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[[Image:John Hagee of TX.jpg|400px|right|thumb|San Antonio's pastor John Hagee]]
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'''John C. Hagee''' (b. April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, [[Texas]], a non-denominational [[evangelical]] church with more than 18,000 active members.
 
  
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Hagee is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in America on 160 TV stations, 50 radio stations and eight networks. The ministries can be seen and heard weekly in 99 million homes. John Hagee Ministries is in [[Canada]] on the Miracle Channel and CTS and can be seen in [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and is in most developing nations.
 
  
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He is also the president and CEO of Global Evangelism Television, which telecasts his radio and television ministry. Hagee has received numerous honors and accolades from national [[Jewish]] organizations for his unwavering support of [[Israel]]. In pursuit of his support of Israel, Hagee helped found Christians United for Israel on February 7, 2006 as a "Christian AIPAC" lobbying Congress to support Israel.
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'''John Charles Hagee''' (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], a non-denominational [[charismatic]] church with more than 18,000 active members, and is involved with international televangelism.
  
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==Controversy==
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Hagee is an alumnus of [[Southwestern Assemblies of God University]] in [[Waxahachie, Texas]], a town south of [[Dallas]]. He is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in America on 160 TV stations, 50 radio stations and eight networks. The ministries can be seen and heard weekly in 99 million homes. John Hagee Ministries is in [[Canada]] on the Miracle Channel and CTS and can be seen in [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and is in most developing nations.
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In 2003, the San Antonio Express-News reported that, in 2001 alone, John Hagee had received over 1.25 million dollars in total compensation for his position as CEO at the non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV). This made him one of the highest-paid televangelists in 2001.
 
  
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According to the Form 990 that GETV filed for tax year 2003, Hagee received almost a million dollars in compensation for his work for GETV that year, which amounted to approximately 16 hours per week. (The GETV Board of Directors, which determines his pay, consisted of John Hagee himself, his wife, his son, and a Cornerstone Church member.) However, because he claimed that he worked "80 hours a week" writing books, singing songs, meeting international dignitaries and answering the call to preach the word of God, John Hagee argued: "I deserve every dime I'm getting". Other observers, including many evangelical Christians, criticize Hagee's handling of finances. Considering his combined pay from both donor-supported ministries (his separate church and TV ministries), his pay has been over $1 million per year.
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He is also the president and CEO of Global Evangelism Television, which telecasts his radio and television ministry. Hagee has received numerous honors and accolades from national [[Jewish]] organizations for his unwavering support of [[Israel]]. In pursuit of his support of Israel, Hagee helped restart [[Christians United for Israel]] in 2006 as a "Christian AIPAC" lobbying Congress to support Israel.  Hagee supports a view, at odds with many of his contemporaries in evangelical Christianity, that Jews (as God's chosen people) get to heaven apart from Jesus based upon their adherence to the Torah.
  
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Hagee said he was certain his finances complied with requirements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because he hired tax lawyers and accountants to make sure that his books complied with tax laws. Hagee said, 'We want a set of books so that when the IRS comes in here and looks they'll say, those people are clean'", Hagee said. "And I am waiting for the day that the IRS is going to come look at our books. I have spent a chunk of money waiting for them" .
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==Controversies==
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As a conservative Christian, Hagee has been the subject of numerous controversies.
  
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In September 2004, Hagee re-registered GETV as a church under the name Grace Church of San Antonio, and became exempt from filing detailed returns with the IRS. A further reorganization in July 2006 moved all assets into Cornerstone Church. <ref>[http://open-letter-for-pastor-hagee.org]</ref>
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===Compensation===
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Some groups consider Hagee's compensation to be excessive for a minister and have asked him to repent.<ref>http://open-letter-for-pastor-hagee.org/</ref>
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===Support for Israel and Jewish people===
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[[John McCain]] rejected Hagee's endorsement when presented with Hagee's views on the [[holocaust]].<ref>"Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone with a gun and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter. And the Bible says -- Jeremiah writing -- 'They shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and from the holes of the rocks,' meaning there's no place to hide. And that might be offensive to some people but don't let your heart be offended. I didn't write it, Jeremiah wrote it. It was the truth and it is the truth. How did it happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said my top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel."  Full audio of the sermon available [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErC1IJeHnyc]</ref>  Jewish groups have come to Hagee's defense, noting his strong support for Israel and that the same view is shared by some Orthodox rabbis.<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080524/NATION/810558402/0/ENTERTAINMENT</ref><ref>http://dennisprager.townhall.com/columnists/DennisPrager/2008/05/28/god,_the_holocaust_and_a_pastor</ref>
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Some groups consider Hagee's unwavering support for the Jews to be highly excessive, and that he worships the Jews more than he does Jesus Christ. Many Christians source John Hagee's book titled 'In Defense of Israel' where he specifically says:
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"The Jews did not reject Jesus as their messiah because Jesus never claimed to be the messiah.
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Christians consider this, citing Galatians 4:25-26, a damnable heresy.
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===Marital Status===
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In 1960, he married Martha Downing, with whom he had two children: John Christopher and Tish.
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While married to Downing Hagee began an affair with Diana Castro; he divorced Downing in 1975 and left his prior church at the same time.
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In 1976 Hagee married Castro, they have three children: Cristina, Matthew and Sandy.  He started Cornerstone (not too far from his prior church) around the same time. Matthew serves as associate pastor at Cornerstone Church and often preaches for his father.
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Fundamentalist and some evangelical Christians believe the Bible prohibits a divorced person from serving as pastor, especially given that he was guilty of the extra-marital affair leading to the divorce (and subsequently married the woman with whom he had the affair).<ref>https://joelx.com/pastor-john-hagee-cornerstone-church-ministry-heresy-divorce-dirty-deeds/910/</ref>
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== References ==
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* [http://www.sacornerstone.com/ Cornerstone Church, founded by John Hagee]
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* [http://www.jhm.org/ME2/Default.asp John Hagee Ministries]
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Latest revision as of 20:01, July 21, 2026

San Antonio's pastor John Hagee


John Charles Hagee (born April 12, 1940) is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic church with more than 18,000 active members, and is involved with international televangelism.

Hagee is an alumnus of Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, a town south of Dallas. He is the President and CEO of John Hagee Ministries which telecasts his national radio and television ministry carried in America on 160 TV stations, 50 radio stations and eight networks. The ministries can be seen and heard weekly in 99 million homes. John Hagee Ministries is in Canada on the Miracle Channel and CTS and can be seen in Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and is in most developing nations.

He is also the president and CEO of Global Evangelism Television, which telecasts his radio and television ministry. Hagee has received numerous honors and accolades from national Jewish organizations for his unwavering support of Israel. In pursuit of his support of Israel, Hagee helped restart Christians United for Israel in 2006 as a "Christian AIPAC" lobbying Congress to support Israel. Hagee supports a view, at odds with many of his contemporaries in evangelical Christianity, that Jews (as God's chosen people) get to heaven apart from Jesus based upon their adherence to the Torah.

Controversies

As a conservative Christian, Hagee has been the subject of numerous controversies.

Compensation

Some groups consider Hagee's compensation to be excessive for a minister and have asked him to repent.[1]

Support for Israel and Jewish people

John McCain rejected Hagee's endorsement when presented with Hagee's views on the holocaust.[2] Jewish groups have come to Hagee's defense, noting his strong support for Israel and that the same view is shared by some Orthodox rabbis.[3][4]

Some groups consider Hagee's unwavering support for the Jews to be highly excessive, and that he worships the Jews more than he does Jesus Christ. Many Christians source John Hagee's book titled 'In Defense of Israel' where he specifically says:

"The Jews did not reject Jesus as their messiah because Jesus never claimed to be the messiah.

Christians consider this, citing Galatians 4:25-26, a damnable heresy.

Marital Status

In 1960, he married Martha Downing, with whom he had two children: John Christopher and Tish.

While married to Downing Hagee began an affair with Diana Castro; he divorced Downing in 1975 and left his prior church at the same time.

In 1976 Hagee married Castro, they have three children: Cristina, Matthew and Sandy. He started Cornerstone (not too far from his prior church) around the same time. Matthew serves as associate pastor at Cornerstone Church and often preaches for his father.

Fundamentalist and some evangelical Christians believe the Bible prohibits a divorced person from serving as pastor, especially given that he was guilty of the extra-marital affair leading to the divorce (and subsequently married the woman with whom he had the affair).[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://open-letter-for-pastor-hagee.org/
  2. ↑ "Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone with a gun and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter. And the Bible says -- Jeremiah writing -- 'They shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and from the holes of the rocks,' meaning there's no place to hide. And that might be offensive to some people but don't let your heart be offended. I didn't write it, Jeremiah wrote it. It was the truth and it is the truth. How did it happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said my top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel." Full audio of the sermon available [1]
  3. ↑ https://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080524/NATION/810558402/0/ENTERTAINMENT
  4. ↑ http://dennisprager.townhall.com/columnists/DennisPrager/2008/05/28/god,_the_holocaust_and_a_pastor
  5. ↑ https://joelx.com/pastor-john-hagee-cornerstone-church-ministry-heresy-divorce-dirty-deeds/910/

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