On the eve of the insurrection, Locke tweeted from Washington D.C., “God is about to sweep through this place like a mighty flood.” For his final tweet before the Capitol was ransacked, he said, “God is about to dethrone some wicked people that have been in power. When the insurrection attempt at the Capitol was just two days away, Locke tweeted, “If you don’t have convictions worth dying for, you’ve never learned what living is,” and, “Rise up!” If that’s impeded upon, we will invoke our 2nd Amendment right and meet you at the door.”
Soon, his tweets became more aggressive, including: “We must fight,” “This means war,” “Prepare yourself Patriots, things are about to get crazy real,” and, “This will be an event of epic proportions.”Īs his frustrations grew over churches not meeting in-person for worship, he threatened to use violence against the government, saying: “We have a 1st Amendment right to worship. President!” Then he added: “It’ll be epic!” 6, an ad that said, “The calvary is coming, Mr. He retweeted an advertisement for the “March for Trump” that would be held in Washington D.C., on Jan. During one event at a government building, he yelled: “This is a revival of patriotism like the world has never seen! And we’ve got to push back and stand up, church! We can’t be cowards.” 6 certification of the election was drawing near, his rhetoric picked up. He held strong with his conviction that many people, including Biden, were about to be imprisoned and that he was “100% sure” Trump would remain in office.Īs the Jan. He proclaimed to his millions of followers that Biden “will never be president,” that, “Trump will remain president,” and that people who believe the election was fair “are as crooked as a barrel of fishhooks.” While Locke claims that Target was “ignorantly, ignorantly naive,” his statements about President Trump’s election and COVID-19 conspiracies suggest he could be the one lacking awareness.Īs soon as it became clear that Joe Biden was going to win the presidency, Locke immediately started tweeting, “We do not concede to tyrants, liars, and dictators that openly and knowingly steal elections” as well as, “And just like that, COVID was cured.” His website also advertises his book, This Means War, in which he styles himself as a “social media firebrand” who claims that the world is “ripe for revival and ready for war.” ‘They’re being ignorantly, ignorantly naïve’ One month after churches began to close services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Locke launched Locke Media, where his website featuring American flags proclaims that “revival is here!” and calls on America to “open up the churches!” The congregation later was renamed Global Vision Bible Church. Both schools are independent fundamentalist Baptist institutions that are KJV-only, complementarian, dispensationalist, science-denying, and affirming of eternal conscious torment.Īfter spending 10 years as a Baptist evangelist, Locke started Global Vision Baptist Church in Mt. Then he went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Ambassador Baptist College in 1998 and a master’s degree in revival history from the Baptist School of New England in 2000. He converted to evangelical Christianity in 1992. While Locke claims to have “never been that stupid” compared to his perception of Target’s restroom policies, his history doesn’t convey mindfulness. He has been arrested six times and placed on probation five times. He brands himself as the “outspoken pastor that is unashamed of the gospel of Jesus, who refuses to bow to the politically correct idols of our culture.”īut what if Locke were held to the same standard he became famous for articulating against Target? Could his own words reveal what was actually true about him? ‘I’ve never been that stupid’
Over the next five years, Locke amassed more than 2.2 million followers on Facebook. … At the end of the day, they’re being ignorantly, ignorantly naive.” That has to be one of the most ridiculous moves I’ve ever heard of in my life. Are you kidding me? Your political correctness has caused you to do something extraordinarily stupid.”Īccording to Locke: “What you are targeting are perverts, pedophiles, people that are going to harm our children …. He said in the video, “You have lost your ever-lovin’ mind. Two years before he divorced his wife of 21 years and married his secretary, pastor Greg Locke rose to internet fame through a Facebook video decrying the morality of Target restroom policies that allowed people to use the restroom they felt expressed their correct gender.
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