Christian music artist Forrest Frank spoke out last week after Democrats’ midterm victories prompted celebratory posts on X. Some of the posts joked about inventing new gender identities, transitioning children and paying for abortions.
Frank said he generally tries to avoid politics, but sometimes feels he has to speak up. “Do not mess around with God. Do not mess around with the family,” he cautioned.
He cited the final verse of the Old Testament, which speaks of turning the hearts of parents toward their children and children toward their parents, warning that otherwise the land would face destruction. “If we lose the family, we lose everything,” he said.
Frank urged his followers to pray, seek discernment, read Scripture and care for their families. He also encouraged them to remain hopeful, saying that God is victorious and that, ultimately, every knee will bow.
Glenn Beck, co-founder of BlazeTV, praised Frank for speaking up on issues he considers theological as well as political. Beck said the country is dealing with matters that should not be taken lightly.
Though the online comments about transitioning children and abortion may have been intended as satire, Beck said he believes the underlying views are serious. He expressed concern about gender ideology, abortion and communism, and asked God to show mercy.
Beck argued that the country’s divisions affect everyone, including those who disagree with the views being celebrated online. “This country swims or sinks together,” he said, invoking Abraham Lincoln’s warning that a divided house cannot stand.
He compared the present moment with the divisions over slavery in Lincoln’s time, when some churches defended the practice while others condemned it. The country then, Beck said, was split over fundamental questions of freedom, life and human treatment. “That’s where we are,” he warned.
Still, Beck said he did not want to leave his audience with a message of despair. Instead, he urged people to respond to hatred with love and to pray for peace, life, children and families.
Beck said even a small light can push back darkness. He encouraged listeners to do what they can in their families, workplaces and communities, saying each choice to resist evil helps keep the country from turning toward darkness.
