The Lancaster Patriot Podcast

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.

On May 16, over 3,000 Lancaster City residents voted to approve a government study on a home rule charter for Lancaster City. Home Rule would grant the city more power to raise the forced taxation rate on taxpayers. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot, local pastor Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss Home Rule and the mayor's comments about it.

The Lancaster County Commissions recently proclaimed May 2023 to be "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month." The proclamation included a recognition that various pagan religious celebrations are beneficial for the greater community. During public comments, Commissioner Parsons called the Hindu celebration Diwali "awesome." At the same time, the proclamation highlighted an Asian-American and former resident of Lancaster County, one Mr. Hong Noek Woo (1834-1919). However, perhaps unbeknownst to the commissioners, Woo dedicated his life to a mission which flies directly in the face of their proclamation: he brought the gospel to China and sought to radically abolish the pagan culture (with its religious idols and ceremonies) and replace it, not with "American culture," but with Christian culture. In this episode of The Lancaster Patriot podcast, local pastor Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss the commissioners' proclamation and Mr. Woo's dedication to changing, not accepting, Chinese culture.

A school district in eastern Pennsylvania approved the request from The Satanic Temple for the use of a room in the school for an after hours Satan Club. What followed was, in the words of the district's superintendent, "chaos." Following an avalanche of parental complaints and a school shooting threat, the district rescinded their previous approval. Legal action followed, and a federal judge recently ruled that the school must in fact allow the group to use the school's facilities. On this episode of The Lancaster Patriot Podcast, Joel Saint joins Chris Hume to discuss this story and the chaos that follows when Christ is rejected as Lord.