Hate ministry supported by Pentagon

(Photo of Cecil Todd by John R. Crane at "revival" in Branson, Missouri)

Chris Rodda, in an article titled "501(c)3 Violating, Obama Bashing Message from Pentagon Connected Ministry," describes another instance of how fundamentalist Christian hate ministries have penetrated the Pentagon and our armed forces.

Dr. Cecil Todd, founder of Revival Fires International, a 501(c)3 ministry, which 'at the request of the Chief Chaplains of the Pentagon,' has been shipping Bibles to Iraq, via military airlift, since 2003. According to a Revival Fires press release this 'full Bible is designed and authorized by the Chief Chaplains of the Pentagon.'

"This Pentagon involvement and Bible distribution led Navy chaplain LCDR Brian K. Waite to Revival Fires."


And who is LCDR Brian K. Waite and why does he matter? Waite, in 2001, was the pastor of a so-called mega-church. He was also a Navy reserve chaplain. He published in that year "a virulently anti-Muslim book titled Islam Uncovered -- a book which was pulled from the shelves in 2002 due to plagiarism and faked endorsements."

So now we know he is a liar and a phony.

Nevertheless, he was allowed to enter active duty status as a naval chaplain. Rodda says that "As an active duty chaplain, Waite has not only endorsed Revival Fires in uniform on the ministry's website, but appeared on advertisements for, and as a featured speaker at, their 2006 and 2007 campmeetings. He is also scheduled to appear at their 2008 campmeeting, to be held in June."

What can be done about this clown? Not much. "The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) recently exposed LCDR Waite's anti-Muslim writings, his plagiarism scandal, his blatant violations of military regulations in endorsing Revival Fires Ministries, and his diploma-mill educational background. Waite's anti-Muslim ideology led to his dismissal from the faculty of the Graduate Theological Foundation, a civilian institution where he was the director of a Military Ministries doctoral program, but no apparent action by the military."

So it goes. No one seems to be in charge of the Chaplain Corps, either!


Rodda continues, however, to present excerpts from a sermon by Dr. Cecil Todd, titled "Who I Want in The White House." While you can read all that Rodda has to say here, I'm including a few highlights from this so-called "man of God."

"As a minister, I am forbidden by law to tell you how to vote! (I would never do that!) Yet, we all know this law is being broken again and again by many ministers, who are pushing their liberal candidates! I will urge you, 'Do not vote as a Democrat ... and do not vote as a Republican ... BUT AS A CHILD OF GOD BE SURE TO VOTE!

"As a servant of the most high God, I beg you, 'Do not vote for a "baby-killer," or a promoter of the homosexual life-style or someone who will sell-out our freedoms as a nation and as Christians! That does narrow down the candidates!

"There are some today (even those who are Christians!) who mistakenly say, 'Christians shouldn't get involved in politics!' For many years this was my position. However, while we were silent, some politicians and the liberal courts stole prayer, Bible reading, the Ten Commandments from our public schools and many more of our freedoms!

"I believe the 'freedom-steaslers' have used the mis-application of our First Amendment to try and silence our tongues! ...

"While we were sleeping instead of weeping ... while we were playing instead of praying ... while we were feasting instead of fasting, the enemies of freedom have come in and stolen our precious God-given liberties!

"I'm convinced the separation of Church and State will come at the rapture -- when Jesus comes back! If we don't have a rapture real soon, I'm afraid our nation will have a 'rupture!'" ...


I WANT SOMEONE IN THE WHITE-HOUSE WHO WILL EXPOSE THE WICKED AGENDA OF THE RADICAL MUSLIMS! ...

"And the ultimate desire of the Muslims is to make the United States a Muslim nation! And today, our nation is fast embracing the Muslim religion! ...

"Now -- GOD FORBID -- We have one of our Presidential candidates who was raised a Muslim ... he was trained in a Muslim school ... he will rarely (if ever) pledge to our flag if he can avoid it...

Blah, blah, blah.

This so-called "Christian" preacher goes on to disparage, lie, and verbally crucify Obama with lie after lie.

It's all horseshit, of course, but many people believe the things he is saying. Talk about "bearing false witness." One wonders why this religious creep cares so much about the Ten Commandments when he doesn't bother keeping them?

Oh, one final thing: the reason Obama wants to bring the troops home, according to this Cecil Todd fruitcake is...and "the evidence is in, I believe OBAMA IS STILL A MUSLIM IN HIS HEART! He doesn't want his Muslim brothers and sisters killed!"

Aargh! Cecil Todd a Christian? Hopefully, real Christians would repudiate this charlatan! And aren't you glad he didn't endorse a candidate? That would be against the law, you know!