Mike Johnson, newly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, is already experiencing a progressive assault. He was relatively unknown to them prior to his election, but several facts were sufficient to damn him in their sight. First, he is known to be associated with those more conservative (radical right-wing) members of the Republican Party who appear determined to block America’s progress toward a free society unfettered by Judeo-Christian moral and ethical constraints. Second, for some time he served as an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, and in that capacity he fought vigorously against anyone advancing a LGBT agenda. He even supported conversion therapy, the much maligned procedure designed to rescue people, especially young people, from homosexuality. Third, he had the temerity to question results of the 2020 Presidential election. The left considers anyone who challenges that election a truth denier who must be censured and perhaps barred from public office. Fourth, Johnson professes to be a Christian and appears to believe that his elevation to the Speakership had something to do with prayer and divine providence. To critics, this belief proves him to be a naive Biblical fundamentalist and possibly an advocate for theocracy. That makes him a danger to the republic. Fifth, unlike most members of Congress, Johnson’s financial reports make it appear that he has not used his political position to pump money into his personal bank account. Instead, according to public records, the Speaker would seem to live paycheck to paycheck like most Americans. In view of his income, his critics think this proves him to be either a incredibly poor manager or a deceiver.

I know little about Mike Johnson, but I fervently pray that he will be a great House Speaker. We need inspired leadership at this moment in our nation’s history.

The accusations of Johnson’s political adversaries cause me no alarm. I too am a Republican conservative. I support the position of the Alliance Defense Fund (AKA Alliance Defending Freedom) in opposition to the LGBT agenda. I am convinced that the 2020 Presidential election was corrupted and that Trump was probably the legitimate winner. I also believe in the possibility of divine intervention and that Johnson’s elevation was perhaps meant to be. Johnson assures us that he is “not trying to establish Christianity as the national religion,” but rather to follow Biblical commands to show peace and love toward all people. Finally, I think it highly amusing to defend someone against the charge of not raiding the public till for his or her own enrichment. Considering his four children and the cost of education in Christian private schools, it’s no wonder that Speaker Johnson lives paycheck to paycheck.

Mike Johnson may have many faults. As a Christian, he would be the first to admit that he is a sinful man. Nevertheless, from what I have observed thus far, he is a good man who tries to do what is right. I think he will strive for what is best for America. I only hope that we have the same views on that subject. I believe we do.

Remember Pat Robertson’s run for the Presidency in 1988? I did not support him as a candidate, but I believed him to be a Christian and a good man. Obviously, as with all persons, he had his faults. Because of the religious tone of his candidacy, the Washington Post was eager to get some dirt on him. After a bit of research, the Post was able to report that Pat’s wife Dede was pregnant at the time of their marriage in 1954. Some dirt! I am pleased that I no longer subscribe to the Washington Post.

I do not suggest that Speaker Johnson is a Christ Like figure, but I am convinced that the progressive left would attempt to destroy Jesus Christ himself if he appeared on the current political scene. They have Johnson in their crosshairs.