Scott Stapp, lead singer of Creed, recently made waves with comments calling for greater unity and reminding Americans that the constitutional republic is based on biblical principles.
“The only way to change anything is to wake up and come together. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love and happiness,” Stapp said during a concert on the band’s reunion tour.
“They want us to be divided,” he said, “to distract us from holding them accountable.”
As The Blaze reported, Stapp argued that people are programmed for division as early as kindergarten.
“Almost everything we accuse every other country of doing, we do here too. Their civil rights are violated every single minute of every single day! And what do we do about it? We focus on what divides us!” he continued.
“We are keyboard warriors,” Stapp said. “And we go into the entertainment industry, become perfect little citizens, and buy the latest trends. Anything to distract ourselves from what is happening right in front of our eyes.”
The speech, which did not mention any political party, received great applause and cheers from the audience.
“The only way to make change is to wake up and come together. Focus on what we have in common, which is life, freedom, love and happiness. We find our commonalities and build on them. And as we build those commonalities, we begin to hold the powerful accountable,” he continued.
“We remind them what our Constitution says. We remind them what our Bill of Rights says. We remind them that we are a constitutional republic based on the Bible and the Word of God, not a democracy. Go learn. Do your homework.”
A version of Stapp’s speech has been viewed more than 3.1 million times on social media.
According to Church Leaders, Stapp, 51, was raised as a Christian, but later struggled with drugs, alcohol, legal problems and suicidal thoughts as Creed rose to fame in the late ’90s and 2000s. In 2006, the singer had a “real revelation” when he was hospitalized after drunkenly falling from a 40-foot balcony and begging God for help.
In 2012 he wrote and published his memoirs The Sinner’s CreedA decade later, Stapp spoke about redemption and surrender in an interview with CBN News.
“God is taking this mess that I’ve become and turning it into a message,” he said at the time. “If my life can be an example of how God embraces the unlovable… then God can love anyone, anyone. You just have to come.”
Scott Stapp from Creed takes a break between songs.
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