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John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church in San Antonio has issued an apology for hosting an extremist rally.The Reawaken America Tour appeared in San Antonio at the church, which was roundly criticized by many religious leaders after video showed the crowd chanting “Let’s Go Brandon” a euphemism for an insult against President Joe Biden. After an attempt to distance themselves from the event, another video surfaced of Pastor Matt Hagee, John Hagee’s son, welcoming the crowd and congratulating them for attending.
The church offered a later statement in which the younger Hagee apologized for his involvement, and asked for forgiveness. The statement said the group was not properly vetted, and stated that, “In the future, Cornerstone Church would ensure that organizations using their facility are an appropriate reflection of their mission and vision.”
The conference took place on Nov. 11-13, and speakers included former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, Trump political consultant Roger Stone and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. All three are well-known conspiracy theorists.
They railed against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and election fraud, and Flynn was caught on video calling for “one religion” in the United States.
Critics, including religious leaders, have condemned organizers for holding the political event in a religious setting.
Oklahoma Pastor Jeremy Coleman shared his thoughts on TikTok:
“Look, if you're going to be a white nationalist cult rally, just say that if you're going to be a bigoted political rally, just say that, but don't call yourself a church. Churches are meant to be places of unconditional love for your neighbor. That means your Republican neighbor, your Democrat neighbor, your gay neighbor, your straight neighbor, your Black neighbor, your white neighbor, your American neighbor, your immigrant neighbor,” Coleman said.
“It's meant to be a place where everybody can come together in unity and love and worship Jesus. So you can miss me with that bull [redacted] because that's a white nationalist cult rally — who needs to start paying taxes.”
The church offered a later statement in which the younger Hagee apologized for his involvement, and asked for forgiveness. The statement said the group was not properly vetted, and stated that, “In the future, Cornerstone Church would ensure that organizations using their facility are an appropriate reflection of their mission and vision.”
The conference took place on Nov. 11-13, and speakers included former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, Trump political consultant Roger Stone and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. All three are well-known conspiracy theorists.
They railed against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and election fraud, and Flynn was caught on video calling for “one religion” in the United States.
Critics, including religious leaders, have condemned organizers for holding the political event in a religious setting.
Oklahoma Pastor Jeremy Coleman shared his thoughts on TikTok:
“Look, if you're going to be a white nationalist cult rally, just say that if you're going to be a bigoted political rally, just say that, but don't call yourself a church. Churches are meant to be places of unconditional love for your neighbor. That means your Republican neighbor, your Democrat neighbor, your gay neighbor, your straight neighbor, your Black neighbor, your white neighbor, your American neighbor, your immigrant neighbor,” Coleman said.
“It's meant to be a place where everybody can come together in unity and love and worship Jesus. So you can miss me with that bull [redacted] because that's a white nationalist cult rally — who needs to start paying taxes.”
