rightwingwatch--2020-03-17--Candace Owens Throws Jabs at Conservatives Advocating Government Response to Coronavirus

Right-wing commentator Candace Owens has come out swinging against fellow Republicans who are advocating government policies that could soften the blow of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States .
With President Donald Trump ’ s acknowledgment of the severity of the pandemic Monday , Republicans ’ response to the virus , formally known as COVID-19 , has shifted from dismissing the potential harm it could wreak to advocating federal measures such as cash handouts to low- and middle-income Americans and shutdowns of restaurants , bars , and public gatherings to dampen the disease ’ s negative impact .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Owens described the global pandemic as a “ social experiment ” in which some conservatives set aside their purported small-government values amid “ mass hysteria.
” “ Anyone telling you that we just need more government , more government , more government to fix this is completely out of touch with reality , ” Owens said .
“ I watch the news because I ’ m on the news a lot .
I know people that follow me probably consume the news .
The majority of Americans do not consume the news .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a way that you think that they should be acting because you ’ re fearful .
And if you believe in freedom , freedom doesn ’ t suddenly stop when you get scared.
” Owens said that people who think others needed to be compelled to practice social distancing are living in a “ media reality , ” adding that even during World War II , people still gathered in bars while bombs were being dropped overhead .
“ There ’ s nothing that Donald Trump can do , OK ?
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you aerial images of New York City , and no one ’ s walking in Times Square .
He can make you feel better , but the majority of Americans are not changing their lifestyles , OK ?
” Owens said .
Owens ’ broadcast had been viewed more than 430,000 times at the time of this article , according to Periscope .
Owens continued her crusade against Republicans ’ policy responses to the coronavirus Tuesday .
When someone responded to her Periscope stream that “ Life comes before Liberty in the Declaration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Life does not mean ‘ you get to live forever ’ .
It means you have a right to life .
A virus is not taking away your right to life.
” When a self-described fan asked Owens in a tweet what she thought should be done in response to the coronavirus , Owens suggested business continue as usual : “ I would recommend just accepting there is a new virus , & like all viruses , some people will die & like all viruses , if you are old , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are welcome to quarantine yourself .
Otherwise— business as usual .
750 million infected from flu , every year.
” “ Conservatives have really lost the thread with this one , ” Owens wrote in response to the closure of businesses and large gathering places in major cities .
“ All the Left had to do was find something they were afraid of to prove that they too would give up all of their liberties for state control which is increasing every day .
I continue to disagree with all of it.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a fringe right-wing media figure calling herself “ Red Pill Black.
” She once co-hosted Infowars alongside conspiracy theorist Alex Jones .

Right-wing commentator Candace Owens has come out swinging against fellow Republicans who are advocating government policies that could soften the blow of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
With President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment of the severity of the pandemic Monday, Republicans’ response to the virus, formally known as COVID-19, has shifted from dismissing the potential harm it could wreak to advocating federal measures such as cash handouts to low- and middle-income Americans and shutdowns of restaurants, bars, and public gatherings to dampen the disease’s negative impact.
In a Periscope live video Monday night, Owens described the global pandemic as a “social experiment” in which some conservatives set aside their purported small-government values amid “mass hysteria.”
“Anyone telling you that we just need more government, more government, more government to fix this is completely out of touch with reality,” Owens said. “I watch the news because I’m on the news a lot. I know people that follow me probably consume the news. The majority of Americans do not consume the news. The majority of Americans are not reacting in a way that you think that they should be acting because you’re fearful. And if you believe in freedom, freedom doesn’t suddenly stop when you get scared.”
Owens said that people who think others needed to be compelled to practice social distancing are living in a “media reality,” adding that even during World War II, people still gathered in bars while bombs were being dropped overhead.
“There’s nothing that Donald Trump can do, OK? He can make you feel better by showing you aerial images of New York City, and no one’s walking in Times Square. He can make you feel better, but the majority of Americans are not changing their lifestyles, OK?” Owens said.
Owens’ broadcast had been viewed more than 430,000 times at the time of this article, according to Periscope.
Owens continued her crusade against Republicans’ policy responses to the coronavirus Tuesday. When someone responded to her Periscope stream that “Life comes before Liberty in the Declaration of Independence,” Owens wrote back, “Life does not mean ‘you get to live forever’. It means you have a right to life. A virus is not taking away your right to life.”
When a self-described fan asked Owens in a tweet what she thought should be done in response to the coronavirus, Owens suggested business continue as usual: “I would recommend just accepting there is a new virus, & like all viruses, some people will die &like all viruses, if you are old, you need to be especially careful & are welcome to quarantine yourself. Otherwise— business as usual. 750 million infected from flu, every year.”
“Conservatives have really lost the thread with this one,” Owens wrote in response to the closure of businesses and large gathering places in major cities. “All the Left had to do was find something they were afraid of to prove that they too would give up all of their liberties for state control which is increasing every day. I continue to disagree with all of it.”
Owens got her start in conservative media as a fringe right-wing media figure calling herself “Red Pill Black.” She once co-hosted Infowars alongside conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-17--Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Will Strengthen Religious-Right Power in the White House

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter Mar .
6 that acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney would be replaced by Rep. Mark Meadows , R-N.C. , known as a leader of the hard-right Freedom Caucus and a zealous defender of Trump throughout the impeachment process .
But major news stories about the announcement missed a key point : Meadows ’ new position will further strengthen religious-right influence in the White House .
Right-wing political leaders and activists were delighted by Trump ’ s Mar .
6 announcement , describing Meadows as a “ fearless warrior , ” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and “ massive win for the MAGA movement.
” Religious-right power in the Trump White House is already substantial through Vice President Mike Pence , adviser Paula White , cabinet secretaries allied with conservative evangelicals , and Ralph Drollinger , the Bible study leader who tells those cabinet members that the Bible mandates their support for right-wing economic , social , environmental , and criminal justice policies .
Meadows campaigned for office in 2011 claiming that there was a need to stop liberal judges from making decisions based on Sharia law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said that voters were going to “ send Mr. Obama home to Kenya or wherever it is.
” Meadows is aggressively opposed to LGBTQ equality , reportedly playing a key role in pushing the Trump administration to enact a ban on transgender service members .
In 2018 , he and other Republicans urged Trump to drop protections for LGBTQ workers from the USMCA trade agreement .
He is an anti-abortion hardliner who campaigned for the defunding of Planned Parenthood .
Meadows promotes religious-right claims of anti-Christian persecution and claimed in 2017 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pulpits and the pews across this country.
” Addressing members of Ralph Reed ’ s Faith and Freedom Coalition last year , Meadows portrayed politics as spiritual warfare against “ the enemy ” —Satan—and told conservative Christian activists that “ we have work to do to take this city and return it to its rightful place to honor God and faith.
” In his speech at the 2017 Values Voter Summit , Meadows suggested that Trump ’ s election was an answer to prayer and a sign that “ God still reigns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , LGBTQ Americans , those who rely on safety net programs , and others are already being harmed by the Trump administration ’ s use of government to turn the religious right ’ s agenda into law and policy .
Having Meadows at the top of the White House staff organizational chart certainly isn ’ t going to help .
Meadows , who was at the White House last week after emerging from self-quarantine following the Conservative Political Action Conference , has yet to resign his congressional seat and is apparently still on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Trump announced that he would be taking over as chief of staff .

President Donald Trump announced via Twitter Mar. 6 that acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney would be replaced by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., known as a leader of the hard-right Freedom Caucus and a zealous defender of Trump throughout the impeachment process. But major news stories about the announcement missed a key point: Meadows’ new position will further strengthen religious-right influence in the White House.
Right-wing political leaders and activists were delighted by Trump’s Mar. 6 announcement, describing Meadows as a “fearless warrior,” “total killer,” “wartime consigliere,” and “massive win for the MAGA movement.”
Religious-right power in the Trump White House is already substantial through Vice President Mike Pence, adviser Paula White, cabinet secretaries allied with conservative evangelicals, and Ralph Drollinger, the Bible study leader who tells those cabinet members that the Bible mandates their support for right-wing economic, social, environmental, and criminal justice policies.
Meadows campaigned for office in 2011 claiming that there was a need to stop liberal judges from making decisions based on Sharia law. At political rallies in 2012, he said that voters were going to “send Mr. Obama home to Kenya or wherever it is.” Meadows is aggressively opposed to LGBTQ equality, reportedly playing a key role in pushing the Trump administration to enact a ban on transgender service members. In 2018, he and other Republicans urged Trump to drop protections for LGBTQ workers from the USMCA trade agreement. He is an anti-abortion hardliner who campaigned for the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
Meadows promotes religious-right claims of anti-Christian persecution and claimed in 2017 that there was an effort “to silence the pulpits and the pews across this country.”
Addressing members of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition last year, Meadows portrayed politics as spiritual warfare against “the enemy”—Satan—and told conservative Christian activists that “we have work to do to take this city and return it to its rightful place to honor God and faith.” In his speech at the 2017 Values Voter Summit, Meadows suggested that Trump’s election was an answer to prayer and a sign that “God still reigns in the affairs of nations.”
Women, LGBTQ Americans, those who rely on safety net programs, and others are already being harmed by the Trump administration’s use of government to turn the religious right’s agenda into law and policy. Having Meadows at the top of the White House staff organizational chart certainly isn’t going to help.
Meadows, who was at the White House last week after emerging from self-quarantine following the Conservative Political Action Conference, has yet to resign his congressional seat and is apparently still on the House payroll more than 10 days after Trump announced that he would be taking over as chief of staff.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-17--Kenneth Copeland: Hatred Toward Trump ‘Opened the Door’ for the Coronavirus Outbreak

During services at his Eagle Mountain International Church on Sunday , prosperity gospel preacher and Trump evangelical adviser Kenneth Copeland declared that hatred toward President Donald Trump had opened this nation to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak but that the outbreak will soon be over because Christians ’ prayers “ have overwhelmed it.
” Copeland , who last week hosted a “ Standing Against Coronavirus ” special during which he healed viewers of the disease through their television screens , claimed that he was lying in bed last Friday night when he suddenly received word from the Lord , which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called COVID-19 will be over much sooner than you think , ” God reportedly told Copeland .
“ Christian people all over this country praying have overwhelmed it .
Give Me all the glory , saith the spirit of grace .
And many , many people will come to know Me through it .
I am still Lord over this nation and I am on the throne and faith in Me changes things !
” “ There ’ s been some really nasty things that have happened this year—last year and this year—that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know—opened the door to a lot of this , ” Copeland continued .
“ Displays of hate and hatred by politicians toward the president .
And hate on both sides .
The Democrats hate him , and we have some people that hate them because they hate him.
” “ This fussing and this fighting going on in this government just opened the doors wide to this country just to bring this trash in here and just slam us with it , ” he added .
“ When we get to hating people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political office and it breaks down the divine protection over this nation , we get hit.
” “ Well , we just got hit , ” Copeland concluded .

During services at his Eagle Mountain International Church on Sunday, prosperity gospel preacher and Trump evangelical adviser Kenneth Copeland declared that hatred toward President Donald Trump had opened this nation to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak but that the outbreak will soon be over because Christians’ prayers “have overwhelmed it.”
Copeland, who last week hosted a “Standing Against Coronavirus” special during which he healed viewers of the disease through their television screens, claimed that he was lying in bed last Friday night when he suddenly received word from the Lord, which he hurriedly wrote down.
“This disease called COVID-19 will be over much sooner than you think,” God reportedly told Copeland. “Christian people all over this country praying have overwhelmed it. Give Me all the glory, saith the spirit of grace. And many, many people will come to know Me through it. I am still Lord over this nation and I am on the throne and faith in Me changes things!”
“There’s been some really nasty things that have happened this year—last year and this year—that I’m quite certain—well, I know—opened the door to a lot of this,” Copeland continued. “Displays of hate and hatred by politicians toward the president. And hate on both sides. The Democrats hate him, and we have some people that hate them because they hate him.”
“This fussing and this fighting going on in this government just opened the doors wide to this country just to bring this trash in here and just slam us with it,” he added. “When we get to hating people in this nation openly and publicly in political office and it breaks down the divine protection over this nation, we get hit.”
“Well, we just got hit,” Copeland concluded.


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rightwingwatch--2020-03-18--Ed Martin Attacks Trans People to Argue Against Emergency Aid Programs

Ed Martin , president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles , used the hardship some transgender people face as a reason to attack the implementation of proposed federal emergency aid programs in response to the coronavirus pandemic .
On Tuesday ’ s edition of “ Breitbart News Tonight ” on SiriusXM Patriot radio , Martin , acting as a guest co-host , and Breitbart News senior editor-at-large Rebecca Mansour spoke with Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana about the government ’ s response to the global coronavirus pandemic .
Toward the end of the conversation , Martin encouraged Buschon to oppose any proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature as well as propositions to offer cash to low- and middle-income Americans negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic and business closures across the country .
 “ The key to it is ‘ temporary , ’ right ?
Our listeners are begging us—actually they ’ re beating me and Rebecca up because we ’ re saying , ‘ Stick with the president .
You have to trust his judgment if you trust him now.
’ But we have to know that people have our back on ‘ temporary ’ because , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lots of things started out as small programs and became entitlements , ” Martin said .
He continued , “ Here ’ s what I told somebody today : If the answer is ‘ We ’ ll send you $ 1,000 because times are tough , ’ every Democrat in America will tell you times are tough for every hyphenated American .
We ’ ll have , ‘ Transgenders need $ 1,000 a month because it ’ s tough.
’ ” Buschon agreed with Martin and said it was important not to implement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”  adding that he thought “ most people on the Republican side completely agree ” with him .
Martin was fired from his position as a CNN contributor in 2018 after he referred to two African American guests he appeared on a panel with as “ black racists .
”

Ed Martin, president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, used the hardship some transgender people face as a reason to attack the implementation of proposed federal emergency aid programs in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Breitbart News Tonight” on SiriusXM Patriot radio, Martin, acting as a guest co-host, and Breitbart News senior editor-at-large Rebecca Mansour spoke with Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana about the government’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Toward the end of the conversation, Martin encouraged Buschon to oppose any proposed relief efforts that are not temporary in nature as well as propositions to offer cash to low- and middle-income Americans negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic and business closures across the country.
“The key to it is ‘temporary,’ right? Our listeners are begging us—actually they’re beating me and Rebecca up because we’re saying, ‘Stick with the president. You have to trust his judgment if you trust him now.’ But we have to know that people have our back on ‘temporary’ because, you know, Social Security and Medicare and lots of things started out as small programs and became entitlements,” Martin said.
He continued, “Here’s what I told somebody today: If the answer is ‘We’ll send you $1,000 because times are tough,’ every Democrat in America will tell you times are tough for every hyphenated American. We’ll have, ‘Transgenders need $1,000 a month because it’s tough.’”
Buschon agreed with Martin and said it was important not to implement “long-term policy during a crisis,” adding that he thought “most people on the Republican side completely agree” with him.
Martin was fired from his position as a CNN contributor in 2018 after he referred to two African American guests he appeared on a panel with as “black racists.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-18--Perry Stone: It’s No Coincidence That States That Oppose Trump Have the Largest Coronavirus Outbreak

Perry Stone: It’s No Coincidence That States That Oppose Trump Have the Largest Coronavirus Outbreaks

During last night ’ s prayer meeting at his church in Cleveland , Tennessee , right-wing pastor Perry Stone suggested that it was a message from God that states with elected leaders who oppose President Donald Trump are suffering large COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks while states that support Trump are not .
“ What I am about to tell you is either the weirdest coincidence that has existed in many years , just totally by chance , or it ’ s a message of some kind , ” Stone said .
“ San Francisco is one of the first cities in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into self-quarantine—you know , you ’ ve got to stay off the street—and it is the district of a woman named Nancy Pelosi.
” “ New York is probably getting ready to have a shut down , which is the area of Chuck Schumer , ” Stone added .
“ California , the Los Angeles area , I just got word there is a good possibility … they ’ re going to shut down .
That ’ s the territory of a man named Adam Schiff , who spent years and millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t even exist.
” “ So is it coincidence ?
If it is , it ’ s a weird one , ” Stone continued .
“ Isn ’ t a strange that the state [ West Virginia ] that voted Trump in by 68 percent , the biggest state that voted him in , has no virus ?
” Contrary to Stone ’ s claim , there are reported cases of coronavirus in all 50 states .
In fact , shortly after Stone concluded his prayer service , West Virginia Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s first coronavirus case .

During last night’s prayer meeting at his church in Cleveland, Tennessee, right-wing pastor Perry Stone suggested that it was a message from God that states with elected leaders who oppose President Donald Trump are suffering large COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks while states that support Trump are not.
“What I am about to tell you is either the weirdest coincidence that has existed in many years, just totally by chance, or it’s a message of some kind,” Stone said. “San Francisco is one of the first cities in the entire United States to actually go into self-quarantine—you know, you’ve got to stay off the street—and it is the district of a woman named Nancy Pelosi.”
“Oh, that’s just a coincidence, preacher, you’re stupid,” he added, rhetorically.
“New York is probably getting ready to have a shut down, which is the area of Chuck Schumer,” Stone added. “California, the Los Angeles area, I just got word there is a good possibility … they’re going to shut down. That’s the territory of a man named Adam Schiff, who spent years and millions of our taxpayer dollars on a lie that didn’t even exist.”
“So is it coincidence? If it is, it’s a weird one,” Stone continued. “Isn’t a strange that the state [West Virginia] that voted Trump in by 68 percent, the biggest state that voted him in, has no virus?”
Contrary to Stone’s claim, there are reported cases of coronavirus in all 50 states. In fact, shortly after Stone concluded his prayer service, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced the state’s first coronavirus case.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-18--Liz Crokin Claims Celebrities Are Getting Coronavirus From Tainted ‘Adrenochrome Supply’

Right-wing “ journalist ” and Trump–worshiping conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin posted a video on YouTube last week in which she declared that the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is really just a cover for the Trump administration to carry out the mass arrests long promised by QAnon , the right-wing conspiracy theory that posits that President Donald Trump has been working diligently to arrest countless prominent political , media , and business leaders for allegedly being part of a global satanic pedophile ring .
Crokin doubled down on this predication in a new video that she posted last night in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom Hanks and Idris Elba have contracted the virus by drinking adrenochrome that had been intentionally laced with the virus by “ the white hats ” —a computer security term used to refer to hackers who use their skills for good .
“ I also believe that this virus was created by the cabal , specifically Bill Gates , ” Crokin said .
“ I also believe that the good guys , the white hats , knew that they were going to release this virus , and they intercepted their plans to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are now using their plans with the virus against them by using the virus as an excuse to lock down the country and many other countries , so the military can go in and safely conduct these raids and military operations to sweep up these criminals.
” “ There ’ s a lot of anons ( i.e.
, believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory ) that believe the white hats tainted the elite ’ s adrenochrome supply with the coronavirus , and that ’ s why so many members of the elite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
“ Adrenochrome is a drug that the elites love .
It comes from children .
The drug is extracted from the pituitary gland of tortured children .
It ’ s sold on the black market .
It ’ s the drug of the elites .
It is their favorite drug .
It is beyond evil .
It is demonic .
It is so sick .
So there is a theory that the white hats tainted the adrenochrome supply with the coronavirus .
”

Right-wing “journalist” and Trump–worshiping conspiracy theorist Liz Crokin posted a video on YouTube last week in which she declared that the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is really just a cover for the Trump administration to carry out the mass arrests long promised by QAnon, the right-wing conspiracy theory that posits that President Donald Trump has been working diligently to arrest countless prominent political, media, and business leaders for allegedly being part of a global satanic pedophile ring.
Crokin doubled down on this predication in a new video that she posted last night in which she and also speculated that celebrities like Tom Hanks and Idris Elba have contracted the virus by drinking adrenochrome that had been intentionally laced with the virus by “the white hats”—a computer security term used to refer to hackers who use their skills for good.
“I also believe that this virus was created by the cabal, specifically Bill Gates,” Crokin said. “I also believe that the good guys, the white hats, knew that they were going to release this virus, and they intercepted their plans to use this virus as a false flag. They are now using their plans with the virus against them by using the virus as an excuse to lock down the country and many other countries, so the military can go in and safely conduct these raids and military operations to sweep up these criminals.”
“There’s a lot of anons (i.e., believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory) that believe the white hats tainted the elite’s adrenochrome supply with the coronavirus, and that’s why so many members of the elite are getting the coronavirus,” she added. “Adrenochrome is a drug that the elites love. It comes from children. The drug is extracted from the pituitary gland of tortured children. It’s sold on the black market. It’s the drug of the elites. It is their favorite drug. It is beyond evil. It is demonic. It is so sick. So there is a theory that the white hats tainted the adrenochrome supply with the coronavirus.”


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rightwingwatch--2020-03-19--Rep. Peter King Entertains Conspiracy Theory that Coronavirus Is a Chinese Bioweapon

Republican Rep. Peter King of New York told Newsmax TV that the COVID-19 coronavirus may have been “ some type of chemical and biological warfare ” mistakenly released by China ’ s government , in an apparent attempt to lend legitimacy to a conspiracy theory circulating in right-wing circles .
In an interview uploaded Tuesday to the YouTube account of Newsmax TV , the right-wing television channel owned and operated by President Donald Trump ’ s friend Christopher Ruddy , host Greg Kelly asked King for his opinions about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the U.S .
government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kelly asked King whether his background as a Homeland Security expert gave him any insight or “ intelligence ” to make sense of coronavirus claims Kelly had heard .
“ Do you have any concerns about the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus ?
We mentioned Sen. [ Tom ] Cotton before .
He ’ s been rather vocal about his theories that this had a sinister origin—biological warfare campaign , perhaps by the Chinese .
I know he ’ s been dismissed .
I hear people say , ‘ Well , why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
’ China , they ’ ve killed their own people before , not very long ago , within your lifetime , ” Kelly said .
“ Is he crazy , or is there perhaps something to that , or at least worthy of investigation ?
” King said he believed that the claims that the coronavirus had a sinister origin were worthy of investigation .
“ I think it ’ s worthy of investigation , not that they intentionally released it .
I can see them working on some type of chemical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , have it get out .
Again , I don ’ t think they would want it going around the world , also , starting in China .
Again , who knows ?
I don ’ t think so , ” King said .
“ I think more likely if they were doing it , it was something that escaped through negligence , through error , and people I ’ ve spoken to , they have not been able to track that down , they don ’ t believe that ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t trust China at all .
They ’ ve been disgraceful on this from the start , and it raises suspicions about why they wouldn ’ t let doctors and scientists from other countries go there immediately to try to help out with the situation.
” Kelly then asked King to rate the American press on how it had covered the coronavirus so far .
King answered that he thought the press had been too critical of Trump .
“ If they ’ re going to harp and dwell on every error that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really doing the country a disservice , ” King said .

Republican Rep. Peter King of New York told Newsmax TV that the COVID-19 coronavirus may have been “some type of chemical and biological warfare” mistakenly released by China’s government, in an apparent attempt to lend legitimacy to a conspiracy theory circulating in right-wing circles.
In an interview uploaded Tuesday to the YouTube account of Newsmax TV, the right-wing television channel owned and operated by President Donald Trump’s friend Christopher Ruddy, host Greg Kelly asked King for his opinions about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. government’s response. About midway through the interview, Kelly asked King whether his background as a Homeland Security expert gave him any insight or “intelligence” to make sense of coronavirus claims Kelly had heard.
“Do you have any concerns about the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus? We mentioned Sen. [Tom] Cotton before. He’s been rather vocal about his theories that this had a sinister origin—biological warfare campaign, perhaps by the Chinese. I know he’s been dismissed. I hear people say, ‘Well, why would they have unleashed it in China?’ China, they’ve killed their own people before, not very long ago, within your lifetime,” Kelly said. “Is he crazy, or is there perhaps something to that, or at least worthy of investigation?”
King said he believed that the claims that the coronavirus had a sinister origin were worthy of investigation.
“I think it’s worthy of investigation, not that they intentionally released it. I can see them working on some type of chemical and biological warfare and have it escape, have it get out. Again, I don’t think they would want it going around the world, also, starting in China. Again, who knows? I don’t think so,” King said. “I think more likely if they were doing it, it was something that escaped through negligence, through error, and people I’ve spoken to, they have not been able to track that down, they don’t believe that’s the case, but again I don’t trust China at all. They’ve been disgraceful on this from the start, and it raises suspicions about why they wouldn’t let doctors and scientists from other countries go there immediately to try to help out with the situation.”
Kelly then asked King to rate the American press on how it had covered the coronavirus so far. King answered that he thought the press had been too critical of Trump.
“If they’re going to harp and dwell on every error that’s made, they’re really doing the country a disservice,” King said.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-19--Louie Gohmert Again Suggests Obama Officials Had Anti-Muslim Activist Philip Haney Killed

Rep. Louie Gohmert , R-Texas , has repeated his claim that Obama administration officials may have been involved in a plot to kill Philip Haney , an anti-Muslim activist whose death in February has spawned conspiracy theories among right-wing activists and media outlets .
Haney was a former Department of Homeland Security agent and self-styled whistleblower who became a right-wing folk hero of sorts for his attacks on the Obama administration ; he said he believed that God was guiding his efforts .
Haney ’ s body was found in a parking area off Highway 16 in Northern California .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he believed Haney was killed by a “ self-inflicted ” gunshot ; the Amador County sheriff ’ s office later said it was still investigating the cause of death .
The FBI is reportedly assisting with the investigation .
In an interview posted by the right-wing One America News Network last weekend and promoted this week by the Trump-supporting Intercessors for America , Gohmert said circumstances around Haney ’ s death are “ more than suspicious ” and “ extremely problematic.
” “ It ’ s hard for me to believe that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ We had talked about it .
I owe it to Phil .
I promised I would continue to push if that ever happened.
” “ He still had an awful lot of information from his days at Homeland Security and the improprieties under the Obama administration , ” Gohmert claimed .
“ There are probably people who would not want their names associated with stopping investigations that would have prevented major killings and atrocities in this country.
” Haney ’ s first book , “ See Something , Say Nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government ’ s Submission to Jihad , ” claimed that former President Barack Obama committed “ treason ” by undermining counterterrorism efforts .
Gohmert said Haney was “ working on a second book where he did name names.
” Gohmert also said that Haney wore a thumb drive with information about Islamic extremists around his neck and that it was missing from his body when he died .
Rep. Steve King of Iowa has made similar claims , and on Feb. 28 , both King and Gohmert gave speeches on the floor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Haney was murdered to prevent him from releasing information about Obama administration actions that he claimed prevented the government from stopping terrorist attacks .
This week ’ s promotion of Gohmert ’ s OAN interview is not the first time that Intercessors for America has promoted Haney ’ s claims .
Haney was a guest on IFA ’ s monthly prayer calls more than once .
He and fellow anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney appeared on a call in February 2019 , where he warned that Muslims use ecumenical efforts as a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals .
In conjunction with that call , IFA distributed a flyer urging people , “ Pray about the increasing number of observant Muslims becoming involved in all levels of government in the U.S. Pray that motives , allegiances , and true intentions would be revealed .
Pray that all who favor Sharia would be defeated.
” In 2018 , Haney told IFA ’ s prayer warriors that he had been on “ special assignment ” in Minnesota to try to prevent then-Rep. Keith Ellison from being elected as the state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, has repeated his claim that Obama administration officials may have been involved in a plot to kill Philip Haney, an anti-Muslim activist whose death in February has spawned conspiracy theories among right-wing activists and media outlets. Haney was a former Department of Homeland Security agent and self-styled whistleblower who became a right-wing folk hero of sorts for his attacks on the Obama administration; he said he believed that God was guiding his efforts.
Haney’s body was found in a parking area off Highway 16 in Northern California. An initial statement from the coroner said that he believed Haney was killed by a “self-inflicted” gunshot; the Amador County sheriff’s office later said it was still investigating the cause of death. The FBI is reportedly assisting with the investigation.
In an interview posted by the right-wing One America News Network last weekend and promoted this week by the Trump-supporting Intercessors for America, Gohmert said circumstances around Haney’s death are “more than suspicious” and “extremely problematic.”
“It’s hard for me to believe that it was a suicide,” Gohmert said. “We had talked about it. I owe it to Phil. I promised I would continue to push if that ever happened.”
“He still had an awful lot of information from his days at Homeland Security and the improprieties under the Obama administration,” Gohmert claimed. “There are probably people who would not want their names associated with stopping investigations that would have prevented major killings and atrocities in this country.”
Haney’s first book, “See Something, Say Nothing: A Homeland Security Officer Exposes the Government’s Submission to Jihad,” claimed that former President Barack Obama committed “treason” by undermining counterterrorism efforts.
Gohmert said Haney was “working on a second book where he did name names.”
Gohmert also said that Haney wore a thumb drive with information about Islamic extremists around his neck and that it was missing from his body when he died.
Rep. Steve King of Iowa has made similar claims, and on Feb. 28, both King and Gohmert gave speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives asserting their belief that Haney was murdered to prevent him from releasing information about Obama administration actions that he claimed prevented the government from stopping terrorist attacks.
This week’s promotion of Gohmert’s OAN interview is not the first time that Intercessors for America has promoted Haney’s claims. Haney was a guest on IFA’s monthly prayer calls more than once. He and fellow anti-Muslim activist Frank Gaffney appeared on a call in February 2019, where he warned that Muslims use ecumenical efforts as a way to distract people from their actual supremacist goals. In conjunction with that call, IFA distributed a flyer urging people, “Pray about the increasing number of observant Muslims becoming involved in all levels of government in the U.S. Pray that motives, allegiances, and true intentions would be revealed. Pray that all who favor Sharia would be defeated.”
In 2018, Haney told IFA’s prayer warriors that he had been on “special assignment” in Minnesota to try to prevent then-Rep. Keith Ellison from being elected as the state’s attorney general. He was not successful.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-19--Perry Stone Claims America’s Coronavirus Outbreak Is a ‘Reckoning’ for Allowing Abortion and Gay Mar

Perry Stone Claims America’s Coronavirus Outbreak Is a ‘Reckoning’ for Allowing Abortion and Gay Marriage

When right-wing pastor Perry Stone held a prayer service at his church in Cleveland , Tennessee , earlier this week , he declared that the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in America is a “ reckoning ” brought on by the nation ’ s rejection of God and its embrace of reproductive rights and marriage equality .
“ If this is a moment of reckoning , and I know it is ; I know what I heard , I did not make that up , ” Stone said .
“ I audibly heard the phrase , a male voice speaking , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spirit.
” “ Why is there a reckoning ?
” he asked .
“ Because we have by law forced God out of our country and basically told him , ‘ In public places , you ’ re not welcome.
’ You ’ re not welcomed in our schools , so our schools are now shut down .
No prayer in public school , no Bible reading in public school .
Now they ’ re telling kids to stay home for who knows how long , so our schools are shut down.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ The infants that you put in our wombs , we don ’ t respect them , we don ’ t want them , we will get them out of our bellies through abortion , ' ” Stone continued .
“ If you watch the women who are pro-choice , the majority of them have a spirit about them where there is no love.
” “ The Bible talks about going after ‘ strange flesh , ' ” Stone added , as he recounted the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts of the land passed a law to take an infant ’ s life , that it was OK , and for marriage as we have known it to be changed into something we have never known .
Both of their laws , biblically in Leviticus and Deuteronomy , are what God calls an abomination .
And the Bible teaches us that God is long-suffering , he is not willing that any perish , he wants everyone to come to repentance , but there will be a time when the Lord says , @ @ @ @ @ @ @

When right-wing pastor Perry Stone held a prayer service at his church in Cleveland, Tennessee, earlier this week, he declared that the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in America is a “reckoning” brought on by the nation’s rejection of God and its embrace of reproductive rights and marriage equality.
“If this is a moment of reckoning, and I know it is; I know what I heard, I did not make that up,” Stone said. “I audibly heard the phrase, a male voice speaking, and I believe it was the Holy Spirit.”
“Why is there a reckoning?” he asked. “Because we have by law forced God out of our country and basically told him, ‘In public places, you’re not welcome.’ You’re not welcomed in our schools, so our schools are now shut down. No prayer in public school, no Bible reading in public school. Now they’re telling kids to stay home for who knows how long, so our schools are shut down.”
“Then we have said to God, ‘The infants that you put in our wombs, we don’t respect them, we don’t want them, we will get them out of our bellies through abortion,'” Stone continued. “If you watch the women who are pro-choice, the majority of them have a spirit about them where there is no love.”
“The Bible talks about going after ‘strange flesh,'” Stone added, as he recounted the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. “There is a reckoning because the courts of the land passed a law to take an infant’s life, that it was OK, and for marriage as we have known it to be changed into something we have never known. Both of their laws, biblically in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, are what God calls an abomination. And the Bible teaches us that God is long-suffering, he is not willing that any perish, he wants everyone to come to repentance, but there will be a time when the Lord says, ‘Enough is enough.'”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Right Wing Round-Up: Trump Whiffs at a Softball


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Right Wing Bonus Tracks:  The Upside of the Coronavirus


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Ben Shapiro Insists it’s Not Racist to Call Coronavirus the ‘Chinese Virus’

The Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro said the mainstream media ’ s insistence that it is racist to call COVID-19 coronavirus the “ Chinese virus ” is “ the dumbest possible stuff ” on his self-titled podcast Thursday .
Shapiro ’ s comments follow President Donald Trump ’ s verbal spar with a reporter Wednesday in which the president said calling the coronavirus the “ Chinese virus ” was “ not racist at all.
” “ He [ Trump ] is right about all this ; everything he says here is true , ” Shapiro said .
“ It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insensitive to point out that eating pangolins and bats has externalities and is a bad idea.
” While the source of the virus is believe to be a live-animal market in Wuhan , China , the theory that coronavirus originated specifically from “ bat soup ” in Wuhan , China , as captured in a viral video , is not true .
“ China is responsible for all of this , ” Shapiro said , referring specifically to the Chinese government .
“ This hasn ’ t stopped the media from , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pretend that Trump is a racist for pointing out that China is responsible for all this.
” Even though Shapiro ’ s criticisms were directed toward the government , such phrasing is discouraged by the World Health Organization , whose director general reasoned that calling it such would stigmatize Chinese people .
“ You want to call it the commie virus , I ’ m fine with that too , ” Shapiro said .
Since the global outbreak , hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise .

The Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro said the mainstream media’s insistence that it is racist to call COVID-19 coronavirus the “Chinese virus” is “the dumbest possible stuff” on his self-titled podcast Thursday. Shapiro’s comments follow President Donald Trump’s verbal spar with a reporter Wednesday in which the president said calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus” was “not racist at all.”
“He [Trump] is right about all this; everything he says here is true,” Shapiro said. “It is not racist, it is not culturally insensitive to point out that eating pangolins and bats has externalities and is a bad idea.” While the source of the virus is believe to be a live-animal market in Wuhan, China, the theory that coronavirus originated specifically from “bat soup” in Wuhan, China, as captured in a viral video, is not true.
“China is responsible for all of this,” Shapiro said, referring specifically to the Chinese government. “This hasn’t stopped the media from, in their desperate hatred of Trump, trying to pretend that Trump is a racist for pointing out that China is responsible for all this.”
Even though Shapiro’s criticisms were directed toward the government, such phrasing is discouraged by the World Health Organization, whose director general reasoned that calling it such would stigmatize Chinese people.
“You want to call it the commie virus, I’m fine with that too,” Shapiro said.
Since the global outbreak, hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--‘Prayer Warriors’ Rally Around Trump, Prophesy Quick End to Pandemic, Predict Great Awakening

Networks of conservative evangelical “ intercessors ” who have been mobilizing prayer on behalf of President Donald Trump and his reelection have turned their attention to the coronavirus crisis .
Through numerous prayer calls , written prayer guides , and podcasts this week , religious-right activists and evangelists have rallied around Trump , asked God to bring a swift end to the pandemic , and predicted that God would use the crisis to launch a massive spiritual revival .
Trump won widespread praise from religious-right leaders for declaring Sunday , March 15 as a National Day of Prayer .
Multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place in the days before and since .
Intercessors for America held a coronavirus-focused prayer call last Friday .
Consistent with the shift in messaging from the Trump administration , IFA leader Dave Kubal did not downplay the severity of the pandemic , but he did engage in spin seemingly designed to deflect criticism of the administration over the country ’ s disastrous lack of capacity for testing for the virus .
Kubal said that because there is no vaccine or treatment , “ testing has limited value.
” ( This is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of the virus . )
Kubal prayed that people would not be “ distracted ” by the fact that there aren ’ t enough tests .
Among the prayer guides distributed by IFA is one that reads like a dispatch from the White House communications office wrapped in the language of prayer and scripture .
“ Praying into the President ’ s Response Efforts ” includes lavish praise for Trump and his administration and urges readers , “ Thank God for answering our prayers for clear and decisive leadership.
” Back-to-back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominionist apostles , prophets and prayer warriors .
A call organized by Paula White ’ s One Voice Prayer Movement and promoted by IFA was emceed by Todd Lamphere , who works with White .
It included Dutch Sheets , Mario Bramnick , James Goll , Kathy Branzell , Summer Ingram of the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation , and Yolanda McCune of the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network .
At times , it had the sycophantic tone of a Trump cabinet meeting or press conference .
The call began with a reading of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leaders took turns praying for medical advances , wise decision-making by public officials , divine healing , and spiritual revival .
“ I want to thank our president for doing something that I believe Heaven is pleased with , ” Dutch Sheets said .
Bramnick began his prayer by saying , “ Number one , I think we have to be so grateful for our president , ” adding , “ We thank you that you have given us a man after your heart.
” Bramnick thanked God for giving Trump “ supernatural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people .
McCune of the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network prayed , “ Father we thank you that you ’ ve given us a president and a vice president that hear your strategies.
” Chris Mitchell , the Jerusalem correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network , talked about having read Trump ’ s proclamation at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Sunday and said he left a copy there in the tradition of people who tuck written prayers into the wall .
On a Friday morning call organized by prayer-tent organizers Awaken the Dawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that God has “ given us a decisive president ” and that Trump has “ taken wise action and he ’ s taken it decisively.
” On that same call , Alveda King , a member of the POTUS Shield council , even portrayed Trump ’ s misinformation as a spiritual strategy .
King said she had been at a meeting in the White House in late February , when there were only 15 COVID-19 cases in the United States .
According to King , Trump was already taking it seriously “ inside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ King claimed .
“ Somebody asked me , ‘ Well , why does he say these other things and it sounds like he ’ s not taking it seriously ?
’ I said , ‘ He says that so that the confusion in the camp is there with the enemy so he can get some work done.
’ I said , ‘ It ’ s unfortunate that he has to do that.
’ ” Many religious-right leaders have portrayed the coronavirus and the fear and economic disruption it has generated as a satanic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency and interfere with his reelection and with a set of massive rallies planned this year to bring about a prophesied era of “ stadium Christianity.
” But , these religious-right leaders say , God will flip the script on Satan .
Getting people to confront their mortality and turn to God in humility and repentance , the theory goes , will help bring about a new Great Awakening in the U.S. and a global billion-soul “ harvest ” predicted by the late prophet Bob Jones .
On a Steven Strang podcast posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Healing Rooms Ministries founder Cal Pierce declared that “ the enemy ” —Satan— “ has an agenda against our nation ” and is “ trying to take God out of this country.
” Pierce added , “ And of course , as we see God beginning to move on America , putting in Donald Trump as our president and beginning to bring the kingdom back into the nation.
” Impeachment didn ’ t work , he said , and this is just the next attack of the enemy , the next test for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dawn ’ s David Bradshaw said on a Friday morning call that the virus is part of a “ satanic agenda ” and “ demonic assignment ” to take out what he said were at least 20 massive stadium-type events scheduled this year .
On the same call , Lou Engle called the virus a “ demonic thing ” trying to shut down a planned “ evangelistic explosion ” in 2020 .
Some religious-right leaders have said that while the virus did not come from God , he allowed it to spread , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sins , as a way for disrupt people ’ s busy and idolatrous lives and turn their attention to God , and as a way to set the stage for a massive worldwide revival .
Engle said on Friday ’ s call that God told him that the decision to allow the coronavirus to be unleashed was “ a judgment from the Lord ” but that God has also granted Engle spiritual authority to call for a breakthrough .
Rick Joyner said on Awaken the Dawn ’ s Friday call that God would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reprioritize their lives and predicted that people will look back on 2020 as the beginning of the breakout of the great revival leading to the End Times harvest .
Bradshaw said that what Satan hoped would be an “ abortion moment ” God would turn into a “ birthing moment , ” and that the pandemic would become “ the birthing mechanism to the Great Awakening.
” On Strang ’ s podcast with Cal Pierce , which Strang said was recorded on March 13 , Pierce said that “ this thing is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We decree that in 10 days the world will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God , ” Pierce said .
Strang repeated the 10-day decree .
On a Mar .
13 Strang Report podcast , Strang said he believed the coronavirus would be resolved “ fairly quickly , ” citing dominionist Chuck Pierce ’ s prediction that the pandemic would be “ solved somehow around Passover , ” which begins the evening of Apr .
8 .
Engle predicted it would diminish during Passover so that the move into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In another Charisma podcast posted Thursday , evangelist Curt Landry predicted that “ on April 8 , starting the week of Passover all the way through Easter on April 12 , you ’ re going to see miraculous healing and miraculous deliverance in Israel and the United States of America in regards to a turnaround with this virus .
”

Networks of conservative evangelical “intercessors” who have been mobilizing prayer on behalf of President Donald Trump and his reelection have turned their attention to the coronavirus crisis. Through numerous prayer calls, written prayer guides, and podcasts this week, religious-right activists and evangelists have rallied around Trump, asked God to bring a swift end to the pandemic, and predicted that God would use the crisis to launch a massive spiritual revival.
Praise for Trump
Trump won widespread praise from religious-right leaders for declaring Sunday, March 15 as a National Day of Prayer. Multiple online gatherings of pro-Trump prayer warriors took place in the days before and since.
Intercessors for America held a coronavirus-focused prayer call last Friday. Consistent with the shift in messaging from the Trump administration, IFA leader Dave Kubal did not downplay the severity of the pandemic, but he did engage in spin seemingly designed to deflect criticism of the administration over the country’s disastrous lack of capacity for testing for the virus. Kubal said that because there is no vaccine or treatment, “testing has limited value.” (This is not true; testing is key to fighting the spread of the virus.) Kubal prayed that people would not be “distracted” by the fact that there aren’t enough tests.
Among the prayer guides distributed by IFA is one that reads like a dispatch from the White House communications office wrapped in the language of prayer and scripture. “Praying into the President’s Response Efforts” includes lavish praise for Trump and his administration and urges readers, “Thank God for answering our prayers for clear and decisive leadership.”
Back-to-back calls Sunday evening featured a group of dominionist apostles, prophets and prayer warriors. A call organized by Paula White’s One Voice Prayer Movement and promoted by IFA was emceed by Todd Lamphere, who works with White. It included Dutch Sheets, Mario Bramnick, James Goll, Kathy Branzell, Summer Ingram of the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, and Yolanda McCune of the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network. At times, it had the sycophantic tone of a Trump cabinet meeting or press conference.
The call began with a reading of Trump’s day of prayer proclamation. Leaders took turns praying for medical advances, wise decision-making by public officials, divine healing, and spiritual revival. “I want to thank our president for doing something that I believe Heaven is pleased with,” Dutch Sheets said.
Bramnick began his prayer by saying, “Number one, I think we have to be so grateful for our president,” adding, “We thank you that you have given us a man after your heart.” Bramnick thanked God for giving Trump “supernatural wisdom” for the protection of the American people.
McCune of the Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network prayed, “Father we thank you that you’ve given us a president and a vice president that hear your strategies.”
Chris Mitchell, the Jerusalem correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, talked about having read Trump’s proclamation at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Sunday and said he left a copy there in the tradition of people who tuck written prayers into the wall.
On a Friday morning call organized by prayer-tent organizers Awaken the Dawn, MorningStar Ministries’ Rick Joyner said that God has “given us a decisive president” and that Trump has “taken wise action and he’s taken it decisively.”
On that same call, Alveda King, a member of the POTUS Shield council, even portrayed Trump’s misinformation as a spiritual strategy. King said she had been at a meeting in the White House in late February, when there were only 15 COVID-19 cases in the United States. According to King, Trump was already taking it seriously “inside without the media being there,” King claimed. “Somebody asked me, ‘Well, why does he say these other things and it sounds like he’s not taking it seriously?’ I said, ‘He says that so that the confusion in the camp is there with the enemy so he can get some work done.’ I said, ‘It’s unfortunate that he has to do that.’”
From Lemons to Lemonade: Spiritual Warfare Version
Many religious-right leaders have portrayed the coronavirus and the fear and economic disruption it has generated as a satanic plot designed to harm Trump’s presidency and interfere with his reelection and with a set of massive rallies planned this year to bring about a prophesied era of “stadium Christianity.” But, these religious-right leaders say, God will flip the script on Satan. Getting people to confront their mortality and turn to God in humility and repentance, the theory goes, will help bring about a new Great Awakening in the U.S. and a global billion-soul “harvest” predicted by the late prophet Bob Jones.
On a Steven Strang podcast posted Wednesday, former Bethel Church elder and Healing Rooms Ministries founder Cal Pierce declared that “the enemy”—Satan—“has an agenda against our nation” and is “trying to take God out of this country.” Pierce added, “And of course, as we see God beginning to move on America, putting in Donald Trump as our president and beginning to bring the kingdom back into the nation.” Impeachment didn’t work, he said, and this is just the next attack of the enemy, the next test for God’s people.
Awaken the Dawn’s David Bradshaw said on a Friday morning call that the virus is part of a “satanic agenda” and “demonic assignment” to take out what he said were at least 20 massive stadium-type events scheduled this year. On the same call, Lou Engle called the virus a “demonic thing” trying to shut down a planned “evangelistic explosion” in 2020.
Some religious-right leaders have said that while the virus did not come from God, he allowed it to spread, as judgment for the nation’s sins, as a way for disrupt people’s busy and idolatrous lives and turn their attention to God, and as a way to set the stage for a massive worldwide revival. Engle said on Friday’s call that God told him that the decision to allow the coronavirus to be unleashed was “a judgment from the Lord” but that God has also granted Engle spiritual authority to call for a breakthrough.
Rick Joyner said on Awaken the Dawn’s Friday call that God would use the virus to get people to reprioritize their lives and predicted that people will look back on 2020 as the beginning of the breakout of the great revival leading to the End Times harvest.
Bradshaw said that what Satan hoped would be an “abortion moment” God would turn into a “birthing moment,” and that the pandemic would become “the birthing mechanism to the Great Awakening.”
Prophesying a Quick End to the Crisis
On Strang’s podcast with Cal Pierce, which Strang said was recorded on March 13, Pierce said that “this thing is going to turn around” in 10 days. “We decree that in 10 days the world will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God,” Pierce said. Strang repeated the 10-day decree.
On a Mar. 13 Strang Report podcast, Strang said he believed the coronavirus would be resolved “fairly quickly,” citing dominionist Chuck Pierce’s prediction that the pandemic would be “solved somehow around Passover,” which begins the evening of Apr. 8. Engle predicted it would diminish during Passover so that the move into “stadium Christianity” could take place.
In another Charisma podcast posted Thursday, evangelist Curt Landry predicted that “on April 8, starting the week of Passover all the way through Easter on April 12, you’re going to see miraculous healing and miraculous deliverance in Israel and the United States of America in regards to a turnaround with this virus.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Chris McDonald Says No President in History Has Been ‘As Sensitive to God’ as Trump

On Wednesday night ’ s broadcast of “ The MC Files , ” radical right-wing conspiracy theorist Chris McDonald interviewed “ prophetess ” Amanda Grace about how God has supposedly been preparing President Donald Trump throughout his life to lead the United States through the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak .
“ For such a time as this is why President Trump has been raised up into this position , ” Grace said .
“ This type of leadership is needed , OK ?
He may have not been wanted by a lot of the nation , but he is needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is the reason he has gone through everything he has gone through in his life .
It all intersects at this point , right now .
It is truly for such a time as this , and the Lord wasted nothing , and every experience that man had prepared him to do this work that is in this hour crucial.
” “ It takes a brilliant mind to attempt to orchestrate all of this and lead a nation through an entire epidemic and crisis , ” she continued .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Lord saw ahead when the Lord caused an unprecedented election to happen.
” Grace claimed that Trump uses his private time to commune with God , and McDonald readily agreed .
“ He ’ s got a prophetic mantle on him in the sense that he ’ s been called to a prophetic time , ” McDonald said .
“ He is a man unlike any I have ever seen that is so sensitive to God in the sense that he is trying his best—and he may not do it correctly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never going to get right all the time—but Amanda , he ’ s trying .
I see it in him .
He ’ s trying so hard to listen to God.
” “ He ’ s trying so hard to listen to God and let God rule through him in the nation , ” McDonald continued .
“ We ’ ve never had a president , going all the way back to George Washington , even the early presidents were not as sensitive to God as this one is .
”

On Wednesday night’s broadcast of “The MC Files,” radical right-wing conspiracy theorist Chris McDonald interviewed “prophetess” Amanda Grace about how God has supposedly been preparing President Donald Trump throughout his life to lead the United States through the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
“For such a time as this is why President Trump has been raised up into this position,” Grace said. “This type of leadership is needed, OK? He may have not been wanted by a lot of the nation, but he is needed for this time, for this hour. This is the reason he has gone through everything he has gone through in his life. It all intersects at this point, right now. It is truly for such a time as this, and the Lord wasted nothing, and every experience that man had prepared him to do this work that is in this hour crucial.”
“It takes a brilliant mind to attempt to orchestrate all of this and lead a nation through an entire epidemic and crisis,” she continued. “It takes a certain caliber of leadership, and the Lord saw ahead when the Lord caused an unprecedented election to happen.”
Grace claimed that Trump uses his private time to commune with God, and McDonald readily agreed.
“He’s got a prophetic mantle on him in the sense that he’s been called to a prophetic time,” McDonald said. “He is a man unlike any I have ever seen that is so sensitive to God in the sense that he is trying his best—and he may not do it correctly all the time, he’s never going to get right all the time—but Amanda, he’s trying. I see it in him. He’s trying so hard to listen to God.”
“He’s trying so hard to listen to God and let God rule through him in the nation,” McDonald continued. “We’ve never had a president, going all the way back to George Washington, even the early presidents were not as sensitive to God as this one is.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Steve Hotze on How to Avoid the Coronavirus: ‘Why Don’t You Just Not Get It?’

Right-wing pastor E.W .
Jackson interviewed religious-right activist Dr. Steve Hotze on his “ The Awakening ” radio program yesterday so his audience could hear from a “ medical professional who also has a Christian worldview ” about how best to respond to the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak .
Hotze , a long-time radical anti-LGBTQ activist in Texas , told Jackson ’ s listeners that they simply need to follow God ’ s instruction to keep their bodies healthy , which will give them a strong immune system that will prevent them from even contracting the disease .
Hotze said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent the spread of the disease , “ I shake every hand that I can because I want my immune system to be challenged every day so it builds strong health.
” “ Am I crazy , or are they crazy ?
” Hotze asked , rhetorically .
“ Could I be right , and Harvard and all these CDC guys be wrong ?
Yeah , because they ’ re all conventional .
They don ’ t talk about how you can keep yourself from getting sick … Why don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus ] ?
Why don ’ t you just stay healthy ?
” “ What about claiming the verse , ‘ Let no evil befall me , nor any plague enter my tent ’ ?
Psalm 91 .
Hedge your angels around us to guard us and protect us , to keep us from slamming our foot against the rock .
Let us tread upon the lion and the cobra , ” Hotze continued .
“ I look upon the coronavirus—it ’ s just a lion and a cobra .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cobra .
The young lion and the serpent , we ’ re going to trample down .
In trouble , God is going to hear us because we love him , we call on his name .
He ’ s going to exalt us .
He ’ s going to give us a long healthful life .
God has made promises to us that we ought to be claiming as Christians .
”

Right-wing pastor E.W. Jackson interviewed religious-right activist Dr. Steve Hotze on his “The Awakening” radio program yesterday so his audience could hear from a “medical professional who also has a Christian worldview” about how best to respond to the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Hotze, a long-time radical anti-LGBTQ activist in Texas, told Jackson’s listeners that they simply need to follow God’s instruction to keep their bodies healthy, which will give them a strong immune system that will prevent them from even contracting the disease.
Hotze said that despite recommendations to avoid personal contact to prevent the spread of the disease, “I shake every hand that I can because I want my immune system to be challenged every day so it builds strong health.”
“Am I crazy, or are they crazy?” Hotze asked, rhetorically. “Could I be right, and Harvard and all these CDC guys be wrong? Yeah, because they’re all conventional. They don’t talk about how you can keep yourself from getting sick … Why don’t you just not get it [the coronavirus]? Why don’t you just stay healthy?”
“What about claiming the verse, ‘Let no evil befall me, nor any plague enter my tent’? Psalm 91. Hedge your angels around us to guard us and protect us, to keep us from slamming our foot against the rock. Let us tread upon the lion and the cobra,” Hotze continued. “I look upon the coronavirus—it’s just a lion and a cobra. We’re going to tread upon the lion and the cobra. The young lion and the serpent, we’re going to trample down. In trouble, God is going to hear us because we love him, we call on his name. He’s going to exalt us. He’s going to give us a long healthful life. God has made promises to us that we ought to be claiming as Christians.”


rightwingwatch--2020-03-20--Lou Engle Calls for Three-Day Fast to Stop Coronavirus and Save Stadium Prayer Rallies

Dominionist Lou Engle called a three-day global fast to stop the coronavirus and prevent it from derailing prayer warriors ’ plans for a series of rallies in tents and stadiums across the country between now and the U.S. presidential election .
In a message shared with Engle ’ s followers last Friday and promoted by CBN and the Elijah List newsletter Wednesday , Engle wrote , “ It seems like a demonic force is fueling the rapid spread of the virus and the hysteria surrounding it.
” He called for believers to fast from Wednesday to Friday .
Engle explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been marked by the Holy Spirit as a year of Stadium Christianity and explosive advance of the Kingdom.
” As Right Wing Watch has reported , a coalition of ministries is planning a series of events across the country , culminating in a march from land owned by the International House of Prayer in Kansas City , Missouri , to Arrowhead Stadium for a rally organized by The Send just weeks before the election .
The Send is the successor organization to The Call , the banner under which Engle organized political prayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its first rally in Orlando in February 2019 , followed by a multi-stadium event in Brazil this February that was attended by the country ’ s far-right president , Jair Bolsonaro .
The Send had another rally scheduled in Argentina on April 25 , but that country ’ s government has banned large gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus .
“ It is our conviction , ” Engle wrote , “ that the storm of this pandemic has been stirred up by a high-level demonic principality to hinder the surge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fasting , prayer , sending and missions on the global gates of Hades.
” Engle noted that this is an election year in Israel as well as the U.S. : It should be noted that this virus has also been rising in the earth at the very time that Israel stands on the threshold of fulfilling biblical prophecy .
In Ezekiel 36 , the prophet declares that Israel will once again possess the mountains of Judea and Samaria as part of the Lord ’ s ultimate plan to return the Jewish peoples to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , President Trump ( whom the Lord has shown us is in a time like Truman ’ s ) and Prime Minister Netanyahu have been working together towards the annexation of significant portions of Judea and Samaria .
Yet , Netanyahu ’ s and Trump ’ s re-elections hang in the balance as the storm of this pandemic rages on with complicated economic and political repercussions that could threaten their seats .
Engle is already in the midst of another 40-day “ Jesus fast ” he called earlier this year , but said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to call this new fast .
“ God is looking for His people to take the place of spiritual authority that He has given us in Christ that we might rule with Him through prayer , ” he said .
Engle said that Andy Byrd , leader of The Send , urged him to call a three-day fast within the 40-day fast to stand against the coronavirus .
“ It is threatening the global advance of evangelism and is determined to stop Stadium Christianity and the sending movement , ” Bird told Engle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be stopped !
Other great gatherings must not be stopped !
” Engle has great faith in the power of fasting : Together , in the victory Christ has already won on the Cross , we will speak to this coronavirus , saying , “ Be thou removed !
” As we do , let ’ s believe together that this pandemic will abate , stadiums will be filled , elections shifted , and 2020 will go down in history – not as the year where the nations collapsed – but as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and missions worldwide !
Engle is a member of the council of POTUS Shield , a network of “ apostles ” and “ prophets ” created to support Trump ’ s presidency and promote a new “ prophetic order of the United States.
” He and other organizers associated with the New Apostolic Reformation gathered at Trump International Hotel in Washington , D.C. , in 2018 to unleash angel armies on Trump ’ s deep state enemies .
As Right Wing Watch has reported previously , Engle ’ s ventures have included a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months before the 2000 elections and one in California in 2008 focused on passing Proposition 8 to ban marriage equality .
At a 2010 The Call rally attended by Engle in Uganda , speakers endorsed a notorious kill-the-gays bill under consideration at the time .
While Engle did not endorse the bill , he praised local anti-gay activists who he said were taking “ a stand for righteousness.
” He later clarified that he does support the criminalization of homosexuality .
Engle also founded the Justice House of Prayer in Washington , D.C. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Supreme Court .
Engle has led public prayers for God to knock off pro-choice Supreme Court justices , so that Trump will be able to fill vacancies with justices who will do away with Roe v. Wade .
“ The church ’ s vocation is to rule history with God , ” Engle teaches in his “ Keys to Dominion , ” which asserts , “ The same authority that has been given to Christ Jesus for overwhelming conquering and dominion has been given to the saints of the most high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rulers upon the earth … We will govern over kings and judges will have to submit … We ’ re called to rule !
To change history !
To be co-regents with God !
”

Dominionist Lou Engle called a three-day global fast to stop the coronavirus and prevent it from derailing prayer warriors’ plans for a series of rallies in tents and stadiums across the country between now and the U.S. presidential election.
In a message shared with Engle’s followers last Friday and promoted by CBN and the Elijah List newsletter Wednesday, Engle wrote, “It seems like a demonic force is fueling the rapid spread of the virus and the hysteria surrounding it.” He called for believers to fast from Wednesday to Friday.
Engle explained that he believes that 2020 “has been marked by the Holy Spirit as a year of Stadium Christianity and explosive advance of the Kingdom.” As Right Wing Watch has reported, a coalition of ministries is planning a series of events across the country, culminating in a march from land owned by the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, to Arrowhead Stadium for a rally organized by The Send just weeks before the election.
The Send is the successor organization to The Call, the banner under which Engle organized political prayer rallies for years. The Send held its first rally in Orlando in February 2019, followed by a multi-stadium event in Brazil this February that was attended by the country’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. The Send had another rally scheduled in Argentina on April 25, but that country’s government has banned large gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“It is our conviction,” Engle wrote, “that the storm of this pandemic has been stirred up by a high-level demonic principality to hinder the surge of the Church’s mighty assault of fasting, prayer, sending and missions on the global gates of Hades.”
Engle noted that this is an election year in Israel as well as the U.S.:
It should be noted that this virus has also been rising in the earth at the very time that Israel stands on the threshold of fulfilling biblical prophecy. In Ezekiel 36, the prophet declares that Israel will once again possess the mountains of Judea and Samaria as part of the Lord’s ultimate plan to return the Jewish peoples to Himself. Since the end of January, President Trump (whom the Lord has shown us is in a time like Truman’s) and Prime Minister Netanyahu have been working together towards the annexation of significant portions of Judea and Samaria. Yet, Netanyahu’s and Trump’s re-elections hang in the balance as the storm of this pandemic rages on with complicated economic and political repercussions that could threaten their seats.
Engle is already in the midst of another 40-day “Jesus fast” he called earlier this year, but said he is convinced that God wanted him to call this new fast. “God is looking for His people to take the place of spiritual authority that He has given us in Christ that we might rule with Him through prayer,” he said.
Engle said that Andy Byrd, leader of The Send, urged him to call a three-day fast within the 40-day fast to stand against the coronavirus. “It is threatening the global advance of evangelism and is determined to stop Stadium Christianity and the sending movement,” Byrd told Engle. “The Send Kansas City must not be stopped! Other great gatherings must not be stopped!”
Engle has great faith in the power of fasting:
Together, in the victory Christ has already won on the Cross, we will speak to this coronavirus, saying, “Be thou removed!” As we do, let’s believe together that this pandemic will abate, stadiums will be filled, elections shifted, and 2020 will go down in history – not as the year where the nations collapsed – but as the year of historic advance of evangelism and missions worldwide!
Engle is a member of the council of POTUS Shield, a network of “apostles” and “prophets” created to support Trump’s presidency and promote a new “prophetic order of the United States.” He and other organizers associated with the New Apostolic Reformation gathered at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., in 2018 to unleash angel armies on Trump’s deep state enemies. As Right Wing Watch has reported previously, Engle’s ventures have included a rally on the National Mall a few months before the 2000 elections and one in California in 2008 focused on passing Proposition 8 to ban marriage equality. At a 2010 The Call rally attended by Engle in Uganda, speakers endorsed a notorious kill-the-gays bill under consideration at the time. While Engle did not endorse the bill, he praised local anti-gay activists who he said were taking “a stand for righteousness.” He later clarified that he does support the criminalization of homosexuality. Engle also founded the Justice House of Prayer in Washington, D.C., a home base for anti-abortion protesters at the Supreme Court. Engle has led public prayers for God to knock off pro-choice Supreme Court justices, so that Trump will be able to fill vacancies with justices who will do away with Roe v. Wade.
“The church’s vocation is to rule history with God,” Engle teaches in his “Keys to Dominion,” which asserts, “The same authority that has been given to Christ Jesus for overwhelming conquering and dominion has been given to the saints of the most high … We’re God’s rulers upon the earth … We will govern over kings and judges will have to submit … We’re called to rule! To change history! To be co-regents with God!”


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rightwingwatch--2020-03-23--Steve Strang and Cal Pierce Decreed That Coronavirus Would Leave Earth Today

In a podcast recorded by Charisma ’ s Steve Strang Mar .
13 and posted Mar .
18 , Strang and his guest Cal Pierce of the International Association of Healing Rooms decreed that “ in 10 days ” the COVID-19 coronavirus would be vanquished in such miraculous fashion that the world “ will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God.
” Today is the tenth day since their decree , and yet the coronavirus continues to spread exponentially .
 There is a movement within Pentecostal Christianity that is grounded in the belief that God has given modern-day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same power Jesus gave his disciples to heal the sick and raise the dead .
Leaders in this movement regularly “ declare ” and “ decree ” things which they say scripture gives them the power to do with the expectation that they will come to pass .
Sometimes those decrees are punctuated with the pounding of a gavel to emphasize the “ governmental authority ” that God has given the ekklesia—the church .
In his conversation with Strang , Pierce explained : Charisma is a media and publishing platform focused on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personally—through his podcast and multiple pro-Trump books—have energetically promoted the idea that President Donald Trump has been anointed by God .
Strang promoted his conversation with Pierce with a blog post entitled “ Why We Need to See COVID-19 From the Perspective of Spiritual Warfare.
” In their podcast conversation , Pierce told Strang that the coronavirus is part of an agenda to take God out of the country just as God was making a move in America by “ putting in Donald Trump as our president and beginning to bring the kingdom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described the pandemic as a test of whether God ’ s people would “ walk in fear ” or “ walk in faith.
” We are the body of Jesus .
He ’ s our head , and we ’ re filled with resurrection power , which gives us authority over all the work of the enemy .
And I think God ’ s people have to begin to address the truth that makes us free , you know , and how do we walk in that truth ?
How do we walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test comes , are we going to step up ?
Or are we going to give in ?
And that ’ s kind of where we ’ re at today , you know , so , if we ’ re going to see a great move of God and Great Awakening , it ’ s going to come through God ’ s people , and we ’ re the ones that bring it .
And we need to set our eyes on the things above and realize that God created the world for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fulfill what Jesus wanted to do to bring his kingdom on Earth .
So , we have to begin to realize at some point , we ’ ve got to walk in the authority that God gives us .
And that authority is over all the power of the enemy .
Not some of it .
So , we have authority to turn this thing around .
The virus is subject to us ; we ’ re not subject to it .
Because we have the king of glory in us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ us than he that is coming against us , because we serve the king .
He ’ s our king , and we are the bride of the king .
So , this thing is going to turn around and , you know , it ’ s kind of risky to say 10 days .
But , you know , I think it ’ s time for risk .
Strang said he had read a declaration that Pierce had posted on Facebook and asked him to pray and make some declarations .
Pierce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wrote it out : Strang agreed that it was time for boldness .
“ Who cares if the secular people , the unbelievers , don ’ t believe it ?
They don ’ t believe the gospel anyway .
And we ’ re not trying to please them or get their permission if we can pray in the spirit , ” he said .
Strang moved to “ agree ” with Pierce ’ s 10-day decree , a sort of spiritual version of seconding the motion : We ’ ve got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decree , and I just declare that I agree with that prayer .
Let ’ s all do what we can .
Let ’ s pray , let ’ s intercede .
And as brother Cal Pierce has said , let ’ s also decree and speak to this mountain of coronavirus and the spirit of death and fear that it be taken up and cast into the sea of hell .
And that it will stop now and leave the Earth , and we decree in 10 days , the world will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God .
That ’ s what it ’ s all about , for the glory of God .
Pierce and his International Association of Healing Rooms are based in Spokane , Washington .
At the time they recorded the podcast , Strang noted , Pierce had said there were no known cases of the coronavirus in Spokane County .
Whether or not it was true at the time , it is no longer the case .
Teachings about believers ’ power to employ the power of heaven by decrees and declarations are anchored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as John 14:13-14 , in which Jesus tells his disciples , “ And whatever ye shall ask in my name , that will I do , that the Father may be glorified in the Son .
If ye shall ask any thing in my name , I will do it , ” and Matthew 18:18 , which reads , “ Verily I say unto you , Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven : and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven ” ( King @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Strang and Pierce is associated with the New Apostolic Reformation , whose leaders seek to transform Christianity , culture , and whole nations to align with their worldview .

In a podcast recorded by Charisma’s Steve Strang Mar. 13 and posted Mar. 18, Strang and his guest Cal Pierce of the International Association of Healing Rooms decreed that “in 10 days” the COVID-19 coronavirus would be vanquished in such miraculous fashion that the world “will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God.” Today is the tenth day since their decree, and yet the coronavirus continues to spread exponentially.
There is a movement within Pentecostal Christianity that is grounded in the belief that God has given modern-day “apostles” and “prophets” the same power Jesus gave his disciples to heal the sick and raise the dead. Leaders in this movement regularly “declare” and “decree” things which they say scripture gives them the power to do with the expectation that they will come to pass. Sometimes those decrees are punctuated with the pounding of a gavel to emphasize the “governmental authority” that God has given the ekklesia—the church.
In his conversation with Strang, Pierce explained:
What’s the will of God for this season? It’s Jesus came to destroy the work of the enemy. So, we have authority that Jesus has given us. He’s our head; we’re his body. He works through us, because we have authority. So, when we decree something which is the will of God or the Word of God, our decree or the sound of our voice becomes God’s will into the natural realm.
Charisma is a media and publishing platform focused on a Pentecostal audience. Charisma and Strang personally—through his podcast and multiple pro-Trump books—have energetically promoted the idea that President Donald Trump has been anointed by God. Strang promoted his conversation with Pierce with a blog post entitled “Why We Need to See COVID-19 From the Perspective of Spiritual Warfare.” In their podcast conversation, Pierce told Strang that the coronavirus is part of an agenda to take God out of the country just as God was making a move in America by “putting in Donald Trump as our president and beginning to bring the kingdom back into the nation.”
Pierce also described the pandemic as a test of whether God’s people would “walk in fear” or “walk in faith.”
We are the body of Jesus. He’s our head, and we’re filled with resurrection power, which gives us authority over all the work of the enemy. And I think God’s people have to begin to address the truth that makes us free, you know, and how do we walk in that truth? How do we walk in seasons like this? When the test comes, are we going to step up? Or are we going to give in? And that’s kind of where we’re at today, you know, so, if we’re going to see a great move of God and Great Awakening, it’s going to come through God’s people, and we’re the ones that bring it. … And we need to set our eyes on the things above and realize that God created the world for his kids, and put us here to fulfill what Jesus wanted to do to bring his kingdom on Earth. So, we have to begin to realize at some point, we’ve got to walk in the authority that God gives us. And that authority is over all the power of the enemy. Not some of it. … So, we have authority to turn this thing around. The virus is subject to us; we’re not subject to it. Because we have the king of glory in us. And greater is He that is in us than he that is coming against us, because we serve the king. He’s our king, and we are the bride of the king. So, this thing is going to turn around and, you know, it’s kind of risky to say 10 days. But, you know, I think it’s time for risk.
Strang said he had read a declaration that Pierce had posted on Facebook and asked him to pray and make some declarations. Pierce said he would release the decree as he wrote it out:
We, as the body of Christ, speak to the mountain of coronavirus, ‘You spirit of death and fear, be taken up and cast back into the sea of hell. You will stop now and leave Earth.’ We decree that in 10 days the world will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God. This is the will of God, established by the blood of Jesus, whose authority we must obey.
Strang agreed that it was time for boldness. “Who cares if the secular people, the unbelievers, don’t believe it? They don’t believe the gospel anyway. And we’re not trying to please them or get their permission if we can pray in the spirit,” he said.
Strang moved to “agree” with Pierce’s 10-day decree, a sort of spiritual version of seconding the motion:
We’ve got to be strong, and we need to decree, and I just declare that I agree with that prayer. Let’s all do what we can. Let’s pray, let’s intercede. And as brother Cal Pierce has said, let’s also decree and speak to this mountain of coronavirus and the spirit of death and fear that it be taken up and cast into the sea of hell. And that it will stop now and leave the Earth, and we decree in 10 days, the world will acknowledge this turnaround to the glory of God. That’s what it’s all about, for the glory of God.
Pierce and his International Association of Healing Rooms are based in Spokane, Washington. At the time they recorded the podcast, Strang noted, Pierce had said there were no known cases of the coronavirus in Spokane County. Whether or not it was true at the time, it is no longer the case.
Teachings about believers’ power to employ the power of heaven by decrees and declarations are anchored in interpretations of Bible passages, such as John 14:13-14, in which Jesus tells his disciples, “And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it,” and Matthew 18:18, which reads, “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (King James Version). The theology expressed by Strang and Pierce is associated with the New Apostolic Reformation, whose leaders seek to transform Christianity, culture, and whole nations to align with their worldview.


rightwingwatch--2020-03-23--Rodney Howard-Browne Used His Sunday Service to Spread Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories

Amid the global COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak , right-wing megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne held Sunday services at his The River church in Tampa Bay , Florida , where he spent a good portion of his sermon spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the virus .
Howard-Browne , who was among evangelical leaders who laid hands upon and prayed over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017 , insisted that holding services during the outbreak was a matter of constitutional principle and vowed to take the issue “ all the way to the Supreme Court ” should the government instruct churches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus .
Repeatedly referring to the outbreak as a “ phantom plague , ” Howard-Browne insisted that the virus was created by the Chinese government while panic about it was fomented by the media because “ they are run by the communists , ” all in order to benefit “ the money cartel ” that supposedly made billions off the collapse of the U.S economy .
“ So you produce this plague , you bring it into this country , and then it doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they test , the more they ’ ll find people positive , ” he said .
“ There ’ s a 75 percent chance that the positive [ test ] is actually a negative , and that ’ s the problem .
The testing is not verifiable.
” Howard-Browne insisted that any discovery of a vaccine will be a sham designed to enrich pharmaceutical companies while also persecuting those , like the majority of his congregation , who will refuse to get the vaccine .
He added that this entire outbreak was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year in New York that was organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and that “ the decision to launch the pandemic was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2020.
” “ It ’ s all the deep state traitors that have surrounded our president on every side that are feeding him misinformation , ” Howard-Browne said .
“ We are probably looking at a globalist take down of America as we speak … because America would not buy into the climate change , melting polar caps nonsense .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paris climate accord .
Through this pandemic , the World Health Organization is coming in basically as medical tyranny , and they ’ re taking over and producing an international standard for law that governs countries.
” Howard-Browne warned that the WHO will eventually mandate coronavirus vaccinations and that those who refuse to take the vaccine will be unable to travel or even participate in the economy .
“ We are in World War III right now , ” he declared , adding that China intentionally released the virus in order to tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to swoop in and buy up struggling American companies .
“ And the media is complicit in this biological attack.
” For good measure , Howard-Browne closed things out by asserting that military forces have been deployed around the country in preparation for a war that is about to be launched against the United States by Russia , China , and Iran .
“ I am talking about a war , ” he said .
“ An attack on our shores .
”

Amid the global COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, right-wing megachurch pastor Rodney Howard-Browne held Sunday services at his The River church in Tampa Bay, Florida, where he spent a good portion of his sermon spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the virus.
Howard-Browne, who was among evangelical leaders who laid hands upon and prayed over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017, insisted that holding services during the outbreak was a matter of constitutional principle and vowed to take the issue “all the way to the Supreme Court” should the government instruct churches to cease holding in-person services in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Repeatedly referring to the outbreak as a “phantom plague,” Howard-Browne insisted that the virus was created by the Chinese government while panic about it was fomented by the media because “they are run by the communists,” all in order to benefit “the money cartel” that supposedly made billions off the collapse of the U.S economy.
“So you produce this plague, you bring it into this country, and then it doesn’t have to be everywhere because the more they test, the more they’ll find people positive,” he said. “There’s a 75 percent chance that the positive [test] is actually a negative, and that’s the problem. The testing is not verifiable.”
Howard-Browne insisted that any discovery of a vaccine will be a sham designed to enrich pharmaceutical companies while also persecuting those, like the majority of his congregation, who will refuse to get the vaccine.
He added that this entire outbreak was “planned” at an event held last year in New York that was organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and that “the decision to launch the pandemic was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2020.”
“It’s all the deep state traitors that have surrounded our president on every side that are feeding him misinformation,” Howard-Browne said. “We are probably looking at a globalist take down of America as we speak … because America would not buy into the climate change, melting polar caps nonsense. The president pulled us out of the Paris climate accord. Through this pandemic, the World Health Organization is coming in basically as medical tyranny, and they’re taking over and producing an international standard for law that governs countries.”
Howard-Browne warned that the WHO will eventually mandate coronavirus vaccinations and that those who refuse to take the vaccine will be unable to travel or even participate in the economy.
“We are in World War III right now,” he declared, adding that China intentionally released the virus in order to tank the economy, which will allow them to swoop in and buy up struggling American companies. “And the media is complicit in this biological attack.”
For good measure, Howard-Browne closed things out by asserting that military forces have been deployed around the country in preparation for a war that is about to be launched against the United States by Russia, China, and Iran.
“I am talking about a war,” he said. “An attack on our shores.”