Religious Huckster Mike Huckabee Embraces Anti-Catholic Bigot John Hagee
Huckabee Delivers Sermon at San Antonio Mega-Chrurch, Angers Catholics
Mike Huckabee, sucking up to his evangelical base, this weekend embraced anti-Catholic bigot John Hagee, pastor of the imposing Cornerstone "mega-church" in San Antonio, Texas.
Huckabee, taking a break from campaigning in Iowa, actually delivered a Christmas sermon at Cornerstone, ranting about "Christ's birth" and praising anti-Catholic bigot John Hagee as "one of the great Christian leaders of our nation."
John Hagee is, of course, the lunatic best known for his writings on the Middle East, in which he launches into ridiculous tirades about how current events are actually unfolding biblical prophesies.
Hagee believes that God made his love for the land of Israel and its people clear, and so Hagee himself is staunchly pro-Israel. And staunchly anti-Catholic.
Hagee, in his recent book "Jerusalem Countdown" wrote: "Most readers will be shocked by the clear record of history linking Adolf Hitler and the Roman Catholic Church in a conspiracy to exterminate the Jews."
Bill Donohue, the maniacal blowhard president of the Catholic League, took time from his tireless anti-Atheist campaign to say that "Hagee has a history of denigrating the Catholic religion." He and other Catholics are thus infuriated by Huckabee's visit to Cornerstone.
Will Mike Huckabee's sermon at Cornerstone hurt his chances with Catholic voters? Many Catholic bloggers already seem to think so. One called Huckabee's visit to "a church pastored by a raving anti-Catholic bigot" deeply troubling.
What I find deeply troubling is this: that a candidate for President of the United States is running around the country giving religious sermons at all!
Am I alone in thinking that religious huckster Mike Huckabee is the most frightening candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?
Well, right after Rudy Giuliani that is.
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26 Comments
Post a CommentI agree Tim...I believe a Huckabee nomination would cement a Democrat victory in November. Right now, I suspect the nominees will be McCain and Clinton. I think this will be far closer than I originally thought.
Call me crazy, but I'm working to get Huckabee the nomination. I can't think of a single better way to ensure a Democrat victory in November. Once lazy voters understand that Huckleberry's goal is to change the Constitution and turn America into a theocracy, it should be a 50 state landslide. Well, a 49 state landslide. If Arkansas are dumbass enough to elect him Governor, then I suppose they're dumbass enough to give him their electorial votes. How many does Arkansas have? 3 and 1/2?
Great article! Regarding Brett's comment below: a religion being a scam and changing based on the current political climate?! Nooo! (to be read with sarcasm)
You're so right - I do think there was supposed to be separation of church and state. Then again W. gets his directives from G-d and the Reverend and the Mormon well enough said!
I appreciate a refreshing, unique pov such as yours. Yours is refreshing because not one phraze reads as 'schmarmy.' Thank you.
Behind Huckabee's Gomer-like smile is a man who is obviously willing to use his faith and religion to prey upon fear of the voter. He will become far too polarizing to win the presidency. Huckabee may become the good ole country boy black hole who finally sucks in the entire right-wing fundamentalist base, leaving the Republican Party too fragmented to produce an electable candidate. Don't misunderstand, I liked Gomer...at he was a honest and more "real" than Huckabee could ever hope to be.
No one can say your articles lack passion, Jack. You are right on the money with Huckabee. Religious or non-religious beliefs aside, he is pandering to the fear element of organized religion and forcing it into the political arena. His personal religious beliefs are just that, but he has politicized them for the sole purpose of raising money and getting evangelical votes. If that is not a strategy of trying to "gain the whole world but suffer the loss of one's own soul" I don't know what is.
Huckabee is disgusting. Then again, I don't understand the need for religion in American politics. It's one of the few developed countries in the world that has candidates who run for office and specify their religious beliefs. Very weird.
I'm scared.
Brett, the differences are only semantical. Without stabilizing forces (strong secular institutions, economic opportunity, etc) religious differences always move to the lowest common denominator, which is trying to wipe each other out when conversion fails.