Staff Reports
There’s a story sweeping conservative circles that deserves calm attention, not sneers: Glenn Beck has publicly said God spoke to him and revealed urgent warnings about the state of our nation, and that claim is being mocked by a few online jokers. Whether you agree with Beck’s theology or not, the fact that a prominent conservative voice says he’s received a divine impression is news — and it ought to be engaged with seriously because it speaks to where millions of Americans are coming from spiritually and politically. This is not fluff; this is a conversation about faith, providence, and the future of a people who built a nation on moral courage.
Beck has been candid for years about believing America needs a spiritual renewal, even calling for what he terms “restoring the covenant” and urging believers to rebuild the moral foundations of our republic. He’s framed this as more than nostalgia — a strategic call to re-anchor public life in the principles that made America prosperous and free. That message matters to conservatives who understand that politics without a moral underpinning becomes mere managerialism, and it’s a lesson the left refuses to learn.
After the 2024 election Beck told listeners that he felt God “showed up,” calling recent events evidence that something supernatural had intervened in ways that should make believers sit up and pay attention. You can debate whether every prophetic interpretation is correct, but you cannot dismiss the impact such convictions have on mobilizing millions to defend the Constitution and traditional values. In a time when secular elites mock faith, a voice like Beck’s that blends faith and civic urgency is a rallying point for patriots.
Let’s be clear: ridicule from the coastal media and late-night mockers says more about them than it does about Glenn Beck or the millions who hear him. Conservatives know that faith is not a private hobby — it’s a public force that shapes character, community, and lawfulness. Mocking believers is how the left tries to strip public life of moral authority so that bureaucrats and corporate technocrats can reshape culture in their image. This is why conservative outlets and grassroots leaders should defend the dignity of public faith, even when we question the particulars.
Practical politics flows from faith-informed convictions: strong families, honest education, and a fierce defense of liberty. If Glenn Beck’s experience prompts a national conversation about reclaiming those priorities, we should seize it, not sneer. America’s revival won’t come from Twitter takes or think-tank memos; it will come from people who remember their obligations to their Creator and their neighbors, and who act with courage in local communities, churches, and town halls.
The real story here is about resistance — resistance to the cynical, anti-religious strain that dominates much of our cultural gatekeeping. Beck, rightly or wrongly in the eyes of some, refuses to let that strain define conservative identity. For hardworking Americans who’ve been ground down by bad schools, open borders, and a corporate press that salivates over culture wars, that refusal is a lifeline. Conservatives should be willing to listen critically, defend the right to faith, and turn spiritual conviction into concrete civic renewal.
So to Mark Dice and the late-night mockers: laugh if you must, but don’t be surprised when the people you mock become the ones who rebuild our towns, defend our borders, and raise the next generation to love liberty. The left’s contempt for faith won’t save their projects when families, churches, and patriots decide to stand up. Glenn Beck’s claim about hearing from God is a challenge to complacency — and conservatives ought to meet that challenge with study, prayer, and action, not cheap derision.
