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The Christian Right’s New Man.

I could see myself voting for Huckabee.

No one is happier with the results of the Iowa Straw Poll than charismatic evangelical Christians, who recently declared former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee “one of our own.”

Just a few weeks before the Iowa straw poll, a prominent evangelical publication identified the Republican presidential candidate whom it thought most resembled Ronald Reagan and deserved the support of evangelical voters. That candidate was not the actor turned politician Fred Thompson, but rather the Baptist minister turned governor, and now presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee.
The endorsement came from New Man, one of eight magazines published by Strang Communications, whose founder and president, Stephen Strang, is a highly influential voice among charismatics — evangelicals who attend non-denominational churches such as those of John Hagee or Rod Parsley, as well as denominational Pentecostals. New Man, which started out as the magazine of the Bible-macho Promise Keepers movement, today reaches 100,000 subscribers with its advice on questions such as whether masturbation is an acceptable way to preserve one’s virginity before marriage (no) or whether the Bible dictates that men exercise authority over their wives (yes). Huckabee graced the cover of the July/August issue of New Man, which declared him “one of our own.”

Strang is no newcomer to Republican politics. He helped George H.W. Bush in his 1988 campaign, and after being an early supporter of John Ashcroft in the 2000 race, later became an avid George W. Bush backer. His own imprint published Stephen Mansfield’s glowing campaign biography, The Faith of George W. Bush, and he has continued to be a cheerleader for Bush and the Iraq War, even as the public’s support for both has hit rock bottom.

While Strang shares fellow conservative evangelicals’ reactionary views on abortion and homosexuality, he also has been at the forefront of pushing for apocalyptic war in the Middle East, which he, like his friend Hagee, cloaks in supposed “support” for Jews and Israel. His publishing house is responsible for many of the leading books, including Hagee’s, about the alleged Biblical imperative for Christians to “support” Israel in the form of world-ending wars and the Second Coming of Christ, and he serves as a regional director for Hagee’s Christians United for Israel (CUFI).

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8 Responses to “The Christian Right’s New Man.”

  1. University Update - Lindsay Lohan - The Christian Right’s New Man. Says:

    August 19th, 2007 at 8:48 am
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  2. didymus Says:

    August 20th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
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    This is so weird to me. I don’t know if Christians really understand what they are really advocating here when they support groups like CUFI. When people start “pushing for apocalyptic war in the Middle East” that’s saying you want a full on slaughter festival, a cornucopia of collateral damage, millions of people killed in a genocidal frenzy, brought about and conducted by a ‘Christian’ America who will blame everyone but themselves for the ‘righteous’ mess they create. All done so that the prince of peace will return to justify the warmongers… er, something like that.

    I pray Huckabee doesn’t support this kind of wackoness that some of his supporters apparently want.

  3. ~J~ Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 12:17 am
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    didymus,

    You misunderstand most Christians. I can’t speak for all, but I’m a fundamentalist Baptist. I know there is nothing I or anyone else can do to hasten the Lord’s return.

    I believe I will not be on earth when Armageddon happens, so I’m not “pushing” for anything, but praying for peace throughout the world and especially the Mid-East and to be more specific Israel and the city of Jerusalem.

    I know nothing of the CUFI you mention and am not a member of any religious organization other than my church.

  4. didymus Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 2:14 am
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    ~J~ ,

    I don’t think I am misunderstanding ‘most’ Christians. I’ve had enough conversations with folks, both online and off, and I go to an evangelical church now, and a fundamentalist one for a couple of years as well.

    I don’t think Christians really know what they are supporting, or what they are asking for as they take the so-called ‘pro-Israel’ side (BTW, I don’t think CUFI’s position is really pro-Israel, for its promotion of war on Iran would be nothing but bad for Israel). Have you ever read Mark Twain’s short story ‘The War Prayer’, that would be an example of people not really seeing or understanding what they are supporting, but where God sees the situation with perfect and brutal clarity.

    Christian support for Israel (and especially CUFI’s brand of it) is often painted in the colors of Christian piety, and as ‘biblically based’, it’s as if they are wearing rose-colored glasses, making everything look nice and right, but a sober look at their support exposes some very ugly things.

  5. ~J~ Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 3:35 am
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    So you go to church and went to an evangelical church for a couple of years. You’ve talked to Christians online and offline and now you are trying to imply you know how “most” Christians believe. Good for you.

    I’m telling you I’m a fundamentalist Baptist and have no desire to stir any trouble in the Mid-East to hasten Jesus’ return.

    Anyone who has studied the Bible can tell you Jesus Himself said no man knew the day or the hour but His Father Who is in Heaven, so how can we hasten the day the Lord will return when it is on God’s time table?

    In my many moves I’ve belonged to many churches and not one has advocated what you claim. Why? Because we believe we will be raptured before these events happen and they will have no effect on us.

    Be a little more realistic in your blanket statements. Again, I don’t know anything about the organization that apparently has your hackles up, but if they are trying to hasten Christ’s return, lots of luck to them.

  6. ~J~ Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 3:37 am
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    And, no, I didn’t read Mark Twain’s short story mainly because I didn’t care for his writing.

  7. Guss Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 9:14 am
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    J,=d>

  8. didymus Says:

    August 21st, 2007 at 11:51 am
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    ~J~,
    I’m sorry you thought I was making “blanket statements” (I’m not), and I’m sorry you think my hackles are up (I’m not too perturbed really… well, maybe I am now, but I wasn’t then when I commented earlier). I’m sorry I mentioned CUFI so much, but I mentioned them in my comments because they are mentioned in the original blog post above, and I am familiar with them and their claim that they represent ‘most’ evangelicals. I am sorry my experiences with churches have been different than yours. I do know that we Christians cannot hasten the day the Lord returns (and I know that most churches believe this), but the original post above does mention concerning Strang, “he also has been at the forefront of pushing for apocalyptic war in the Middle East”. Now maybe he is not trying to hasten the day of the Lord, but ‘pushing for apocalyptic war’… well, okay.

    I’m actually kind of sorry I bothered commenting in the first place (but not too sorry). Anyway, enough.

    p.s. I’m sorry to hear you don’t like Mark Twain’s writing. You’re missing out.