The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

David A. Zwifka, the Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Lebanon, recently wrote "An Open Letter from the Rector of St. Luke's Regarding Pride." The letter was put out ahead of a "pride service" held at the Episcopal Church. Zwifka's letter describes St. Luke's Episcopal Church as an "affirming congregation" that supports homosexual relationships. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, local pastor Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss Zwifka's letter and the "pride service" held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.

The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) commissioners recently approved a $500,000 grant to fund a drug rehab program for inmates in the Lancaster County Prison. This while drug laws continue apace in America and a large percent of incarcerated adults have been locked up for drug charges. On the other hand, federal judges want medical personnel to be allowed to keep giving kids puberty-blockers and other drugs to mess with their bodies.

News about the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) decision to appoint a commission to draft a petition calling on the U.S. government to reject the “practice of surgical and medical gender reassignment, especially of minors" has been spreading. Previous information released by The Lancaster Patriot did not include statements by multiple PCA pastors who voted against the measure, but still supported the denomination calling on the civil government to "renounce the sin" of transgender surgeries. This episode provides clarification and more content to the vote.

Lancaster County man Barry Durmaz was arrested last month for driving peacefully on the road. His crime? Failure to submit to onerous regulatory requirements from the Department of Transportation. Many observers are criticizing Durmaz for his stance, but perhaps the freedom to travel is worth fighting for.

Several transgender people were in an apartment with sex toys, drug paraphernalia, four young children, and a dead body, according to Boston firefighters. All four children were taken in by the Department of Children and Families following the incident. However, the Boston Police Department, who arrived after first responders, is telling a different story.

Stories continue to emerge about teenagers undergoing gender "transition" surgeries, only to later deeply regret the mutilation of their bodies in service of the trans agenda. Despite these horror stories, trans activists (like Lititz Chooses Love's Parker Webb) continue to push the narrative, seeking to normalize puberty-blockers and surgeries. Proponents of transgenderism claim their movement is not a religion, but on this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, local pastor Joel Saint joins managing editor Chris Hume to rebut that claim.

A Lititz/Lancaster based Realtor and the leaders of the cult known as Lititz Chooses Love are doing everything they can to keep people – especially young people – from hearing a message which could undermine their religion of homosex and transgenderism. Jason Burkholder, a Lititz-based realtor, is doing his part to keep attendees from interacting with members of a local church outreach at the June 17 homosexual pride festival in Lititz Springs Park, and Lititz Chooses Love is pulling out all the stops to protect their religious converts from the dangerous message of Christianity. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, local pastor Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss the latest developments surrounding the Lititz Pride Fest.

A Pennsylvania man was recently arrested for standing on a public sidewalk (across the street from a pride event) and quoting a portion of 1 Corinthians 14:33. The entire incident was filmed by Matthew Wear and that video clip has gone viral. Damon Atkins was facing charges of "disorderly conduct" prior to the Berks County District Attorney's Office announcing on June 7 that all charges have been dropped. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot, local pastor Joel Saint and street preacher Matthew Wear join managing editor Chris Hume to discuss the incident and consider the Christian's duty to proclaim the gospel, even amid a hostile culture. The article that originally broke the story can be found here: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/reading-man-arrested-for-quoting-bible/ Matthew Wear's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXbzrxEuL54 The update concerning the charges being dropped: https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/charges-dropped-against-pennsylvania-man-arrested-for-public-preaching/

The president of Uganda recently signed a bill into law that would penalize homosexual acts with life imprisonment and "aggravated homosexuality" (i.e., homosexual rape) with a maximum sentence of death. The international community is calling it a gross violation of civil rights, and Ted Cruz says the law is "horrific," but the people of Uganda are happy their children will be protected from homosexuality. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023.

A Lancaster County man recently had his home searched and was fined $5,000. His crime? Not putting corn on the ground properly when hunting a deer. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss this case of injustice and the biblical solution to "state managed" lands.