John "The Catholic Church is the Whore of Babylon" Hagee one of Beck's crown jewels at rally

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Glenn Beck
Saturday, Aug 28, 2010 20:20 ET
by Joan Walsh
Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin's unholy alliance
Abramoff ally Rabbi Daniel Lapin and bigot John Hagee help "restore honor" at the Lincoln Memorial



http://www.salon.com/news/glenn_beck/index.html?story=/opinion/walsh/politics/2010/08/28/beck_and_palin_religious_heroes

Talk about restoring honor! Later in the rally, Beck featured the Rev. John Hagee, the bigoted right-wing minister who called Hurricane Katrina "the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans" because the city hosted a gay pride parade. What a way to commemorate the fifth anniversary of that tragedy. Hagee also called Catholicism "the great whore" and said all Muslims "have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews." Poor John McCain welcomed Hagee's endorsement in 2008, only to have to reject it as more of his hateful proselytizing came to light. I certainly hope the Catholic League's Bill Donohue, who bashed Hagee in 2008 and called on McCain to reject his backing, will denounce Beck and Palin as well now.

Speaking of McCain, Sunday is the second anniversary of his greatest accomplishment, making Sarah Palin a national figure. How did Palin do Saturday at Beck's big party? Well, the two preening GOP titans seem to disagree about big issues. Where Beck described his rally as "the beginning of the great awakening in America" and said Friday night, "This is going to change everything," Palin rejected those who want to "fundamentally transform America." Who's telling the truth? Of course Palin wasn't just contradicting Beck but violating the alleged non-political spirit of his event by attacking President Obama with everything but his name; she has repeatedly chided Obama for saying his campaign was about "fundamentally transforming" the country. She's so sly.

Feb. 29, 2008

McCain Faces Fire Over Minister's Views

Presumptive GOP Nominee Faces Questions Over Rev. John Hagee's Provocative Preachings

By Jeff Greenfield

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/29/eveningnews/main3894660.shtml



(CBS) Today, it was Republican frontrunner John McCain's turn to answer mounting questions about one of his supporters, Rev. John Hagee, a San Antonio pastor with a worldwide broadcast ministry, reports CBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield.

Hagee has offered some highly provocative views on a variety of subjects.

For instance, he linked Hurricane Katrina to the gay rights movement: " … All of the city was punished because of the sin that happened there in that city."

He has also denounced the Roman Catholic Church as "the great whore of Babylon" and "a cult." He blames it for the Holocaust and predicts its imminent demise.

"This is the apostate church," Hagee said. " … this false religious system is going to be totally devoured by the anti-Christ."

In a statement, Catholics United said: "We hope Senator McCain will take the principled position of publicly and unequivocally distancing himself from Pastor Hagee's anti-Catholic comments."

And Bill Donahue of the Catholic League offered a tougher view: "I do want a clear-cut statement from McCain saying that he knows Catholics have been offended, when this man hagee calls my religon the great whore and a false cult system."

Today, Sen. McCain offered carefully measured words: "I don't have to agree with everyone who endorses my candidacy," he said. "They are supporting my candidacy. I am not endorsing some of their positions."

The question is whether Pastor Hagee's view on the Catholic Church constitutes "a position" or a view that the presumptive Republican nominee has to address head on.

This dust-up may also make it a lot tougher for Republicans to criticize Barack Obama for some of his more controversial supporters.

[Chipper Chat]

1. So why isn't Hagee bitching about St. Patrick's Cathedral

being so close to 'ground zero?' (Those whores could be terrists!)

[dimbear]

2. Remember Beck is a Mormon.........

that stuff about the Catholic Church being the Whore of Babylon could be taken straight out of the Book of Mormon. Joseph Smith hated the Catholics.

Weirdly, if you time jump to present day, the Mormons and Catholics get along pretty well. Parallel evolution. Same far right ideas.