Transcript [00:00] we're back with the America Bill [00:01] Martinez here great to have you with us [00:02] sharing a part of your day for more [00:04] information on the show Bill Martinez [00:06] live.com that is our address with us [00:09] right now is Troy Miller Troy is the [00:12] president and CEO of nrb the National [00:14] Religious broadcasters Troy great to be [00:17] talking with you again how are you sir [00:19] oh I'm doing well thanks for having me [00:20] on well a lot is hanging in the balance [00:23] here uh for this great Democratic [00:26] Republic and just like when it started [00:29] this great American idea at the very [00:31] Foundation we're people of faith and I [00:34] like you have been encouraging people of [00:37] Faith to uh get in the arena get in the [00:41] fight we need people of Faith to make a [00:43] difference especially in this election [00:46] don't we oh we we certainly do we need [00:48] them to to Really step up and live out [00:50] their values live out what you believe [00:52] don't don't just sit back on the [00:54] sidelines and and For Heaven's Sake [00:57] don't be ashamed to live out your faith [01:00] uh in politics and the political sphere [01:02] that's what this country as you said was [01:04] founded on it wasn't for the what they [01:06] called the black robe regiment uh we [01:08] might not have a country today yeah and [01:11] and let's unwrap that a little bit [01:12] because you know some people in their [01:15] history lessons uh did not uh you know [01:19] understand or were taught about the [01:21] significance of the black robed Regiment [01:24] of pastors who made their voices known [01:27] and were cheering on for the sake of [01:29] Freedom uh these judeo-christian [01:32] principles that were the Woof and Warf [01:34] of our Declaration of Independence and [01:36] our [01:38] constitution yeah that's right they were [01:40] preaching from the pulpits across the [01:42] country uh the truth of what was going [01:45] on in the truth of of the foundations [01:47] behind the principles of establishing [01:50] this country and those Christian [01:52] foundations and principles and if it [01:53] wasn't for those pulpits they were the [01:55] megaphone of the day they were the the [01:58] communicators to to do that and look [02:00] quite honestly I'll just say it we need [02:02] more pulpits to be that megaphone today [02:04] as well well without a doubt because [02:06] when you look throughout history um the [02:09] pulpits are one of the first targets of [02:11] totalitarian governments they have got [02:13] to close the influence and the voices of [02:17] reason and when they're able to do that [02:20] then uh they're able to overrun the [02:23] people are they not oh absolutely you [02:26] know that's the first thing that you [02:27] look across any of these uh communist [02:30] countries or you said totalitarian [02:31] countries the first thing they have to [02:33] shut down is religion they have to shut [02:35] that down because of the voice as you [02:37] said of reason but also because of the [02:39] hope that religion uh provides outside [02:42] the government they want you to be [02:44] dependent upon them and the government [02:46] for all of your hope for all all of your [02:49] information for everything you get and [02:51] you can't do that in a in a truly [02:54] Christian country because we find Our [02:55] Hope in something other than this world [02:58] exactly and Troy we know the empirical [03:00] evidence has demonstrated time and again [03:02] that roughly about 50% of evangelicals [03:05] across the board only 50% will bother to [03:09] register to vote and I'm told that of [03:11] that 50% only 50% of them will actually [03:15] vote I mean this is the problem I mean [03:18] sometimes um you know people are are [03:20] wrong thinking and uh they have this [03:24] perception that somehow you know that [03:27] they're not supposed to be in the fight [03:29] but Jesus made it real clear in The [03:31] Parables that there will be that time [03:33] when the master comes back to check and [03:35] see uh you know what the servants are [03:37] doing are you being faithful to the [03:39] mission and if you're not then uh the [03:42] master is not going to be real happy [03:44] with you yeah and I like to go back to [03:47] you know what James said in in his [03:49] epistle you know he said look he said [03:52] you might say you have faith but if you [03:55] don't put it to work if you don't put it [03:57] to action then what kind of faith you [04:00] have my my faith is is shown out through [04:02] my action not just through some rhetoric [04:05] that I do and and look the left does a [04:08] really good job you have to give them [04:10] credit for what they do of shaming [04:12] Christians of not being involved in in [04:14] the political sector and and process [04:17] this this constitutional republic we [04:19] have that God gave us that we most [04:21] Christians I find believe this they [04:23] believe we have a constitutional [04:25] republic given to us by God if God gave [04:28] it to us then he would really certainly [04:30] should want us to live out the process [04:33] and so the Democratic side of this to [04:35] vote our option to vote I I tell people [04:38] today think of it this way if you think [04:41] you could sit on the sidelines because [04:43] some moral High Ground that you're [04:45] taking of not being involved in politics [04:48] then is that really loving your neighbor [04:51] to leave them to the the policies and to [04:56] the leadership and to the governance of [04:59] UN godly people is that is that what we [05:01] should do as Christians no of course not [05:04] we should never look at our neighbors [05:06] how how are we going to love our [05:07] neighbors if we let them fall under [05:10] ungodly and in this case evil kinds of [05:14] governance in in this country Christians [05:16] have to get over that and realize we're [05:18] called to protect those who are not [05:21] Christians to protect those who are uh [05:23] uh come under these evil influences how [05:26] else are we going to share the gospel if [05:28] we give up our ground [05:30] in governance of this country well look [05:32] what's happened I mean you know people [05:34] of Faith have backed away uh we've got [05:36] gender reassignment we've got all this [05:38] crazy chaos that's going on in our [05:40] culture today and so you want to [05:42] maintain your your supposed [05:45] self-assigned moral High Ground here [05:47] when it's going to hell in a hand basket [05:50] and uh and and you're just sitting there [05:51] waiting for Jesus to come back uh I I [05:54] don't think so I I I believe that there [05:56] is a higher calling and as you said um [05:59] you know why why why would God choose [06:01] America of all the countries that God [06:03] could have chosen in order to [06:05] disseminate the gospel message it was [06:08] America it was an answer to the prayer [06:10] of pilgrims before us for years for [06:14] years Troy they prayed that God would [06:16] give them a land in which they could [06:18] practice their faith uh you know without [06:20] uh you know without government [06:23] interference and God answered that call [06:26] and uh you know as John winr said he he [06:30] saw us as being that that light on a [06:32] hill and we have I mean look at how many [06:35] missionaries how many have we sent out [06:38] to promote the gospel message because of [06:40] the prosperity and the success of this [06:43] great American idea that's exactly right [06:46] this this country was blessed by God for [06:48] well over 200 years uh for its [06:51] faithfulness to God and what did we do [06:53] with that blessing the American [06:55] Christianity sent out more missionaries [06:58] around the world which changed cultures [07:01] everywhere for the better they've sent [07:03] out more charity American Christians [07:05] have given more dollars to help the [07:08] world than NOS uh have ever done to help [07:11] the world and in all of that education [07:14] uh uh the medical field uh child care [07:17] every Social Service you can have that [07:19] has any kind of performance has a [07:21] Christian Foundation behind it and look [07:25] at what he said once we made that turn [07:27] to to the secular world and turned our [07:30] back on god what have we promoted now in [07:32] this country uh we don't even know what [07:34] a difference between a man and a woman [07:36] is we don't know that marriage belongs [07:38] to men and women The CORE family is [07:40] breaking down across this country we [07:42] can't protect life um I look at what's [07:45] going on in Europe because I travel a [07:47] lot of what's going on in Europe and [07:48] Canada and if we don't wake up today [07:51] that's knocking on our door right now [07:53] exactly and Craig I understand you've [07:55] made several trips to Israel God bless [07:57] you for doing this and can you tell us [08:00] we got a couple of minutes left here uh [08:02] what what is your eyewitness report on [08:05] what's happening in Israel well uh first [08:07] of all anybody who denies what happened [08:09] on October 7th or like Holocaust deniers [08:12] they're just fools they they just hate [08:14] Jewish people the Jewish people uh feel [08:16] really isolated but we our last trip [08:19] over there was to tell them look [08:20] thousands of churches across this [08:22] country are standing with you praying [08:23] with you we are beside you we support [08:26] you and Israel is ready to stand even if [08:28] it takes it on it own because of this [08:30] Administration to stand up for evil and [08:32] as Christians we we should be behind [08:34] them 100% because if they lose we're [08:38] next well exactly that's the thing that [08:40] I keep reminding people and you get [08:41] these young kids on these college [08:43] campuses you know screaming you know [08:45] from The River To The Sea and you go [08:47] hello do you realize what you're what [08:49] you're asking for first of all the river [08:51] to the sea was was initially God's [08:54] declaration for Israel The River To The [08:56] Sea it's hijacked by the Palestinians [09:00] and they do so uh with the destruction [09:03] of Israel in mind but it's Israel first [09:05] and America second you are an American [09:09] and you are uh saluting and cheering for [09:12] your own demise I I mean this is insane [09:15] isn't it it's it's absolutely insane and [09:18] especially insane for these young [09:19] liberals uh who wouldn't last a day in [09:23] these extremist is Islamic communities [09:25] they wouldn't last an hour even uh in [09:28] there the fact that do that and like you [09:30] said they don't even understand what the [09:31] river to the sea is they don't [09:33] understand there's no such thing as the [09:34] West Bank uh Jesus walked in Judea and [09:38] Samaria that's the land that God gave to [09:41] Israel that's the creator of the [09:42] universe picked this section of land and [09:44] gave it to his people uh and it dates [09:47] back far far uh longer than anybody else [09:50] uh might look at today and look again an [09:53] issue that we're working hard to help [09:54] Christians understand exactly Troy [09:56] Miller we got to leave it there [09:58] appreciate the time Troy is the [09:59] president CEO of the National Religious [10:02] broadcasters thank you Troy take care [10:05] take care
