The John Hagee Apology Tour continues…
flockwoodThe San Antonio evangelist apologized last month for saying that Hurricane Katrina had been divine punishment. Now he’s apologizing to Catholics for calling the holy, Catholic and apostolic church “the Whore of Babylon.” Who will he apologize to next? These apologies aren’t occuring in a vacuum, by the way. John Hagee is a prominent John McCain supporter and the McCain campaign has been scrambling to distance itself from Hagee’s controversial comments about Roman Catholics and hurricane victims…
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May 13th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Only a cynic would doubt Hagee’s sincerety in taking back his words at this opportune time in the campaign. Perhaps we just misunderstood his description of Catholicism as “a Godless theology of Hate”. And maybe the zinger about “the Great Whore” was simply lifted out of context.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
In a May 4 column, Frank Rich of the NYTimes says that there is a double standard between the condemnation of Obama for his association with Rev. Wright and the relative lack of condemnation of McCain for his relationship with Hagee:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/opinion/04rich.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=elephant+in+the+room&st=nyt&oref=slogin
May 14th, 2008 at 6:25 am
The main problem that I have with wright and obama is that he has taken his family to this church, so what has been implanted in the minds of his young children?
As far as Hagee, If he truly believes what he says is a revelation from God (which is what most pastors believe), then why is he backing down and apologizing for it. If he does not believe what he preaches, maybe he should pay more attention to the book of James on bridling the tongue. important verses: James 1:5, 1:19, and especially 1:26.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
With all things considered with Hagee and Wright, I wonder how much of this is PR. Its free and widespread, the kind of PR that money can’t buy.