Gloria Banister

I am a wife, mother and Omi. I love Oklahoma, Executive Director Oklahoma Values Coalition..

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

God Bless America!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@Okla_OAG Please, please, for the sake of all our children in Oklahoma go after DHS!!!

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Like many others, I have been alarmed by the success of certain politicians in our country who identify as extreme socialists or communists.

This is not a matter of classical liberals triumphing over standard-issue conservatives; this is the victory of people who stand athwart the fundamental principles that undergird our country.

There are many reasons why I detest Communism, but I want to draw attention to just one issue of supreme importance.

Karl Marx said that the first critique is the critique of religion. He meant that, before a complete re-working of the politics and economics of a society can take place, religion has to be taken down.

This is because religion, as he saw it, is the “opium of the masses,” a drug taken to dull our sensitivity to the suffering caused by economic exploitation. As long as the suffering populace is lured into complacency by fantasies about God's providence and the promise of eternal life, they will never rise up and throw off their chains.

But there is a second reason why the elimination of religion is of paramount significance for Marx.

Communism aspires to be a totalizing system, involving the government's control over education, entertainment, communication, politics, and especially economics.

What stands resolutely athwart this ambition is religion, which declares that all of these societal expressions are finally under the judgment of God. So, if you want Communism to succeed, religion has to be stamped out.

If you doubt me on any of this, I would encourage you to read the recent histories of China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Venezuela. Revisit those histories and tell me I'm wrong about the attack on religion.

Might I encourage my fellow believers in God not to be complacent in the face of this very troubling development in the American body politic?

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@BishopBarron Born the same year, Frederick Douglass and Karl Marx left very different legacies. One championed God-given liberty; the other inspired systems that suppressed it. History speaks for itself.

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@BishopBarron As a practicing Catholic and a Frederick Douglass Republican, I know faith protects human dignity. Douglass understood freedom far better than Marx ever did. History proves what happens when governments try to replace God.

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@izthisJudah This is what happens when kids only film what they want you to see!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@KnightsTempOrg It was posted by Trump and he explained & removed it immediately. However, people screenshot stuff immediately and it’s been shared over and over. I do agree he needs to make a public apology. This has gone too far ! Let’s go ahead and read Galatians 6: 4-10 in the NAB Revised

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@ACTBrigitte Mass deportation is needed NOW!!! Where is ICE??

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@BrandonStraka The leaders are stupid! Stop this insanity! Better get ready!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@the_christnats Pope Leo XIV must understand a takeover is real. They want to kill all of us who are Christians!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

This!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@laralogan This is disgusting! Stop the indoctrination of our children!!!!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@lanebrown_3 You got this Lane!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@AntiWokeMemes @AntiCultMemes @AnswerTheMemes @ProRightMemes @ProGodMemes Cults are cults! Hiding your face is man made! #nosharialaw

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@Viralvid_89 @RadioGenoa There is no half ass in this. They are following a false prophet. Their Quran says that infidels must die! #nosharialaw

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@RadioGenoa They are praying to a false god!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@4thOfJuly365 Yes, she’s the voice of reason and I appreciate her candor!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@ggoodmusic Gary, I remember this and watched as leaders made mistake over mistake! But truth always prevails!!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@MamaLouies @red_okie1 You’re quite the rude one. He’s one of the good guys!!

[Gloria Banister @banisterG]

@usanewshq Absolutely!