Rick Perry and the "New Apostolic Reformation" movement

This is a Rachel Maddow show segment from just after the Rich Perry prayer event from a week ago. Maddow catches what many have missed about this event.

It's not just hyper-religious in that "Jesus gonna get you" kind of way. It's hyper-religious in that "trying to take over the government" kind of way. And it features a bunch of people from a single movement — the New Apostolic Reformation movement.

It's a great watch. I created a sub-clip just about Perry and the movement itself. Maddow starts here with a series of quotes from movement leaders, then notes similarities in the message, and then at 6:25 discusses the movement itself. (The full clip is here if you want to see the intro.)



The New Apolostic Reformation movement has been connected to Kingdom Now Theology (don't you love those names?). The google is filled with wonders to delight you on these subjects. Read up; these guys are serious. (People like Monica Goodling are fellow travelers. Think they won't be brought back?)

They chose Perry; he's the candidate for this movement. And then he chose them, at least for his prayer event. Will he choose them if and when he attains the secular prize?

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