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John C. Hagee
Born (1940-04-12) April 12, 1940 (age 84)
Baytown, Texas
OccupationTelevangelist
EmployerJohn Hagee Ministries
TitleCEO

John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic church with more than 19,000 active members. [1] John Hagee is CEO at his non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV).

Hagee is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries, which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in the United States on 160 TV stations, 50 radio stations and eight networks, including The Inspiration Network (INSP) and Trinity Broadcasting Network. 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 third world nations.[2]

Hagee helped found Christians United for Israel on February 7, 2006 as a "Christian AIPAC" lobbying Congress to support Israel.[3] He has incurred some controversy for his fundamentalist beliefs and comments regarding Nazism, Catholicism, Islam, homosexuality, Jews, and Hurricane Katrina. [4]

Biography

Born in Baytown, Texas, to Rev. William Bythel Hagee and Mrs. B. Hagee, John Hagee graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in 1964.[5] He was on a football scholarship and was on the Academic Dean's List.[6] Hagee received a Master's Degree from the University of North Texas in 1966 and did his theological training at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas.[5] Hagee descends from a long line of Anabaptist Mennonite pastors, which was a factor in the development of his theology and vocation.[citation needed] In 1989, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Oral Roberts University.[7] In 2005, he received another Honorary Doctorate from Netanya Academic College in Israel.[8] Hagee has served on the Oral Roberts University Board of Regents since 1989.[5]

On August 26, 1960, Hagee married his first wife Martha; they had two children, Christopher and Tish.[5] In October 1966, Hagee founded Trinity Church in San Antonio, Texas.[9]

He resigned his pastorate in May 1975, purportedly saying that "[M]y marriage had collapsed and I became immoral in my personal conduct" in his resignation statement.[10] Hagee and his wife divorced in September 1975.[11]

Hagee married his second wife, Diana Castro, a member of Trinity Church, on April 12, 1976. However, he reportedly did not tell Martha that he was leaving her for another woman until after he resigned his pastorate.[5][10][12] As the Assemblies of God does not allow divorced pastors to remarry, he lost his ordination. Today, Hagee and his wife Diana have three children: Christina, Matthew, and Sandy. Matthew Hagee is the Associate Pastor of Cornerstone Church[13].

Immediately after resigning his first pastorate at Trinity Church, Hagee founded a new church, The Church at Castle Hills, on Mother's Day 1975. The church started with 25 members, but within two years had to build a new sanctuary seating 1,600 people. The church continued to grow; on October 4, 1987 Hagee dedicated a 5,000-seat sanctuary and named it Cornerstone Church. Dr. W. A. Criswell of Dallas anointed Hagee and Diana before the congregation.[9]

Today, Trinity Church is located 7.3 miles from Hagee's Cornerstone Church on the same stretch of highway in San Antonio.

Hagee has written a number of best-selling books and is a Southern Gospel recording artist.[14] He, Matthew, Christina and Sandy often travel together as the "Hagee Family Singers."

Personal beliefs

Hagee believes in traditional Pentecostal practices such as the "baptism of the Holy Spirit," miraculous healing, anointing with oil, and the "worship of the Lord through singing, clapping, and the lifting of hands." He also believes in the "absolute authority of the scripture", baptism by immersion and evangelism.[15].

Hagee has denounced replacement theology, believing that chapters 9-11 of the book of Romans teach that the Jews have continuing favor with God by the election of grace, He believes the Bible commands Christians to support Israel and the Jewish people, even though he has made anti-semitic remarks against Jews. [16][17]

Because the territory now known as Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank was ruled by the Ottoman Turks prior to World War I, then controlled by the British, and later partitioned under United Nations mandate, Hagee argues that the land does not belong to the Arabs, and that the name "Palestine" (deriving from that of the ancient Philistines) was imposed by the Roman emperor Hadrian to punish the Jews for their revolt against Rome. Hagee maintains there is no Palestinian language, and no historic Palestinian nation, and that most people identifying as Palestinians immigrated from other Arab states. [18]

Hagee supports an American-Israeli pre-emptive military strike on Iran. [19][20][21]

Prior to a sermon, Hagee asks his congregation to stand during the reading of the Biblical text. His preaching style is often classified as "hellfire and brimstone". For example, Hagee calls literature such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter contemporary witchcraft. His sermons are often interrupted by stormy applause from his congregation--sometimes spontaneous, and sometimes urged by him.

Hagee denounces abortion, and stopped giving money to Israel's Hadassah hospital when it began performing the procedure. [22]. He has spoken out against homosexuality.

In his book, Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World, Hagee interprets the Bible to predict that Russia and the Islamic states will invade Israel and will be destroyed by God. This will cause the anti-Christ, the head of the European Union, to create a confrontation over Israel between China and the West. A final battle between East and West at Armageddon will then precipitate the Second Coming of Christ.[23] Hagee asserts that "the reason for the continual conflict over the city of Jerusalem is theology," because, he maintains, the Koran instructed believers "to kill and maim anyone who did not believe in Allah or in Muhammad his prophet." [24] He also claims that when Jeremiah prophesied in the Old Testament that "I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks," he was foreseeing the Holocaust. "The hunter is one who pursues his target with force and fear," Hagee writes. "No one could see the horror of the Holocaust coming, but the force and fear of Hitler's Nazis drove the Jewish people back to the only home that God ever intended for the Jews to have—Israel." [25] He has made the same claim in a sermon. [26]

The Christian Research Institute (among others) has strongly criticized Hagee's recent book, In Defense of Israel (2007), for apparently arguing that Jesus did not claim to be the Messiah for the Jews, only the Savior for the Christian Church, and therefore that attempts should not be made to convert Jews.[27] Hagee issued a statement denying the first of these allegations and promises to revise one chapter in a new edition to make his views clearer.[28]

Relationship with Israel

The San Antonio B'nai B'rith Council awarded Hagee with its "Humanitarian of the Year" award. It was the first time this award was given to a gentile.[29] Hagee was presented the ZOA Israel Award by U.N. Ambassador Jean Kirkpatrick. This award was given by the Jewish Community of Dallas, Texas.[30] He was presented the ZOA Service Award by Texas Governor Mark White. Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire issued a special proclamation in his honor, declaring Pastor John C. Hagee Day.[31]

Hagee has been to Israel 22 times and has met with every Prime Minister since Menachem Begin. John Hagee Ministries has given more than $8.5 million to bring Soviet Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel. Hagee is 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.[32]

On February 7, 2006, Hagee and 400 leaders from the Christian and Jewish communities formed a new national organization called Christians United For Israel (CUFI).[33] This organization addresses members of the United States Congress, professing a Biblical justification for the defense of Israel.

Controversial Views

Hagee has been criticized for his statements about Israel, the Roman Catholic Church and Islam. One notable critic is journalist Bill Moyers, who claims that Hagee and other evangelicals are working towards supporting the religious right. He states, "Someone who didn't know better could imagine from the very name Christians United For Israel - CUFI -that pastor John Hagee speaks for all Christians. Well, he doesn't... What these fellows have forged is a close connection between the White House and the religious right."[34]

Some Jewish leaders, such as Reform Rabbi Eric Yoffie, criticized Hagee for being an "extremist" on Israeli policy and for disparaging other faiths including Islam and Roman Catholicism.[35]

Catholicism

After Hagee's 2008 endorsement of U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain, a furor arose over comments, broadcasts and writings made by Hagee which were seen as anti-Catholic. After discussions with Catholic leaders, Hagee made an apology which was accepted.

When Hagee made the endorsement, the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights president William Donohue issued the following remarks regarding Senator John McCain’s ties to Hagee:

Now that he has secured the Republican nomination for president, and has received the endorsement of President Bush, McCain will now embark on a series of fundraising events.

When he meets with Catholics, he is going to be asked about his ties to Hagee. He should also be asked whether he approves of comments like this: "A Godless theology of hate that no one dared try to stop for a thousand years produced a harvest of hate."

That quote is proudly cited by David Brog in his recent book, Standing with Israel. Both Brog and Hagee clearly identify the Roman Catholic Church as spawning a "theology of hate."

This is nothing if not hate speech. There are so many good evangelical leaders in this country—Dr. James Dobson, Dr. Richard Land, Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer, Dr. Al Mohler, Chuck Colson—and none has ever insulted Catholicism.[36]

The "Godless theology" quotation is taken from Hagee's 1987 work Should Christians Support Israel? (p. 4)[37]

Hagee's attack against Christian antisemitism in his book Jerusalem Countdown claimed that Adolf Hitler's antisemitism derived especially from his Catholic background, and that the Catholic Church under Pope Pius XII encouraged Nazism instead of denouncing it. (pp. 79-81) [38] He also states that the Roman Catholic Church "plunged the world into the Dark Ages," allowed for the Crusaders to rape and murder with impunity, and called for Jews to be treated as "Christ killers". (p. 73) Later in the book (pp. 81-2), however, he praises Pope John Paul II for repudiating past antisemitism in the Roman Catholic Church.

Hagee claimed in March 2008, “I’ve learned that some have accused me of referring to the Catholic Church as the ‘great whore,’ of Revelations. This is a serious misinterpretation of my words. When I refer to the ‘great whore,’ I am referring to the apostate church, namely those Christians who embrace the false cult system of Jew-hatred and antisemitism.”[39]

Donohue rejected Hagee's explanation as disingenuous: "Anti-Catholic Protestants have long labeled the Catholic Church "The Great Whore", and no amount of spin can change that reality. No one who knows anything about the term would suggest otherwise."[40] Furthermore, Hagee did identify [the Great Whore of] Babylon as Rome in his book From Daniel to Doomsday (1999), in a way that melded reference to the Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church: "The evidence would point to Rome...It was Rome where Nero wrapped Christians in oily rags and hung them on lampposts, setting them ablaze to light his gardens. It was Rome that orchestrated the Crusades where Jews were slaughtered...It was Rome that orchestrated the Inquisitions throughout the known world where "heretics" were burned at the stake or pulled in half on torture racks because they were not Roman Catholic." (pp. 10-11)

Hagee further responded to the charge in a videotaped statement and press release, categorically denying that he was anti-Catholic, on the grounds that his church runs a "social services center" that serves a largely Catholic constituency, that he supported a convent personally, that he had often denounced Martin Luther, not just the Catholic Church, for antisemitism, and that he did not interpret the "Whore of Babylon" as a reference to the Catholic Church.[41]

Letter of apology and reconciliation

On May 12, 2008, Hagee issued a letter of apology to William Donohue, president of the Catholic League, expressing regret for "any comments that Catholics have found hurtful."[42] He apologized for condemning Catholics for what he viewed was their persecution of Jews, and outright stated that he did not believe that, and many other previously held views, any longer.[42] He also said that the "great whore" comments were taken out of context and were not directed at the the Catholic Chuch.[42] He went on to explain that his comments about the Catholic Church were made "[i]n my zeal to oppose anti-Semitism and bigotry in all its ugly forms. I have often emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews." [43] Bill Donohue told Fox News, "I’m absolutely delighted... I haven’t seen such a quick turnaround in the 15 years that I have been president of the Catholic League.... The tone of Hagee’s letter is sincere. He wants reconciliation and he has achieved it."[42] "Indeed, the Catholic League welcomes his apology,” Donohue wrote in a press release. “What Hagee has done takes courage and quite frankly I never expected him to demonstrate such sensitivity to our concerns. But he has done just that. Now Catholics, along with Jews, can work with Pastor Hagee in making interfaith relations stronger than ever. Whatever problems we had before are now history. This case is closed."[42]

Islam

On the September 18, 2006 edition of National Public Radio's Fresh Air, Hagee discussed Islam, stating, "those who live by the Qur'an have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews... it teaches that very clearly." He then proceeded to characterize the military threat posed by those who follow Islamic scripture: "There are 1.3 billion people who follow the Islamic faith, so if you're saying there's only 15 percent that want to come to America or invade Israel to crush it, you're only talking about 200 million people. That's far more than Hitler and Japan and Italy and all of the axis powers in World War II had under arms." [44]

Judaism

Hagee attributed the persecution of Jews throughout history, implicitly including the Holocaust, to disobedience, thereby attracting accusations of antisemitism:[45]

It was the disobedience and rebellion of the Jews, God's chosen people, to their covenantal responsibility to serve only the one true God, Jehovah, that gave rise to the opposition and persecution that they experienced beginning in Canaan and continuing to this very day... Their own rebellion had birthed the seed of antisemitism that would arise and bring destruction to them for centuries to come.... it rises from the judgment of God upon his rebellious chosen people.[46]

In the book, Hagee cites material from the Jewish tradition (Jeremiah 9:13-16; 44:2-4, 15-17) to justify this view.

In 2008, in response to a question about this matter, he differentiated between his interpretation of the Bible and his understanding of modern history: "I learn from the Bible that the children of Israel were punished by God for their iniquities. But I do not presume to explain Jewish suffering in modern times. I only seek to alleviate it."[47]

Hagee's interpretation of the historical role of Hitler and the Holocaust in relation to the foundation of the state of Israel has also caused offense. Hagee interprets a reference in Jeremiah 16:16 to "fishers" and "hunters" as symbols of positive motivation (Herzl and Zionism) and negative motivation (Hitler and Nazism) respectively, both sent by God for the purpose of having Jews return to the land of Israel, even suggesting that the Holocaust was willed by God because most Jews ignored Hertzl's Zionist call.[48][49] Following the broadcast of Hagee's remarks in late May 2008, some orthodox[50] and conservative[51] Jews have come forward to defend Hagee against charges of antisemitism, although other Jews have applauded McCain for distancing himself from Hagee.[52]

Hurricane Katrina

During the same September 18, 2006 edition of National Public Radio's Fresh Air, Hagee said Hurricane Katrina was an act of God, punishing New Orleans for "a level of sin that was offensive to God." He referred to a "homosexual parade" held on the date the hurricane struck and this was proof "of the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans,"[53] even though the Southern Decadence parade was scheduled for the following week and the primarily gay neighborhoods, the French Quarter and the Marigny, were spared the flooding and destruction.[citation needed] Another reason for God's wrath, Hagee claims, was the Bush administration's pressure on Israel to abandon settlements and the associated land.[citation needed]

Financial controversy

In 2003, the San Antonio Express-News reported that, in 2001 alone, John Hagee had received over 10.25 million dollars in total compensation for his position as CEO at the non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV). This made him one of the highest-paid televangelists in 2001 [54].

According to the Form 990 that GETV filed for tax year 2003, Hagee received almost a million dollars in compensation for his work for GETV that year, which amounted to approximately 16 hours per week [55]. (The GETV Board of Directors, which determines his pay, consisted of John Hagee himself, his wife, his son, and a Cornerstone Church member.) However, because he claimed that he worked "80 hours a week" writing books, singing songs, meeting international dignitaries and answering the call to preach the word of God, John Hagee argued: "I deserve every dime I'm getting". Other observers, including many evangelical Christians, criticize Hagee's handling of finances [56]. Considering his combined pay from both donor-supported ministries (his separate church and TV ministries), his pay has been over $1 million per year.

Hagee said he was certain his finances complied with requirements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because he hired tax lawyers and accountants to make sure that his books complied with tax laws. Hagee said, 'We want a set of books so that when the IRS comes in here and looks they'll say, those people are clean'", Hagee said. "And I am waiting for the day that the IRS is going to come look at our books. I have spent a chunk of money waiting for them" [54].

In September 2004, Hagee re-registered GETV as a church under the name Grace Church of San Antonio, and became exempt from filing detailed returns with the IRS. A further reorganization in July 2006 moved all assets into Cornerstone Church. [57]

Connection with John McCain

Hagee had endorsed Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. McCain initially said, "I’m very proud to have Pastor Hagee’s support"[58], but after a furor over Hagee's alleged anti-Catholicism, McCain stated "I repudiate any comments that are made, including Pastor Hagee's, if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics.” [59]

A video of McCain at a Houston town hall meeting shows him stating, “Yesterday, Pastor John Hagee endorsed my candidacy for president in San Antonio, Texas. However, in no way did I intend for his endorsement to suggest that I in turn agree with all of Pastor Hagee’s views, which I obviously do not," [60] This controversial endorsement was seen as key for McCain, who has struggled to win the support of the Christian right.[61] However, McCain has distanced himself from Hagee due to his controversial statements,[62] such as his "claims that Hurricane Katrina was 'the judgment of God against New Orleans'". Concerns over the risks of religious endorsement have been expressed, despite attempts of some religious leaders to remain neutral.[63] On April 20, 2008, while appearing on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and after criticizing Barack Obama's repudiation of Bill Ayers, McCain said that it was "probably a mistake" to court and accept Hagee's endorsement, although he's still glad to have it.[64][65][66]

With regard to Hagee's purported anti-Catholic bigotry, in an Associated Press interview McCain said, "We've had a dignified campaign, and I repudiate any comments that are made, including Pastor Hagee's, if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics,” and he further stated, "I sent two of my children to Catholic school. I categorically reject and repudiate any statement that was made that was anti-Catholic, both in intent and nature." [67]

On May 22, 2008, despite Hagee's letter of apology to William Donohue, McCain rejected Hagee's endorsement after audio of a sermon calling Adolf Hitler a "hunter" whose Holocaust was part of a divine plan to drive Jews from Europe to Palestine. In a statement McCain said: “Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible,” and “I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee’s endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well.”[68] McCain further distanced himself from Hagee stating, "I've never been in Pastor Hagee's church or Pastor Parsley's church. I didn't attend their church for 20 years, and I'm not a member of their church. I received their endorsement, which did not mean that I endorsed their views."[69]

Books

  • The Invasion of Demons (1973) - Old Tappan, N.J., Revell, ISBN 0-8007-0576-9, Bibliography: p. 157-158.
  • Like a cleansing fire (1974) Old Tappan, N.J., Revell, ISBN 0-8007-0685-4
  • The Beginning of the End (1996) ISBN 0-7852-6772-7 - on the New York Times Best Seller list (NYTBSL) and #1 book in the United States in 1996 in the Association for Christian Retail non-fiction division
  • Day of Deception (1997) - on the NYTBSL
  • Final Dawn Over Jerusalem (1998) - listed as the #1 book on the NYTBSL
  • His Glory Revealed (1999)
  • From Daniel to Doomsday: The Countdown Has Begun (1999)
  • God's Two-Minute Warning (2000)
  • The Revelation of Truth (2000)
  • The Battle For Jerusalem (2001)
  • Attack On America New York, Jerusalem, And The Role Of Terrorism In The Last Days (2001), revised version of The Battle For Jerusalem
  • Devil’s Island (2001) - first fictional novel
  • Avenger of Blood (2002) - second book in the fictional novel series
  • The Life Plan Study Bible : God's Keys to Personal Success (2004) - editor
  • The Seven Secrets: Unlocking Genuine Greatness (2004)
  • Life Lessons to Live By : 52 Weeks of God's Keys to Personal Success (2005) - (daily devotional)
  • Jerusalem Countdown (2005)
  • What Every Man Wants In a Woman/What Every Woman Wants In a Man (2005) - co-authored with his wife, Diana.
  • In Defense of Israel (2007)

References

  1. ^ "About Pastor Hagee"
  2. ^ http://www.ministrywatch.com/mw2.1/F_SumRpt.asp?EIN=741986308
  3. ^ http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=116
  4. ^ Libby Quaid (AP), "McCain seeks distance from Pastor"
  5. ^ a b c d e "John Hagee". NNDB. Accessed April 25, 2008.
  6. ^ http://sites.silaspartners.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID43667%7CCHID152162%7CCIID717480,00.html
  7. ^ http://www.trueforyou.com/christiansaware/John_Hagee.htm
  8. ^ http://www.ffc.org/events/details.php?eventid=132
  9. ^ a b Cornerstone Church flyer from previous version of Hagee Website
  10. ^ a b "Old foes Falwell, Hagee defuse fireworks at 'old-fashioned fourth'". Church & State. Sept. 2002.
  11. ^ Sarah Posner. "Pastor Strangelove". The American Prospect. May 21, 2006.
  12. ^ Vital Records, Bexar County, Texas, File No. 67599
  13. ^ http://jhm.org/family.asp Info on Hagee's Family
  14. ^ allmusic ((( John Hagee > Overview )))
  15. ^ http://www.jhm.org/beliefs.asp John Hagee Ministries beliefs
  16. ^ Evangelicals seeing the error of 'replacement theology' | Jerusalem Post
  17. ^ Oped News, All Roads Lead to Jerusalem, by David Brog
  18. ^ John Hagee Ministries FAQ
  19. ^ Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel tour (a Hagee organization)
  20. ^ Texan John Hagee has a large following, the ear of the White House, and a theory an invasion of Iran was foretold in the Book of Esther.
  21. ^ http://mediamatters.org/items/200608170002
  22. ^ Evangelicals seeing the error of 'replacement theology' | Jerusalem Post
  23. ^ Richard Allen Greene (19 July 2006), Evangelical Christians plead for Israel, BBC News, retrieved 2007-10-12 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ^ John Hagee, Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World (Frontline, 2006), pp. 33, 42.
  25. ^ John Hagee, Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World (Frontline, 2006), pp. 96–97.
  26. ^ Bruce Wilson, "Audio Recording of McCain's Political Endorser John Hagee Preaching Jews Are Cursed and Subhuman," Talk to Action, 15 May 2008. Michael Luo, "McCain Rejects Hagee Backing as Nazi Remarks Surface," The Caucus: New York Times Political Blog, 22 May 2008
  27. ^ CRI Statement DH005; cf. also Rick Joyner, Morning Star Ministries Bulletin #11
  28. ^ A Special Message from Pastor John Hagee Regarding His Book In Defense of Israel
  29. ^ http://www.raptureready.com/who/John_Hagee.html
  30. ^ http://pjmiller.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/review-of-in-defense-of-israel-by-john-hagee/
  31. ^ http://www.jesuschristis.com/tribulation/who/John_Hagee.html
  32. ^ http://www.jhm.org/pastor.asp
  33. ^ CUFI Website
  34. ^ Bill Moyers Journal, transcript, November 30 2007 <http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11302007/transcript4.html>
  35. ^ Jewish leader calls Hagee an 'extremist.'
  36. ^ Catholic League: McCain's Next Move
  37. ^ Excerpts available online; the immediately preceding series of rhetorical questions is also striking in its tone: "Where are the Jews of Spain? They were murdered in cold blood by the Roman Church! Where are the Jews of Portugal? They were murdered in cold blood by the Roman Church! Where are the Jews of Italy and France? They were murdered in cold blood by the Roman Church! Where are the Jews of Austria and Hungary?" The same text later displays a critique of post-Constantinian Christianity in terms familiar from Protestant polemic: "Constantine...'Christianized' the Roman Empire. In one day, with one swing of the pen, he made Rome's version of Christianity the official state religion. That religion was and is full of idolatry!" (p. 6)
  38. ^ Hagee argued for exactly the same connections between the Roman Catholic Church and Hitler already in his 1987 Should Christians Support Israel? (pp. 20-30) - summarizing it in the sentence: "Roman Church policy shaped the policy of the Third Reich". (p. 20)
  39. ^ Catholic League: Hagee goes off the Rails, McCain must Act - Catholic Online
  40. ^ Catholic League: Hagee goes off the Rails, McCain must Act - Catholic Online
  41. ^ Response from Pastor Hagee
  42. ^ a b c d e "Pastor Hagee Appologizes for anti-Catholic remarks". Fox News. May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  43. ^ "Minister Backing McCain Apologizes to Catholics" Goodstein, Laurie, New York Times, May 14, 2008
  44. ^ Fresh Air: Pastor John Hagee on Christian Zionism
  45. ^ Matthew Yglesias, A Friend Indeed The Atlantic.com Mar. 7, 2008; Max Blumenthal, AIPAC Cheers an Antisemitic Holocaust Revisionist (and Abe Foxman Approves) Huffington Post Mar. 14, 2007; Bruce Wilson, "Pro Israel" Christian Leader Blames Jews For The Holocaust Talk2Action Mar. 5, 2007
  46. ^ Hagee, John Jerusalem Countdown, pp. 92-93.
  47. ^ Ami Eden, "Q & A: John Hagee"
  48. ^ McCain Backer Hagee Said Hitler Was Fulfilling God's Will, by Sam Stein, Huffington Post 5/21/08
  49. ^ YouTube version of Hagee's sermon
  50. ^ Jews defend Hagee's words, The Washington Times 5/24/08
  51. ^ Pastor says parting with McCain best for both, Associated Press 5/24/08
  52. ^ Hagee's Jewish Endorsers
  53. ^ Fresh Air: Pastor John Hagee on Christian Zionism
  54. ^ a b http://www.rickross.com/reference/tv_preachers/tv_preachers7.html San Antonio Press news, Analisa Nazareno, January 20th, 2003 Cite error: The named reference "rickross" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  55. ^ Good Guys and Bad Guys
  56. ^ http://open-letter-for-pastor-hagee.org/ Internet Open Letter for Pastor John Hagee's Financial Use
  57. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06208/709076-84.stm Wall St Journal, Andrew Higgins, July 27th, 2006
  58. ^ Fein, Leonard (March 03, 2008), "Why Do We Fawn Over John Hagee?", The Forward {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  59. ^ McCain “categorically rejects” Hagee’s anti-Catholic statements Catholic News Agency, Mar. 8, 2008
  60. ^ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5361520710526810473, Google Video
  61. ^ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3521418,00.html, Ynetnews, Yitzhak Benhorin, March 20, 2008
  62. ^ http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003728364, Editor & Publisher, G. Mitchell, March 20, 2008
  63. ^ http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=402659&Category=9&subCategoryID=0, Canton Repository, C.GOSHAY, March 8, 2008
  64. ^ George Interviews John McCain This Week with George Stephanopoulos, April 20, 2008, video
  65. ^ Transcript of McCain on ABC’s "This Week", time.com, April 20, 2008
  66. ^ McCain Admits Hagee Endorsement Was A Mistake, ABC News, April 20, 2008
  67. ^ McCain “categorically rejects” Hagee’s anti-Catholic statements Catholic News Agency, Mar. 8, 2008
  68. ^ Luo, Michael. McCain Rejects Hagee Backing as Nazi Remarks Surface, New York Times, May 22, 2008.
  69. ^ John McCain repudiates pastors' support
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