Tucker Carlson warns a 'spiritual battle' is under way in America — then he reveals its No. 1 target: 'Very obvious now'

[AlexB23]

A spiritual battle? What a bunch of hogwash. He is using religion for attention. Now that we hear him, we should reject the attempt to divide the church more than it already is. Who listens to this garbage?

Well, if you do not like Tucker, just as I do not like Tucker, there are plenty of other folks who are priests and pastors that talk about spiritual warfare.

Kap Chatfield (Protestant): https://medium.com/@kapchatfield/2-things-to-remember-through-spiritual-warfare-fcd599fb43b9
Fr. Chad Ripperger (Catholic): WQPH Radio 89.3 FM - » Fr Ripperger: Levels of Spiritual Warfare
Fr. Anthony Mourad (Orthodox): WQPH Radio 89.3 FM - » Fr Ripperger: Levels of Spiritual Warfare


Father Leo (Catholic):

Video Summary: Fr. Leo discusses an Amazon Prime show that promotes the devil as being a good guy, and condemns the show as being demonic. I wholeheartedly agree with Father Leo.

 

[rambot]

‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:49

You all are worried about a "spiritual battle" against an invading force but not paying attention to your own behaviors.

 

[Laodicean60]

there are plenty of other folks who are priests and pastors that talk about spiritual warfare.

I was one in my youth I didn't grow out of it till I was 50.

 

[JustOneWay]

Well, if you do not like Tucker, just as I do not like Tucker, there are plenty of other folks who are priests and pastors that talk about spiritual warfare.

Kap Chatfield (Protestant): https://medium.com/@kapchatfield/2-things-to-remember-through-spiritual-warfare-fcd599fb43b9
Fr. Chad Ripperger (Catholic): WQPH Radio 89.3 FM - » Fr Ripperger: Levels of Spiritual Warfare
Fr. Anthony Mourad (Orthodox): WQPH Radio 89.3 FM - » Fr Ripperger: Levels of Spiritual Warfare


Father Leo (Catholic):

Video Summary: Fr. Leo discusses an Amazon Prime show that promotes the devil as being a good guy, and condemns the show as being demonic. I wholeheartedly agree with Father Leo.

We all know the spiritual battle is within. I am not a big fan of people blaming others for their weaknesses.

 

[AlexB23]

I was one in my youth I didn't grow out of it till I was 50.

I understand. Helping others comes first, then talking about spiritual warfare comes next.

 

[AlexB23]

We all know the spiritual battle is within. I am not a big fan of people blaming others for their weaknesses.

Yes, the battle is within, however, there is a lot of external influences, such as the media we consume, and the stuff being taught to children that can make it harder or easier for us to win the battle, depending on if the content is anti-Christian, neutral, or Christian.

 

[FireDragon76]

Is Tucker a Christian nationalist? Last I knew he simply went from nominal Episcopalian to a little more serious about the faith of his birth without going all in...

Unlikely.

 

[rjs330]

A spiritual battle? What a bunch of hogwash. He is using religion for attention. Now that we hear him, we should reject the attempt to divide the church more than it already is. Who listens to this garbage?

Well you may not like him and maybe he's just doing it for attention, but that doesn't make him wrong.

Sometimes the right thing come from the wrong mouth.

 

[rjs330]

‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:49

You all are worried about a "spiritual battle" against an invading force but not paying attention to your own behaviors.

What do you mean. I've found Christians to be very giving people. I don't know maybe I live in the wrong zip code. Im.sure that applies to some churches and some Christians, but every church I've attended and most of the Christians I know are pretty giving.

 

[AlexB23]

Well you may not like him and maybe he's just doing it for attention, but that doesn't make him wrong.

Sometimes the right thing come from the wrong mouth.

Amen to this. That is why I found some priests and a pastor who basically say the same thing about spiritual warfare, but are religious leaders, instead of a guy on TV. For myself, I trust church leaders over a guy on TV, but it is a rare and beautiful day when a guy on TV who I do not like listening to says the same thing as church leaders. Goes to show that good things do sometimes come out of the wrong person.

 

[rambot]

Sometimes the right thing come from the wrong mouth.

But more often the wrong thing comes from the wrong mouth.

 

[rjs330]

But more often the wrong thing comes from the wrong mouth.

But not in this case.

 

[AlexB23]

But more often the wrong thing comes from the wrong mouth.

True. That is why we use discernment. If 99.9% of stuff that Tucker says is bad, but 0.1% of the stuff he says is good, we can take the good parts of what he says, and compare it to what other Christian leaders say. But hey, I do not listen to talking heads on TV, so I am protected from his bad stuff. Goes to show how there is no such thing as an inherently bad person, though there can be people who have bad tendencies. The only pure evil person has yet to be born yet (or is already born, but is not in a position of power at the moment), his name is the Antichrist, though Nero and Hitler were almost at that purely evil level.

 

[rambot]

But not in this case.

Meh...
Why would a person believe that a spiritual battle would be external between people and not our own internal struggle?

 

[rjs330]

Meh...
Why would a person believe that a spiritual battle would be external between people and not our own internal struggle?

Good question. I think we have to acknowledge that the wickedness inside of us comes out. And when it does we do actions that does harm to others and society and large which destroys people's lives. In general people are not out enemies, but the things they do can make them an enemy and it's those actions to stand against.

Like if someone comes to rape my child it's evil inside that's driving them to do it. At that moment their evil actions are my enemy. Same goes for someone who decides to shoot up a school. Their evil actions are my enemy.

Was Bin Laden my enemy? I think we have a right to say no those actions are causing harm to people and try to stop them. And I also think we have a right as a society to determine types of harm. Like punching me in the face would be wrong, but punching my 5 year old grandson would be worse.

Is white supremacy evil? Does it cause harm? Do white supremacists cause harm or is it only an internal struggle?

The battle is spiritual and the battle isn't against flesh and blood becauae flesh and blood are being controlled by the evil within. So at the same time as my daughter is being rated it's spiritual issue due to the evil within that's being manifested in the flesh.

I actually have no clue if any of that made sense. Lol.

 

[rjs330]

I am also struck.with the idea of loving our enemies. We ha e have enemies in order to love them right?

But what does that mean exactly? I think Vhrist was pretty clear. It's a willingness to help them despite the fact that they are my enemy. Pray for them, give them water etc. Does it mean we have agree with what they are doing and say it's fine regardless.of rhe consequences to anyone? I'm not sure that it does. Should I support and accept that whatever Dahmer did was fine regardless of what it does to anyone? I do t think so. And would I be unloving if I said what he did was wrong? I don't think that either. Should I give him water if he needs it? Yes. Should I pray for him? Yes. Should I do good to them. Yes I should. Me, I.

Would I be kind to someone who is in the middle of raping my daughter? I doubt it very much I must confess.

 

[Laodicean60]

Meh...
Why would a person believe that a spiritual battle would be external between people and not our own internal struggle?

It's not some invisible boogie man. It is internal because "For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander."
If the love of money is the root of all evil then follow the money. Billionaire (Davos) types corporations and even the government. the 99% isn't these we are being misled by these evil people in high places.

 

[dzheremi]

Tucker Carlson's a fool, appeasing other fools in the language by which they most easily fool themselves into thinking that they're on the right side of some grand cosmic battle by standing behind Donald Trump, of all people. Obviously as an Orthodox Christian I do believe that there are such battles, but political rallies are not monasteries full of people who have dedicated themselves to spiritual combat, nor anything of that sort. This is just pandering nonsense. Christianity may indeed be under attack in the USA, but if that is so, then the attack is coming from inside the house.

 

[A_JAY]

I'm amused by Tucker statement. Since he's a big part of the problem. He's lies, He tries to gets people in a hate liberals frenzy. Nothing he says, tells me, that he's Christian or a good person.

True, Any person that uses Christ for personal gain or political power is going to have a reckoning in eternity. He and ones like Michael Flynn are mocking Christ.

 

[AlexB23]

Tucker Carlson's a fool, appeasing other fools in the language by which they most easily fool themselves into thinking that they're on the right side of some grand cosmic battle by standing behind Donald Trump, of all people. Obviously as an Orthodox Christian I do believe that there are such battles, but political rallies are not monasteries full of people who have dedicated themselves to spiritual combat, nor anything of that sort. This is just pandering nonsense. Christianity may indeed be under attack in the USA, but if that is so, then the attack is coming from inside the house.

I agree with you, so that is why I linked an Orthodox priest (not a TV show host) who said we are undergoing spiritual warfare.

What do you think about what Anthony Mourad has to say?
Fr. Anthony Mourad (Orthodox): WQPH Radio 89.3 FM - » Fr Ripperger: Levels of Spiritual Warfare

Quote from Anthony Mourad's transcript: "Then there’s diabolic possession, which is rare–it’s very rare. As I mentioned, it’s less than half a percent of those people who even show up to us, but possession is becoming more and more of a problem. We’re seeing it even in the media and in the culture. If you actually look at or listen to some of the women–specifically the women–although the men are involved in it too–in Hollywood and in the music industry, they are openly talking about what’s called an incubus; that they have an incubus, which is basically a demon they have sex with. They’re openly talking about it, and many of these women are actually possessed. You see it by their psychological patterns, because the psychological patterns are very distinct between possession diabolic influence and things like psychosis and things of that sort. They have very distinct, even though, to the untrained eye, they look the same."