Palin Attended Church Event With Samurai Sword Ceremony
On June 7th, 2008 Sarah Palin interrupted her schedule of state business and spent Alaska state taxpayer money to fly up from Juneau to the Mat-Su Valley where she attended on June 8th two religious events dominated by the Wasilla Assembly of God, which is demonstrably Palin's key Alaska church.
At the end of one those events, young adults in a church Palin had attended for over two decades were presented with Samurai swords. "Warriors of old were considered undressed if they were without their sword... Swords were worn in service to the lord of the realm. Some of the most renowned swordsmen were the Samurai," intoned a church member officiating the sword ceremony, who then quoted Psalms 149 verses 6-9:
"May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double edged sword in their hands to inflict vengeance on the nations, and punishment on the peoples, and to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, and to carry out the sentence written against them."
In the lead up to the November 4th, 2008 presidential election there was an almost total failure, of not only mainstream but also alternative media and even bloggers, to inform the American voting public about the very specific and militant nature of the Christian religious tendency Sarah Palin was demonstrably heavily linked to.
In one of the two ceremonies Palin attended on June 8, 2008, known as "One Lord Sunday," a Christian supremacist gathering of Mat-Su valley area Christian church members, Palin was blessed and anointed by Wasilla Assembly of God head pastor Ed Kalnins. A second ceremony Palin attended that day was nationally publicized for footage on the Wasilla church's website that showed Palin giving a speech in honor of students graduating from the Wasilla Assembly of God's Masters Commission program.
In the speech, governor Palin effused, "It was so cool growing up in this church!" and went on to suggest the US military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan was sanctioned by God, and the governor. And Palin was prayed and blessed over by Ed Kalnins and Wasilla Assembly of God Paul Riley. But media did not delve into the nature of the Masters Commission program, nor reporters and journalists, or bloggers for that matter, bother to watch the video segment of the June 8th, 2008 Wasilla AoG video segment in full.
Anyone who did so would have noticed, later on in the ceremony, 1) a speaker addressing Palin from the stage, indicating she was still in the audience and, 2) shortly after, a ceremony in which male 3-year Masters Commission students were presented with Samurai swords, in a ceremony which mentioned the Samurai code of honor. Special note was made of the specific uses of the Samurai swords gifted to the students, such as cutting down opponents from horseback, ground-level combat, and in very close combat -- as an auxiliary blade to be plucked out for a sudden, killing blow.
The one female 3-year graduate of the program present in the ceremony was presented with a western-style broadsword that also was larger than the Samurai swords presented to the male students.
[below: 3-year graduates of Masters Commission Wasilla Alaska program given swords]
Other video to be found on the Wasilla church's web site, from a September 7, 2007 Masters Commission event at the Wasilla Assembly God, shows a national Masters Commission speaker waving a sword about from the pulpit while addressing students in the program, then playing an excerpt from the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot and suggesting to the program students that there are times when it is necessary to fight.
[below: Masters Commission national speaker Jayme Montera waves sword about during sermon, plays clip from Mel Gibson war movie "The Patriot"]
From September through to November 4th, 2008, there was an almost uniform failure, by not only mainstream media and progressive media but also bloggers, to notice such unusual and highly distinctive characteristics of Palin's religious associations. It was more than a trivial oversight; following the election, a story printed in the February 2009 issue of Charisma Magazine confirmed Palin's continuing association with Alaska religious leader Mary Glazier.
Glazier is a high level leader in a religious movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). She and Sarah Palin prayed together, both over the phone and in person, the Charisma story revealed.
On June 13, 2008 Mary Glazier told attendees at the "Opening the Gate of Heaven on Earth" conference, who represented many of the New Apostolic Reformation's top leaders, that,
There is a tipping point, at which, at which time, because of the sin of the land, the people then have to be displaced.... God is preparing a people to displace the ones whose sin is rising so that then they tip over and the church goes in -- one is removed and the church moves in and takes the territory. Now, that does not mean that the people are removed, because God removes them from the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light. They are given an opportunity to change allegiances.
Later in the speech, Mary Glazier described how she had been present at the inception of Sarah Palin's political career and that Palin was in her personal prayer group :
There was a twenty-four year old woman that God began to speak to about entering into politics. She became a part of our prayer group out in Wasilla. Years later, became the mayor of Wasilla. And last year was elected Governor of the state of Alaska. Yes! Hallelujah! At her inauguration she dedicated the state to Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
On January 7, 2009, both Mary Glazier and another key Third Wave and New Apostolic leader, Dutch Sheets, appeared at the church most closely linked to Sarah Palin, the Wasilla Assembly of God, where Palin was re-baptized and attended for over two and a half decades. During the church service Sheets declared that Glazier "was the lady who brought us into the state [Alaska]." On June 7, 2009 another New Apostolic Reformation leader, International Coalition of Apostles member Lance Wallnau, gave a talk at the Wasilla church, in which he outlined the "Seven Mountains Mandate."
The July 12-14, 2008 Opening the Gate of Heaven on Earth conference that featured a number of speeches and sermons -- on the plans of leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation to take control of society and government through their "Seven Mountains Strategy."
These efforts to take control of religion, family, education, arts and entertainment, media, government, and business are clearly defined in their publicity and in numerous conferences on their efforts. In an October 16, 2005 Wasilla Assembly of God church event, in a speech given shortly before he blessed and anointed Sarah Palin, Thomas Muthee quite plainly laid out the need to take over the seven "kingdoms" in the short sermon, or speech, Muthee gave before the anointing of Sarah Palin.
Loren Cunningham is credited as one of three evangelists who supposedly received the Seven Mountains idea as a vision from God. Cunningham is founder of the global evangelizing organization Youth With a Mission, which owns the increasingly notorious "C Street House" where GOP Senators John Ensign and Tom Coburn enjoy cut-rate rent and Bible classes, and swap personal secrets such as news of Ensign's recently disclosed extramarital affair.
For another informed take on Sarah Palin's religious and political leanings, see Alaska native Leah Burton's recent book Theo Palinism: The Face of Failed Extremism
For further reading, see:
Palin Ties To Militant Religious Movement Confirmed
Palin Pastors, Ensign C Street House Owner Promote Same Infiltration Plan
Fighting Demons, Raising the Dead, Taking Over the World
Prosperity, Spiritual Warfare, and the "On-Demand" God
The New Christianity: What the Mainstream Media Has Missed
and [website section with collection of stories]
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Samurai Swords are single-edged.
From the early 1500s through mid 1700s they were used in Japan to cut off the heads of christians if they happened to survive the crucifixions that they were subjected to by feudal lords.
There is very little you can do to convince spiritual extremists who want to spread their evangelical fervor. My brother lived down the street from a Kingdom Hall, and his home became a first stop for all the Jehovah's Witnesses who were going out into the world on missions. After many years, he put a sign up that said: JEHOVAH WELCOME--NO WITNESSES PLEASE.
Lol - finally something to laugh.
I wonder what would happen if you become a member of the church, and didn't pay the amount of tithes and offerings that they dictate you to pay (which could be a hefty amount if your not working regularly). Will that warrant them to haul you in front of the church, and use the Samauri warrior swords to chop off what offends thee?
Or if you get caught stealing something, will they chop off what offends thee?
Or if your husband or wife gets caught in adultry, will they chop off what offends thee?
Of if you get angry with your best friend, will they chop off what offends thee? (but you make up with yor friend like you always do afterwards).
Or if you get caught lying, will they chop off what offends thee? (Uh-Oh, Sarah, be careful what you're teaching these kids).
Of if you get mad at your kids, will they chop off what offends thee?
Just add whatever situation to this equation, and this seems really scary, but I'll bet they are more than willing to chop off whatever offends thee!
Palin is a religious extremist in sheep's clothing. If you thought George Bush was bad, you haven't seen anything yet. I think she truly believes that she is chosen by God. Like the C-street people she does not believe in accountability. She thinks she is above it. That is why she can lie about anything with impunity.
Yes, you are so right. She is very dangerous and if we don't pay attention to her every move, we will be in trouble in this country. Great comments!
Relax. The sword is being used as a metaphor for spiritual warfare, not physical. While the use of a samurai sword is in poor taste and probably an insult to some cultures, I do not believe they intend to go marching and killing people who believe differently than they do. Christ is very clear that those who live by the sword, die by the sword. Yet, in spiritual matters, the Bible is defined as the sword of the spirit. Some congregations go over the top with military metaphors but, except for the 1% of extreme crazies, they are intended to be symbolic of spiritual warfare.
I ask you to please go to the links at the bottom of the article and see how this is not about using the "swords" as a metaphor. This is about a real, and well funded movement by factions of the Christian Evangelical community and their agenda.
The movement may be real but the idea they are going to go about physically slashing people with swords is not real. I think some ideas that have been expressed on this post and elsewhere, such as comparing this group to the Taliban, are inaccurate. The Taliban will slice you with a sword, while this group will most likely pray for you and try to persuade you. Not quite the same thing.
um, bush stood at a podium and stated that iraq was god's will.
sarah palin stood at a podium and said that iraq was the front in god's war against the infedels.
the right-wing has absolutely no problem using the united states military to pursue a new crusade. one of the main signs of armeggedon is that the temple of solomon will be destroyed twice; when it's rebuilt a third time, the world will end. the only way for that to happen is if the temple mount is destroyed. so for the rapture to occur, and all the good christians to be taken up into heaven, one of islam's holiest sites must be destroyed.
i get fairly annoyed when christians start to say all the violence that their religion promotes is all metaphorical. christianity has caused more bloodshed than any other moral, religious, or societal movement ever. hitler and stalin combined have no where near the blood on their hands that the church has.
if you think all the violence is just metaphorical, i have 3 words for you: salem witch trials.
Has Palin moved her things into a room at C Street yet?
I'll bet she has been invited to join.
LOL, I don't think it's CO-ED at C street....
You sure?
For those who think this article is just about Palin and her Wasilla church, you are quite mistaken. Please read the links at the bottom of the page of this column. This is about a highly organized effort to put the agenda of Christian zealots in every aspect of our society. They are organized, well funded and everywhere.
Want more evidence of the existence of this Christian like Taliban? Go to Harper's Magazine May 2009 and read the article about the growing number of Christian military officers, who put their faith before the Constitution. Here is an excerpt of "Jesus Killed Mohammed:
As dusk fell, the men prepared four Bradley Fighting Vehicles for a “run and gun” to draw fire away from the compound. Humphrey headed down from the roof to get a briefing. He found his lieutenant, John D. DeGiulio, with a couple of sergeants. They were snickering like schoolboys. They had commissioned the Special Forces interpreter, an Iraqi from Texas, to paint a legend across their Bradley’s armor, in giant red Arabic script.
“What’s it mean?” asked Humphrey.
“Jesus killed Mohammed,” one of the men told him. The soldiers guffawed. JESUS KILLED MOHAMMED was about to cruise into the Iraqi night.
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Most unfortunately, there are so many fellow americans that would proudly, self-righteously line up, children in tow, for their indoctrination and marching orders. They are filled with the belief that this gets them into heaven because they are 'the chosen' just for having heeded the call.
And most scary is they also believe that any who don't believe their doctrine are heathen (translation: liberals, people of color,atheists) and must be stopped in any way possible, as warriors for 'the one true God. '
Do a YouTube search for Lance Wallnau, there are 56 entries...
This is him explaining The Seven Mountains Mandate (translation:world dominance)
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But there are way more real Christians, and I mean real Christians, who abhor this self-righteous zealot’s cult. If the real Christians (the mainstream Christians) come to understand that following the zealots means giving up democracy for theocracy they will hinder it.
So let us continue to share what we know.
Well, all I can say is ThanksMatt!!! I am grateful for the reminder that this Palin group is a minority in the real Christian world. The Red Letter Christians, for instance, who actually follow and embrace the teachings of Christ and not some caricature of Jesus as a warmongering warrior that the fringe fanatics promote.
Swords are used to kill people. Jesus didn't wear a sword. It's amazing how these people can call themselves disciples of God by taking on vengeance towards others. What in the world is happening to our gene pool? They believe the Bible was actually written by God when it is 700 years of writings via stories from man.
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What makes this nonsense any different than any other superstitious nonsense going on around the world. When the US President has a private meeting with a guy in a dress and funny hat why is this any different.
Did you read the whole article. The best part is in the second half. I think is important to know if the "future of the Republican party" is paling around with people who think America is imperfect enough to turn into a theocracy.
"There was a twenty-four year old woman that God began to speak to about entering into politics."
Oh, how I love Protestant Christianity! Everyone gets to be a prophet. It's so democratic!
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, headed by Barry Lynn, is fighting the good fight.
Check them out:
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Thanks for posting their link...Cou
These stories are about preserving the Constituti
So does that mean that the Sarah Palins of the world are teaching their young to chop 'n cut for Jesus now? This is disgusting! They go after the young to corrupt their minds, because they are easily trained in their ways.
What I realized again was that Palin herself was brainwashed too as a child. She entered that church at the age of 12.
It doesn't make things better, but it helps me to understand what is going on.
Sarah Palin was beginning her evangelical "calling" in Alaska at the same time I was being wooed by the Lighthouse Ministries in Ketchikan, Alaska as my friends took me to see David Wilkerson of The Cross and the Switchblade Revival. It was the first time I had ever been exposed to speaking in tongues, writhing around on the floor, and a call to arms.
It was at the High School auditorium, in the same school that my mother as well as Mary Skulka Glazier graduated from. Mary was one of the people who got sucked into the vortex, I wasn't. Mary went on to become Palin's spiritual advisor, and has "shepherded" her to this day. - Leah theopalini
Exactly!!!
Funny you should ask...abou
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I am not going to worry myself too much about this silly posturing and playacting. I won't pick up my own sword unless I see these people marauding down my street. Until then, they are simply ludicrous people hiding in Alaska.
And in our Congress! This is fringe on steroids right here in Washington DC. They are hiding but they are everywhere.
And now they have to be EXPOSED - msm, for example, wake up!
I wished you were right.
But didn't Bush too get a security warning in August 2001 and chose to ignore it?
See Bruce Wilson's Profile
Palin's religious movement is national as well as global.
Worrying won't help anyway unless it motivates you to act. These people need to be exposed. They are trying to worm their way into our government on every level. And they are motivated like Amway reps on steroids. To them it is spiritual warfare. Just their antagonism to science should concern you.
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