John Hagee

Founder of Christians United for Israel, John Hagee is also the CEO of Global Evangelism Television and founder of a megachurch called Cornerstone.

John Hagee is a prime example of how the evangelical right has assimilated anti-Muslim messages. He built a political power base by weaving Christian End Times theology with nationalistic pro-Israel organizations. His controversial views, including sermons that praised the Holocaust, forced Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to reject his endorsement shortly after securing the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2008.

Hagee perpetuates several myths about Islam and American Muslims and draws on other members of the Islamophobia network to drive home his mistaken points. “Ladies and gentlemen, America is at war with radical Islam…Jihad has come to America, said Hagee. "If we lose the war to Islamic fascism, it will change the world as we know it.” 

Hagee features Frank Gaffney at his Christians United for Israel conferences and insists that the United States intervene against Iran, which he believes is committed to destroying western civilization.