Pastor John Hagee - Cornerstone Church Ministry, Heresy, Divorce & Dirty Deeds
“All hurricanes are acts of God because God controls the heavens. I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that.” - John Hagee
Oh boy. Another major televangelist pastor, John Hagee, has turned out to not only be a crook but a complete moron. John Hagee has made many extremely offensive remarks regarding Catholics, Jews, Islam, homosexuality, women, African Americans, Hurricane Katrina and even the Bible itself. I just don’t understand how heretics like John Hagee can gain such a huge following in the evangelical Christian world… I guess it just goes to show the type of people who are involved in such groups. Even John McCain (below right) has sought out the company of John Hagee and recently received Mr. Hagee’s personal endorsement. Previously, I have discussed Pat Robertson’s “power shakes” he sells and Joel Osteen’s refusal to defend basic tenets of Christianity, but I think John Hagee just might take the cake. John Hagee has publicly stated in a commercial peddling his newest book In Defense of Israel that “Jesus refused to be the Messiah” and that “there was a calvary conspiracy by Rome, the high priests and Herod to execute Jesus”. Wow, is this televangelist on drugs? My guess is yes and there will be another scandal like that of Ted Haggard. He claims that Catholics and the Roman Church are somehow responsible for millenia of anti-Semitism and the death of Jesus Christ. Utterly ridiculous. Pastor John Hagee has also publicly stated to the 19,000 active members of his congregation and millions of television viewers that the United States of America MUST launch a
pre-emptive strike on Iran immediately. John Hagee not only publicly states that he holds such beliefs, but he contradicts himself time and again in his personal life- John Hagee had an adulterous affair and divorced his wife to unbiblically remarry a much younger woman from his own former congregation. What does John Hagee get in return for his heretical ministry? John Hagee has a $2.1 million dollar 7,969 acre ranch with not one, but FIVE lodges, a managers house, a gun locker, a smoke house, a skeet range and three barns. In the year 2001, John Hagee received $842,000 in salary and $414,485 in benefits making him one of the best paid men on earth in ANY field. For comparison, Billy Graham (probably the most well known living religious figure in America), took only $174,000 in compensation that year. I went into business to make money, but perhaps I should’ve become a pastor!!!
Pastor John Hagee’s Heresy
In order to generate controversy to help him sell more books, John Hagee created and distributed a commercial featuring him attacking the Catholic Church for helping plan the murder of Jesus (don’t ask me how this happened, considering that the Catholic Church wasn’t founded till later). A direct quote from John Hagee says, ““Most readers will be shocked by the clear record of history linking Adolf Hitler and the Roman Catholic Church in a conspiracy to ex
terminate the Jews.” Watch the video for yourself and see the outrageous claims Pastor John Hagee makes:
Please take not
e that John Hagee specifically states that Jesus Christ did not come to Earth to be the Messiah. How on earth can anyone, much less millions nationwide, follow a pastor like John Hagee who publicly states that Jesus was not the Messiah?!?! I just don’t get it. Maybe I’m missing something… perhaps John Hagee is a self-help guru like Joel Osteen or something. Ugh. I am beginning to lose my faith in humanity the more I read about some of these selfishly evil megachurch pastors.
Pastor John Hagee Advocates Pre-Emptive War on Iran
Many people advocate pre-emptive war on Iran, but few of them have the ear of President George Bush like Pastor John Hagee does. Pastor John Hagee is a Zionist Christian: he believes that the Book of Revelation in the Bible specifically says any nation that does not defend the state of Israel at any cost will be eternally 
damned. John Hagee has sold millions of books spouting nonsense conspiracy theories from evil global financiers trying to destroy the Jews to saying that the U.S. Postal Service was trying to destroy his ministry (the USPS said Pastor John Hagee’s Ministry hardly qualified as a non-profit and as such was subject to regular rates on mass mailings). Pastor John Hagee’s current ramblings are trying to exort his millions of followers to push their elected representatives to pre-emptively go to war with Iran, before Iran can destroy Israel. To this end, has has raised millions of dollars and even had personal conferences with the President of the United States himself to try to convince him of this view. After these meetings, President Bush took a noticeably more hostile stance on Iran and much of his rhetoric is phrased in religious terms. Scary. Watch John Hagee’s video below to see for yourself what he says:
In his video, Pastor John Hagee says that if America does not defend Israel than God’s wrath and judgment will come directly down upon the heads of the citizens of America. John Hagee is a slick marketer who plays upon peoples fears and hatreds to make money and push his insane policy ideas. Peopho op
le wpose his ideas are damned according to him. Not only that but according to him, “What is the point of having free speech if you have nothing to say?” I’d say that John Hagee sounds more like Hitler, then the Roman Catholic Church who he accuses of being like Hitler.
Adultery, Divorce and Salary of Pastor John Hagee
“Christians don’t steal or lie, they don’t get divorced or have abortions.” - John Hagee
A megachurch televangelist like John Hagee who spouts outrageous beliefs and has millions of followers must lead an immaculate personal life to keep his congreg
ation listening to him, right? Wrong. People apparently will follow John Hagee blindly and will not question him even when details of his adulterous personal life are made public.
John Hagee was the leader of the charismatic Trinity Church in 1975 and was the father of two children. John Hagee had an adulterous affair with a woman and admitted to immorality in front of his church. Pastor John Hagee then divorced the mother of his two children and married a younger woman (Diana Castro, now Diana Hagee) from that same congregation. Pastor John Hagee willfully abused his position of trust and power to take advantage of a younger gullible woman and cheat on his wife. 
So what happened after John Hagee admitted to cheating and abusing his power? Did he repent and pursue becoming a better person and living a life based on Biblical principles? Did people stop following his ministry? The answers are very obvious. John Hagee married the woman he cheated on his wife with and immediately became the pastor of another congregation- the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio Texas.
Pastor John Hagee went on to push his evangelical, speaking in tongues Cornerstone Church into becoming a megachurch that televises his weekly sermons. Nor did he do so for free.
If you visit the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas or watch Pastor John Hagee on his television show, you will see him perched on top of an enormous white and blue throne watching his massive choir or jazz band. When they finish, John Hagee will approach the pulpit for his favorite time of the week- tithe time! Pastor John Hagee has his congregation members raise their money towards the sky and repeat after him “Give and it shall be given.” He then instructs his audience that “When you give, it
qualifies you to receive God’s abundance. If God gives to you before you give to him, God himself will becom a liar… If you’re not prospering it’s because you’re not GIVING!“ Contained in those few sentences is everything that is unscriptural and wrong with the New-Age “Prosperity Message” pushed on gullible congregations by megachurch pastors nationwide. Pastor John Hagee needs to revisit the portion of the Bible where Jesus went into the synagogue and pushed over all the tables of goods. His statement above is in direct contradiction with the Bible.
Using his lies and deceit, Pastor John Hagee has grown into an enormously wealthy man. In the year 2001, his organization filed revenues of $18.3 million dollars with
the IRS. What was John Hagee’s personal compensation package worth? More than $1.25 million dollars. His nonprofit organization, GETV, has a mission statement reading “Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ”. Somehow I think his nearly 8,000 acre Texas ranch does not help that mission. Not only does Pastor John and his wife Diana Hagee own that sprawling ranch, but they also have a 5,275 foot, 6 bedroom mansion in one of San Antonio’s most exclusive gated communities (The Dominion). The house is appraised at $700,000.
So who is monitoring Pastor John Hagee and his largesse? Who ensures that the millions of dollars that gullible grandmothers give him is spent to further spread the gospel of Jesus Christ? 3 of the 4 Directors who monitor the board of his nonprofit GETV foundation are his direct family members- his wife, Diana; his son, Matthew; and himself.
What does Pastor John Hagee have to say about his income and wealth?
“I deserve every dime I’m getting.” _John Hagee.
What a disgusting human being.
Multiple religious organizations and other experts on television ministries have said that John Hagee has a
conflict of interest and what he is doing with GETV and his compensation package probably crosses into the realm of criminals. “We prohibit any personal profiting on a product that is promoted and marketed with
the dollars that have been donated to the ministry,” said Nelson, with the Evangelical Council for Financial
Accountability. The arrangement with the book sale profits or “royalty payments” being placed in a retirement trust - instead of being counted as ordinary income - created the impression that Hagee was trying to avoid being taxed for ordinary income, an intellectual property rights lawyer said. John Hagee basically is laundering money through his nonprofit so he doesn’t have to pay taxes on it, then paying it to himself so he can live an opulent lifestyle while the mission of his foundation goes unaccomplished and the poor gullible grandparents who send him money go hungry.
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May 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I used to be a pentecostal for almost five years and while I was in the
pentecostal circle after I became a born-again Christian in Christ and my lack of
knowledge of the bible, I accepted many pentecostal unbiblical doctrines and
practices. I suffered from mental confusion and I was mentally stressed out.
I seemed there is a mental control of some kind of force within the pentecostal
movement, I always had false guilt that made me mentally burn out.But when
I studied the bible diligently and I came out of the pentecostal mysticism, my
mind was set free and I feel mentally free from confusion.Then I started watching
pentecostal preachers like John Hagee and others on television even the so called
prosperity preachers, then mental confusion came back, I’ve noticed. I stopped
watching any pentecostal or prosperity preacher and I focus more on the bible
and what a relief, my mind was healthy and free from unfounded guilt or fear.
And when I associate with any pentecostal at work I’ve noticed there is a spirit
of confusion.I prayed to the Lord to set me free from any pentecostal confusion
and the Freedom I felt was peace that passeth understanding. I now focus
on Jesus and on the bible and what a blessed freedom. The Truth really set me
free once and for all. Praise Our Lord Jesus Christ Amen
May 29th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Thanks Ted! I appreciate the support!
May 29th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Thanks, brother, I certainly did enjoy your comments and although I have learned much from John Hagee, I do know of MANY other hazardous doctrines of his which only hurt the cause of Christ around the world. I have learned much from his preaching (he is a marvelous “pulpiteer”), but that’s where it ends. I take the good and leave the trash!! I think his view, that “jews DO NOT need to be saved by the blood of Christ is most damaging, and only eternity will reveal his error, or wickedness.
Thanks again and please continue with your wonderful ministry and God bless you, my dear brother. Do not give in to all the pressure!!!! Ted Aanderud
May 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am
PnutGallery- Please watch the videos above before you say that I am twisting the truth. The full commercial published by Pastor John Hagee is up above. John Hagee tries to use irrational fear of certain groups (ie Roman Catholics) to sell his book. He actually has been pressured into apologizing a couple of days ago by the Republican Party & John McCain, but he does not actually mean it (he wrote a BOOK and based his whole ministry on his wacko conspiracy theories).
Also, I’m glad you mentioned my motivation for writing about John Hagee, Ted Haggard, Joel Osteen and other corrupt ministers. I have been intimately familiar with many pastors and have listened to dozens more preach. After much reflection, I have come to realize that most of these guys are scam artists and I am doing my best to find and root out corruption like John Hagee has. My blog mocks corruption and scandal in other areas as well, including police who abuse their power, parents who lock their children in their basement for years and crazy cults like the FCLDS (which was recently busted by the feds for child sex abuse and polygamy). I detest scumbags who abuse their positions of power to harm others and Pastor John Hagee and his “ministry” fit the bill perfectly.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Well, well, well. I just read your post titled: Randall Gross: A Profile in Cowardice.
After reading this —
“From the time I was very young, Randall Gross has been controlled by other people. Randy will do anything to please people around him. He was a pastor at Spanaway Assemblies of God (now the Sound Life Church of the Assemblies of God) and humbly took massive amounts of shit from everyone in the congregation… and turned around and dumped it on his own family.”
I understand your destructive nature in denigrating and attempting to destroy those who were and are more successful in the ministry and as fathers than what you grew up with.
However, your victim hood is no excuse to destroy others that are attempting to spread the Good News of the Gospel of Christ. You, as they say here in the still somewhat free USA, are entitled to your opinion, but your are not given carte blanche to misinterpret and misunderstand other people and report it as truth.
You have used sound bytes from an ad to try and convince your readers that this is the doctrine of Pastor Haggee and his church. This is misleading, at best and a gross abomination, at worst.
When Pastor Haggee said; “Jesus Christ did not come to Earth to be the Messiah“ it was prefaced by; “the Jewish people as a whole did not reject Jesus as messiah.”
One must possess a basic understanding of what the Jewish people believed about the coming Messiah. They expected their enemies to be smitten for their abhorrent treatment of the Jews and His kingdom to be set up on earth at that time. They did not believe their Messiah would come to the earth as a humble servant to sacrifice his life for the salvation of all mankind.
To further cloud the issue you wrote: “…a pastor like John Hagee who publicly states that Jesus was not the Messiah?!?!”
Pastor John Hagee NEVER SAID THAT!!!
He said: “Jesus did not come to earth to be the messiah” in the context that I explained above.
He also said: “Since Jesus refused by word and deed to claim to BE the messiah-
how can the Jews be blamed for rejecting what was never offered.”
Do NOT twist his words to mean he does not believe Jesus was the Messiah!
My prayers go up for your eyes to see and your ears to hear.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Or we could starve him on a mountain top until he receives a spiritual insight.
Or hold him under water.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
one should do more than pray for joel. i recommend we blind him with lasers while he walks to work like paul was blinded for his conversion. maybe then when joel cant see he will see…hmmmm…sweet sweet blinding salvation, joel fear the lasers!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
We can only pray for Joel’s divine salvation.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:52 am
Hmmm…”opulent lifestyles…divorces for younger trophy wives, directly contradicting Scripture. We are living in the end times. Joel,you are going to surprise us all and be the “modern day Paul” before the end comes. Your a hungry, honest, seeker…and God does not ignore those kind of people. People…before you attack and deride Joel, remember Paul? Joel has been called since the womb or before. His time will come in God’s way,not ours. If you really knew Joel, you would know he is one of the most soft hearted caring individuals you have ever met.
(despite his rough exterior that protects his vulnerable and hurt heart) Love Him!
May 6th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Rich Sherman - I have noticed a disturbing trend when discussing certain popular pastors, such as Joel Osteen or John Hagee, with their fans: People become completely irrational and even defy their own religious beliefs in trying to protect these men. My theory is that preachers like John Hagee basically brainwash their congregations and create a cult of personality that has nothing to do with God or Christianity whatsoever. It’s terrifying the power Pastor John Hagee and others wield over gullible people.