Palin and the Holy Laughter Anointing

What is key to understand about the insurgent religious tradition espoused by at least three out of four of Sarah Palin's Alaska churches is that, first, it was denounced by the Assemblies of God, as a heresy and unbiblical, both in 1949 and again in 2000.

The New Apostolic Reformation movement considers itself to be the only valid religious belief system on Earth. Adherents not only of non-Christian religious beliefs, not to mention atheists and agnostics, but even Christians in other sects and denominations, are held to be under the sway of Satan and possessed by demon spirits.

Thus, in the event John McCain and Sarah Palin win the 2008 presidential election America would face the prospect a having, a heartbeat away from the presidency, a vice president who might well believe that Catholics and non-Third Wave Christians hold false religious views and are controlled by demon powers.

In 1949 the Assemblies of God expelled from their association a number of leaders of the New Order of Latter Rain, a movement declared a heresy. But the remnants reemerged on a much larger scale in the 1980s and 90s under new leadership. Under the radar of most Americans, they call themselves the New Apostolic Reformation or the Third Wave.

Once she became Governor, Sarah Palin chose to attend Juneau Christian Center, when in residence in the capitol city. This church, once named Bethel Assembly of God, is a member of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, as was the church of her youth.

"The opening night banquet of the 2008 Alaska District Council was honored to have Governor Sarah Palin address the delegates and guests...

...Superintendent Ted Boatsman, who was Palin's junior high pastor at Wasilla Assembly of God, along with Pastor Mike Rose of Juneau Christian Center, where Palin presently attends church when in Juneau, laid hands on the Governor and led the Council in prayer."

[From: The Alaska Update, Summer 2008,
Alaska Assemblies of God, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska]

In 1996 Dr. Andrew Evans, former Superintendent, Australian Assemblies of God from 1977 - 1997, and founder of the Australian Family First Party, wrote about pastor Mike Rose in the "Renewal Journal" in 1996. In reference to the "new wave" he writes about Rose's efforts to manage the manifestations of this new movement in his church.

"...if there are two or three who are perhaps crying or laughing uncontrollably , the ushers will gently lead them into the prayer room where they can continue in the presence of Jesus ..."

" Mike is an AOG pastor in the largest city in Alaska, who had Rodney Howard-Browne minister in his church four years ago.....Mike is also an advisor on Rodney Howard-Browne's Revival Ministries committee...He informed me that he had sat in over 110 of Rodney's meetings..."

[Renewal Journal #7 (1996:1), Brisbane, Australia, pp. 37-42
www.renewaljournal.com]

The Apostles of the Third Wave, or the New Apostolic Reformation, believe that they must restructure the churches of America to do battle with evil prior to the return of Jesus. They are also preparing a generation of youth to serve as "Joel's Army" and to attack the 'demonic strongholds" of America. While the Assemblies of God churches widely embrace divine healing and speaking in tongues, this new end times army has received unique outpourings of the spirit such as:

---Falling individually or in huge groups into long stupors

---Shaking or Drunkenness in the Spirit,

---Weeping or howling uncontrollably

---Holy Laughter.

BELOW: previous video documentary in an ongoing series on Sarah Palin's churches -- "Palin's Demon Haunted Churches."

Comments

[unlikelyconservative]

Ahem,

What a stretch. Anyone who has ever had any close association with George Otis or the "Transformation" videos or any evangelical missions movement knows that violence is ABSOLUTELY NEVER TOLERATED OR ENCOURAGED as a Christian response, and that the only acceptable result of the "spirit of witchcraft" being "driven out" would be that the alleged witches accept Jesus voluntarily, peacefully, and without coercion.

Having been to Kenya, Ivory Coast, Benin, and other African Nations one recognizes that there is a superstition that pervades the region home to the birthplace of voodoo and fostered by witch doctors intimidation through rituals, sacrifices of animals and people, mutilations, etc. Violence is common between witch doctors battling for regional control and will incite the fear of the people to violence often. The Christian message of love, forgiveness, and freedom from fear in Jesus, promoting faithfulness in marriage, responsibility to family and community, morality, and hope should not be sneered at by your ignorance on the cultural climate.

The very conclusive statistics that are portrayed in the Transformation videos shows a veritable "transformation" in socially significant ways, not just religious affiliation: it has changed everything about their social environment including alcoholism rates, marital and child abandonment and abuse, food supplies as men take responsibility and learn skills and trades, social volunteerism, education, reducing aids proliferation, and more.

[KimIslesboro]

Thomas Muthee visited Wasilla Assembly of God and gave 10 consecutive sermons at the church, from October 11-16 2005. As both Palin and Wasilla AoG Head Pastor Ed Kalnins have attested, Thomas Muthee 'prayed over' Sarah Palin and entreated God to "make a way" prior to Palin's successful bid for the Alaska governorship. Muthee made a return visit to the Wasilla Assembly of God in late 2008. Thomas Muthee's Word of Faith Church is featured in the "Transformations" video which details an account on how Muthee drove "the spirit of witchcraft" out of Kiambu, Kenya, liberating the town from its territorial demonic possession and enabling a miraculous societal transformation.

Apparently they do more than just pray to get rid of the witches...

Kenya Mob Burns 15 Women to Death Over ‘Witchcraft’
A rampaging mob in western Kenya burnt 15 women accused of witchcraft to death, a local official and villagers told AFP Wednesday.­”This is unacceptable. People must not take the law into their own hands simply because they suspected someone,” said Mwangi Ngunyi, the head of Nyamaiya district. “We will hunt the suspects down,” he added.
The gang of about 100 people moved from house to house late Tuesday, tied up their victims and set them ablaze, the official said.
Ngunyi added that the mob also torched 50 houses in Nyakeo village, located some 300 kilometres (180 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi.
read http://ballyblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/kenya-mob-burns-15-women/omen/