Just a few details on the beliefs of those involved in Rick Perry’s Prayer Rally:
Oprah is a sign of the Apocalypse: In his channel on GOD TV, Mike Bickle
called Oprah a “forerunner to the harlot movement.”Blackbirds are dying because of gay soldiers: Dr. Cindy Jacobs recorded a
video declaring a connection between the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and
the sudden death of blackbirds in Beebee, Arkansas as a divine punishment.
She also called “girl-on-girl kissing” a “plague on society” and asked
divine forgiveness for the violation of a woman’s “natural use.”The Statue of Liberty is a “demonic idol” : In various sermons, John
Benefiel called the Statue of Liberty a “demonic idol.” He also expressed a
belief that homosexuality is a plot contrived by the Illuminati “to limit
the world population.”Hurricane Katrina was divine retribution for the city’s “sin”: John Hagee
Gay rights movement from the “pit of hell”: Dwight McKissic denounced
comparisons between the civil rights movement and the gay rights movement
because the latter is a “satanic anointment…inspired by the anti-Christ”
that comes from the “pit of hell.”Jesus actually opposed the minimum wage: Influential pastor David Barton
has made a name for himself by distorting Biblical text to support his claim
that Jesus opposed the minimum wage and the capital gains tax.
Frankly, I don’t see how anyone could have a problem with any of this. All perfectly reasonable stances for any and all putative nationwide candidates whom Serious People are begging to get into 2012.
Lemkin 