Right-Wing Pastor Greg Locke Organizes 'Massive' Book Burning

[Behind the Aegis]

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 Sunday when 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."

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So, it begins...

[Demovictory9]

1. what a joke

[trusty elf]

3. He reminds me of some shitty stand up comedian.

Question: What's with the electric guitars? They are for the DEBBIL'S music! ! !

BURN 'EM ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[RockRaven]

4. Book burning is anachronistic. It is literally of another time. It is out of date. It doesn't apply.

Books are not constrained to paper, ink, and bindings anymore. They are not solely physical objects anymore. They travel at the speed of light. They are reproduced to indeterminate degrees at virtually zero cost.

Book burnings are dumb, pathetic performance art.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Good Grief, what century is this???

[DFW]

6. He must have seen the third Indiana Jones film, and gotten inspired

I guess a few perverted minds saw the book burning scene in Berlin where Jones gets an autograph from Hitler, and thought it was just the coolest thing they had ever seen.

[Chicago1980]

7. Might as well toss in the Bible with that water to wine witchcraft bullshit...

[left-of-center2012]

8. Sadly, I have a brother like that

He keeps telling me I am going to burn in hell while he is partying in heaven.
I told him I did not know evangelicals partied

Instead of a Christmas card he sent me an email saying I must change my ways and accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior.

It is people like him who have driven me away from religion.

Sad.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Ask him if he expects 72 virgins.

Ask him if he expects 72 virgins.

[left-of-center2012]

20. I believe that is a Muslim thing

I assume you're trying to be funny but the situation is very sad to me.

[keithbvadu2]

25. It was in reference to the 'partying in heaven' thing.

It was in reference to the 'partying in heaven' thing.

[LoisB]

9. Since his followers, in all likelihood, don't possess ouija boards or Harry Potter books are they

to go buy them in order to burn them? I'm sure the magic shops and J.K. Rowling will be pleased with the additional income.

[Mr. Scorpio]

10. He's a fuckin' nazi

[Harker]

19. They're all the rage. n/t

[FreepFryer]

11. It's nice of him to give JT Rowling "cover" for her anti trans campaign this way. (Nt)

[Behind the Aegis]

13. I am sure that was one of his goals.

[Silver Gaia]

12. Harry Potter books. Twilight books.

Ouija boards (meh, they can have those). Tarot cards. And "other items of witchcraft." Are they gonna burn witches next? These people seem like idiots (and they are), but churches are powerful in Tennessee (I used to lve there, not far from My. Juliet). To me, these are some scary evangelical idiots. This shit needs to get squashed ASAP.

[Coventina]

28. They absolutely would burn witches if they thought they could get away with it. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. The only hell is the one on Earth that he and his ilk create. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. This is also a publicity stunt. He had publicity stunts around the virus and vaccines too.

Twitter permanently bans Greg Locke, pro-Trump, anti-vax ...
https://religionnews.com › 2021/09/14 › twitter-bids-far...
Sept 14, 2021
Pastor of the independent Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, just east of Nashville, Locke was a relatively unknown figure until he discovered the power of social media in the wake of the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally.

[PatrickforB]

17. Ah, just FEEL that right-wing evangelical hate and ignorance.

So thick you can cut it with a knife.

[Takket]

18. I wonder if anyone has told the local fire department?

They usually don’t take kindly to people starting huge fires without a permit and appropriate safety measures.

[PufPuf23]

21. That man is human trash as well as those that applaud his bile.

Toxic Christianity is a huge problem in the USA.

[Chainfire]

22. He is seeking fame and fortune.

It seems to be working.

[spanone]

23. A fucking clown. This is like a bad comedy show.

'gonna burn some stuff'

[SWBTATTReg]

24. Morons, still stuck in the 1950s or worse, for burning books...

Do they realize how stupid they look? Probably not, since so many of them can't read or write worth a damn...

[bullwinkle428]

26. Document the living shit out of this, Greg! Make our campaign commercials for us.

[roamer65]

27. The Satanic Temple should show up with some bibles.

[Coventina]

29. I'm a little confused. Who is actually going to show up with their devilish stuff?

I mean, isn't he just speaking to the choir?

[struggle4progress]

30. "Don't get vaccinated! Protect yourself against COVID by breathing smoke!"