoundly anti God in everything, and anti order and law and order and pro criminal, and pro pharma state and just. I can't. If I could, I would be kind of fun for once. But if you were going to do a side by side comparison of, let's say Talarico in Texas and Paxton in Texas. What would be the tiebreaker for you? What would cause you to say, you know what, I'm going to go make this decision? What would be the tiebreaker? Just a comparison. I'm not endorsing. I'm comparing. I think I would look at what's the most important thing in this election? The single most important thing in this election? No, it's not. No, no, no. It's maintaining who we are. We Christians are ambassadors of Christ Jesus. Therefore, the most important thing in this election is that we maintain our ambassadorship, that we continue to represent the King. There's a question being asked of us. I would go to this, I would find it difficult to support any candidate who wears a Jesus skin suit.
Critique of Talarico's Stance on Jesus and the Lukewarm Faith vs. False Teacher Debate
I find it repugnant and I find it gross. And thinking of the pierced hands and the pierced side and feet of Jesus Christ to wear him as a skin suit sickens me. And so I couldn't do that. I learned yesterday I didn't know this. While Ken Paxton doesn't express having a home church, I am not clear that he walks with the Lord. He is not a false teacher. He is not wearing Jesus skin suit. In fact, in Texas, he probably would have been better off deciding to adopt a home church, attend and tithe, even if just for political purposes. I give him credit for not doing that.
The Gospel of Thomas, Gnosticism, and Ken Paxton's Stance vs. Talarico's Claims
Jesus spits the lukewarm out of his mouth. Talarico's gone the other route. He has spoken in public for most of his adult life. Only in the past three years did he suddenly want you to believe that Jesus Christ, who he considers one way to God, along with Muhammad and Buddha and the Bhava Vista and, the coyote gods of the pagans and. And the parrot gods of island people, all of them go to the same place. And I'm just making that comparison. A false teacher versus a guy who has at best, maybe a lukewarm faith, but isn't trying to lie and wear. Jesus is his skin suit. If you're in Texas, pray about your decision, because you have to vote if you're a Christian. The world is saying, what do the people who are ambassadors for Christ think? I learned yesterday, I didn't know this, that James Jimmy Tonariko said that the Gospel of Thomas that he said had been in the Bible but then had been removed, says things like, when you become neither male nor female, you will have arrived at the kingdom of heaven. A. The Gospel of Thomas is not a gospel. It's a collection of sayings. People wrote down that they attributed to Jesus Christ that everybody in the early formation of what became the gospel said, I don't think Jesus ever said those things.
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Todd Herman it says things like this, that in order for Mary to be in heaven, Jesus would have had to turn her into a man. It's not a gospel. it's unlikely in the extreme that Jesus ever spoke those words. It's far more likely that this comes from Gnosticism and that contained the belief that all flesh is evil. Therefore, Jesus Christ never had a fleshly body. But that was the belief of the Gnostics who did try to leap in and wear Jesus not as a skin suit because they decried the body, but as a spiritual suit attempting to capture the faith. And it didn't work. And Talarico, he went to seminary. He contends he's a Bible scholar. He's lying when he says he knows he's lying because the so called Gospel of Thomas was never in the Bible. Ken Paxton isn't doing that.
Conviction in D.C.: Praying Psalm 26 and Walking in Integrity
in D.C. very few people can pray Psalm 26 and not be convicted. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I've walked in my integrity. I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Search me, O Lord, test my mind and my soul. For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I will walk in your truth. I will not sit with deceitful men. this stopped there.
Comparing Candidates in Texas: Opposition to Child Mutilation and Evolving Stances on Issues
So in this comparison, if you live in Texas and you don't want a guy who is a fan of sexual and chemical mutilation of children being in the Senate, make your decision accordingly. Ken Paxton's not in favor of that. I'm not making an endorsement. I'm doing a comparison. this is an interesting compilation. Kevan Bass compiled clips showing Tallreco's views and the lies he tells now to hide them from voters.
Todd Herman On, biological sex.
Frank Pavone Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six. And now there are not six sexes. There are two on voter id. I oppose voter id and now I am for fair voter ID on trans athletes. Far right conspiracy theories about, about trans children causing problems on sports teams, which we know does not occur in the state of Texas.
Todd Herman And now.
Frank Pavone And I oppose trans athletes playing in girls sports if it endangers safety or fairness on ISO. It's time to tear down this secret police force.
Melanie Haizlip And now do you support abolishing ICE or not?
Frank Pavone No, and I never have on working with Republicans. The Republican Party of Texas is out of control. I don't think there is a way, to work with them anymore.
Political Shape-Shifting and Mocking Christ: Choosing Between Candidates in Texas
And now I'm going to work with Republicans now.
Todd Herman I mean it's politics. People run one way during the general, election, one day, one way during the primary. And, and, and the degree of shape shifting and form shifting befits a guy who puts on the skin of Jesus Christ as a Halloween costume. I'd ask you to pray about your vote in Texas because if you're Christian, you're an ambassador of Christ. What does Jesus say about voting for a guy who mocks Christ? Jesus versus a guy who apparently doesn't know Jesus. Ken Paxton, Just a comparison, not an endorsement.
The Republican Party's Actions in Texas and Talarico's Shifting Stances on Key Issues
What does Jesus say? Therefore, as an ambassador of Christ, what will you say? The Republican party has made a point of abandoning Texas. They are trying to prove a point. You were supposed to let the next Bush family dynasty continue. You didn't. We are going to punish you with six years. That's their view. That's not the only thing in which he flipped. This is so indicative in my mind of the craven desire to lord his power over you. This is Talarico who flipped on food and faith as well on his campaign's food.
Frank Pavone Our campaign, has officially become a non meat campaign. And now, and this campaign basically runs on, on Texas barbecue, on Christianity. I always think of myself as a Christian who, who hates Christianity.
James Percival Right.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And now are you a Christian who hates Christianity?
Frank Pavone No, I am a seminarian. Study to become a minister like my granddad. On oil and gas. That industry is not going to last. Fossil fuels are destroying the planet. It's time to, time to transition because that's not gonna last very long.
Todd Herman And now we have to protect good
Frank Pavone paying oil and gas jobs. On capitalism, climate change and white supremacy and capitalism, in our country.
Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Capitalism, Climate Change, and White Supremacy
And I think only in the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we going to be able to begin the process of dismantling them. And now what I'm trying to get back to is old school capitalism on the police. If we took just half of what we spent on wars, prisons and policing and spent it on education, health care and jobs, we could make prisons obsolete
Todd Herman in the state of Texas. this is going to come down to turnout.
The Importance of Turnout in Texas Elections and Seeking God's Voice in Voting Decisions
And I was going to say vote your conscious, but how about vote Jesus's voice as you see it? I don't think there's an out. And the reason I say it's going to come down to turnout is Republicans, are choosing to spend no money effectively versus the $22.4 million Democrats have spent. And you can dislike Ken Paxton. I've never met him. I know there's a lot of people who think he's horribly corrupt. And again, I go back to Psalm 26 and I just ask, who are the politicians at any national level who do not sit with deceitful men who do not go with pretenders? I mean, maybe they hate the assembly of evildoers, but they sit with the wicked. We should be praying for all of our leaders, those with whom we agree and those with whom we disagree. But we should not shirk our responsibility when the world is coming to you and saying, what do the ambassadors of Christ have to say in this election period? And in Texas? What do the ambassadors of Christ have to say about a guy who is apparently choosing to not know the Lord versus a guy who pretends to know the Lord and wears him as a skin suit and pretends he's just a ubu bro? We'll come back on a Disciples view.
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden's Stand Against Medical Heresy and the Flaws of Obamacare
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60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Foreign
Todd Herman welcome back to Decopolis View. I'm, Todd Herman. I don't watch it much, anymore, really at all. And yet this, this, this clip came up to me, as a cleanup item and, and this is a woman who has paid an enormous cost and yes, we'll get to the tower.
Todd Herman Babbling in a personal.
Todd Herman Sorry, that's, that's almost, that's almost demanded now that I say that this has
Todd Herman become such a habit.
Todd Herman But, habits and radio can be broken sometimes. Cleanup item I really admire, ah, Dr. Mary Talley Boden. because of what she has allowed herself to suffer in Texas. Her former so called hospital informed her she was being fired and labeled a medical heretic and a danger to patients. They informed her of that by posting it to social media. She learned about it when a reporter got in touch with her at her home and said, hey, what's your response to having been fired? She's. What are you talking about? Oh, your hospital posted that you're a danger to patients and have been fired. And what was the profound and horrible vicious thing, things she did to patients? you're going to be shocked. Hope you're sitting down. she gave them ivermectin,
Todd Herman vitamin
Todd Herman C and D sometimes in High dosages, sometimes vitamin C intravenously. Anne told them to breathe fresh air, and get sunshine. And her win loss record in that, you know, people who came to her with COVID her win loss record in that is. It's kind of impressive. She never lost a patient. She had no patient complaints about treatment. What. What did she do? She refused to push the poisonous MRNA
Todd Herman injections
Todd Herman that the pushing of. The forcing of, the deputization of hospital staff into being virtual cops able to keep you against your will courtesy of Obamacare. Created by a democrat party but written by hospital and insurance company lobbyists. Both industries have seen their profits skyrocket while they deputize themselves and force you to take into your body things you don't want courtesy of a law. Obamacare predicated upon the following business model. Forcing you to purchase products you don't want from companies you don't like for services you can't need at prices you cannot afford. Great business model.
Critique of Hospital Practices During COVID-19 and the Importance of Home Care
Brilliant. So I don't watch or listen at all. this came up to me though, in because it contains someone I do follow. Dr. Mary Talley Boden. Tucker Carlsen asked why no one has stormed the hospitals during Cove Brad Huckleberry Siller did and he saved his wife's life.
Frank Pavone There were leaders who used the fear of the unknown to gain undue power
Todd Herman and control over our response to Covid.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) The hospital tied up his feeding tube cuz they didn't want her sneaking anything in. They put towels and rubber bands around it so that nothing could be snuck in.
Todd Herman These people are evil. Yeah, that's like.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) That's a.
Todd Herman That's very upsetting to hear that. That's very upsetting.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) It's a, it's a stain on the medical profession.
Todd Herman Just that people didn't storm the hospitals.
Todd Herman So I, you know, people should have
Frank Pavone done that and I hope they will next time. Are they now wanting him out?
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Doctors insisted that my lungs were permanently damaged and that I would not survive outside their care. They were wrong. With the help of Dr. Richard Bartlett, my husband and my daughter.
Todd Herman They cared for m me at home
Todd Herman using treatments that the hospital had previously refused me.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And I fully recovered.
Todd Herman They went and got the family member. Husband said, I'm taking my wife and I know police were called. He won the argument. This is what politics can do. It's what power can do. And praise God almighty that he's showing us. Guys, I love you. This is why I warned you about human kings.
Lessons Imposed by God: The Brokenness of Human Systems and Being Lights to the World
And I have no biblical support for God telling you to go vote. I only have this, that we're to be good citizens, we're to be above reproach. If we're to be, if we're to be attacked by the world, persecuted by the world, it's to be for having done good versus having done bad. And I do know that you've been given an amazing gift called truth, and the Holy Spirit, which of course is truth. And we are to steward these gifts. And we're not to hide our candle under a bushel or the lamp under a pile of clothes. We're to be lights of the world. Your states, and cities are asking you a question. What do the ambassadors of Christ say in this election? And I don't believe it's silence.
Using iVoterGuide.com to Vote Godly and the Absurdity of 'Grass Lawns are Racist'
Go to ivoterguide.com find the most godly candidate you can. Most godly campaign issues because they also have initiatives. And, they've got the supposedly nonpartisan races for judicial seats, which are laughably called nonpartisan. But it can help you figure this out. Ivoterguide.com on this program, we thank the Lord for placing supposedly wise people on tall towers of shaking sand with their feature called the Tower of Babbling. You know about the biblical truth of the Tower of Babel.
Frank Pavone A Disciples View presents the Tower of Babylon.
Todd Herman I can't stop thinking about how grass
Melanie Haizlip lawns are racist and like, based in white supremacy. If that doesn't make sense, that's okay. I guess it seems really obvious to me.
James Jimmy Talarico's Response to Woke Comments and His Articulation of Positions
Todd Herman Yeah, come to think of it, yeah, grass is green and that. No, I can't. It doesn't make sense. First sound bite in today's tar babbling. Texas, Senate candidate James Jimmy Tallarica was asked about his prior, so, called woke comments. This was his response.
Frank Pavone Yeah, I don't regret standing up for my constituents. I would do it again. I think what I've regretted is kind of how I phrased certain things because it obscured the point I was trying to make. you know, I certainly regret, not, you know, articulating my position more clearly, more, in a more straightforward way to say what I actually mean. and that's going to be true, you know, probably for my entire time and in public service, I'm not a perfect person.
Todd Herman yeah, got it. You buy that? Next sound bite in today's tarot babbling.
Talarico's Stance on Border Walls and Bathroom Bills vs. Honoring America's Legacy
Oh, look here, James Jimmy Tallerico claims that border walls and bathroom bills dishonor America's legacy.
Frank Pavone The current political landscape is too small for Texas. Far too small. Our politics are narrow minded and short sighted with every border wall with every bathroom bill. We degrade our reputation and we dishonor our legacy. Yep.
Todd Herman Nothing is more dishonoring to America's legacy than recognizing that God said he's made us in his image, male and female. He's made us, and to enforce law. Because man, God loves himself, some law. Breaking last sound bites in today's tower babbling, here's James Jimmy Talarico boasting that he will never take PAC money. You want to know why they are
Frank Pavone spending $200 million against me? Because I don't take their corporate pack money and I never will. I don't work for them. I work for you.
Todd Herman They know. They know that if we win this
Frank Pavone race, I'm gonna ban corporate PACs and super PACs.
Todd Herman So billionaires can't buy our elections, but unions can. just FYI, because I think truth is sort of an important thing, being that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. Reid Hoffman, the billionaire founder of LinkedIn, who is a, man, He. He's all over the Epstein files. He donated $11 million to help get James Jimmy Talarico elected. And that's a wrap for today's tower babbling.
Todd Herman If we follow the science, imagine instead of staying locked up in the room, they're able to hug their grandchildren. This isn't about freedom. It's about freedom for your, your neighbors.
Frank Pavone That was the tower of babbling on a disciples view.
A Personal Lesson: The Impact of a Football Coach's Discipline and Teaching
Todd Herman On a personal note, today, you know, there's ways to learn lessons and there's ways to have them imposed upon you. And sometimes the imposition of lessons is much more, permanent and long lasting. You might even say it stings. There was a, a football coach I had who died too young. I never directly had him as a coach. He coached a grade younger than us. And he had, his name was Tony Benson. and he was. I'm trying to think back. Yeah, he was the only black teacher I had until I got to college. and Tony had played backup special teams for the Dallas Cowboys. And he was coaching eighth grade football. He was the head coach of the eighth grade unit.
A Coach's Demonstration of Skill and Handling of Racial Slurs on the Football Field
And there were some ninth graders who got pulled into some drills with, with some 8th graders tackling drills. And and there was a very skilled 8th grader, very athletic kid named Jon Cowan. I hope you're well, Jon. And Tony, Mr. Benson made this point of saying to us ninth graders, if you don't behave, I'm going to make you do a tackling drill with Jon. And us ninth graders said, okay, we're not afraid of an eighth grade boy. And so we did that and we were as hard on Jon as we could be, who was super athletic and by the way, super nice kid. Mr. Benson saw this, teaming up
Frank Pavone and
Todd Herman said, let me show you something. You guys think you play defense? Let me show you something. Now it was interesting because though we should have known better. Oh yeah, Mr. Benson paid for the Dallas Cowboys. And kids would say he was a backup, he was on the backup special teams unit. What do you mean? He played well. He was a Dallas Cowboy. And he, he put on a helmet but nothing else lined up at quarterback, a position he never played. And he demolished us. He scored, I mean, I don't remember how many touchdowns. Three or four touchdowns in three or four touches, lining up, against our so called defense. No one could get near him or put a hand on him. And here we were, you know, ninth graders and he's this quote, old man, I mean, probably Mr. Benson was 25 or 26 years old. And then there was the thing in the locker room, where kids got frustrated and called Mr. Benson the n word.
Confronting Racism and Violence: A Coach's Response to a Racial Slur Incident
Frank Pavone And
Todd Herman one of the older boys, ninth, grader, I was ninth grade, grabbed this kid, his kid's name was Terri, I won't say his last name. And he beat him so bad for the n word comment. Mr. Benson rushed over and separated them and he said to Terri, who'd use the N word, he said, I'll deal with you in a second. And he said, you hurt that boy. You really hurt him. You don't get to do that. Who are you to do that? God give you that right? Sit down over there. And then Mr. Benson turned to Terri, said, say it to my face. I'm not going to hurt you. I won't put hands on you. Say it to my face. Say it to my black face. And what Terri did was cry. And, Mr. Benson said, I'll let you think about that. Then he went and got the boy who'd employed the physical discipline and grabbed him by the wrist and took him into the gym. And I don't know what he said.
Lessons Imposed: Trusting God Amidst Election Problems and Embracing Our Role in the World
I, know the kid came back in and apologized and seemed to mean it. I've always just wondered, what did Mr. Benson say? I guess if I were Mr. M. Benson, I would have said something along the lines of, did you not just see me on the football field? Did you not just see that I can handle myself? Do you think I'm afraid of that kid? Do you think I haven't heard that word before. Do you think God gave me a spirit of hatred or fear? Do you think I hate that boy? You think I'm capable of loving him past this? See, that was a lesson imposed on all of us. And we're going to go through a period of time in our country where we get continuous lessons about human kings, about the brokenness of our system. But we were not given hearts of fear. We are not told to shrink back. We are to be in the world and not of it. And right now, we are in this world.
The Importance of Voting, Trusting God, and Spreading His Word
I am praying that some of you will take to heart this lesson that's being imposed upon us. Yep, the elections are screwed up. Yep, some of it's rigged. But God Almighty is on the throne and do you think he can't handle himself? Go vote. If you're just wondering for whom to vote or what to vote, go to ivoterguide.com a creation of the American Family Association. Therefore, you know you can trust it. In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God. The Word was God. Because we believe, we speak because he first loved us, we speak His Word. We walk in the path of Jesus Christ to make disciples of all nations until God grants us permission to speak again together. May his peace, which transcends all understanding, rest upon you and your families. On behalf of Randy and afr, I'm Todd Herman, and this has been a Disciples. M. The views and opinions expressed in this broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of the American Family association or American Family Radio.
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Understanding God's Blessing, One Problem, One Solution, and the Role of Faith in Our World
God has really blessed me. He let me work in dc, let me work with EIB and Hollywood in Silicon Valley. And he's shown me through all those experiences that there is one problem and one solution. And that's why we do this show.
Frank Pavone Welcome to a Disciples View with Todd Herman.
Todd Herman When the God of the universe created the worlds, he didn't snap his fin fingers or wink his eye. The Lord spoke and God said, let there be light because we believe, we speak about the happenings in this world, election included. Mindful that our true home is with Jesus Christ in his kingdom where there will be no elections. I'm Todd Herman and welcome to a Disciples View. No elections because none will be needed.
Jesus Christ's Reign as Undisputed King and the Significance of Faith
Jesus Christ will rule as undisputed king. He is that already. some people choose to pretend otherwise or just don't know. May God help them. A psalm of David, Psalm 26.
Examining Election Integrity, Integrity, and Prayer for Protection Amidst Allegations of Fraud
And as we go through this, I invite you to think about this election cycle and what we're learning about, election integrity and the lack of it, because it's laughable. And, I'm wondering if you're going to feel convicted like I did, thinking about this and comparing the lack of election security in the separate country of Washington state, blatantly, blatantly allowing fraud. California blatantly allowing fraud. Minnesota blatantly allowing fraud. And charging two journalists who revealed how easy it is to defraud their system, charging them with felonies. I wonder if you might be as convicted as I was so this is a, Psalm of David, Protestation of integrity and prayer for protection. Part one is the protestation of integrity. Vindicate me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity and I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Examine me, Lord, and put me to the test. Search my mind and my heart, for your loving kindness is before my eyes. And I've walked in your truth. I do not sit with deceitful men, nor will I go with pretenders. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. I will wash my hands in innocence, and I will go about your altar, lords, that I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving and declare all your wonders. That's the first, part.
Journalists Charged for Exposing Election Fraud and the Lack of Security in Minnesota
the state of Minnesota has charged James o' Keefe with Project. Well, he started Project Veritas. It's now o' Keeffe Media Group in Cam Higbee, a younger independent journalist who kind of follows in, the footsteps of O', Keeffe, who's become famous for hidden camera investigations, which 60 Minutes used to do and 2020 used to do and Dateline NBC used to do back when they did journalism. And, they are being charged with felonies because they dressed up clownishly in, In Burka's and independently and then together walked into polling locations not showing their faces. O' Keefe was wearing sunglasses with his black, His black burqa. And the registrars there at the elections, office told them that one could vouch for the other. Neither needed to provide id. Neither they could vouch and just sign a form and say, I'm me and I live here. And they would be allowed to register to vote. Utter fraud. So they're being charged with causing people to question the election security in Minnesota. There is no election security in Minnesota. It does not exist.
Critique of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as a Deceitful Man and Member of Evildoers
Oh, but that part of the prayer. Yeah, no, no, I get it. Tim Waltz is a deceitful man. He's a pretender, and he goes with pretenders. He is a member of the assembly of the evildoers. He doesn't just sit with the wicked. He's one of them. He's the governor of Minnesota.
Trusting the Lord Without Wavering Amidst Election Rigging and God's Plan
Do you trust in the Lord without wavering? M. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I've walked in my integrity and I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Now, there are people who've convinced themselves that the solution to rigged elections is to refuse to participate in them. Do you think that the world rigged itself against Christ Jesus when they took him to the cross I mean, after all, what did he do to deserve the cross? Was he given a fair hearing? I, mean, he asked them, for what are you stoning me? I've healed the sick and the blind, See, for which of these are you stoning me? Whatever is going on in terms of election integrity, the result is that which God has seen fit to allow for the good of the body of Christ. I happen to think he's showing us the end stage result of human kingship. Blatant fraud. In the old Soviet Union, it used to be illegal to report crime because communism had ended crime. So if you reported a crime, you were a crazy person and you were lying. So do you trust in the Lord without wavering? See, when I went through this this morning, we did a whole podcast on this, DC versus Psalm 26. And I was going through and making the case, oh, look at the table of deceitful men and the pretenders and the assembly of the wicked. And then God said, hey, what about that part where you are going to trust me without wavering? What about that, Todd?
Christians' Duty to Vote as Ambassadors of Christ and Trust in Divine Protection
Where I don't trust? Lord, help me, trust. The solution to this is to realize that we Christians are duty bound to vote because we are ambassadors of Christ. We are duty bound to believe, to have extreme hope. This is an expectation of an outcome that Christ will protect our ballots and our votes, maybe even especially ours.
Concerns Over Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls and the State of Washington's Election Integrity
Although we should pray that every legitimate ballot is counted and every illegitimate ballot is not. Some other cases if you need them. The separate country of Washington state has been informed that the DoJ has found 400 non citizens on their voter rolls. And they've simply asked the state of Washington, would you please set those ballots aside and sequester them? I mean, we're not saying they don't count. Please set them aside so we can investigate further. They contend the DOJ does, that those people have combined votes of, 1500 times on all of them illegal. The state of Washington said, nope, forget it. No, we're counting the votes. Want to know why? They said, oh, well, you're just springing this on us. You should have told us months ago that this was the case. The DOJ has been suing the separate country of Washington state for about six
Todd Herman months
Todd Herman to try to get the voter rolls because they knew there were illegals on them. I know that because my friend Glenn Morgan discovered it. He got access to some voter information and found that 30% of the people they investigated did not have valid Social Security numbers or driver's licenses. Likely illegal. And when Glenn told me That I did not trust in the Lord. He's allowing it to happen or it wouldn't be happening. Same thing in California. the ninth Circuit Court discussion I aired the other day. They admit California, we're not taking illegals off the votes. They're allowed to vote. We're not going to stop them. We can't figure out who they are anyway. But the DOJ knows. But, nope, not going to stop it. So, yes, they're an assembly of evildoers. Yes, they are pretenders. Yes, they are a deceitful, man with whom we should not sit. But let us not be deceived.
How Somalis Can Vote Without IDs in Minnesota and Potential Loopholes for Fraud
We need to trust in the Lord holy, or as David said, trust in the Lord without wavering. Here's another example. this is Minnesota official Melanie Haislip, who went on Somali TV explaining how Somalis can vote without IDs.
Melanie Haizlip If you're already registered to vote, you don't need to bring anything with you. You just show up to your early voting location, which is usually the county office, or a city hall, Minneapolis. And, and the bigger jurisdictions have a lot of extra places where you can go, like a lot of libraries or community centers. but as long as you're registered to vote, you don't need to bring anything with you. If you're not registered to vote and you have, you still have options. If you have a Minnesota ID that is updated, that's all you need to bring with you. If you don't have that, there is a list of documents on our website that you can find. You still have options to get registered same day.
Todd Herman Yeah, such as having a friend in a burqa vouch for you as you stand there in a burqa, neither of you showing your actual faces or ID and barely able to speak English.
Choosing to Vote for Election Integrity and the Republican Party Amidst Border Concerns
And let's trust in the Lord without wavering. I choose to vote for the party that's actually pursuing election integrity. And there aren't all m. Some Republicans have no zeal for this at all. But I don't get to vote against Jon Thune. I get to make a decision to vote mostly for people in the, for people in the party that is most interested in election integrity. And it's not just elections, of course, it's the border. James Percival works with the Department of Homeland Security. He's a deputy director there. And he went into the, room with a 60 Minutes reporter and did about a 48 minute interview, which turned into about a 12 minute piece
Todd Herman to
Critique of 60 Minutes' Editing and a DHS Official's Stance on Refugee Persecution
Todd Herman be fair, maybe 18 minute piece. And yes, 60 Minutes has to edit it for space. Except they don't. No, they could have run a special on this. They didn't. And it's the editing choices they made that are interesting. Here's DHS's James Percival rebuking the 60 Minutes host on Ghana and refugees.
James Percival I guess one thing I would point out. I mean, are you suggesting that when these people went to their home countries that they were persecuted or tortured? I mean, are you suggesting.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) I'm not suggesting that a US judge said that, a federal judge said that
James Percival they were persecuted or tortured, that they were more.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) That they were more than likely to be tortured or persecuted if they were returned to their home country and then they were sent to Ghana and returned to their home country regardless.
James Percival And then when they got to their home country. Are you suggesting that they were persecuted or tortured?
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Some, have faced violence. But that's not what I'm alleging. No.
James Percival Well, but again. So you're suggesting that Ghana is not accurately adjudicating whether they fear persecution or torture in their home country. If that were true, you would expect those people to return to their home country and then face persecution or torture because Ghana would be getting it wrong. And if they're going to their home country and you're not hearing claims that they're being persecuted or tortured, then that suggests that Ghana's procedures are adequate. Now, again, I work for the US government. Ghana's got its own procedures. But to me the ultimate question is, are they actually sending someone somewhere where they're going to be persecuted or tortured? And it doesn't sound like you're making that claim.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) I'm not saying that I have cases that I'm going to show you where this is happening mostly because, you know, this is all very recent.
Todd Herman I think he did a good job of speaking common sense into this, asking her to clarify her position. I choose to vote for the party that is enforcing our border. Even when it's hard, even when sometimes it's easy to make the case, it appears to be cold hearted.
Stewardship of God's Gifts: The Importance of Borders and Rejecting Illegal Immigration
Because there's nothing more cold hearted than taking a nation that has been given so much by God. A, landmass, resources, A, constitution predicated upon the fact that we have rights that we have because God gave them to us, that government cannot steal. And if you start giving those rights up one by one, such as the right to a border, you are not properly stewarding the gift of this country God has given us. And as Christians, I believe we're duty bound. The boat. Now this is interesting because of the editorial decision 60 Minutes made. And they are notorious for trying to rig elections with their coverage. This moment with James Percival was kept out of the final cut from the 60 Minutes interview.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And that's why I'm going for the clarity here, you know, because I hear a lot about the violent offenders. Point taken. But what I don't hear about is the law abiding folks who in our reporting is more than half.
James Percival You're suggesting that people who are in this country illegally are law abiding, let's
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) say, don't have a criminal record outside of an immigration offense, overstaying a tourist visa.
James Percival So if you are in this country illegally, it is virtually impossible for you to live in this country and not commit additional legal violations because, you know, working without authorization, identity theft, there's a lot of illegality that goes on when you are breaking the law. But I do really, reject the characterization of someone who is in this country illegally and breaking our laws as quote, unquote, law abiding.
The Inaccuracy of Labeling Illegal Immigrants as Law-Abiding and Voting for Godly Candidates
I think that's fundamentally inaccurate and unfair.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Okay, fair enough.
Todd Herman And look to her defense. Fair enough. That's edited out, as was a lot of other great exchanges. Number ivoter guide.com is your source to make sure you're voting for the most godly of the candidates. None of them are going to be perfect. Some are just going to be far less godly than others. We'll come back under Disciples View.
A Blind Spot in Retirement Accounts and the Pillars Holding Up the American Economy
A lot of you guys know that,
Todd Herman every Friday I have my friend Zach Abraham, Chief investment Officer, Boer Capital on with me for a faith filled finance segment. Zach has been noticing something about people's retirement accounts. And it reveals a blind spot.
Todd Herman And a lot of people, even financial
Todd Herman managers and even some fiduciaries are, are just blind to something. They're so focused on AI. They're so focused on sugar highs in
Todd Herman the stock market and not really digging
Todd Herman into what is, what's, what's driving this. Guys, it's government spending, it's data center building.
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Refusal to Vote Early, Concerns About Election Security, and the Christian Duty to Vote
Todd Herman Welcome back to Disciples View. I'm Todd Herman. We'll get to the tower. Babbling interpersonal notes and elections coming. Well, elections are here. A lot of people are early voting. just for point of reference, I refuse to do that and I'll tell you why is because by I understand the argument for early voting. I do. when I was on the leadership team at the Republican National Committee, doing digital strategy for those guys and leading that, my friend Gentry, great, great Christian man, somehow kept his soul working in D.C. all that time. Now he's a professor and a stinking good one in Iowa. and he told me it just saves the committee a bunch of money if we know you voted. We don't have to chase you down and try to get you to turn out and vote. So that's why we push for the voting. So I understand the dynamics. I know that President Trump wants us to do this. I think it's exactly the wrong move to make, particularly if you live in a forced mail in ballot state which is designed for fraud or a, state like Minnesota which is designed to, allow fraud. And I'm still going to trust in God. I'm still going to vote. I think this is a big test for us. Christians are, in my mind, are required to vote.
Navigating Political Choices: Voting for Godly Candidates Amidst Imperfect Options
And yet, man, there's all the, none of these people are perfect and some of them are ungodly. And people are saying, I refuse to vote for Ken Paxton. I'm sitting this one out. There's Democrats, Republicans saying, I'm going to vote for James Jimmy Tallarico. What a fascinating thing that people are doing that. I'll give you some FEC numbers here in a second. But I refuse to vote early. A because I enjoy voting in person because it's a thousand percent more secure in my opinion. B because it doesn't tell the people who want to cheat how many ballots they need to print on the spot or digits they need to invent or ballots they need to ship from one state. That infamous case of the completed ballots being put on tractor in semi trailers and completed ballots taken from NewSong York. I think it was to what Pennsylvania and the Postal Service now admits that happens. That is not a reason to not vote. That's a reason to pray of our votes, to practice trusting in God. We're to love him with our entire heart, mind, soul and strength. If we love him that way, we should trust him that way. This is all for our good. And speaking of Texas, we don't do endorsements on this program. a, we're not allowed to, given the nonprofit status and that you, underwrite these programs and therefore we can't. And that's really the reason we, we don't. And we shouldn't have to, honestly, if we're doing our job.
The Biblical Imperative to Vote and the Financial Disparity in Texas Political Races
We have an audience of one here that's God Almighty. And if we're being biblically strict and basing everything upon the word of God, we should never, ever, ever have to say, here's who to vote for. Just like if your pastor doesn't offend you from time to time, he's probably not in the Bible. Here's a spending update. So something interesting happened. My friend Justin Hart called this out. He's a great substack. He's a great, great data guy. Love, Justin.
Todd Herman High alert.
Todd Herman 217 million, for Democrats in one drop. So what happened is the FEC, Federal Election Commission, their filing system had been down and there was a backlog. And so now there's this full reporting. The Democrats are trouncing Republicans in money coming into these races. 217 million to 66.5 in this filing period. If you're considering sitting out an election, say for instance in Texas, because you look at Ken Paxton as unpalatable, or you've seen that the Bush family, apparently hates him, or you believe the corruption charges, I just ask you to pray.
Comparing Candidates in Texas: Faith, Integrity, and Maintaining Our Ambassadorship for Christ
the Texas Senate race. 22.4 million for Democrats. 1/10 of 1 million for Republicans. 100,000 bucks versus $22.4 million. Now you make your decision, guy, I know and consider friend haven't talked to in a long time. I consider him a really great guy, who has a successful commercial, national radio show. Rick Erickson. he's a pastor, incidentally, and lawyer and a great husband. Really great guy. Rick has said that he. There's some Republicans for whom he could not vote. So he would sit out or maybe even vote for Democrats. I can't find the Democrat for whom I could vote because their party is profoundly anti God in everything, and anti order and law and order and pro criminal, and pro pharma state and just. I can't. If I could, I would be kind of fun for once. But if you were going to do a side by side comparison of, let's say Talarico in Texas and Paxton in Texas. What would be the tiebreaker for you? What would cause you to say, you know what, I'm going to go make this decision? What would be the tiebreaker? Just a comparison. I'm not endorsing. I'm comparing. I think I would look at what's the most important thing in this election? The single most important thing in this election? No, it's not. No, no, no. It's maintaining who we are. We Christians are ambassadors of Christ Jesus. Therefore, the most important thing in this election is that we maintain our ambassadorship, that we continue to represent the King. There's a question being asked of us. I would go to this, I would find it difficult to support any candidate who wears a Jesus skin suit.
Critique of Talarico's Stance on Jesus and the Lukewarm Faith vs. False Teacher Debate
I find it repugnant and I find it gross. And thinking of the pierced hands and the pierced side and feet of Jesus Christ to wear him as a skin suit sickens me. And so I couldn't do that. I learned yesterday I didn't know this. While Ken Paxton doesn't express having a home church, I am not clear that he walks with the Lord. He is not a false teacher. He is not wearing Jesus skin suit. In fact, in Texas, he probably would have been better off deciding to adopt a home church, attend and tithe, even if just for political purposes. I give him credit for not doing that.
The Gospel of Thomas, Gnosticism, and Ken Paxton's Stance vs. Talarico's Claims
Jesus spits the lukewarm out of his mouth. Talarico's gone the other route. He has spoken in public for most of his adult life. Only in the past three years did he suddenly want you to believe that Jesus Christ, who he considers one way to God, along with Muhammad and Buddha and the Bhava Vista and, the coyote gods of the pagans and. And the parrot gods of island people, all of them go to the same place. And I'm just making that comparison. A false teacher versus a guy who has at best, maybe a lukewarm faith, but isn't trying to lie and wear. Jesus is his skin suit. If you're in Texas, pray about your decision, because you have to vote if you're a Christian. The world is saying, what do the people who are ambassadors for Christ think? I learned yesterday, I didn't know this, that James Jimmy Tonariko said that the Gospel of Thomas that he said had been in the Bible but then had been removed, says things like, when you become neither male nor female, you will have arrived at the kingdom of heaven. A. The Gospel of Thomas is not a gospel. It's a collection of sayings. People wrote down that they attributed to Jesus Christ that everybody in the early formation of what became the gospel said, I don't think Jesus ever said those things.
Todd Herman B,
Todd Herman it says things like this, that in order for Mary to be in heaven, Jesus would have had to turn her into a man. It's not a gospel. it's unlikely in the extreme that Jesus ever spoke those words. It's far more likely that this comes from Gnosticism and that contained the belief that all flesh is evil. Therefore, Jesus Christ never had a fleshly body. But that was the belief of the Gnostics who did try to leap in and wear Jesus not as a skin suit because they decried the body, but as a spiritual suit attempting to capture the faith. And it didn't work. And Talarico, he went to seminary. He contends he's a Bible scholar. He's lying when he says he knows he's lying because the so called Gospel of Thomas was never in the Bible. Ken Paxton isn't doing that.
Conviction in D.C.: Praying Psalm 26 and Walking in Integrity
in D.C. very few people can pray Psalm 26 and not be convicted. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I've walked in my integrity. I've trusted in the Lord without wavering. Search me, O Lord, test my mind and my soul. For your loving kindness is before my eyes. I will walk in your truth. I will not sit with deceitful men. this stopped there.
Comparing Candidates in Texas: Opposition to Child Mutilation and Evolving Stances on Issues
So in this comparison, if you live in Texas and you don't want a guy who is a fan of sexual and chemical mutilation of children being in the Senate, make your decision accordingly. Ken Paxton's not in favor of that. I'm not making an endorsement. I'm doing a comparison. this is an interesting compilation. Kevan Bass compiled clips showing Tallreco's views and the lies he tells now to hide them from voters.
Todd Herman On, biological sex.
Frank Pavone Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes. In fact, there are six. And now there are not six sexes. There are two on voter id. I oppose voter id and now I am for fair voter ID on trans athletes. Far right conspiracy theories about, about trans children causing problems on sports teams, which we know does not occur in the state of Texas.
Todd Herman And now.
Frank Pavone And I oppose trans athletes playing in girls sports if it endangers safety or fairness on ISO. It's time to tear down this secret police force.
Melanie Haizlip And now do you support abolishing ICE or not?
Frank Pavone No, and I never have on working with Republicans. The Republican Party of Texas is out of control. I don't think there is a way, to work with them anymore.
Political Shape-Shifting and Mocking Christ: Choosing Between Candidates in Texas
And now I'm going to work with Republicans now.
Todd Herman I mean it's politics. People run one way during the general, election, one day, one way during the primary. And, and, and the degree of shape shifting and form shifting befits a guy who puts on the skin of Jesus Christ as a Halloween costume. I'd ask you to pray about your vote in Texas because if you're Christian, you're an ambassador of Christ. What does Jesus say about voting for a guy who mocks Christ? Jesus versus a guy who apparently doesn't know Jesus. Ken Paxton, Just a comparison, not an endorsement.
The Republican Party's Actions in Texas and Talarico's Shifting Stances on Key Issues
What does Jesus say? Therefore, as an ambassador of Christ, what will you say? The Republican party has made a point of abandoning Texas. They are trying to prove a point. You were supposed to let the next Bush family dynasty continue. You didn't. We are going to punish you with six years. That's their view. That's not the only thing in which he flipped. This is so indicative in my mind of the craven desire to lord his power over you. This is Talarico who flipped on food and faith as well on his campaign's food.
Frank Pavone Our campaign, has officially become a non meat campaign. And now, and this campaign basically runs on, on Texas barbecue, on Christianity. I always think of myself as a Christian who, who hates Christianity.
James Percival Right.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And now are you a Christian who hates Christianity?
Frank Pavone No, I am a seminarian. Study to become a minister like my granddad. On oil and gas. That industry is not going to last. Fossil fuels are destroying the planet. It's time to, time to transition because that's not gonna last very long.
Todd Herman And now we have to protect good
Frank Pavone paying oil and gas jobs. On capitalism, climate change and white supremacy and capitalism, in our country.
Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Capitalism, Climate Change, and White Supremacy
And I think only in the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we going to be able to begin the process of dismantling them. And now what I'm trying to get back to is old school capitalism on the police. If we took just half of what we spent on wars, prisons and policing and spent it on education, health care and jobs, we could make prisons obsolete
Todd Herman in the state of Texas. this is going to come down to turnout.
The Importance of Turnout in Texas Elections and Seeking God's Voice in Voting Decisions
And I was going to say vote your conscious, but how about vote Jesus's voice as you see it? I don't think there's an out. And the reason I say it's going to come down to turnout is Republicans, are choosing to spend no money effectively versus the $22.4 million Democrats have spent. And you can dislike Ken Paxton. I've never met him. I know there's a lot of people who think he's horribly corrupt. And again, I go back to Psalm 26 and I just ask, who are the politicians at any national level who do not sit with deceitful men who do not go with pretenders? I mean, maybe they hate the assembly of evildoers, but they sit with the wicked. We should be praying for all of our leaders, those with whom we agree and those with whom we disagree. But we should not shirk our responsibility when the world is coming to you and saying, what do the ambassadors of Christ have to say in this election period? And in Texas? What do the ambassadors of Christ have to say about a guy who is apparently choosing to not know the Lord versus a guy who pretends to know the Lord and wears him as a skin suit and pretends he's just a ubu bro? We'll come back on a Disciples view.
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden's Stand Against Medical Heresy and the Flaws of Obamacare
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60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Foreign
Todd Herman welcome back to Decopolis View. I'm, Todd Herman. I don't watch it much, anymore, really at all. And yet this, this, this clip came up to me, as a cleanup item and, and this is a woman who has paid an enormous cost and yes, we'll get to the tower.
Todd Herman Babbling in a personal.
Todd Herman Sorry, that's, that's almost, that's almost demanded now that I say that this has
Todd Herman become such a habit.
Todd Herman But, habits and radio can be broken sometimes. Cleanup item I really admire, ah, Dr. Mary Talley Boden. because of what she has allowed herself to suffer in Texas. Her former so called hospital informed her she was being fired and labeled a medical heretic and a danger to patients. They informed her of that by posting it to social media. She learned about it when a reporter got in touch with her at her home and said, hey, what's your response to having been fired? She's. What are you talking about? Oh, your hospital posted that you're a danger to patients and have been fired. And what was the profound and horrible vicious thing, things she did to patients? you're going to be shocked. Hope you're sitting down. she gave them ivermectin,
Todd Herman vitamin
Todd Herman C and D sometimes in High dosages, sometimes vitamin C intravenously. Anne told them to breathe fresh air, and get sunshine. And her win loss record in that, you know, people who came to her with COVID her win loss record in that is. It's kind of impressive. She never lost a patient. She had no patient complaints about treatment. What. What did she do? She refused to push the poisonous MRNA
Todd Herman injections
Todd Herman that the pushing of. The forcing of, the deputization of hospital staff into being virtual cops able to keep you against your will courtesy of Obamacare. Created by a democrat party but written by hospital and insurance company lobbyists. Both industries have seen their profits skyrocket while they deputize themselves and force you to take into your body things you don't want courtesy of a law. Obamacare predicated upon the following business model. Forcing you to purchase products you don't want from companies you don't like for services you can't need at prices you cannot afford. Great business model.
Critique of Hospital Practices During COVID-19 and the Importance of Home Care
Brilliant. So I don't watch or listen at all. this came up to me though, in because it contains someone I do follow. Dr. Mary Talley Boden. Tucker Carlsen asked why no one has stormed the hospitals during Cove Brad Huckleberry Siller did and he saved his wife's life.
Frank Pavone There were leaders who used the fear of the unknown to gain undue power
Todd Herman and control over our response to Covid.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) The hospital tied up his feeding tube cuz they didn't want her sneaking anything in. They put towels and rubber bands around it so that nothing could be snuck in.
Todd Herman These people are evil. Yeah, that's like.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) That's a.
Todd Herman That's very upsetting to hear that. That's very upsetting.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) It's a, it's a stain on the medical profession.
Todd Herman Just that people didn't storm the hospitals.
Todd Herman So I, you know, people should have
Frank Pavone done that and I hope they will next time. Are they now wanting him out?
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) Doctors insisted that my lungs were permanently damaged and that I would not survive outside their care. They were wrong. With the help of Dr. Richard Bartlett, my husband and my daughter.
Todd Herman They cared for m me at home
Todd Herman using treatments that the hospital had previously refused me.
60 Minutes interviewer (unidentified) And I fully recovered.
Todd Herman They went and got the family member. Husband said, I'm taking my wife and I know police were called. He won the argument. This is what politics can do. It's what power can do. And praise God almighty that he's showing us. Guys, I love you. This is why I warned you about human kings.
Lessons Imposed by God: The Brokenness of Human Systems and Being Lights to the World
And I have no biblical support for God telling you to go vote. I only have this, that we're to be good citizens, we're to be above reproach. If we're to be, if we're to be attacked by the world, persecuted by the world, it's to be for having done good versus having done bad. And I do know that you've been given an amazing gift called truth, and the Holy Spirit, which of course is truth. And we are to steward these gifts. And we're not to hide our candle under a bushel or the lamp under a pile of clothes. We're to be lights of the world. Your states, and cities are asking you a question. What do the ambassadors of Christ say in this election? And I don't believe it's silence.
Using iVoterGuide.com to Vote Godly and the Absurdity of 'Grass Lawns are Racist'
Go to ivoterguide.com find the most godly candidate you can. Most godly campaign issues because they also have initiatives. And, they've got the supposedly nonpartisan races for judicial seats, which are laughably called nonpartisan. But it can help you figure this out. Ivoterguide.com on this program, we thank the Lord for placing supposedly wise people on tall towers of shaking sand with their feature called the Tower of Babbling. You know about the biblical truth of the Tower of Babel.
Frank Pavone A Disciples View presents the Tower of Babylon.
Todd Herman I can't stop thinking about how grass
Melanie Haizlip lawns are racist and like, based in white supremacy. If that doesn't make sense, that's okay. I guess it seems really obvious to me.
James Jimmy Talarico's Response to Woke Comments and His Articulation of Positions
Todd Herman Yeah, come to think of it, yeah, grass is green and that. No, I can't. It doesn't make sense. First sound bite in today's tar babbling. Texas, Senate candidate James Jimmy Tallarica was asked about his prior, so, called woke comments. This was his response.
Frank Pavone Yeah, I don't regret standing up for my constituents. I would do it again. I think what I've regretted is kind of how I phrased certain things because it obscured the point I was trying to make. you know, I certainly regret, not, you know, articulating my position more clearly, more, in a more straightforward way to say what I actually mean. and that's going to be true, you know, probably for my entire time and in public service, I'm not a perfect person.
Todd Herman yeah, got it. You buy that? Next sound bite in today's tarot babbling.
Talarico's Stance on Border Walls and Bathroom Bills vs. Honoring America's Legacy
Oh, look here, James Jimmy Tallerico claims that border walls and bathroom bills dishonor America's legacy.
Frank Pavone The current political landscape is too small for Texas. Far too small. Our politics are narrow minded and short sighted with every border wall with every bathroom bill. We degrade our reputation and we dishonor our legacy. Yep.
Todd Herman Nothing is more dishonoring to America's legacy than recognizing that God said he's made us in his image, male and female. He's made us, and to enforce law. Because man, God loves himself, some law. Breaking last sound bites in today's tower babbling, here's James Jimmy Talarico boasting that he will never take PAC money. You want to know why they are
Frank Pavone spending $200 million against me? Because I don't take their corporate pack money and I never will. I don't work for them. I work for you.
Todd Herman They know. They know that if we win this
Frank Pavone race, I'm gonna ban corporate PACs and super PACs.
Todd Herman So billionaires can't buy our elections, but unions can. just FYI, because I think truth is sort of an important thing, being that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. Reid Hoffman, the billionaire founder of LinkedIn, who is a, man, He. He's all over the Epstein files. He donated $11 million to help get James Jimmy Talarico elected. And that's a wrap for today's tower babbling.
Todd Herman If we follow the science, imagine instead of staying locked up in the room, they're able to hug their grandchildren. This isn't about freedom. It's about freedom for your, your neighbors.
Frank Pavone That was the tower of babbling on a disciples view.
A Personal Lesson: The Impact of a Football Coach's Discipline and Teaching
Todd Herman On a personal note, today, you know, there's ways to learn lessons and there's ways to have them imposed upon you. And sometimes the imposition of lessons is much more, permanent and long lasting. You might even say it stings. There was a, a football coach I had who died too young. I never directly had him as a coach. He coached a grade younger than us. And he had, his name was Tony Benson. and he was. I'm trying to think back. Yeah, he was the only black teacher I had until I got to college. and Tony had played backup special teams for the Dallas Cowboys. And he was coaching eighth grade football. He was the head coach of the eighth grade unit.
A Coach's Demonstration of Skill and Handling of Racial Slurs on the Football Field
And there were some ninth graders who got pulled into some drills with, with some 8th graders tackling drills. And and there was a very skilled 8th grader, very athletic kid named Jon Cowan. I hope you're well, Jon. And Tony, Mr. Benson made this point of saying to us ninth graders, if you don't behave, I'm going to make you do a tackling drill with Jon. And us ninth graders said, okay, we're not afraid of an eighth grade boy. And so we did that and we were as hard on Jon as we could be, who was super athletic and by the way, super nice kid. Mr. Benson saw this, teaming up
Frank Pavone and
Todd Herman said, let me show you something. You guys think you play defense? Let me show you something. Now it was interesting because though we should have known better. Oh yeah, Mr. Benson paid for the Dallas Cowboys. And kids would say he was a backup, he was on the backup special teams unit. What do you mean? He played well. He was a Dallas Cowboy. And he, he put on a helmet but nothing else lined up at quarterback, a position he never played. And he demolished us. He scored, I mean, I don't remember how many touchdowns. Three or four touchdowns in three or four touches, lining up, against our so called defense. No one could get near him or put a hand on him. And here we were, you know, ninth graders and he's this quote, old man, I mean, probably Mr. Benson was 25 or 26 years old. And then there was the thing in the locker room, where kids got frustrated and called Mr. Benson the n word.
Confronting Racism and Violence: A Coach's Response to a Racial Slur Incident
Frank Pavone And
Todd Herman one of the older boys, ninth, grader, I was ninth grade, grabbed this kid, his kid's name was Terri, I won't say his last name. And he beat him so bad for the n word comment. Mr. Benson rushed over and separated them and he said to Terri, who'd use the N word, he said, I'll deal with you in a second. And he said, you hurt that boy. You really hurt him. You don't get to do that. Who are you to do that? God give you that right? Sit down over there. And then Mr. Benson turned to Terri, said, say it to my face. I'm not going to hurt you. I won't put hands on you. Say it to my face. Say it to my black face. And what Terri did was cry. And, Mr. Benson said, I'll let you think about that. Then he went and got the boy who'd employed the physical discipline and grabbed him by the wrist and took him into the gym. And I don't know what he said.
Lessons Imposed: Trusting God Amidst Election Problems and Embracing Our Role in the World
I, know the kid came back in and apologized and seemed to mean it. I've always just wondered, what did Mr. Benson say? I guess if I were Mr. M. Benson, I would have said something along the lines of, did you not just see me on the football field? Did you not just see that I can handle myself? Do you think I'm afraid of that kid? Do you think I haven't heard that word before. Do you think God gave me a spirit of hatred or fear? Do you think I hate that boy? You think I'm capable of loving him past this? See, that was a lesson imposed on all of us. And we're going to go through a period of time in our country where we get continuous lessons about human kings, about the brokenness of our system. But we were not given hearts of fear. We are not told to shrink back. We are to be in the world and not of it. And right now, we are in this world.
The Importance of Voting, Trusting God, and Spreading His Word
I am praying that some of you will take to heart this lesson that's being imposed upon us. Yep, the elections are screwed up. Yep, some of it's rigged. But God Almighty is on the throne and do you think he can't handle himself? Go vote. If you're just wondering for whom to vote or what to vote, go to ivoterguide.com a creation of the American Family Association. Therefore, you know you can trust it. In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God. The Word was God. Because we believe, we speak because he first loved us, we speak His Word. We walk in the path of Jesus Christ to make disciples of all nations until God grants us permission to speak again together. May his peace, which transcends all understanding, rest upon you and your families. On behalf of Randy and afr, I'm Todd Herman, and this has been a Disciples. M. The views and opinions expressed in this broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of the American Family association or American Family Radio.
Todd Herman connects Psalm 26’s call to integrity and unwavering trust in God with the responsibilities Christians face during election season. He discusses election security, voter participation, immigration enforcement, and political candidates, urging listeners to pray, assess candidates through their faith, and vote rather than retreat from civic life. The episode also examines media coverage, public policy, and the role of Christian conviction in a deeply divided political landscape.
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