Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis appears to be using the “Don’t Say Gay“ legislation he signed into law with barely any notice Monday as the new flag of his bible-based anti-LGBTQ re-election campaign. “Gird your loins for battle.
We are going to fight. You put on the full armor of God,” the Florida Republican running for re-election says in a video posted to social media this week, with the state flag behind him and a poster reading, “Keep Florida Free.” “You take a stand against the Left’s schemes.
Yeah, you’re gonna face flaming arrows, but if you stand for truth, you and we will prevail.” Former federal prosecutor Ron Filipkowski weighed in, saying: “Desantis gets sexual and biblical on the campaign trail.” The full biblical reference makes DeSantis’ remarks even more disturbing.
They come from Ephesians 6:11-18, which mentions the devil and the spiritual forces of evil, It reads in part: “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.