Now Playing: The One's who Ain't Gonna Be Left Behind are for McCain
Topic: Politics
My friends, when you're a Republican Presidential Nominee you have to use the endorsement of the support you HAVE , not the support you'd like to have.
February 27, 2008, 6:22 pm NY Times: Mega-Church Pastor in Texas Backs McCain By Elisabeth Bumiller
... the pastor of a San Antonio mega-church, Rev. John C. Hagee, endorsed Mr. McCain for president.
Mr. Hagee, who argues that the United States must join Israel in a preemptive, biblically prophesized military strike against Iran that will lead to the second coming of Christ, praised Mr. McCain for his pro-Israel views.
... Mr. McCain, who has been on a steady search for support among conservative and evangelical leaders who have long distrusted him, said he was “very honored'’ by Mr. Hagee’s endorsement.
Asked about Mr. Hagee’s extensive writings on Armageddon and about what one questioner said was Mr. Hagee’s belief that the anti-Christ will be the head of the European Union, Mr. McCain responded that “all I can tell you is that I am very proud to have Pastor John Hagee’s support.'’
Evangelist John C. Hagee, televangelist of the 19,000-member Cornerstone Church in San Antonio has these profound views of what's best for the United States of America:
“We are the generation that will probably see the rapture of the church. In Christian theology, the first thing that happens when Christ returns to Earth is the judgment of nations. It will have one criterion: How did you treat the Jewish people?
Anyone who understands that will want to be on the right side of that question. Those who are anti-Semitic will go to eternal damnation.”
“Twenty-five years ago, I called a meeting of evangelists to discuss such an effort, and the conversation didn’t last an hour. This time, I called and they all came and stayed. And when the meeting was over, they all agreed to speak up for Israel.”
“I’ll never forget that night [May 15, 1948 when Israel formally became a nation]. I was 8 years old at the time and in the kitchen with my father listening to the news about Israel’s rebirth on the radio. He said, ‘Son, this is the most important day in the 20th century.’ “
"Well Islam in general -- those who live by the Koran have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews."
On the ferocious Old Testament God who'd rather kill than forgive.
"All hurricanes are acts of God, because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that.
The newspaper carried the story in our local area, that was not carried nationally, that there was to be a homosexual parade there on the Monday that the Katrina came. And the promise of that parade was that it would was going to reach a level of sexuality never demonstrated before in any of the other gay pride parades.
So I believe that the judgment of God is a very real thing. I know there are people who demur from that, but I believe that the Bible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishment sometimes before the Day of Judgment, and I believe that the Hurricane Katrina was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans."
On Harry Potter
"As millions of people anticipate the release of the latest Harry Potter book and film, we're reminded once again of Satan's ongoing attempt to deceive and destroy. The whole purpose of the Potter books is to desensitize readers and introduce them to the occult."
Hagee has those who "endorse" him: “
Like Joe LIeberman
"I begin by thanking your founder, Pastor John Hagee. I would describe Pastor Hagee with the words the Torah uses to describe Moses, he is an "Eesh Elo Kim," a man of God because those words fit him; and, like Moses he has become the leader of a mighty multitude in pursuit of and defense of Israel."
Well ... maybe not. - Orthodox Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, vice president of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York:
"I truly believe John Hagee is at once a daring, beautiful person and quite dangerous. I sincerely recognize him as a hero for bringing planeloads of people to Israel at a time when people there were getting blown up by the busloads.
But he also believes that the only path to the father is through Jesus. That leaves me out.”
Lord, let's make a deal ...
If I stipulate that the End Timers are right about who will be leaving and those who'll be left behind.
If I stipulate that according the ET'ers, I deserve to be left behind, you, God, will forego all the death and destruction pyrotechnics, leave me behind
... and get these self-righteous literalist children the hell out of here!!!
Take them! Take them NOW already!!!
