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How or why this would surprise anyone is beyond me. Listen to the man preach and carefully listen to those words. Then tell me that there is not a problem. Everyone but he is wrong; if not following the brand of religion he preaches, you are wrong. There is a problem with this type of ministry. Those poor souls who are facilitating it are in for a rude awakening. I hope they come to a more complete understanding sooner rather than later.

Shalom

Yes, I find his teaching on the "end times" quite troubling. Even though it is the usual dispensational distortion of the texts, his approach is even more extreme than some. His big up-coming Wasington rally called CUFI (Christians United For Israel) is tied directly to dispensationalism. It also illustrates the fuzzy thinking and quirky behavior that its proponents fall into as a result of their eccentric interpretation of Revelation and related passages.

It really pains me to see a "conservative" TV teacher with such poor exegetical skills, making such unreasonable associations. Catholicism can surely be critiqued, as can other denominations - which are all human and fallible. The RCC just has hundreds of years more to be critiqued.
His comments were simply poorly thought-out and researched.

Unfortuantely TV ministers seem to start belieivng the larger than life image that the medium creates for them. I have no problem with boldness (a wholly biblical MO); but one had better have his exegetical and theological ducks in a row before publicly messing around with world events and national foreign policy matters. (Perhaps the Peter Principle applies here) At any rate, dispensationalism is the rotten apple in his theological barrel. But even with all Hagee's problems, he's a darn sight better than the leftist, anti-American Wright. And it's a real stretch to compare his limited ties with McCain and Obama's twenty years in the pew with Wright. Not in the same ball park - even though the Dems would dearly love for it to be.

Nikos, you had me till the politicizing ended the post. A better effort I must say though.

Shalom

well darryl you do read nikos entire posts - even though you say you don't . i suspected that you were a closet nikos reader. even though nikos and i part ways on the dispensations issue, i find his posts most stimulating and scripture inspired. he never fails to cite scriptural support for his argument (some here could benefit from doing the same) rather than making emotional (unscriptural) statements to bolster their particular stance on issues.
darryl there are a lot of souls in for a rude awakening, especially those who count themselves among followers of Christ, who blatantly either misuse or pick and choose scripture for personal gain. this post is getting long, and don't want to discourage some from reading it.

Buz, I ask again as politely as I know how; cease and desist speaking for me as you are not me and do not know exactly who I am or what I do.

Shalom

Darryl,

Thanks for the reaosnable, yet qualified affirmation. I just wonder where you agree with me. It would be interesting to know. I assume it was in reference to John Hagee, etc. I don't see that I was "politicizing" at the end, merely stating facts - with a bit of opinion thrown in, I must admit.

I don't mean to bash Hagee, as I have seen some of his better commentary on his TV broadcasts (I don't watch him much, however). There are some areas where I diametrically oppose his views: the dispensational one in particular - with all its ramifications. He is generally orthodox in his theology, however; as opposed to the very liberal, lef-wing Wright and the entire UCC.