36. John Brown's Holy War
Flipping Tables
Monte Mader
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🗓️ 9 October 2025
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Summary
I've been guilty in the past of talking about historical figures doing really awful things and making comments like "they were a reflection of their time" meanwhile, other men and women of their time- knew it was wrong and fought against it.
A great example of this is John Brown. John was a devout Christian, and a staunch abolitionist. In fact, he was an abolitionist who so firmly believed that slavery was a violent sin against humanity that he was willing to use any means necessary to end it. Even now, we live in an era where white washers of history want to act, and teach kids that slavery "wasn't that bad". That human trafficking, rape, kidnapping, beating, torture, forced labor, medical experimentation on an entire community because of their skin tone "wasn't that bad".
He famously said, "The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood". And he was right.
How much do we believe in the things we say we do? Are we willing to let it cost us? Are we brave enough to stand for human rights no matter what?
I hope I am. John's story inspires me and calls me to account. How dare I be afraid or tempted to cower when others have sacrificed so much. Excited to share this story with you !
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| 0:00.0 | The year is 1859. A storm is gathering over America, a conflict born out of chains, blood, and conscience. |
| 0:06.6 | And at its center stands a staunch abolitionist named John Brown. To his allies, he was a prophet, |
| 0:13.0 | sent to tear down the sin of slavery by any means necessary. To his enemies, he was a fanatic, |
| 0:18.7 | a madman with a Bible in one hand and a rifle in the other. |
| 0:22.3 | From the prairies of Kansas where the free soil and slave power clashed in bloody skirmishes |
| 0:26.8 | to the stone arsenal at Harper's Ferry where Brown launched his desperate raid, his life was a fuse that lit against the powder keg of a nation. |
| 0:35.6 | When the noose tightened around his neck, he did not cry defeat. |
| 0:38.1 | He declared that the struggle would only end |
| 0:40.1 | when the land was washed clean in blood. |
| 0:42.5 | This is the story of John Brown, |
| 0:44.1 | a man who lived and died |
| 0:45.6 | believing that the soul of America |
| 0:47.3 | could not be saved without fire |
| 0:49.1 | to cleanse the institution of slavery. |
| 0:51.6 | Today, on flipping tables. |
| 0:59.2 | Music institution of slavery. Today on flipping tables. Hello and welcome back to flipping tables. I'm your host, Monty, Covenant of Curiosity |
| 1:03.6 | Leader, former Christian Nationalists, Cat lover, coffee addict, and the personal belief that bats |
| 1:09.0 | are just gothic sky kittens. |
| 1:14.5 | I've got a few announcements heading into October, which is my favorite month of the year. |
| 1:20.1 | It's not only my favorite season, my birthday, and my favorite holiday, but I have a whole new merch drop coming to Monte Mater.com on October 5th, this coming Monday, or this past Monday, |
| 1:27.0 | actually, if you're listening to this. |
| 1:28.6 | I'm especially excited about the Halloween pinups that are going to be there. |
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