Rev. Dale Crowley hands out anti-Zionist literature. Who would Jesus bomb? The answer is “nobody.” These protesters make more sense than John Hagee.

‘Mite’ Makes Right

Zionist evangelist says God wants U.S. to attack Iran . . . and suckers to give generously to his pro-Israel church

By James P. Tucker Jr — AFP

Thousands of fundamentalist Christians joined atheist Jews in another “solidarity” event that filled the pockets of Israeli flak John Hagee with gold while filling the minds of innocents with the notion that a merciful God endorses aggressive war and mass torture and slaughter of Palestinian men, women and children.

The gruesome message was sent to Congress and the world when Christians United for Israel (CUFI), founded by high-income television evangelist John Hagee, met in Washington July 16-19. CUFI organizers announced that God wants the United States to launch a holy war against Iran to protect Israel and allow further expansion of its borders. No Israeli blood is to spill, only that of Americans.

Hagee works hard to keep his finances under cover but it involves big bucks. In 2003, The San Antonio Express-News investigated Hagee’s filings with the IRS. The newspaper reported that Hagee received millions of dollars in compensation and benefits in 2001 for his church and TV work and had a trust that includes a nearly 8,000 acre, $2.1 million Texas ranch with a mansion and three barns for his horses, cows, servants and limousines.

Embarrassed, Hagee reorganized his holdings in a manner that allowed him to avoid making public filings. In September 2004 he had his Global Evangelism Television re-registered as a church under the name Grace Church of San Antonio. Churches, unlike religious TV companies and other nonprofit groups, are exempt from filing detailed returns with the IRS. A further reorganization moved all assets into Cornerstone Church. None of the church’s financial records are publicly available, yet Hagee said the change was for “greater clarity.” (more…)