Among the speakers at Larry Klaymanâs rally in Washington was Brooke McGowan, a Tea Party activist from North Carolina. She had also spoken at the âWe the Peopleâ rally on Veteranâs Day. McGowan, who was introduced as a representative of the Tea Party News Network, devoted her remarks to the need for national repentance, declaring that âwe are in dire trouble today in America. We are a nation under judgment.â Among the reasons McGowan cited were abortion, religious pluralism, and church-state separation:Â
âIn this nation we have turned away from the God of the Bible, and weâve told Him Heâs simply not welcome here. We have welcomed pluralism, atheism, secular humanism, Wicca, and even Islam, but weâve told the Holy God to stay away. Legally, we removed God from the public schools over 50 years ago, and then 40 years ago through a court of nine justices, though not unanimous, we determined that His very image, precious life in the womb, could now be legally torn apart, killed, and discarded. Legalized murder began our rapid moral downfall....Now, how can we expect as a nation to stay blessed or even prosper when we willingly stay under this curse?â
McGowan cited the theories of Jonathan Cahn, whose book The Harbinger and movie Isaiah 9:10 Judgment argue that America is experiencing the end-times wrath of God in ways that were foretold in the Old Testament. According to Cahn, the 9/11 attacks were a wake-up call from God, but America didnât repent, so the 2008 financial crisis was sent our way, but still we as a nation have not repented. If we donât repent now, weâre looking at a military takeover in 2015.
McGowan pushed right-wing âwar on Christianityâ themes and a couple of false myths meant to prove it. âToday there is a cold war on Christianity, a civil war,â McGowan said. âWill we repent? How far does it have to go before we give in to His call for repentance?â
âAt Walter Reed hospital down the road where our broken and mangled servicemen and women lie, you canât even speak the name of Jesus or take in a Bible,â she said. âThis is a disgrace!â
 h/t: Peter Montgomery at RWW