BY : Milton Quintanilla Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
Creed’s lead singer, Scott Stapp, recently went viral over comments calling for greater unity and reminding Americans that the constitutional republic is built on biblical principles.
“The only way to make change is to wake up and come together as one. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love, happiness”, Stapp said during a concert on the band’s reunion tour.
“Divided is exactly the way they want us to be,” he said, “to keep us distracted from holding them accountable.”
As reported by The Blaze, Stapp argued that people were programmed to be divided starting all the way from kindergarten.
“Nearly everything we accuse every other country of doing, we’re doing right here. Your civil rights are being violated every single minute of every single day! And what do we do about it? We focus on what divides us!” he continued.
“We’re keyboard warriors,” said Stapp. “And we go to entertainment and become perfect little citizens and go buy the latest trends. Everything to keep us distracted from what’s happening right in front of our eyes.”
The speech, which did not mention any political party at all, received much applause and cheering from the audience.
“The only way to make change is to wake up and come together as one. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love, and happiness. We find our common ground, and we build from there. And as we’re building that common ground, we start keeping the powers that be accountable,” he continued.
“We start reminding them of what our Constitution says. We start reminding them of what our Bill of Rights says. We start reminding them that we are a constitutional republic based upon the Bible and the word of God, not a democracy. Go study. Go do your homework.”
One version of Stapp’s speech garnered more than 3.1 million views on social media.
According to Church Leaders, Stapp, 51, was raised as a Christian. However, he later struggled with drugs, alcohol, legal troubles, and suicidal thoughts as Creed gained fame in the late 90s and 2000s. In 2006, the singer had a “real epiphany” when he was hospitalized after falling off a 40-foot balcony while drunk and cried out to God for help.
In 2012, he wrote and published his memoir Sinner’s Creed. A decade later, in an interview with CBN News, Stapp discussed redemption and surrender.
“God [is] taking this mess that I had become and creating it and turning it into a message,” he said at the time. “If my life can be an example of God taking the unlovable…then God can love anybody, anybody. You’ve just gotta come.”
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