The Cornerstone Church preacher aired a literal infomercial for war—framing airstrikes, end-times prophecy, and Trump’s escalation as divine
Hemant Mehta at Friendly Atheist:
How do you convince a congregation full of Jesus lovers that they should fully get behind yet another irresponsible war of choice waged by another Republican president who has no concern about the consequences of his actions that will inevitably result in countless innocent casualties? If you’re John Hagee, the firebrand preacher behind the non-denominational Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, you air a literal pro-war infomercial right before the start of your “Epic Fury”-themed sermon.
[...] Hagee spent the next 40 minutes injecting his poisonous propaganda directly into the veins of his congregation, telling them (without citations, naturally) that Trump had “tried to reach a peaceful solution with Iran to no avail.” He ignored the nuclear deal President Obama made with Iran which constrained its ability to build such weapons—which Trump later dismantled due to ignorance, jealousy, or a toxic mix of both—referring to it backhandedly as a “bribe to keep the peace.” And he insisted that now Israel “could enter a season of unprecedented peace,” ignoring how Benjamin Netanyahu has been a cheerleader for war for his political advantage.
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In many ways, this was the exact same lie-filled overly bombastic sermon he’s been giving for decades. Hagee, a Christian Zionist, believes Israel has a right to take over much of the Middle East, which is why he and ally Mike Huckabee have been avid supporters of the genocide in Gaza. Hagee believes that Israel’s success will hasten end-time prophecies and bring on the Second Coming of Christ and eventually lead to everyone converting to Christianity… or else. It’s why his group Christians United For Israel is even larger than the more well-known pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.
Those beliefs have led to all kinds of controversies. Like when Hagee claimed Hitler was a “hunter” sent by God to usher in the state of Israel, or when he said Hitler was a “half-breed Jew,” or when he called the Catholic Church the “Great Whore.” He later apologized for those words but they came back to haunt him after he endorsed Sen. John McCain in 2008.
Ardent Israel Apartheid State cheerleader and right-wing “Pastor” John Hagee preached a sermon at his Cornerstone Church this past Sunday that was tantamount to cheerleading for Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran to usher in End Times prophecy.
