Hi Robert,
As usual, your blog was timely and well-written.
I have to admit, I usually don't follow all the links. Takes too much time...sorry!
I thought this was the pastor that was in the news recently with the drugs and gay relationship but that was Ted Haggard ( he should be on that list too )
Anyhow, this is what I dug up on John Hagee. He earned a spot on your list!
Hagee founded Trinity Church in San Antonio, Texas
John C. Hagee (b. April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational evangelical church with more than 19,000 active members.
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Hagee is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in America on 160 TV stations, 50 radio stations and eight networks. The ministries can be seen and heard weekly in 99 million homes. John Hagee Ministries is in Canada on the Miracle Channel and CTS and can be seen in Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and is in most developing nations.
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Hagee has denounced replacement theology, believing that Romans 9, 10 and 11 teaches that Jews continue to have favor with God by the election of grace without necessarily believing in Jesus. Mr. Hagee believes that the Bible commands Christians to be supportive of Israel and the Jewish people.
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Hagee has said that Iran is a threat to Western civilization and does not believe that the "Islamofascist" mentality will ever respond favorably to diplomacy. He supports an American-Israeli pre-emptive strike on Iran to take out its nuclear capability and supports the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States.
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Hagee was awarded the "Humanitarian of the Year" award by the San Antonio B'nai B'rith Council.
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Dr. Hagee is also the Founder and Executive Director of "A Night to Honor Israel", an event which expresses solidarity between Christians and Jews on behalf of Jerusalem, the State of Israel and the United States.
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At CUFI's "Washington-Israel Summit" on July 16, 2007, John Hagee called for a pre-emptive military strike against Iran.
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</div>"Anyone who makes the life of Jewish people difficult or grievous, as did the Pharaoh, as did Hitler, will be cursed by God." - keynote address to AIPAC, (March 12, 2007)
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"If you live your life and don't confess your sins to God Almighty through the authority of Christ and His blood, I'm going to say this very plainly, you're going straight to hell with a nonstop ticket." October, 2006
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"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."
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( MY FAVORITE )
"Christians don't steal or lie, they don't get divorced or have abortions.
Hagee resigned his pastorate in May 1975. Hagee and his wife divorced in September 1975.
Christian love...always
James