Creed lead singer Scott Stapp reminded audiences that the U.S. is a Christian nation “built upon the Bible and the Word of God” and urged People to unite in a rousing speech at a latest live performance.
In a viral clip from his band’s reunion tour posted on X, Stapp paused between songs to declare the nation is “a constitutional republic based upon the Bible and the Word of God.”
“We’re so divided,” the 51-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer mentioned.
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“Divided is exactly the way they want us to be,” he mentioned, including that “the powers that be” need People to be divided and compartmentalized “to keep us distracted from holding them accountable.”
“Focus on what unites us, not what divides us,” he mentioned. “Stop getting sucked into the programming and distracted and wake up.”
“Nearly everything we accuse every other country of doing, we’re doing right here. Your civil rights are being violated every single minute of every single day.” As a substitute of noticing that, he mentioned, People give attention to and argue about what divides us.
“We’re keyboard warriors,” mentioned Stapp. “And we go to entertainment and become perfect little citizens and go buy the latest trends. Everything to keep us distracted from what’s happening right in front of our eyes.”
“The only way to make change is to wake up and come together as one. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love, happiness,” he mentioned. “We find our common ground and we build from there. And as we’re building that common ground, we start keeping the powers that be accountable. We start reminding them of what our Constitution says. We start reminding them of what our Bill of Rights says. We start reminding them that we are a constitutional republic based upon the Bible and the Word of God, not a democracy. Go study. Go do your homework.”
Stapp, who makes an look within the new “Reagan” movie, is vocal in regards to the position of Christianity in his journey and sometimes makes use of non secular imagery in his lyrics. Stapp, a father of three, has credited his religion with serving to him overcome his habit to alcohol and pharmaceuticals.
Whereas not explicitly Christian, songs like “Higher,” “With Arms Wide Open” and “My Own Prison” replicate his non secular journey and struggles with religion. In public appearances and his autobiography, Sinner’s Creed, he particulars how his religion has been a cornerstone in his journey to restoration and private development.
In 2013, he shared how, within the midst of despair, despair and time away from the band, he was consuming and utilizing medication. Paranoid, he checked into the Delano Lodge in Miami, Florida, the place he thought the police had been after him, and subsequently climbed onto his balcony, misplaced his footing and fell 40 toes onto a ledge that collected seagull waste.
“Thank God there was a ledge about four stories down and I shouldn’t have survived that impact. I talked about that scenario in a song, called “Give Me Extra,” he told Fox 411 at the time.
Following his highly-publicized divorce in 2014, Stapp took to social media to affirm his faith and said he was trying very hard to maintain his Christian walk.
“As you all know, I’ve not too long ago, during the last couple of years, rededicated my life to Christ, and I am a Christian and proud to be. And I really like God with all my coronary heart and I am very excited in regards to the future by way of lastly with the ability to absolutely dedicate my music and my life and my testimony and my message to share what God’s carried out in my life and the facility of Christ and the way He is carried out so many wonderful issues for me,” he said.
“It is arduous for me to not be very offended, resentful, and bitter and wish to search revenge. However as a Christian, I can not do this as a lot as I wish to. As a lot as I nonetheless battle with that inside my coronary heart, I’ve to hope day-after-day that God simply extends mercy and style to me and to those who are doing this to me.”
Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: [email protected]
“Well bless their hearts.”
