Extremist far-right pastor swears off political fights to cast out 'demons' instead

A controversial far-right Tennessee pastor has confessed he was too extreme in his political attacks and is turning instead to "calling out demons" in Jesus' name, he said in an interview Saturday.

Internet preacher Greg Locke of the online Global Vision Bible Church told The Christian Post he took his political activism too far the past few years and is now into "deliverance." Locke believes he was somehow misdirected in focusing on "things that are not in the spiritual realm."

He once notoriously urged the use of the "Second Amendment" — i.e., guns — against the Democrats' "propaganda machine." The event where he spoke also featured Donald Trump's long-time confidant and friend Roger Stone.

Now Locke said he's inspired by "miracles, signs, wonders [and] tongues deliverance," referring to the little-understood "speaking in tongues." Locke also noted that he has witnessed "demons fleeing," so has now "transitioned from calling out politicians to calling out demons."

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Locke first rocketed to fame on the internet when he posted a video on Facebook in 2016 criticizing Target for its new policies on gender-neutral bathrooms. He became a vehement supporter of Donald Trump and a fierce foe of COVID restrictions, ordering Americans to take off their "stupid" masks.

"I was very political. I mean, I was on the Trump train. I was there January 6, and I was very, very political in a lot of ways ... I'm very conservative, and I'm very concerned about what's happening in our nation. But at the end of the day, it's not a White House problem. It's a God's house problem," Locke explained.

"I became the most controversial pastor of America, to the most hated pastor in America, to the most dangerous pastor in America," Locke admitted. Now, he insisted, "I would say I'm probably the most misunderstood pastor in America because they don't recognize the transition."

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