James Lankford: “Painful to be able to see a pastor over in the UK area that…”

“Putting people in jail for just speaking their mind and putting something out on social media. Last word. I've only got about 20 seconds. Yeah. Painful to be able to see a pastor over in the UK area that was just outside preaching John 3:16. He was literally arrested for just talking about the most basic verse in all of Scripture. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him would not perish, would have everlasting life.” (05:50–05:59)

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