I need to be really clear about what this article is and what it isn't.
This article is not about you. It's not about your faith, your patriotism, or your vote. It's about the people who manipulated your faith, your patriotism, and your vote for their own profit.
I grew up watching good people - people who taught me right from wrong, people who actually live their values - get played. And now I'm watching those same people defend the con artists instead of admitting they got conned.
Here's the point everyone is missing: The Tea Party started because working people were furious about bank bailouts and government spending. Real anger. Legitimate grievances. But it wasn't a grassroots movement - it was funded by billionaires from day one. I cited the IRS records. The money trail is public. This isn't opinion - it's documentation.
Those same billionaires then transformed that movement into MAGA. And now the people who screamed about deficits are silent while the deficit explodes. The people who hated elites are cheering for a Cabinet worth half a trillion dollars. The people who opposed government corruption are defending billionaires literally running government departments.
This is the largest wealth transfer and power grab in American history, and it's happening in broad daylight.
But instead of looking at the evidence, people are attacking me for pointing it out. They're more offended by the messenger than by the fact that policies being pushed would cut food assistance to 16 million children. They're more upset about a college student doing research than about Elon Musk buying political influence for $277 million and getting a government position in return.
The media - Fox News, Newsmax, talk radio, Facebook algorithms - has convinced good people that their enemies are other working people. Immigrants. Teachers. "Welfare queens." Meanwhile, billionaires are rewriting tax law, gutting regulations, and literally taking over government functions. But questioning them makes YOU the enemy?
That's not Christianity. Jesus flipped tables when religious leaders exploited people for profit. He had nothing but contempt for the wealthy and powerful who ignored the poor. Read the actual Gospels - not what some prosperity preacher tells you they say.
I'm not asking you to agree with me politically. I'm asking you to look at who benefits from the policies you're defending. Follow the money. Ask why the richest people in human history need your help getting richer. Ask why the same people who funded opposition to civil rights are now funding your political movement. Ask why a movement about fiscal responsibility now defends exploding deficits.
My dad taught me to question everything, to think for myself, to never trust someone just because they say what I want to hear. This article is me doing exactly what he raised me to do.
If pointing out that billionaires are taking over the government makes you angrier than billionaires actually taking over the government, then they've already won. They've got you defending them while they rob you blind.
I love the people who raised me. I love my community. That's WHY I wrote this. Because I can't watch good people get used anymore without saying something. Even if it costs me friendships. Even if I get death threats. Even if people I grew up with think I've betrayed them.
The real betrayal is watching a used-car salesman in a $10,000 suit convince working people to hand over their government to his billionaire buddies, and staying silent about it.
This isn't about left or right. This is about up and down. This is about power. And if you can't see that the richest men in America just pulled off the greatest heist in history because you're too proud to admit you got duped, then I don't know what else to say.
I, for one, exceedingly appreciate the hours of research you had to conduct to produce an article with what, in my estimation, amounts to precision truth and reality. Your father brought you up with sound advice and good principles - for this he is a good man, and I'll bet he is so proud of you! From one old devil dog to another, please relay Semper Fidelis and Happy Birthday Marine!
I want to point out that this is an editorial piece written by Lily. We are a non-partisan publication that does not cater to the Left or Right. We call it like we see it. If you do not like that, this is not the right publication for you. We are both Christians and do not like watching our faith being politicized by billionaires for their own selfish gain.
There are aspects of this article I agree with and there are other parts I do not agree with. The difference is, I am willing to hear what she has to say instead of just screeching like an autistic moron 'YOU ARE WRONNNNNNNNNNNNG!' like so many comments I have deleted have stated. I am seriously starting to think that there must be a vast number of mentally deficient 'lead paint chip eaters' that have stumbled on to Substack in the last year because some of these comments i have deleted were clearly not written by anyone with any post-secondary education let alone a high school diploma.
If you are not capable of thinking for yourself - this is not the right newsletter for you.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose, for whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
I am not a paying subscriber but I do like some of the articles that I read here. I just turned 60, was raised in a Democrat home by Catholic parents. I remember vividly being woken up about 11pm by my father who told me that Jimmy Carter had just won the Presidency. And then he said "Thank God!!!" This let me know that God wanted Jimmy Carter to be the President of the United States. I love my father and see him as more of a hero now than I ever did while he was alive. But we are all stuck in the same terrible situation, we think "our party" is the good guys and "their party" is responsible for all the bad stuff going on in our country.
My son went to College and went full blown Antifa. He was there in Portland a few years back when they protested for month's outside the Federal Courthouse. I warned him that he just had a son and going to prison would be a horrible situation for his wife and new baby.
If I were to protest outside an abortion clinic for my belief that they were killing innocent children I too could get sent to prison.........so what are me and my son supposed to do??
You cannot starve a child if you have already murdered him or her.......and then Planned Parenthood admits on camera to selling the body parts and no one goes to prison for this child sacrifice.
The Government under both parties has made it illegal in a sense to get too worked up about those inconvenient truths. Voting is all we have left to do unless we are willing to commit acts of violence to stop the ruling elites.
I have vote conservative since becoming a follower of Jesus in the late 80's. I think now than ever we can start to see we have all been fooled by our brand of politician who has told us exactly what we wanted to hear but then went off to Washington to become a celebrity of sorts and all of a sudden their net worth explodes while we the working class are treading water with the never ending rising cost of living.
I have wondered if all politician from both sides didn't come right out of the CIA. Trained to lie to us all, trained to feign outrage when the camera was on only to go downstairs and celebrate with their (tv political rivals) just like WWE wrestlers do.
I feel like the only thing left is to never vote again for anyone in any position. Even then I would still get a lecture from my son for doing that. So we are "dammed if we do and dammed if we decide to abstain"
What if they were both actors and we were all being played? When you read the headlines you cannot believe what these politicians are doing and saying. It is almost beyond believable.
Pray for me Lily, I need help, and love and Grace and the power to say..."We won't get fooled again"
I think Lily logged off for the night but I wanted to reply to you myself regardless.
You are the exact sort of reader we want on this publication Sean.
You are a good-hearted person that sees what is happening and does not know what to do about it. We don’t know what to do either. All we can do is try to warn others what we have found through thousands of hours of research but when you are dealing with deprogramming 20-40 years worth of CIA mind-altering propaganda in the form of news, radio, movies, internet, etc - it is nearly impossible to wake people up to the truth. We just have to trust in God for now. We are clearly entering into the pre-Tribulation phase. I figure within the next 2-3 years, the government is going to have been fully taken over by Freemasonry, Satanic black magick is going to be revealed, people are going to flock to the worship of The Beast as ‘God’ because they never actually spent the time to study scripture and just believe whatever someone in an expensive suit on television tells them to believe. We know better Sean. Just hang in there buddy. God is coming to fix it all soon.
Thank you for your kind words. My wife always reminds me that there are always TWO sides to every story and so I am becoming more and more willing to just admit " I don't know everything about ANYTHING!! Jesus shocked his fellow Jews by not really saying much of anything about how bad the Roman occupiers were. He focused on another Kingdom. He told Pilate " If my kingdom was of this world my disciples would fight for me, but my Kingdom is not of this world" Pilate wasn't ready for that!!
Maybe we should take this to heart and forget the whole political scene and just go back to trying to serve each other instead of wanting to kill each other. That would be a good starting point.
I do not want to belabor the point but some of us may have voted for a certain person in November but not one of us gets to vote (today) if the Government will have a shut down or stay open. I do not get to vote to keep food stamps going for anyone and either does Lily. We are totally hosed on that so I think that is why some people are so upset with the article.
I just want to know how people from completely different political sides can find any common ground in this completely charged atmosphere. No one wants to admit they are wrong about anything...that is why understanding we just don't all have the capability to know everything means we don't ALWAYS have to be right.
Disgusting title. It looks like this Substack has gotten on the "let's blame Christians for everything" bandwagon. Look around you at what's going on all over the world with Christian persecution and genocide. Everywhere this happens, it's because the blame for society's ills is placed on Christians. You know what? The crazy thing is that if anyone actually were going hungry, the first place most people would go is to a church because they know they would find help there. So maybe just be careful what you wish for. The last thing this country needs is more blaming and pointing fingers, especially at the very people who would be the first ones to volunteer to help.
Yes, everything in this article is making it look like you're blaming actual Christians. And, no, I'm not well-versed in the difference between nationalism (I'm pretty sure that's the same as maga Christians to you--correct me if I'm wrong), and "actual" Christianity. So the "actual" Christians are allowed to accuse the not "actual" Christians of anything they want to whenever they deem it appropriate? Because somewhere in the Bible, it says "judge not lest ye be judged--unless you're an "actual" Christian, then judge whoever you want"?. Because I thought it said "judge not lest ye be judged". period. I don't belong to any religious denomination. I eventually found Jesus on my own by reading the Bible and during my recovery after leaving Mormonism. And through a lot of prayer and time alone reading books about Jesus. The Jesus I know and believe in doesn't condone pointing fingers and wrongly accusing people. I know this because I did a lot of finger-pointing after feeling betrayed by Mormonism and some of the people I knew in it, and it never brought me peace or healing. Only after I learned about grace and incorporated it into my life did I find the peace that I needed to move forward. You don't know what's in a person's heart. Just because they voted for a person does not mean they condone things the person they voted for does that could cause harm.
I appreciate you sharing your story, and I'm genuinely glad you found Jesus after leaving a system that hurt you. That took courage, and grace is beautiful - I'm with you on that.
But here's where I think we're talking past each other:
This article isn't about judging hearts. It's about judging policies and following the money. When Jesus said "judge not," He also flipped tables in the temple and called out religious leaders who were exploiting people. There's a difference between judging someone's soul and calling out systems that harm the vulnerable.
You're absolutely right that voting for someone doesn't mean you condone everything they do. But - and this is important - it does mean we're accountable for the consequences of that vote. If a policy will cut food assistance to 16 million children, we can't just say "I didn't mean for that to happen." The kids still go hungry.
As for Christian nationalism vs. Christianity: Christian nationalism is when political power and national identity get wrapped up in Jesus's name to justify things He never taught. It's using the faith as a tool for earthly power rather than following His teachings about loving the least of these, caring for the poor, and rejecting wealth and power.
Jesus was very clear: "By their fruits you will know them." Not their hearts - their fruits. Their results. Their actions.
This article traces the money, the policies, and the results. That's not judging hearts. That's doing what Jesus modeled: speaking truth to power, especially when that power is harming "the least of these."
You found grace after Mormonism. That's beautiful. But grace doesn't mean we stay silent when children are being hurt in Jesus's name. Sometimes grace means speaking uncomfortable truth because we love people too much to let them be used.
You're right--we should never stay silent when children are being hurt. Do you know Christian children are being slaughtered right now, as we speak, because Christians are being blamed and targeted for things that aren't true? And, no, voting for someone does not mean you're responsible for everything they do. That's ridiculous and I don't agree with that. Most people take voting very seriously and hope that the candidate they vote for will do everything they can to make the world a better and kinder place. Christian Nationalism sounds like dangerous rhetoric to me that implies it's okay to target Christians for bad policies that they would never condone, because they're Christian and voted. Wrongly accusing Christians as a group right now is flat-out dangerous. There is NO justification for it. I agree-it's important to call out harmful systems. SYSTEMS. Not accuse innocent people for things they did not do and don't agree with. Call out the politicians who are directly responsible for this and give us their contact information so we can write emails to them stating our concerns and stop your lazy accusations. If you're actually the Christian you profess to be, change the title of your article so you're not sensationalizing the issue and wrongly accusing Christians for causing it or condoning it. Jesus hated hypocrisy and so do I.
I appreciate that you're a paid subscriber and that you're engaging seriously with this, so I'm going to give you a serious response.
First: Christians being persecuted in other countries is real and tragic. I'm not dismissing that. But using their suffering to deflect from examining our own country's policies isn't honoring them - it's using them as a shield. We can care about both. In fact, if we actually care about persecuted Christians elsewhere, we should care even MORE about making sure we're not hypocrites here.
Second: "Voting doesn't make you responsible" is a wild take. If I hire someone to remodel my house and they burn it down, I can't say "Well, I didn't burn it down, so I'm not responsible." I chose them. Actions have consequences. Votes have consequences. You don't get to support someone's power and then claim zero responsibility for what they do with it. That's not how accountability works in any other area of life - why would it work in politics?
Third: You're completely misunderstanding what Christian nationalism is. It's not "targeting Christians." It's a specific political movement that wraps nationalism and political power in Christian language. Scholars, theologians, and Christian leaders have been warning about it for decades. It's when people use Jesus's name to justify policies He would have condemned. Like cutting food assistance to children while giving tax breaks to billionaires.
I'm not accusing "Christians as a group" of anything. I'm a Christian. My family are Christians. I'm specifically calling out a POLITICAL MOVEMENT that uses Christianity as a cover for policies that contradict everything Jesus taught. There's a massive difference.
Fourth: You want ME to give you politicians' contact information so YOU can email them? Brother, you have Google. You know who your representatives are. If you care about this issue, do the work. But here's the thing - this article IS calling out the system. It traces exactly who funded what, which billionaires are in power, and what policies they're pushing. I provided 40+ citations. The entire article is about the SYSTEM.
But you're mad at me for pointing it out instead of being mad at the people actually doing it.
Finally: "Change the title so you're not sensationalizing." The title is "People that Starve Children End Up in Hell." If you think that's sensationalism, take it up with Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46. He's the one who said that people who ignore hungry children are damned. I'm just repeating Him.
You said Jesus hated hypocrisy. You're right. So let me ask you: What's more hypocritical - me documenting how billionaires manipulated a political movement, or people claiming to follow Jesus while defending policies that would starve 16 million kids?
I cited my sources. I showed the money trail. I documented everything. If that makes you uncomfortable, maybe sit with why that is instead of shooting the messenger.
I'm not here to make you feel good. I'm here to tell the truth, even when it's hard to hear.
I'm sorry, but your reply is full of crap. I'm not using Christian's suffering to deflect from bad political policies in the U.S. I'm trying to convey to you that if you have any integrity at all, you CANNOT blame Christians for bad political policies that they do not agree with and did not cause. It's the exact thing that is causing Christians in other countries to be targeted--being wrongly blamed for policies and societal issues that they never caused and don't agree with. Your supposed point about accountability is just stupid. Jesus does not expect us to carry the mistakes and sins of others. Matthew 18:15. As for your take on Christian Nationalism, I would not be surprised if the term was originated as a way to denigrate Christians and make all Christians look like wacko extremists if they're of the opinion that disinviting God from the public square can contribute to societal decay. And also, the title of YOUR article I'm referring to is: "The Rise of Satanic Nationalism in America. How the Tea Party Became a Billionaire Money Cult and Convinced Working-Class Conservatives Jesus Wants you to Starve Kids". Yes, not sensationalistic at all. Be careful. You are possibly contributing to putting innocent, caring people in harm's way because you think they voted wrong. And, as an author, you most definitely could take the time to present things people could do to help the situation, like researching where emails could be sent to politicians to address the issue at hand, and helping flesh-out what's really going on and the political dynamics of it all. It seems like that would be a better use of your time than throwing Christians under the bus under the guise of being a caring person. Again, sheer laziness and self-righteousness.
The Catholic Church and Vatican is the mega satanic church that dominates and inspires churches around the world. Spiraling serpents of evil they drill deep into the fiery earth, and collide and perish in the center. Satanic nationalism is a death culture. We are in spiritual war. The weapons are voices and money. The good people use voice, the evil few use money. Our voices are more real than their fake fiat money.
I do not know what all the fuss is about, “The Rise of 'Satanic Nationalism' in America” seems to be very accurate to me, as does “People that Starve Children End Up in Hell”
Feed the children, feed their parents. Feed grandma and grandpa who have nurtured their family with love, affection and sustenance their whole adult lives.
What I see happening in my country and the world today makes me weep, literally!
This may be off topic, but I think relevant…
Back in the late Forty’s, after the war, my father, a single wage earner, could support a family of 5, purchase a house (with indoor plumbing!), a car, an electric refrigerator (no ice box) and gas stove (all mandatory before my mother would accept betrothal). When I married in the mid Seventy’s, two incomes were necessary to purchase a 3-bedroom house, one car (I bused to work), and dining out once a month was extravagant. My parents helped with the down payment (repaid in 4 years). No SNAP, no food bank, just pinching pennies, knowing that we would be mortgage-free of the bloodsuckers in 25-30 years. Divorce set me back. Today, I look at my grandsons and all they can afford is an apartment, a box with partitions, and little hope of raising their families in a house with a back yard. Neither their father nor I can afford to give them any money to purchase a home (they average at $700,000 here). Will my grandsons ever need to use a food bank?
Lily has aptly described WTF is happening, and she has posted the receipts, FFS! BULLY!
I support this article and everything that Lily and The Wise Wolf are endeavoring to do to keep me informed about many issues, including the knowledge of my Christianity. Everything I do is following the path of Christ, since I was a child. I never understood Christian friends who have recently claimed that they are ‘born again Christian’, but praise be to them. I find today that most people are uncomfortable when I (rarely) espouse my Christianity… that puzzles me. Even when I have faltered, Jesus has been by my side. I have made amends to others even when they had no idea I had transgressed. And that puzzles me too.
Again, regardless of which party is in power, the sole objective is to acquire personal wealth and retain the ability to keep it coming in. It's always the case, throughout history. When a few oversee many, abuses stack up. Time to decentralize and take back personal agency.
Thank you for pointing out mega churches spending millions on their suits, buildings, jets, fancy cars, while children are starving. It’s no wonder that Jesus said the poor will always be with you. We here in America will drive right over someone asking for a hand out, siting, they should get a job. I get people take advantage of the system. But jesus didn’t say, ask for their portfolio, he said to give to them that ask, and turn them not away. He said give and it will be given to you. He had no place to lay his head but I need a bigger house and a fancy car and the latest shoes, pants and ray bans. More comfort for me cause I worked hard for it. Me, me , me. Oh oh, am I buggin ya, don’t mean to bug ya. Go ahead Edge, play the blues
It’s important to remember that love and charity are sacred acts of the heart, not mandates of the state.
Jesus fed the hungry because He was love embodied. Not because He passed a tax bill.
True compassion must include discernment. I’d love to rescue every dog and every horse in need, but if I tried, I’d soon be unable to care for any of them. The same is true for nations. Charity without limits becomes self-destruction.
Quoting scripture to shame others into political obedience misses the spirit of those teachings entirely. Christ never said, “Delegate your compassion to Caesar.” He said, “Feed my sheep.” And that’s a call to personal responsibility, not forced redistribution, but genuine love in action.
I don't eat word salad so just break this down to the core: You are literally saying with so many words that you support ending SNAP and starving 16 million kids and still believe you are a 'Christian'?
You don’t have to twist my words into cruelty to make your point.
What I wrote was about the difference between forced charity and chosen compassion .
One is bureaucracy, the other is love.
Quoting scripture as a weapon to shame others isn’t faith; it’s theater.
If we’re going to speak of Christ, let’s remember He fed people with His own hands, not with someone else’s taxes.
You can’t use bureaucracy to enforce scripture, or scripture to justify bureaucracy. Those two forces answer to entirely different laws.
The state manages resources. The spirit nourishes souls. When we confuse the two, we end up with policy masquerading as compassion and faith reduced to guilt trips.
We also forget the practical truth: abundance must be stewarded, not squandered. A society that rewards dependence eventually drains both its coffers and its will to grow.
Love lifts people up; it doesn’t chain them to a ration card.
Real charity restores strength. It doesn’t replace it.
Hey brother, thank you for letting me know. I completely understand. Get some rest and take care of yourself first. The world feels very different after a bit of sleep and calm. Sending you peace and strength tonight.
Thanks Lily for having the guts to research and publish this, and for Wolf to do it. I think the normal folks who started the Tea Party were good hearted, hard working, Constitution loving folks who supported Ron Paul. This is what happens to almost all good grass-roots movements, they get hi-jacked or co-opted by opportunists who have their own agenda like the Koch brothers. It ruined the day for me that all these tech billionaires surrounded Trump at his inauguration speech. His speech was amazing -- but the follow-thru always leaves lot to be desired. Whatever happened to DOGE? Whatever happened to making peace on his first day? And who can argue with the $4TRILLION deficit spending you cite from first T-admin? Print, print, more digital dollars. More wars.
Our problem is that we look to Washington to fix our problems. Washington IS our problem and those in the swamp control the huge government systems and media. Why do we always put our hopes in the next President or SC decision. The American Empire is not the Kingdom of God and we should not put any our hopes and efforts in any Empire. The Kingdom of God is local and only God Himself can bring justice to this whatever you want to call it! Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness in your own community! That's the solution!
Wolf is chewing on it. Wolf had a very interesting article about what the Kingdom of God would actually look like. That process will get us a lot closer to freedom and real life than trying to understand or fix the mess we are in here in America. I don't agree with everything anybody writes or says -- neither do you. That's what freedom of thought and speech and the press is -- freedom to say what you are thinking at this moment without getting thrown in jail or stoned to death. Trying to fix the Titanic after it's hit the iceberg is a losing proposition.
Start chewing on what the Kingdom of God should look like and start where you are in your community, your family!
You're right to call out the title issue. "Satanic Nationalism" was NOT the title I wrote - it got swapped out by mistake when we published. We've corrected it to my actual title: "People that Starve Children End Up in Hell."
Because that's what this is really about.
I didn't trash my parents. I love my parents. My dad taught me to think critically, to question authority, to fact-check everything. This article is me doing exactly what he raised me to do. And it's breaking my heart to watch people I love and respect - good people who would give you the shirt off their back - get manipulated by billionaires who don't care about them.
This isn't about patriotism. My dad served this country. He fought for my right to ask hard questions and speak truth. Using his service to shut me up dishonors everything he fought for.
This article documents how billionaires funded a political movement and got working people to support policies that hurt working people. It's cited. It's researched. It follows the money.
And yes, I will absolutely say that supporting policies that starve 16 million children while calling yourself a Christian is something Jesus Himself condemned. Read Matthew 25:31-46. He's pretty clear about what happens to people who ignore hungry kids.
That's not me judging hearts. That's Jesus judging actions.
I get what you are concerned about. I let her publish this article because I told her from the start when I hired her I wanted her to report what she really believes in and not just what she believes people want to hear. It's about honesty more than the politics on here.
There are things I agree with and there are things I don't agree with that she said and I will leave that at that.
One thing I am certain of - I really wish Ron Paul had won back then. I don't think we'd be in this boat right now. I am honestly terrified by the end of the month our nation is going to be having food riots in the cities and Trump knew this was coming and that is the real reason he deployed the National Guard preemptively. This very well could be an oligarchical coup about to begin and that is the case... I hope your husband has plenty of ammo because we are going to war.
Maybe I might have missed it, but has she done similar research for the left wing of the uniparty? My concern from reading this is that somebody could easily conclude, well the other party must have the answers then. As I see it, they are both about the same as far as globalist direction, but the democrats tend to want to get there faster. There are far too few left in either party who come close to Ron Paul quality.
A Statement from Lily
I need to be really clear about what this article is and what it isn't.
This article is not about you. It's not about your faith, your patriotism, or your vote. It's about the people who manipulated your faith, your patriotism, and your vote for their own profit.
I grew up watching good people - people who taught me right from wrong, people who actually live their values - get played. And now I'm watching those same people defend the con artists instead of admitting they got conned.
Here's the point everyone is missing: The Tea Party started because working people were furious about bank bailouts and government spending. Real anger. Legitimate grievances. But it wasn't a grassroots movement - it was funded by billionaires from day one. I cited the IRS records. The money trail is public. This isn't opinion - it's documentation.
Those same billionaires then transformed that movement into MAGA. And now the people who screamed about deficits are silent while the deficit explodes. The people who hated elites are cheering for a Cabinet worth half a trillion dollars. The people who opposed government corruption are defending billionaires literally running government departments.
This is the largest wealth transfer and power grab in American history, and it's happening in broad daylight.
But instead of looking at the evidence, people are attacking me for pointing it out. They're more offended by the messenger than by the fact that policies being pushed would cut food assistance to 16 million children. They're more upset about a college student doing research than about Elon Musk buying political influence for $277 million and getting a government position in return.
The media - Fox News, Newsmax, talk radio, Facebook algorithms - has convinced good people that their enemies are other working people. Immigrants. Teachers. "Welfare queens." Meanwhile, billionaires are rewriting tax law, gutting regulations, and literally taking over government functions. But questioning them makes YOU the enemy?
That's not Christianity. Jesus flipped tables when religious leaders exploited people for profit. He had nothing but contempt for the wealthy and powerful who ignored the poor. Read the actual Gospels - not what some prosperity preacher tells you they say.
I'm not asking you to agree with me politically. I'm asking you to look at who benefits from the policies you're defending. Follow the money. Ask why the richest people in human history need your help getting richer. Ask why the same people who funded opposition to civil rights are now funding your political movement. Ask why a movement about fiscal responsibility now defends exploding deficits.
My dad taught me to question everything, to think for myself, to never trust someone just because they say what I want to hear. This article is me doing exactly what he raised me to do.
If pointing out that billionaires are taking over the government makes you angrier than billionaires actually taking over the government, then they've already won. They've got you defending them while they rob you blind.
I love the people who raised me. I love my community. That's WHY I wrote this. Because I can't watch good people get used anymore without saying something. Even if it costs me friendships. Even if I get death threats. Even if people I grew up with think I've betrayed them.
The real betrayal is watching a used-car salesman in a $10,000 suit convince working people to hand over their government to his billionaire buddies, and staying silent about it.
This isn't about left or right. This is about up and down. This is about power. And if you can't see that the richest men in America just pulled off the greatest heist in history because you're too proud to admit you got duped, then I don't know what else to say.
I provided the receipts. The rest is up to you.
— Lily
I, for one, exceedingly appreciate the hours of research you had to conduct to produce an article with what, in my estimation, amounts to precision truth and reality. Your father brought you up with sound advice and good principles - for this he is a good man, and I'll bet he is so proud of you! From one old devil dog to another, please relay Semper Fidelis and Happy Birthday Marine!
I want to point out that this is an editorial piece written by Lily. We are a non-partisan publication that does not cater to the Left or Right. We call it like we see it. If you do not like that, this is not the right publication for you. We are both Christians and do not like watching our faith being politicized by billionaires for their own selfish gain.
There are aspects of this article I agree with and there are other parts I do not agree with. The difference is, I am willing to hear what she has to say instead of just screeching like an autistic moron 'YOU ARE WRONNNNNNNNNNNNG!' like so many comments I have deleted have stated. I am seriously starting to think that there must be a vast number of mentally deficient 'lead paint chip eaters' that have stumbled on to Substack in the last year because some of these comments i have deleted were clearly not written by anyone with any post-secondary education let alone a high school diploma.
If you are not capable of thinking for yourself - this is not the right newsletter for you.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose, for whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
Hi Lily,
I am not a paying subscriber but I do like some of the articles that I read here. I just turned 60, was raised in a Democrat home by Catholic parents. I remember vividly being woken up about 11pm by my father who told me that Jimmy Carter had just won the Presidency. And then he said "Thank God!!!" This let me know that God wanted Jimmy Carter to be the President of the United States. I love my father and see him as more of a hero now than I ever did while he was alive. But we are all stuck in the same terrible situation, we think "our party" is the good guys and "their party" is responsible for all the bad stuff going on in our country.
My son went to College and went full blown Antifa. He was there in Portland a few years back when they protested for month's outside the Federal Courthouse. I warned him that he just had a son and going to prison would be a horrible situation for his wife and new baby.
If I were to protest outside an abortion clinic for my belief that they were killing innocent children I too could get sent to prison.........so what are me and my son supposed to do??
You cannot starve a child if you have already murdered him or her.......and then Planned Parenthood admits on camera to selling the body parts and no one goes to prison for this child sacrifice.
The Government under both parties has made it illegal in a sense to get too worked up about those inconvenient truths. Voting is all we have left to do unless we are willing to commit acts of violence to stop the ruling elites.
I have vote conservative since becoming a follower of Jesus in the late 80's. I think now than ever we can start to see we have all been fooled by our brand of politician who has told us exactly what we wanted to hear but then went off to Washington to become a celebrity of sorts and all of a sudden their net worth explodes while we the working class are treading water with the never ending rising cost of living.
I have wondered if all politician from both sides didn't come right out of the CIA. Trained to lie to us all, trained to feign outrage when the camera was on only to go downstairs and celebrate with their (tv political rivals) just like WWE wrestlers do.
I feel like the only thing left is to never vote again for anyone in any position. Even then I would still get a lecture from my son for doing that. So we are "dammed if we do and dammed if we decide to abstain"
What if they were both actors and we were all being played? When you read the headlines you cannot believe what these politicians are doing and saying. It is almost beyond believable.
Pray for me Lily, I need help, and love and Grace and the power to say..."We won't get fooled again"
I think Lily logged off for the night but I wanted to reply to you myself regardless.
You are the exact sort of reader we want on this publication Sean.
You are a good-hearted person that sees what is happening and does not know what to do about it. We don’t know what to do either. All we can do is try to warn others what we have found through thousands of hours of research but when you are dealing with deprogramming 20-40 years worth of CIA mind-altering propaganda in the form of news, radio, movies, internet, etc - it is nearly impossible to wake people up to the truth. We just have to trust in God for now. We are clearly entering into the pre-Tribulation phase. I figure within the next 2-3 years, the government is going to have been fully taken over by Freemasonry, Satanic black magick is going to be revealed, people are going to flock to the worship of The Beast as ‘God’ because they never actually spent the time to study scripture and just believe whatever someone in an expensive suit on television tells them to believe. We know better Sean. Just hang in there buddy. God is coming to fix it all soon.
Wise Wolf,
Thank you for your kind words. My wife always reminds me that there are always TWO sides to every story and so I am becoming more and more willing to just admit " I don't know everything about ANYTHING!! Jesus shocked his fellow Jews by not really saying much of anything about how bad the Roman occupiers were. He focused on another Kingdom. He told Pilate " If my kingdom was of this world my disciples would fight for me, but my Kingdom is not of this world" Pilate wasn't ready for that!!
Maybe we should take this to heart and forget the whole political scene and just go back to trying to serve each other instead of wanting to kill each other. That would be a good starting point.
I do not want to belabor the point but some of us may have voted for a certain person in November but not one of us gets to vote (today) if the Government will have a shut down or stay open. I do not get to vote to keep food stamps going for anyone and either does Lily. We are totally hosed on that so I think that is why some people are so upset with the article.
I just want to know how people from completely different political sides can find any common ground in this completely charged atmosphere. No one wants to admit they are wrong about anything...that is why understanding we just don't all have the capability to know everything means we don't ALWAYS have to be right.
Blessing from Oregon.
👍 Loved the opening note, linlking tomorrow @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/ and restacking!!!
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Disgusting title. It looks like this Substack has gotten on the "let's blame Christians for everything" bandwagon. Look around you at what's going on all over the world with Christian persecution and genocide. Everywhere this happens, it's because the blame for society's ills is placed on Christians. You know what? The crazy thing is that if anyone actually were going hungry, the first place most people would go is to a church because they know they would find help there. So maybe just be careful what you wish for. The last thing this country needs is more blaming and pointing fingers, especially at the very people who would be the first ones to volunteer to help.
Do you really think a Christian newsletter is blaming actual Christians? Do you know the difference between nationalism and actual Christianity?
Yes, everything in this article is making it look like you're blaming actual Christians. And, no, I'm not well-versed in the difference between nationalism (I'm pretty sure that's the same as maga Christians to you--correct me if I'm wrong), and "actual" Christianity. So the "actual" Christians are allowed to accuse the not "actual" Christians of anything they want to whenever they deem it appropriate? Because somewhere in the Bible, it says "judge not lest ye be judged--unless you're an "actual" Christian, then judge whoever you want"?. Because I thought it said "judge not lest ye be judged". period. I don't belong to any religious denomination. I eventually found Jesus on my own by reading the Bible and during my recovery after leaving Mormonism. And through a lot of prayer and time alone reading books about Jesus. The Jesus I know and believe in doesn't condone pointing fingers and wrongly accusing people. I know this because I did a lot of finger-pointing after feeling betrayed by Mormonism and some of the people I knew in it, and it never brought me peace or healing. Only after I learned about grace and incorporated it into my life did I find the peace that I needed to move forward. You don't know what's in a person's heart. Just because they voted for a person does not mean they condone things the person they voted for does that could cause harm.
I appreciate you sharing your story, and I'm genuinely glad you found Jesus after leaving a system that hurt you. That took courage, and grace is beautiful - I'm with you on that.
But here's where I think we're talking past each other:
This article isn't about judging hearts. It's about judging policies and following the money. When Jesus said "judge not," He also flipped tables in the temple and called out religious leaders who were exploiting people. There's a difference between judging someone's soul and calling out systems that harm the vulnerable.
You're absolutely right that voting for someone doesn't mean you condone everything they do. But - and this is important - it does mean we're accountable for the consequences of that vote. If a policy will cut food assistance to 16 million children, we can't just say "I didn't mean for that to happen." The kids still go hungry.
As for Christian nationalism vs. Christianity: Christian nationalism is when political power and national identity get wrapped up in Jesus's name to justify things He never taught. It's using the faith as a tool for earthly power rather than following His teachings about loving the least of these, caring for the poor, and rejecting wealth and power.
Jesus was very clear: "By their fruits you will know them." Not their hearts - their fruits. Their results. Their actions.
This article traces the money, the policies, and the results. That's not judging hearts. That's doing what Jesus modeled: speaking truth to power, especially when that power is harming "the least of these."
You found grace after Mormonism. That's beautiful. But grace doesn't mean we stay silent when children are being hurt in Jesus's name. Sometimes grace means speaking uncomfortable truth because we love people too much to let them be used.
You're right--we should never stay silent when children are being hurt. Do you know Christian children are being slaughtered right now, as we speak, because Christians are being blamed and targeted for things that aren't true? And, no, voting for someone does not mean you're responsible for everything they do. That's ridiculous and I don't agree with that. Most people take voting very seriously and hope that the candidate they vote for will do everything they can to make the world a better and kinder place. Christian Nationalism sounds like dangerous rhetoric to me that implies it's okay to target Christians for bad policies that they would never condone, because they're Christian and voted. Wrongly accusing Christians as a group right now is flat-out dangerous. There is NO justification for it. I agree-it's important to call out harmful systems. SYSTEMS. Not accuse innocent people for things they did not do and don't agree with. Call out the politicians who are directly responsible for this and give us their contact information so we can write emails to them stating our concerns and stop your lazy accusations. If you're actually the Christian you profess to be, change the title of your article so you're not sensationalizing the issue and wrongly accusing Christians for causing it or condoning it. Jesus hated hypocrisy and so do I.
I appreciate that you're a paid subscriber and that you're engaging seriously with this, so I'm going to give you a serious response.
First: Christians being persecuted in other countries is real and tragic. I'm not dismissing that. But using their suffering to deflect from examining our own country's policies isn't honoring them - it's using them as a shield. We can care about both. In fact, if we actually care about persecuted Christians elsewhere, we should care even MORE about making sure we're not hypocrites here.
Second: "Voting doesn't make you responsible" is a wild take. If I hire someone to remodel my house and they burn it down, I can't say "Well, I didn't burn it down, so I'm not responsible." I chose them. Actions have consequences. Votes have consequences. You don't get to support someone's power and then claim zero responsibility for what they do with it. That's not how accountability works in any other area of life - why would it work in politics?
Third: You're completely misunderstanding what Christian nationalism is. It's not "targeting Christians." It's a specific political movement that wraps nationalism and political power in Christian language. Scholars, theologians, and Christian leaders have been warning about it for decades. It's when people use Jesus's name to justify policies He would have condemned. Like cutting food assistance to children while giving tax breaks to billionaires.
I'm not accusing "Christians as a group" of anything. I'm a Christian. My family are Christians. I'm specifically calling out a POLITICAL MOVEMENT that uses Christianity as a cover for policies that contradict everything Jesus taught. There's a massive difference.
Fourth: You want ME to give you politicians' contact information so YOU can email them? Brother, you have Google. You know who your representatives are. If you care about this issue, do the work. But here's the thing - this article IS calling out the system. It traces exactly who funded what, which billionaires are in power, and what policies they're pushing. I provided 40+ citations. The entire article is about the SYSTEM.
But you're mad at me for pointing it out instead of being mad at the people actually doing it.
Finally: "Change the title so you're not sensationalizing." The title is "People that Starve Children End Up in Hell." If you think that's sensationalism, take it up with Jesus in Matthew 25:31-46. He's the one who said that people who ignore hungry children are damned. I'm just repeating Him.
You said Jesus hated hypocrisy. You're right. So let me ask you: What's more hypocritical - me documenting how billionaires manipulated a political movement, or people claiming to follow Jesus while defending policies that would starve 16 million kids?
I cited my sources. I showed the money trail. I documented everything. If that makes you uncomfortable, maybe sit with why that is instead of shooting the messenger.
I'm not here to make you feel good. I'm here to tell the truth, even when it's hard to hear.
I'm sorry, but your reply is full of crap. I'm not using Christian's suffering to deflect from bad political policies in the U.S. I'm trying to convey to you that if you have any integrity at all, you CANNOT blame Christians for bad political policies that they do not agree with and did not cause. It's the exact thing that is causing Christians in other countries to be targeted--being wrongly blamed for policies and societal issues that they never caused and don't agree with. Your supposed point about accountability is just stupid. Jesus does not expect us to carry the mistakes and sins of others. Matthew 18:15. As for your take on Christian Nationalism, I would not be surprised if the term was originated as a way to denigrate Christians and make all Christians look like wacko extremists if they're of the opinion that disinviting God from the public square can contribute to societal decay. And also, the title of YOUR article I'm referring to is: "The Rise of Satanic Nationalism in America. How the Tea Party Became a Billionaire Money Cult and Convinced Working-Class Conservatives Jesus Wants you to Starve Kids". Yes, not sensationalistic at all. Be careful. You are possibly contributing to putting innocent, caring people in harm's way because you think they voted wrong. And, as an author, you most definitely could take the time to present things people could do to help the situation, like researching where emails could be sent to politicians to address the issue at hand, and helping flesh-out what's really going on and the political dynamics of it all. It seems like that would be a better use of your time than throwing Christians under the bus under the guise of being a caring person. Again, sheer laziness and self-righteousness.
The Catholic Church and Vatican is the mega satanic church that dominates and inspires churches around the world. Spiraling serpents of evil they drill deep into the fiery earth, and collide and perish in the center. Satanic nationalism is a death culture. We are in spiritual war. The weapons are voices and money. The good people use voice, the evil few use money. Our voices are more real than their fake fiat money.
I do not know what all the fuss is about, “The Rise of 'Satanic Nationalism' in America” seems to be very accurate to me, as does “People that Starve Children End Up in Hell”
Feed the children, feed their parents. Feed grandma and grandpa who have nurtured their family with love, affection and sustenance their whole adult lives.
What I see happening in my country and the world today makes me weep, literally!
This may be off topic, but I think relevant…
Back in the late Forty’s, after the war, my father, a single wage earner, could support a family of 5, purchase a house (with indoor plumbing!), a car, an electric refrigerator (no ice box) and gas stove (all mandatory before my mother would accept betrothal). When I married in the mid Seventy’s, two incomes were necessary to purchase a 3-bedroom house, one car (I bused to work), and dining out once a month was extravagant. My parents helped with the down payment (repaid in 4 years). No SNAP, no food bank, just pinching pennies, knowing that we would be mortgage-free of the bloodsuckers in 25-30 years. Divorce set me back. Today, I look at my grandsons and all they can afford is an apartment, a box with partitions, and little hope of raising their families in a house with a back yard. Neither their father nor I can afford to give them any money to purchase a home (they average at $700,000 here). Will my grandsons ever need to use a food bank?
Lily has aptly described WTF is happening, and she has posted the receipts, FFS! BULLY!
I support this article and everything that Lily and The Wise Wolf are endeavoring to do to keep me informed about many issues, including the knowledge of my Christianity. Everything I do is following the path of Christ, since I was a child. I never understood Christian friends who have recently claimed that they are ‘born again Christian’, but praise be to them. I find today that most people are uncomfortable when I (rarely) espouse my Christianity… that puzzles me. Even when I have faltered, Jesus has been by my side. I have made amends to others even when they had no idea I had transgressed. And that puzzles me too.
Just my two cents.
Again, regardless of which party is in power, the sole objective is to acquire personal wealth and retain the ability to keep it coming in. It's always the case, throughout history. When a few oversee many, abuses stack up. Time to decentralize and take back personal agency.
Thank you for pointing out mega churches spending millions on their suits, buildings, jets, fancy cars, while children are starving. It’s no wonder that Jesus said the poor will always be with you. We here in America will drive right over someone asking for a hand out, siting, they should get a job. I get people take advantage of the system. But jesus didn’t say, ask for their portfolio, he said to give to them that ask, and turn them not away. He said give and it will be given to you. He had no place to lay his head but I need a bigger house and a fancy car and the latest shoes, pants and ray bans. More comfort for me cause I worked hard for it. Me, me , me. Oh oh, am I buggin ya, don’t mean to bug ya. Go ahead Edge, play the blues
It’s important to remember that love and charity are sacred acts of the heart, not mandates of the state.
Jesus fed the hungry because He was love embodied. Not because He passed a tax bill.
True compassion must include discernment. I’d love to rescue every dog and every horse in need, but if I tried, I’d soon be unable to care for any of them. The same is true for nations. Charity without limits becomes self-destruction.
Quoting scripture to shame others into political obedience misses the spirit of those teachings entirely. Christ never said, “Delegate your compassion to Caesar.” He said, “Feed my sheep.” And that’s a call to personal responsibility, not forced redistribution, but genuine love in action.
I don't eat word salad so just break this down to the core: You are literally saying with so many words that you support ending SNAP and starving 16 million kids and still believe you are a 'Christian'?
You don’t have to twist my words into cruelty to make your point.
What I wrote was about the difference between forced charity and chosen compassion .
One is bureaucracy, the other is love.
Quoting scripture as a weapon to shame others isn’t faith; it’s theater.
If we’re going to speak of Christ, let’s remember He fed people with His own hands, not with someone else’s taxes.
You can’t use bureaucracy to enforce scripture, or scripture to justify bureaucracy. Those two forces answer to entirely different laws.
The state manages resources. The spirit nourishes souls. When we confuse the two, we end up with policy masquerading as compassion and faith reduced to guilt trips.
We also forget the practical truth: abundance must be stewarded, not squandered. A society that rewards dependence eventually drains both its coffers and its will to grow.
Love lifts people up; it doesn’t chain them to a ration card.
Real charity restores strength. It doesn’t replace it.
Real love doesn’t need coercion.
ok my bad, i didn’t know what you were saying. I have been up 4 days with a manic bipolar phase and i am just about ready to crash out.
Hey brother, thank you for letting me know. I completely understand. Get some rest and take care of yourself first. The world feels very different after a bit of sleep and calm. Sending you peace and strength tonight.
What a love-ly way to close this thread.
Thanks Lily for having the guts to research and publish this, and for Wolf to do it. I think the normal folks who started the Tea Party were good hearted, hard working, Constitution loving folks who supported Ron Paul. This is what happens to almost all good grass-roots movements, they get hi-jacked or co-opted by opportunists who have their own agenda like the Koch brothers. It ruined the day for me that all these tech billionaires surrounded Trump at his inauguration speech. His speech was amazing -- but the follow-thru always leaves lot to be desired. Whatever happened to DOGE? Whatever happened to making peace on his first day? And who can argue with the $4TRILLION deficit spending you cite from first T-admin? Print, print, more digital dollars. More wars.
Our problem is that we look to Washington to fix our problems. Washington IS our problem and those in the swamp control the huge government systems and media. Why do we always put our hopes in the next President or SC decision. The American Empire is not the Kingdom of God and we should not put any our hopes and efforts in any Empire. The Kingdom of God is local and only God Himself can bring justice to this whatever you want to call it! Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness in your own community! That's the solution!
Wolf is chewing on it. Wolf had a very interesting article about what the Kingdom of God would actually look like. That process will get us a lot closer to freedom and real life than trying to understand or fix the mess we are in here in America. I don't agree with everything anybody writes or says -- neither do you. That's what freedom of thought and speech and the press is -- freedom to say what you are thinking at this moment without getting thrown in jail or stoned to death. Trying to fix the Titanic after it's hit the iceberg is a losing proposition.
Start chewing on what the Kingdom of God should look like and start where you are in your community, your family!
Read the Sermon on the Mount!
pssst don’t tell no one, i am full blooded german on both sides.
You're right to call out the title issue. "Satanic Nationalism" was NOT the title I wrote - it got swapped out by mistake when we published. We've corrected it to my actual title: "People that Starve Children End Up in Hell."
Because that's what this is really about.
I didn't trash my parents. I love my parents. My dad taught me to think critically, to question authority, to fact-check everything. This article is me doing exactly what he raised me to do. And it's breaking my heart to watch people I love and respect - good people who would give you the shirt off their back - get manipulated by billionaires who don't care about them.
This isn't about patriotism. My dad served this country. He fought for my right to ask hard questions and speak truth. Using his service to shut me up dishonors everything he fought for.
This article documents how billionaires funded a political movement and got working people to support policies that hurt working people. It's cited. It's researched. It follows the money.
And yes, I will absolutely say that supporting policies that starve 16 million children while calling yourself a Christian is something Jesus Himself condemned. Read Matthew 25:31-46. He's pretty clear about what happens to people who ignore hungry kids.
That's not me judging hearts. That's Jesus judging actions.
I get what you are concerned about. I let her publish this article because I told her from the start when I hired her I wanted her to report what she really believes in and not just what she believes people want to hear. It's about honesty more than the politics on here.
There are things I agree with and there are things I don't agree with that she said and I will leave that at that.
One thing I am certain of - I really wish Ron Paul had won back then. I don't think we'd be in this boat right now. I am honestly terrified by the end of the month our nation is going to be having food riots in the cities and Trump knew this was coming and that is the real reason he deployed the National Guard preemptively. This very well could be an oligarchical coup about to begin and that is the case... I hope your husband has plenty of ammo because we are going to war.
That was actually what I had issue with myself but she has it backed up with sources so I let her publish it. https://time.com/secret-origins-of-the-tea-party/
Maybe I might have missed it, but has she done similar research for the left wing of the uniparty? My concern from reading this is that somebody could easily conclude, well the other party must have the answers then. As I see it, they are both about the same as far as globalist direction, but the democrats tend to want to get there faster. There are far too few left in either party who come close to Ron Paul quality.
Ron and Rand Paul are about the only two decent men that have been in Washington since Kennedy was shot.
Yup. Still have that one great ad that Ron made when he was running for president somewhere, loved that, lol.