‘What Are You Willing To Die For?’: Rick Perry Wants Christians To ‘Rise Up And Stand For God’

Rick Perry this weekend delivered a hellfire and brimstone speech at the “We Stand With God” “pro-family,” far-right Christian political and religious rally.

You likely have never seen Rick Perry like this before – not even at his 2011 Christians-only, separation of church and state violating prayer rally, where he quoted the Bible, often, while he claimed it was a religious, not a political event. That religious, not a political event launched his quickly-failed 2012 presidential campaign.

The former Texas governor, still under indictment, delivered a rousing hellfire and brimstone speech attacking liberals and “the left,” over what Perry claimed is “the corruption, the crony capitalism, the greed” in Washington.

And he asked his fellow Christians if they were willing to die for his cause.

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“Literally the foundation of America is under attack from those on the left,” Perry roared at Saturday’s “We Stand With God” rally in South Carolina. “It’s under attack from Washington, D.C. You know, talking about Washington, D.C., early in the ministry of Jesus Christ, he saw corruption in the temple and he got angry about it and he did something about it.”

Perry, getting worked up after having to read from his notes at the podium, continued.

“He went in there and he overturned the tables of the money changers. He saw corruption, just like today we need somebody that’s got the backbone to go to Washington, D.C., and turn over the tables of the money changers, of the corruption, of the greed that we see in Washington, D.C. And the question is: Will you join me in that effort? Will you load up? Are you ready to sacrifice? Are you ready to stop the corruption, the crony capitalism, the greed that we see in that temple of government in Washington, D.C.?”

“Jesus was angry,” Perry said. “I’m angry. I hope you’re angry.”

“What are you willing to die for?,” Perry, a nondenominational evangelical, shouted. “Are you willing to rise up and stand for God and to go forward and live for the principles and the values that this country were based upon … Are you ready? Onward Christian soldiers!,” Perry bellowed.

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Image: Screenshot via Tipton Ministries/YouTube
Hat tip and video: Right Wing Watch