redstate.com By Jerry Wilson
This is the final part of a five-part interview with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Richie Furay. You can find the first part here, second part here, third part here, and the fourth part here.
The talk turns to politics. Furay is a near-unicorn in that while being a distinguished member of the ‘60s rock scene whose promulgation of far-left societal and political views changed not only its generation but has left indelible stamps on subsequent ones, Furay is an outspoken conservative. He routinely comments on his Facebook page regarding matters concerning the body politic and is an unabashed supporter of President Trump. How did Furay go right when so many of his peers went left?
“Certainly the Bible does. I’m a conservative believer. I’m a conservative political guy. I’m conservative in everything that I do. I don’t know how to answer any other way. Certainly, the Word guides us. It’s our guide. If we read the Word …” Furay pauses before continuing. “I’m gonna say something and we’ll see what happens. I don’t know how a Christian can support liberal politics. There’s liberal theologians … these guys. I’m not even sure they read the same Bible that I do.”
Which attracts greater opposition in the entertainment business: being a believer or being a conservative? “I don’t know. Look at the overall picture of entertainment. It is so liberal that to be a conservative … yeah. I’m thankful for some of my liberal friends that I’m still friends with them, and good friends with them. But it’s tough. I mean, it’s tough. Both of them. They’re both equally offensive to the whole genre of entertainment…
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