Talk:Greg Locke

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Note that per this discussion, this article appears to have previously been deleted. Bneu2013 (talk) 02:35, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Description of Greg Locke's religion[edit]

"non-denominational evangelical Protestant pastor" - this is a bit of an oxymoron, yes?

Evangelism is a denomination. As is Protestant. Never mind that it's nonsensical that one can be BOTH an evangelical and a protestant, but surely this cannot be allowed to stay the way it is written?

I think the reader is owed the clarity of whether or not this is how he describes himself, or if this was written by a third-party based on their own opinion of what he is.

Luxdsg (talk) 14:38, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

His church, the Global Vision Bible Church, is non-denominational. And while, yes, there are Evangelical churches which fit the definition of a "denomination", in this instance, evangelical, in lowercase, describes the evangelical movement in America more broadly, which includes many churches in many denominations. See this video for a short overview. I think you are confusing the denominations with more broad descriptors of Christianity. Protestantism is also not a denomination. It was and is a movement within Christianity to separate, or protest, the Catholic Church. Martin Luther's followers did not attend the Protestant Church, they founded the Lutheran Church. It is confusing to laypeople, so I agree with you there, but for Locke, the description "non-denominational Protestant evangelical pastor" is absolutely accurate. The Global Vision Bible Church was formerly associated with the Southern Baptist conference, and that is a denomination. When they split, that made them non-denominational. There is no governing body to impose a statement of faith on that church, as such they are independent. The clarity for the reader will come from clicking on the links on the page and reading the articles already written about non-denominational Christianity, evangelicalism in the United States, and Protestantism.RobotGoggles (talk) 16:22, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mental Health[edit]

Greg Locke has displayed symptoms of Bipolar disorder and narcissistic personality disorder (grandiose). He cannot be diagnosed without a proper mental health evaluation, but the symptoms have revealed themselves, especially in the wake of the 2020 Covid Pandemic. In February 2022, during the Mount Juliet Witch Trials, Greg Locke seemed to be in a manic state. He was paranoid, energetic, and appeared to have delusions about witches infiltrating his Church.

He took to social media to dox several people who criticized him publicly. His characteristics during this phase of time can be classified as entitled, reckless, and un-Christian.

I agree, but I don’t think the talk page is the place for this. It’s kind of ironic that you wrote this, as I came here looking for evidence of mental illness after I watched the latest video of him burning Seidel’s book. It is truly odd that his followers don’t see a problem with his behavior. Viriditas (talk) 09:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]