Are You a Racist?

09.16.25 08:10 PM - Comment(s) - By Rich

Michele Bachmann: A Life of Obedience to the Lord

I'm still reeling from the shock of one of my heroes -- Charlie Kirk -- being assassinated. 


One of the things that has made this season of grieving harder is those who are mocking and approving of the cowardly act by someone who couldn't win an argument with Charlie. Some are even spreading the wicked lie that he was a racist. 


As I was meditating on this I remembered the chapter I wrote about the Honorable Michelle Bachmann for a book that was never published. I had a wonderful interview with Mrs. Bachmann, who took time away from her vacation to answer my questions. 


David Kubal, CEO of Intercessors for America, picked up my chapter for his book, Impacting Generations: How Ordinary People Can Influence the Future of Nations, and he made it his own... but the editor left it out, possibly because Mrs. Bachmann wrote the foreword, but I don't know for sure. 


IFA posted it as a stand-alone article to www.HeadlinePrayer.org over the Labor Day Weekend, but I've been busy and hadn't posted it here yet. 


What brought this to mind was this section: 

Michele Bachmann with children of Kibbutz Be-eri, Israel, in 2016.

When Barack Obama was president, Republican congressional leaders often pushed members to support him with their votes to avoid appearing “racist.” Bachmann remembers one particular closed-door meeting: “I looked around the room at all my Republican colleagues, and I said, ‘Are you a racist? I’m not a racist. This isn’t about the color of anybody’s skin. This is about issues.’”[13]


This is exactly what's going on in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Those who didn't like Charlie bringing all their other lies into the light are retaliating with the ultimate lie by labeling him as a racist. His 100 million followers know that's not true.


I've seen the quotes taken out of context. They were hyperbole to point out the dangers of dividing us by race. 


I pray this lie will be quenched and that the revival will continue to rise!

On a personal note, I appreciate prayer for this Saturday as I'll be portraying a founding father in Boston. It's a surprise, so I'm not going to say more than that, but English in the 1700s is quite a challenge to memorize. Pray for perfect recall and a great impact on all in attendance. 

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I Dreamed I Was Free tells the story of John Woolman, a Quaker abolitionist who spoke against slavery (as I heard Charile Kirk do) a century before the Civil War.