Trump advisor asks God “to break the spirit” of gays
Kenneth Copeland, an 87-year-old Christian nationalist televangelist who was a member of former President Donald Trump’s Faith Advisory Council, recently led a prayer asking God to “break the power of the homosexual lesbian spirits that are trying to ruin our children and ruin this nation.”
Copeland’s prayer — made during a broadcast of the Rescue America Tour hosted by FlashPoint Live, a Christian evangelical political program — began by asking the Christian God to oversee “in school board elections, judges, sheriffs, mayors, city managers [and] college presidents.”
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Copeland continued, “We pray your will is done on Earth as it was in Heaven. We know that it is not in your will to kill little babies while they are still in the womb. It is not in your will to focus on perversion rather than the peace of God. We pray for those who are being attacked by devils and their perverted ideas.
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Copeland, who has been twice divorced despite the Bible’s prohibitions on divorce, continued, “The people that are addicted to pornography and addicted to the things of the flesh in this world, and we break the power we break the power of the homosexual lesbian spirits that are trying to ruin our children and ruin this nation. Subscribe to our Newsletter today! We are seated at the throne. You are under our feet.”
Kenneth Copeland leads a gathering of Christian nationalists in praying for the election: “We break the power of the homosexual lesbian spirits that are trying to ruin our children and ruin this nation. GET DOWN FROM THERE!” pic.twitter.com/xxUoV7KKLZ
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) October 11, 2024
Copeland made headlines in the past for his advocacy of worship services held in person during the peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic shutdowns. He claimed Jesus had made Trump immune to COVID-19, even though Trump was the one who spread it during his time in office. In 2015, comedian John Oliver on Last Week Tonight criticized them for their luxurious and tax-exempt lifestyle. In 2015, they were criticized by comedian John Oliver on Last Week Tonight for their luxurious, tax-exempt lifestyle.
In 2021, Copeland was also one of several mega-pastors accused of sexual abuse by former adult film actor Madyson Marquette.
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