Roger Stone says the 2020 election is a struggle between the ‘godly and the godless’

Roger Stone described the impending 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden as a struggle between ‘good and evil’ and the ‘godly and the godless’ during a speech at a Tennessee church on Sunday.

The polarizing political figure also stated that he believed ‘God spared my life for a purpose’ after he was granted clemency by the president in July following his conviction for lying and witness tampering in the Special Counsel investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia in 2016.

The comments came as part of an appearance at the Mt. Juliet church, alongside controversial Global Vision Bible Church Pastor Greg Locke, in which the political spin-doctor spoke about re-discovering his faith.

‘We are in the most dangerous time ever in America. We say this in every election but this time it’s the truth,’ Stone told the crowd. ‘Make no mistake about what we face. This is an epic struggle between dark and light. This is an epic struggle between good and evil. This is epic struggle between the godly and the godless.’ 

Among the hundreds of attendees, New York’s notorious ‘Manhattan Madam’ and Stone’s close friend Kristin Davis, who was known for running a high-end prostitution ring in the 2000s, was pictured beaming front and center.  

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Attendance at the church was far above the 600 chairs that had been set up under a tent outside of the building, according to the Tennessean. Dozens also stood outside the tent to hear Stone speak.

Footage from the event shows dozen of people standing shoulder to shoulder with one another at the footage of the stage. Many of the crowd were wearing pro-Trump memorabilia; none visible in shot were wearing face coverings or masks.

The 68-year-old recounted at length his personal story about being charged, tried, and convicted to the Global Vision congregation.

Stone said he felt he was unfairly targeted by investigators and recounted how the alleged injustice spurred his re-commitment to Christianity in January.

‘Prayer works, and God will deliver for his people,’ Stone preached to the crowd.

He then went on to endorse President Trump for re-election, saying the incumbent ran for the White House in 2016 not to be someone, but rather ‘do something’.

‘He saw what was happening to America and he did not like it,’ Stone said, adding that Trump was the ‘greatest president of my life time’.

Trump’s former adviser characterized the upcoming November vote as a struggle between ‘good and evil’ and ‘godly and ungodly’.  

‘This is not just a struggle for the salvation of the United States of America, this is a struggle for the preservation of western civilization as we know it,’ Stone continued, fumbling over his words. 

While those in attendance rallied behind Stone, clapping and cheering in response to a number of his statements, his appearance at the church had prompted controversy in the area since the event was announced earlier this month.

The church was marred with graffiti denouncing Stone and Locke last weekend.

One of the tags, written in orange scrawl on the western wall of the church, read: ‘Locke + Stone will burn in Hell.’

The letters ‘FU’ were all spray-painted on the pastor’s pulpit, Locke said, in addition to a rental tent, tent stage area, the church sign and a number of chairs also being damaged.

The total cost of the vandalism was valued at $5,000. No suspects have been identified by police.

Sunday’s service, however, suffered no interruptions. Police had increased patrols in the area throughout the event.

‘I’ve spoken in political meetings, union halls, topless clubs, houses of ill-repute,’ Stone told the animated crowd. ‘This is the first time I’ve spoken at a church and I’ve got to tell you it felt good, it felt great. It might be my first, but it most definitely [will] not be my last.’ 

Locke described Stone’s visit to the congregation as an ‘historic event.’

‘Here is a man that was reached in the very same type of a venue that we’re putting on now and he’s the man that is able to propagate the message and now here we are reaching people the exact same way Roger was reached,’ Locke said.

The pastor reached out to Stone after he participated in a recent conference call for Evangelicals for Trump, an organization the pastor is on the advisory committee for.

Locke himself was invited to Trump’s live acceptance speech for the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the White House.

The controversial pastor has a large social media following and has produced a number of videos that have gone viral, drawing widespread controversy.

Such clips have included Islam in public schools, denouncing transgender bathrooms in Target stores, in addition to speaking out in opposition to abortion.

More recently, Locke has uploaded a number of videos denouncing the use of facemasks to stem the spread of COVID-19 that centered on his experience at a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and donut chain, when he was asked to leave for failing to wear a face covering.

Stone, meanwhile, was convicted in 2019 of lying and witness tampering during the investigation into collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign but was pardoned by Trump in July just days before he was due to report for a 40-month prison sentence.