Controversial right wing Pastor Greg Locke organizing a massive book burning

[Uncle at Nintendo]

https://www.newsweek.com/right-wing-pastor-greg-locke-organises-massive-book-burning-1674983

A controversial pastor is planning a "massive burning" of Harry Potter and Twilight books, as well as other items, in Tennessee.

Global Vision Bible Church pastor Greg Locke was met with cries of approval on Sundaywhen he declared there would be a "burning service" this week.

Locke, who operates out of Mt. Juliet near Nashville, told them to bring Ouija boards, which he called a "portal to hell," and other items he said were associated with witchcraft.

He then doubled down on his comments in a Monday Facebook post, where he declared the burning would be part of a "continued series on deliverance from demons."

The post read: "We have stuff coming in from all over that we will be burning. We're not playing games. Witchcraft and accursed things must go."

Locke then justified the event by referring to Acts 19, a Biblical chapter that deals with recent converts to Christianity renouncing their past, including by burning scrolls relating to sorcery.

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America is devolving at an extremely rapid pace. Quarter me if old.

 

[sfedai0]

Start with the bible then.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

It fucking FLOORS me that these people burn shit like this when the entire first half of the Bible is basically Game of Thrones.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Harry Potter and Ouija boards? Whatyearisit.jpg

 

[Jeffolation]

Please don't take Doom and Heavy Metal away from me too.

 

[Strike]

Sounds like censorship. What happened to free speech?

 

[Dark Knight]

Harry Potter and Ouija boards? Whatyearisit.jpg

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They'll be burning pokemon cards too.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

If you weren't sure that the south haven't left the 18th century, well here you go.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Deleted member 2802]

We're not playing games.

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[Ithil]

Harry Potter and Twilight? What year is it?

 

[Valiant]

America is devolving at an extremely rapid pace. Quarter me if old.

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If you're worried about us becoming fascist... let me just tell you, we're already there.

This is all just catch up.

 

[maximumzero]

Burning of Harry Potter books?

....what fucking year is it?

 

[GK86]

How many copies of the bible can I bring?

 

[djplaeskool]

Harry Potter and Twilight books?

What year is it?

 

[LegendofJoe]

If he seeks deliverance from demons he should burn his own house down.

 

[Yerffej]

Twilight?

 

[BIG-JG]

this country is doomed. Any Country in the EU accepting US Refugees?

 

[Ferrio]

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Ah in a meth fire, I see.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

 

[Beren]

"Maybe book burning is something I should do" should automatically trigger all the alarms in your head as soon as you think it, no matter how insane you are. Like, come on.

 

[Joshua]

Cancel culture is out of control!

 

[Bane]

Now, where have I seen this before? Don't tell me it'll come to me eventually.

 

[sir_crocodile]

 

[Lkr]

burning twilight and harry potter in…2022? uhhh well good luck with that…

 

[Nepenthe]

I mean, he can take the Harry Potter books.

 

[wesker83]

It fucking FLOORS me that these people burn shit like this when the entire first half of the Bible is basically Game of Thrones.

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If my experience with overly-religious people has taught me anything, the likelihood of them actually having read the bible is extremely unlikely.

 

[HiLife]

Definitely not a cult.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

America is a couple of generations away from devolving back to this

 

[TiamatSword]

It fucking FLOORS me that these people burn shit like this when the entire first half of the Bible is basically Game of Thrones.

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That's the Jewish part, they're probably fine with burning it too.

 

[Deleted member 3208]

By all means, burn the TERF books.

The US is really going back to the Dark Ages.

 

[Merc_]

I mean, he can take the Harry Potter books.

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It's funny how a lot of Rowling's new allies still don't like her work and consider it wicked.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

America is a couple of generations away from devolving back to this

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Try about six-to-eight years. Shit can change fast.

 

[Couleurs]

wishing nothing but the worst for them

 

[mreddie]

We going back to 1999?

 

[King Alamat]

Do these tweakers even have books to burn?

 

[Prophet Five]

this just sounds like the shit I grew up with in the Pentacostal church. Disgusting.

 

[walkinfast]

Someone bring a bible and throw it on the flames.

 

[Deleted member 35509]

Start with the bible then.

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One and DONE, goddamn

 

[Dr.Social]

 

[adj_noun]

I would have tried to inject at least a modicum of modernity into the proceedings by condemning Critical Role to eternal damnation.

Their show just debuted on Prime! D & D is in the zeitgeist again! Remember how you guys hated D & D?

It's back!

In pod form!

 

[LegendofJoe]

Religous leaders are the OG conmen and grifters, they've been doing it for several millenia.

 

[Deleted member 25606]

Ah, never thought I would get to see a second satanic panic. Mixed feelings on the Harry Potter stuff though.

 

[zma1013]

It would legit be funny to see someone roll up with a truck full of Bibles and ask "where's the fire?"

 

[PostModernMaybe]

This guy is a known wacko (and Qanon truther) around here and got in trouble constantly during the initial covid "lockdown" which is where he's somehow gotten more popular. He lives in a conservative suburb outside of Nashville but comes down here to do events with Republican politicians (like a rally with Don jr last year), so yeah none of this is surprising at all.

 

[Manu]

So as a non-American, at what point do I start getting worried the US will go full nazi on the rest of the world during my lifetime?

 

[TheJollyCorner]

By all means, burn the TERF books.

The US is really going back to the Dark Ages.

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hey, at least we still have CHILI'S!

 

[Mass Effect]

how long until they start burning people?

I feel like that answer is probably uncomfortably closer than I think it is.

 

[Radicality Incident]

Wonder how many galaxy brain individuals will buy brand new copies of the books they intend to burn.

 

[squeakywheel]

I remember doing this in the mid 90s. I got involved in an ultaconservative religious baptist cult while in junior high due to this girl I was interested in. Got caught up in it and ended up burning my pop and rock CD collection along with some fantasy and comic books they did not approve of. What a fricking waste and boy did I regret it after that girl rejected me lol.