http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hagee/ en-us Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:03:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2080498/posts Taking the Time to Act Like Christians by Deal W. Hudson 9/11/08 A few days ago I was asked to speak to a men's group in Atlanta about Catholics in politics. As part of my presentation, I talked about the possibility of greater Catholic and Evangelical cooperation. To illustrate my point, I told the story about the reconciliation earlier this year between Pastor John Hagee and Catholic League President Bill Donohue. I had never spoken in depth about the April meeting at Donohue's office and was surprised to find myself deeply moved in the telling of it. Perhaps it was... insidecatholic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2080498/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:03:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060640/posts ConWeb Artists by: Bethany Stotts, August 12, 2008 At the left-wing blog, ConWebWatch, dedicated to “monitoring” conservative news websites, Terry Krepel has doggedly been criticizing Accuracy in Media. Krepel also serves as a senior editor at Media Matters the liberal media watchdog “dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.” But if Krepel’s critique of this correspondent’s August 1st article, “McCain’s Reverend Wright?,” is any indication, Krepel’s criticisms of AIM are largely misplaced. In “McCain’s Reverend Wright,” this correspondent discussed how news outlets were associating Pastor John Hagee with John McCain (and, specifically, the McCain... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2060640/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:15:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056193/posts According to the latest poll, US Jews are down on Sen. Joe Lieberman and evangelical Pastor John Hagee. Therein lies the rub: Hagee's spokesmen do not believe the results, saying the poll - commissioned by J Street, the new left-leaning pro-Israel lobby - relied on skewed questions. As for Lieberman, the Democratic-turned-independent US senator from Connecticut is not disputing the findings, but says he pays little attention to polls. According to the poll, which has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points, Lieberman scored an unfavorable rating of 48 percent among US Jews, compared to a favorable rating of... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056193/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:09:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051294/posts Sen. Joe Lieberman praises pastor who said Holocaust was God's work One of John McCain's most prominent supporters on Tuesday praised an evangelical leader whom the Republican presidential candidate repudiated after a string of controversial remarks were made public. Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who frequently campaigns with McCain, said pastor John Hagee's support for Israel outweighed the remarks that led McCain to reject his endorsement. Lieberman said he had been urged not to speak to Hagee's group, Christians United for Israel. Advertisement "The bond that I feel with Pastor Hagee and each and every one of you is... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051294/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:41:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047734/posts Catholic League president Bill Donohue responded today to a story last night by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on attempts by some Catholics to get the McCain campaign to oust Catholic author and activist Deal Hudson from the Catholics for McCain National Steering Committee: “Anderson Cooper said last night that those opposed to Hudson were citing two reasons why he should be dumped from the McCain campaign as an advisor: Hudson ‘harassed an 18-year-old female college student 10 years earlier,’ and his ‘brokering a deal between a meeting of conservative Catholics and San Antonio mega-preacher John Hagee.’ “There is nothing Catholic about... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047734/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:28:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031767/posts Some 10 years ago, a prominent Christian clergyman gave a sermon that was recorded for posterity. In it, Rev. John Hagee, the leader of a group called Christians United for Israel, speculated about the cause of the Holocaust. His answer was to see it as divine punishment of the Jews. The unforeseen consequences of his comments were considerable. The man who will be the Republican nominee for president this year, Sen. John McCain, formally rejected Hagee's endorsement following the re-emergence of Hagee's statement. Some Jewish leaders, notably the Reform movement's Rabbi Eric Yoffie, joined in the condemnation. Yoffie wrote that... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031767/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:33:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030866/posts The first casualty in the preacher’s war would be Rev Jeremiah Wright. The question of whether he deserved the hit is moot. On any level social, theological or political he has never had a leg to stand on. The most amazing aspect of the entire matter is that when Sen. Obama distanced himself from his pastor the only casualty in that skirmish was the Reverend Wright. Sen. Obama has sailed out of the entire matter with few if any of his supporters dropping off. If George Bush could be so easily forgiven we might be urging him to invade Iran... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030866/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:05:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029993/posts This Father’s Day, one of most popular pastors in America will open his megachurch to homosexual dads, an event that would usually signal an extreme weather alert from old guard Republican evangelical leaders. Rick Warren. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)But by welcoming gay fathers into his Southern California flock, Rick Warren, author of the “The Purpose Driven Life,” is not just living up to the highest standards of Christian fellowship, he’s turning the page on a particularly embarrassing part of our politics. Just to refresh: it was televangelist Pat Robertson who predicted “earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly even... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029993/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:13:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024961/posts Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered a humiliating setback this week in his quest for international legitimacy. Ahmadinejad is expected to arrive in Rome this week to participate in a UN summit on the global food crisis (which has been caused by the rise in oil prices that Ahmadinejad is so pleased to have had a role in fomenting). Ahmadinejad was hoping that while in the Italian capital he would be able to have a photo-op with Pope Benedict XVI. To secure the meeting, Ahmadinejad - who has called for all nations to convert to Islam or be destroyed (except for... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024961/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:34:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024937/posts Sen. John McCain was wrong to reject the endorsement of Texas evangelist Rev. John Hagee. Several years ago the Rev. Hagee delivered a sermon that was caught on tape in which he preached, "Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone with a gun, and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter. How did it happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel." Anyone hearing the tape would conclude that Hagee is hostile to... newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024937/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:57:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024419/posts IN THERESIENSTADT, a Nazi ghetto and labor camp near Prague from which tens of thousands of Jews were deported to their deaths during World War II, a tiny storeroom, unbeknownst to the Gestapo, was transformed into a synagogue. There Jewish inmates would gather in secret, a few at a time, to pour out their hearts in prayer - an act as stirring for its courage as for its demonstration of faith. more stories like this What was in their thoughts as they prayed we can only speculate. But they left some clues. On the walls of the clandestine chapel, elegantly... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024419/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:20:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024098/posts Senator Joe Lieberman says he'll speak at a July conference hosted by Pastor John Hagee, whose endorsement has been rejected by GOP presidential candidate John McCain.  McCain last week repudiated the months-old endorsement after an audio recording surfaced in which Hagee said God used Adolf Hitler to push Jews back to the Promised Land.   In a statement, Lieberman says he considers some of Hagee's comments unacceptable and hurtful, but will judge him on his life's work fighting anti-Semitism and building bridges between Christians and Jews.   Lieberman says he still plans to speak at Hagee's Christians United for Israel summit in... AP via OneNewsNow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024098/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 18:48:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022051/posts No complaints from “Jewish” Democrats while Obama promotes and enables anti-Semites, racists, and Catholic-hating bigots Linda Berg of the National Jewish Democratic Council (double oxymoron, there is very little Jewish or Democratic about it) wrote the following in “It took a lot for McCain to Finally Reject Hagee’s Endorsement.” It took a You Tube vido of Rev. John Hagee proclaiming that Hitler and the Holocaust had been part of G*d’s plan to get the Jews out of Europe and into Israel for McCain yesterday to finally reject his endorsement. We understand where Hagee is coming from, not that we like... IsraPundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022051/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 20:07:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020894/posts Jewish allies of the Rev. John Hagee rushed to his defense yesterday to say the Texas evangelist is not anti-Semitic despite Sen. John McCain campaign's repudiation Thursday of the evangelist's endorsement. "John Hagee is one of the Jewish people's best friends," Los Angeles talk show host Dennis Prager said on the air yesterday morning. "Identifying John Hagee with anti-Semitism would be like identifying Raoul Wallenberg, the great Swede who saved thousands of Jews in the Holocaust, with anti-Semitism." Orthodox Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg, of Congregation Rodfei Sholom in San Antonio, appeared at an afternoon press conference yesterday to say Mr. Hagee's... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020894/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 01:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020809/posts OK, there wasn’t one. As a result of controversy that was raised up about Pastor John Hagee within the past few days, Senator John McCain rejected the endorsement Hagee had given his presidential candidacy, without any apparent attempt to come to Hagee’s defense. At the center of the mentioned controversy is an argument Pastor Hagee included in a late 1990s sermon. Those who unearthed this sermon, sum up Hagee’s argument as saying, “… the rise of Adolf Hitler was part of God's plan to help the Jews reach the Promised Land.” If that’s an accurate summary, I think Pastor Hagee... A Few Days With Figgins http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020809/posts#comment Sat, 24 May 2008 19:52:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020046/posts STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Republican John McCain on Thursday rejected endorsements from two influential but controversial televangelists, saying there is no place for their incendiary criticisms of other faiths. McCain rejected the months-old endorsement of Texas preacher John Hagee after an audio recording surfaced in which the preacher said God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land. McCain called the comment "crazy and unacceptable." He later repudiated the support of Rod Parsley, an Ohio preacher who has sharply criticized Islam and called the religion inherently violent. McCain issued a statement Thursday afternoon announcing his decision about Hagee.... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020046/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 02:15:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019966/posts Republican presidential candidate John McCain rejected the months-old endorsement of an influential Texas televangelist after an audio recording surfaced in which the preacher said God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019966/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 23:59:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019926/posts John McCain just repudiated the endorsement of the Rev. John Hagee, after reports of more controversial remarks.. The Huffington Post and others are reporting that during a late 1990s sermon, Hagee said that “the Nazis had operated on God's behalf to chase the Jews from Europe and shepherd them to Palestine.” McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, distanced himself from Hagee over anti-Catholic remarks that Hagee apologized for earlier this month. Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019926/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 22:40:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019922/posts Pastor John Hagee has pulled his endorsement of Republican presidential candidate John McCain; McCain subsequently renounced Hagee’s endorsement. Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented on this development today: “One week ago today, I met with Pastor Hagee in my office. I found him to be sincere, apologetic and friendly. I also found him to be the strongest Christian defender of Israel I have ever met, and that is why attempts to portray him as anything but a genuine friend to Jews—one for whom the Holocaust is the horror of horrors—is despicable. “Hagee’s decision to sever all ties to McCain is... Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019922/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 22:36:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019853/posts In the face of mounting controversy over headline-grabbing statements from Pastor John Hagee, CNN has learned presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has decided to reject his endorsement. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019853/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 20:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019709/posts John Hagee, the controversial pastor who has endorsed John McCain, argued in a late 1990s sermon that God sent Hitler to help the Jews get to the promised land (Israel, not Auschwitz). Why did God allow the Holocaust to happen? According to a report in the Huffington Post by Sam Stein, Hagee's answer was: "Because God said my top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel." The report raises several questions. Did God have to be so rough in his methods? Instead of putting the Jews on trains to Auschwitz,... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019709/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 15:04:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017085/posts An evangelical pastor who backs John McCain tried to put his controversial remarks about the Catholic Church behind him, apologizing to the head of the Catholic League and expressing "deep regret for any comments Catholics found hurtful." ...In his letter, Hagee said he had gained a better understanding in recent weeks of the Catholic Church's relationship to the Jewish faith. He wrote of his "profound respect for the Catholic people" and said he hoped to advance "greater unity among Catholics and evangelicals." The Catholic League said in a statement that it accepted the apology. "Pastor John Hagee has demonstrated an... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017085/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 22:18:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015659/posts The Rev. John C. Hagee, whose anti-Catholic remarks created a controversy when Senator John McCain received his endorsement for the Republican presidential nomination with fanfare, has issued a letter expressing regret for “any comments that Catholics have found hurtful.” The letter was issued after weeks of conversations between Mr. Hagee and Roman Catholic Republicans about repairing the damage to Mr. McCain’s campaign and the alliance built over many years between conservative Catholics and evangelicals. Mr. McCain said Tuesday that he had not been involved in brokering the apology letter from Mr. Hagee, a megachurch pastor in San Antonio who broadcasts... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015659/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 05:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2015565/posts Pastor John Hagee of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, wrote a letter of apology to the Catholic community. ...In so far as some of my past statements regarding the Roman Catholic Church have raised concerns in your community, I am writing in a spirit of respect and reconciliation to clarify my views. Out of a desire to advance greater unity among Catholics and Evangelicals in promoting the common good, I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful. After engaging in constructive dialogue with Catholic friends and leaders, I now have an improved... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2015565/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 00:33:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2015382/posts Pastor John Hagee sent a letter today [Copy Here] to Catholic League president Bill Donohue that effectively ends the dispute the two men have had. Donohue comments as follows: “After weeks of meeting with various Catholic leaders, and accessing scholarly literature on Catholic-Jewish relations, Pastor John Hagee has demonstrated an improved understanding of the Catholic Church and its history. In his letter to me, Hagee says, ‘I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful.’ He specifically cites his emphasis of ‘the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the... Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2015382/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:37 GMT