John Zmirak

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John Zmirak, a rumpled white guy sitting in an armchair, gestures with his hand while speaking with Eric Metaxas, who is off-camera.

Religious-Right Activists Want to ‘Decontaminate’ U.S., Make Trump Opponents Pay ‘Brutal Price’

Some of Trump's religious-right backers are demanding harsh retribution against FBI and Justice Department officials who "persecuted" Jan. 6 protestors and "truth-tellers" about the 2020 election.

Tony Perkins Calls GOP Platform Process ‘Despicable,’ Slams Chair Marsha Blackburn’s ‘Unbelievable’ and ‘Shocking’ Behavior

Right Wing Watch reported this week that members of the Republican Platform Committee were subjected to heavy-handed authoritarian tactics by the Trump RNC, which refused to allow any questioning of the candidate’s wishes.

John Zmirak Wants to See the Next Congress Filled With Jan. 6 Insurrectionists

Far-right commentator John Zmirak appeared on "The Eric Metaxas Show" last Friday, where he likened those who stormed the U.S. Capitol during the Jan.

John Zmirak Says Voting for Biden Is a 'Serious Sin' Akin to Murder

Right-wing commentator John Zmirak appeared on Eric Metaxas' radio show Monday, where he declared that it is a "serious sin" akin to murder for anyone to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Zmirak, who serves as senior editor of The Stream—a religious-right website founded by right-wing pastor an