Dear Fellow Patriots,
Hooray for Hollywood?
I don't think so!
But I will cheer for the few brave souls in entertainment who will break with the people who are ruining entertainment and culture.
That's why I am so pleased to tell you that just a few nights ago at The Virginia Forum we announced that conservative movie star Kevin Sorbo will be our featured speaker next month!
Over his decades in film and TV Kevin starred as Hercules and an impressive array of heroic characters.
But off screen it's been a Herculean battle of another kind as he has faced considerable industry backlash for daring to express his conservative political leanings.
What is it like to work in the entertainment industry as a conservative? As a Christian? As a religious person of any faith? As a Republican?
With the internet mobs and modern cancel culture, is it even possible to become a highly paid famous box office star if you announce your beliefs too soon?
Is the entertainment industry and its audiences so divided that they're about to splinter into micro media instead of mass media?
Kevin Sorbo will tell his story and how he has navigated some of the most legendary roles in modern cinema and entertainment, what advice he offers to newcomers in acting, and what he says to those of us who buy tickets.
Speaking of tickets:
VIP Tickets to meet Kevin Sorbo are VERY limited and are going fast… get them here!
And of course, we will have general admission seats for the forum speech later that evening on October 23rd as well.
Kevin Sorbo arrives in Richmond on the heels of last week's remarkable Virginia Forum presentation from Xi Van Fleet who escaped from Communist China.
Take a look at the pictures of this highly attended event! And read the outstanding article that appeared in the respected Bacon's Rebellion blog highlighting Xi's compelling speech – and the lessons she has for all Americans!
The personal challenges Xi faced and her own recognition that the censorship, public pressures, and cultural destruction that she witnessed in China are all happening now - within a modern “cultural revolution” in America served as a wakeup call to many in our audience.
We will share more clips and insights from Xi's talk on our social media channels…
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I'll keep you up to date on the great events we have coming up and I hope you will join us for our forum speeches and monthly meetings and even for our annual Christmas reception.
The sign-up information and membership details are all on our website www.thevirginiacouncil.org
Finally, if we want to preserve the best of Virginia's storied history and save the success of capitalism and western civilization while ushering in an era of prosperity for ALL of our citizens, we must band together, take action to protect our cultural heritage and speak up. We welcome dedicated volunteers to help our cause! And as always, we need your financial support as we battle to protect our freedoms, our heritage and our precious historical art in the Commonwealth! You can make a donation to the Council by going to our website HERE.
I hope you will join our group and help us spread the word!
John Reid
Founding Chairman
The Virginia Council
Think Hollywood has been taken over by nefarious forces? Well Kevin Sorbo has been fighting for conservative values in Hollywood for years and he is ready to share that story with you. Join us for an evening of surprises as Kevin recounts his experience with Hollywood and what he has done, and continues to do, to fight for his beliefs as a Christian conservative.
Kevin Sorbo received international stardom when he booked the lead role in “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” which went on to become the most watched TV show in the world. Following that success, Sorbo had the lead role as “Captain Dylan Hunt” in “Gene Roddenberry's, Andromeda”.
Sorbo has shot over 80 movies, most notably: What If, God's Not Dead, Soul Surfer, Reagan, Let There Be Light, Miracle in East Texas and Left Behind: Rise of the Anti-Christ.
He has also appeared in over 20 television shows such as “Just Shoot Me”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Dharma and Greg”, “According to Jim”, “Gary Unmarried”, “Psych”, “Hawaii 5-0”, and “The OC”.
Sorbo has produced and narrated other documentaries such as: Exodus, Proof of Evidence, Before the Wrath, Climate Hustle 2 , Against the Tide, The Quest for the Throne, and Eating With the Enemy.
Kevin released his memoir, “True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life”. He also co-wrote the follow up book, “True Faith, Embracing Adversity to Live in God's Light”, with his wife, Sam. His latest release is a children's book with Brave Books: The Test of Lionhood.
Sorbo also received the Lee Greenwood American Patriot Award in 2022.
He is the spokesperson for the number one after-school program in California since 1997: A World Fit For Kids.
Sorbo resides in Florida with his wife, Sam and three children.
Virginia Assembly, Senate & Governor Updates:
- Why Governor Youngkin declared a state of emergency in Virginia before Helene (wtvr.com)
- Local registrars confident Virginia election is secure, encourage transparency • Virginia Mercury
- Here's the Constitutional amendment that will be on every Virginia ballot this November | 13newsnow.com
- Race for Virginia's U.S. Senate seat pits Tim Kaine against Hung Cao (wtkr.com)
- A Look Ahead at the 2025 Gubernatorial Contest Through UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies Poll - News
- Poll shows the 2025 race for governor starts with a tie - Cardinal News
- Virginia: 1st 2025 General Assembly bill sets civics test (richmond.com)
- Former Portsmouth prosecutor pleads guilty to federal drug charges | 13newsnow.com
- Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin pulls support for North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson after CNN report on porn-site posts (wric.com)
- Loudoun County Public Schools student allegedly has ties to MS-13: Sources (wjla.com)
- Comparison of United States and Virginia Constitutions (vpap.org)
Monthly Meeting: Brendan Soden of the Secret Service
Park Lane Tavern, Glen Allen, VA 12:00 PM
October 16, 2024
Join us on October 16th to hear from Brendan Soden of the Secret Service, as he shares more about the Service and activities particularly in Richmond, and offers an open Q&A.
Brendan Soden is a native of Richmond, VA, and graduate of Benedictine HS and Belmont Abbey College. He was employed as a Senior Special Agent with the US Secret Service from 1972 to 2001, serving in part on the Vice-President's Protection Detail in Washington, DC, during the tenure of Walter Mondale and George Bush Sr. He has worked on counterfeit, check forgery, credit card fraud, intelligence cases, and protection of numerous Heads of State, Presidents and Vice-Presidents, the Kennedy and Rockefeller families and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Subsequent to this, Soden worked as a Special Agent with the Treasury IG for Tax Administration from 2001 to 2017, in Richmond, investigating IRS employees, threats against the IRS, and false claim and IRS impersonation cases. He is happily married to his wife, Gerri, and has two sons, Connor and Flannan, and a daughter, Shannon, all in government service, who've filled his retired life with three beautiful grandchildren.
FREE ADMISSION.
Articles, News & Quotes:
America's “Great Cultural Revolution” | Bacon's Rebellion - Democracy Thrives in Sunlight (baconsrebellion.com) By James A. Bacon
Overdose deaths falling fast in Virginia - Axios Richmond By Erica Pandey & Karri Peifer
Northern Virginia counselors challenge Virginia's ban on conversion therapy • Virginia Mercury By Nathaniel Cline
This Southside town with the shuttered meat plant is at epicenter of unusual population trends - Cardinal News By Dwayne Yancey
New White House museum offers a high-tech glimpse of the executive mansion | Stars and Stripes By Roxanne Roberts
Chronic wasting disease gets further entrenched in Virginia - Cardinal News By Mark Taylor
Police memorial vandalized and put in storage in 2020 could be headed to the Police Academy (richmonder.org) By Sarah Vogelsong
Virginia deems two-thirds of recently funded broadband expansion projects behind schedule - Cardinal News By Tad Dickens
Richmond's UNOS a finalist for organ transplant contracts By Eric Kolenich
Fairfax County Public Schools are provably declining, and more money isn't helping - Washington Examiner By Stephanie Lundquist-Arora
Faulty welds knowingly made on Navy submarines, carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding | WAVY.com By Brian Reese
A Stirring Monument to America's Warriors | City Journal (city-journal.org) By Catesby Leigh
'A memorial to humanity': Washington DC's monumental first world war sculpture | Art and design | The Guardian By David Smith
THE SCULPTOR'S WIFE, And Concluding The Sculpting of A Soldier's Journey | by Traci L. Slatton | Medium By Traci L. Slatton
Interviews of Interest:
XI VAN FLEET Discusses Ominous Parallels Between China and America (audacy.com) Xi Van Fleet, author of the book entitled Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning, telling Americans of the danger of Marxist ideology and the parallels between the two Cultural Revolutions, one in China more than 50 years ago and one unfolding in America today.
RILEY SHAIA Discusses The Virginia Forum (audacy.com)
Riley, director of The Virginia Forum, discusses the moving and powerful speech Xi Van Fleet gave last Wednesday night and the next powerful speaker for October: Kevin Sorbo!
RNC Chairman MICHAEL WHATLEY Discusses the 2024 Races (audacy.com)Chairman Whatley talks to John about the rising cost of living, open borders flooding fentanyl and criminals into the U.S., and the battle ground states vs. 2020.
Fox News Anchor SHANNON BREAM Joins the Show (audacy.com)
Shannon Bream discusses Mayor Adams and the leadership scandals in NYC, the presidential race in Virginia, and the Kaine vs. Cao senate matchup.
A Supreme Court Preview With MATT VADUM (audacy.com) Matt, the Supreme Court reporter for the Epoch Times, previews the next sessions cases: 'ghost guns' or regulating homemade firearms, and efforts to delegitimate the court by attacks and leaking of decisions
Jeannie Welliver Monument Removal Interview & Exploration of Wastewater Storage - YouTube Jeannie Welliver, Department of Public Works Senior Project Manager for the City of Richmond, is interviewed by Marvin L. Hicks, Richmond Public Library's Community Memory Fellow, about her role in the removal of Richmond's Confederate monuments.
The Virginia Forum with Xi Van Fleet
Wednesday, September 25th
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The Virginia Council has been blessed with unwavering support from the community since its founding a few years ago. And we decided to add some new ways to thank you for your ongoing assistance in our efforts to educate and inform Virginians.
Announcing The Virginia Council membership reward program.
Sign up today on our website for the various levels of support!"
- Member level: Simple membership is free when you sign up for our email newsletter or attend a monthly meeting.
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We hope you'll find these rewards an added incentive to help fund our efforts to restore a full view of Virginia's history, monuments & role that government plays in our lives. We appreciate all your support and encouragement and look forward to bringing you more compelling voices of liberty, freedom, and conscience over the next year.
- The Executive Board of the Virginia Council
