Spokane Valley Republican State Representative Matt Shea is causing a stir with a manifesto he distributed that calls for violence against those who don’t obey biblical law.
In a Spokesman Review article, Shea is described as posting an on-line piece called “Biblical Basis for War”, in which he describes the Christian God as a Warrior, and details strategies for a “Holy Army”. In it, same sex marriage and abortion are condemned, and it says those who do not obey the biblical law should be killed.
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovitch says he sent the material to the FBI about 6 weeks, ago.
The sheriff said the ideas presented in the document “ Are how these groups intend to seize control, by force, should there be a governmental collapse, or civil war.”
On his YouTube page, Shea says the message was taken out of context, and that he was discussing sermons on biblical wars in the old testament.
“Expect more of these attacks as the counter-state realizes it’s beginning to lose this upcoming election. And specifically for someone like myself that has had dozens of hours of counter terrorism training, we know who the enemy is. Let’s also bless in the name of Jesus Christ those who are seeking to persecute us," Shea said.
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In the video, Shea also complains about a recently published Rolling Stone profile that characterizes him as an extremist.
