Kash Patel and Dan Bongino may be at the reigns of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but we can't hold our breath at the idea that they can win over the hearts and minds of 38,000 approximate hard wired Godless and heavily biased agents, many in recent years likely recruited and employed by the Radical Left as part of a "deep state" operation to put the Democrats in control of the federal government and also help prevent any possible uprising by Conservatives should that day ever come. That is why I continue to label the organization "Biden's FBI".
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It's a beast. On some days it might not have the highest IQ.
James Comey's "86 47" seashell comment on Instagram is a reflection. He wouldn't make that kind of bold comment if he didn't feel like he had the right people to back him.
Kash Patel and Dan Bongino have a monstrous job on their hands. Can they tame the beast? Can it be restructured? Conservatives and born again Christians recruited to fill its ranks in an effort to help protect Bible believing Christians from persecution -- reckless surveillance by a paranoid FBI that doesn't know what a born again Christian is vs a religious crack pot?
Jesus said "you will know them by their fruit." Matthew 7:16.
Jesus also said, "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance". Luke 5:32.
In other words, Jesus didn't just come to save the church choir. He also came to save the guys and girls from the wrong side of the tracks. Haven't you read the gospels?
Of course not.
For the last three years, as a writer and born again Christian in North Idaho (I did not grow up here), and then Florida, and then North Idaho again, I continue to find myself on the front lines of this. I have gotten angry and frustrated a few times. I have taunted them, challenged them, and ultimately the Holy Spirit convicts me -- I apologize to God, to Jesus, and repent. Which of course is what we are taught by Jesus and the apostles that wrote the New Testament.
Today I hope that I can help shine a light on how the persecution of Bible believing Christians continues in North Idaho, even under the Trump Administration which seems unaware of what is going on at the lowest levels of the FBI.
A few weeks back Senator Josh Hawley gave a speech to a Christian college, calling to young students to rise up and become the Gideons of our time. Awesome speech. Praise God.
Senator Hawley is calling for Christians to put their faith into action. Which of course is a call for all believers from the Bible. But don't put your faith into action in North Idaho. Don't speak out about the nation's sin and the Bible's call to repentance. Algorithms and "specially trained" agents will likely add you to an ever growing list of domestic terrorist threats. And just like that the surveillance begins. It's reckless. It's amateur.
Sometimes it's comical.
If this is America's best, China's gonna kick our ass.
I've thought that more than once recently.
And of course, over time, the surveillance will only irritate you more and more. (Though it's not all the time, just sometimes.)
Is this what the founding fathers wanted to prevent when they made free speech protected? Isn't Christianity supposed to be protected?
Godless agents "policing" religious free speech is a recipe for disaster. Of course the Bible warns we would be persecuted for our faith. I never expected it to happen like this.
High up in the federal government, a high ranking regional figure with the FBI leans back in his chair, sighs, and puts on red lipstick.
Two younger agents and a field supervisor stand a few feet away from his desk with a lot of questions to ask.
Just not the obvious questions.
"What went wrong with the operation?" says the more veteran agent of the three. "All the data points said the suspect was actively plotting."
The youngest agent interrupts. She says, "What if the data points are wrong? We keep coming up empty on this guy."
"IMPOSSIBLE," says the high ranking figure behind the desk. "Raul Jimenez personally designed the algorithm."
"Raul, your boyfriend?" she asks. "The one that roofied you?" She cuts off mid-sentence, realizing that she wasn't supposed to bring that up about the roofie. She says hurriedly, "Aren't you guys married?"
"Not officially," he replies. "We keep postponing it," he says. Then, "I took an oath that I would get this extremist in Idaho if it's the last thing I do. We need a reason to celebrate."
"He never does anything."
The high ranking figure snaps back, "HE TALKS A LOT OF SMACK. NO ONE TALKS TO US THAT WAY." He pauses, then continues, "Besides, the algorithm doesn't lie. This guy is an absolute extremist."
The third agent finally speaks up. "I don't get it. All I ever see is a family man with friends. No threats -- ever. He's into sports. The outdoors. He helps the poor. Helps missionaries. He's not into guns."
"LOOK AT THE RAP SHEET!!" shouts the high ranking figure. The field supervisor standing across from the desk nods in agreement.
"Yeah, but that was 25 years ago. 30 years ago."
"DOESN'T MATTER. ONCE A LAW BREAKER, ALWAYS A LAW BREAKER."
"This is the strangest "outlaw" I've ever had to deal with. And all those arrests were petty stuff from his teens. Short sentences. A couple arrests in his early twenties. Early release for good behavior. Today, honest with his colleagues, friends and family -- we've seen the emails and text messages. Except for getting ticked off at us, he's been a model citizen. Honest with his business dealings. Honest with his taxes."
"DON'T FALL FOR THAT!!!" shouts the high ranking figure. "Besides, we need these extremists and we need active investigations. Or they're going to cut our funding and DOGE may even make cuts across our operation. I love it up here. I don't want to be sent back to DC or San Francisco."
The two youngest agents glance at each other, both realizing that there's a bigger story going on.
"Is that why we've labeled so many people extremists in North Idaho? I've looked at several of these files. Several of these guys we call extremists are Bible believing Christians... Bible believers. I'm not a Christian and we all know that one of the tenets of the Christian faith is to love your neighbor, love your enemies, and follow Christ."
The high ranking figure doesn't respond. His eyes suddenly darken. All that religion crap is all the same, he thinks to himself, not saying it out loud. It's all a cult he concluded long ago. It's all a bunch of lies, he tells himself periodically. No man could ever rise from the dead. No loving God would ever create a world with so much misery. No Jesus would ever die for the sins of a petty ex-con, even if he cleaned up his life, got married, and put his youthful mistakes behind him two decades ago.
"JUST STAY ON THESE GUYS. STAY FOCUSED... DO YOUR JOBS!!! This guy might just be playing the long game with you."
The phone rings suddenly on the high ranking figure's desk. He answers, talks briefly, and puts the call on speaker.
"Suspect is on the move. Apparently buying dog food. Then taking his kid paddling on a nearby lake."
The high ranking figure ends the call. "YOU SEE," he shouts at the three agents. "EXTREMIST." He gets quiet for a moment, then says, "Dog food... that's obviously a code word... Paddling -- another code word... Get outta here. Go get him." He leans back again, sighs, and reapplies his lipstick.
The two youngest agents glance at each other, sigh, and walk out of the office.
"What a shit show," one of the agents says as they exit the building a few minutes later.
"Tell me about it," comes the reply.
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TRIVIA: How many Bible believing Christians have been under surveillance nationwide, and even after several years of being considered a domestic terror threat, never do anything other than live normal or semi-normal lives, married, raising children, and involved in their communities?
ANSWER: I don't know personally, but that number might be shocking. Under the current policies and algorithms if it could happen to me, it could happen to you. A faith in action, a supernatural conversion to Christianity and even a backsliding from the faith along the way and return to active faith is a common experience for many of us.
