Pennsylvania governor candidate Doug Mastriano prayed Trump would 'seize the power' ahead of January 6, video shows

• The senator prayed that Congress would ignore the results of the election.

• He prayed that lawmakers would rise up with boldness in January.

• Mastriano is the GOP candidate for governor.

According to a video published by Rolling Stone on Friday, a state senator prayed that Congress would rise up on January 6 and disregard Pennsylvania's election results.

The Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania attended a meeting held by a former megachurch pastor associated with the New Apostolic Reformation. Garlow believes that the bible should dictate how the US government works.

Mastriano made a lot of references to Christianity and the US in his prayer over the 2020 election results.

He said that the Declaration of Independence spoke God's truth and word over what became the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address, in which a "strong Christian man" confronted the hijackers and said, "let's roll", is an apparent reference to Todd Beamer, who was on United Airlines flight 93.

He invoked more biblical references and asked God to help them roll in these dark times.

I pray that we will seize the power that we have been given by the constitution and you. He prayed that the leaders in the federal government would rise up with courage on January 6.

He prayed that God would bless the letters that he was sending to McConnell and McCarthy.

President Joe Biden was re-elected in the 2020 election. There was no proof of widespread fraud.

Rolling Stone published a video of Mastriano's participation in the prayer call in May 2021.

Mastriano was criticized earlier this year for his ties to far-right extremists and Christian nationalists. According to Insider's Charles Davis, Mastriano paid $5,000 in consulting fees to a social network founded by a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist.

Christianity should have a privileged position in American society due to the fact that the US and Christianity are linked. It has seen a resurgence as lawmakers embrace its ideals.

A representative for Mastriano didn't reply immediately.

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