The Apostles and Transformation - Why They Are a Threat to Pluralism in Hawaii

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Apostles and Transformation 101
It may be difficult for Hawaiians to believe they are under siege by people who call themselves apostles and claim to be taking control over the state by battling demons, curses, and native spirits, but this is no joking matter. On Tuesday, Hawaii could elect a governor who has worked with International Transformation Network (ITN) for years, and a U.S. senator who participated in an ITN ceremony last November in which participants chanted warfare prayers evicting demons and claiming Christian rule over the state. Hopefully the following "Apostles and Transformation 101" will be useful in providing a short overview of the meaning of "Transformation," now a brand name for a unique religious supremacist movement.




Apostles and Transformation 101

Imagine that hundreds of leading Southern Baptists (or any other denomination) were running around the world smashing and burning artifacts; claiming to miraculously cure AIDS; taking credit for killing people with their prayers; labeling groups including gays and Roman Catholics (the unevangelized Catholics) as demonically controlled; "anointing" well known politicians; and loudly pronouncing their plans to take "dominion" over cities and states. I think we would be hearing about it in the press. But for some reason, perhaps because this network of apostles has no denominational label, or perhaps because this sounds too outrageous to take seriously, or simply because the movement is relatively new, the apostles and their "Transformation" entities continue to fly under the radar.

Apostles Lou Engle, Ed Silvoso, Cindy Jacobs, Jay Swallow and others have been in the news, but have failed to be recognized as an organized network. Engle led part of the "Prayercast" against healthcare with Rep. Michele Bachmann, Sen. Sam Brownback, Sen. Jim DeMint, and Rep. Randy Forbes. Engle also leads "The Call" events held around the world and has called for martyrs for the cause against gay rights and a woman's right to choose. Engle led The Call Uganda in May 2010 in the midst of debate over a bill that would execute gays. He anointed Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee in an internationally televised event on God TV.

Sen. Sam Brownback participated in reconciliation ceremonies with Apostles Jay Swallow and Harry Jackson, which are actually described as the movement as "identificational repentance" rituals for proselytizing minority groups. Apostle Swallow goes around the country leading ceremonies driving out so-called demons associated with Native Americans and smashing native artifacts.

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