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May 13, 2008
Nice dig
That's John Hagee, an evangelical minister who endorsed John McCain for President. Apparently, he has some controversial opinions:
On National Public Radio in 2006, he said Hurricane Katrina was God's judgment because "New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God." He has written that the feminist movement represents "a rebellion against God's pattern for the family."
But, woe is the man who picks on the Catholic Church. Indeed, he had something to say about that, too:
Hagee has cited the Inquisition and the Crusades as evidence of anti-Semitism within the Catholic church and has suggested that Catholic anti-Semitism shaped Adolf Hitler's views of Jews.
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Hagee has often made references to "the apostate church" and the "great whore," terms that Catholics say are slurs aimed at the Roman Catholic Church.
The Catholic League was all over that, and its combative president, William Donahue, got an apology out of Hagee. Donahue, if you read his Wikipedia article, is quick to condemn anything perceived as anti-Catholic. So, I thought it was kind of surprising that he seems to have taken a swipe at evangelicals in accepting the apology:
"I got what I wanted," Donohue said in an interview. "He's seen the light, as they like to say. So for me it's over."
Seen the light? Good one, Bill!
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Posted at May 13, 2008 05:35 PM
Comments
And John McCain gladly accepts his endorsement, while Obama has to repudiate Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan.
Posted by: Pete at May 14, 2008 08:44 AM