It has been reported in the press…
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an Arizona pastor who said he wants President Barack Obama dead in a recent sermon.
According to an ABC TV affiliate in Tempe, Arizona, Pastor Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church said he prays for the president to die.
Now Anderson, and members of his church who say they agree with their pastor, have toted guns to and from church because they say they’ve received death threats due to the controversial remarks.
On August 16th, Anderson delivered a sermon titled “Why I Hate Barack Obama.” In it, Anderson admitted he prays for the president’s death. The
Pastor Steven Anderson
following Sunday Anderson said: ”If you want to know how I’d like to see Obama die, I’d like him to die of natural causes,” according to witnesses, adding that “I don’t want him to be a martyr, we don’t need another holiday. I’d like to see him die, like Ted Kennedy, of brain cancer.”
While some members agree with the minister’s remarks, other residents protested outside the church during Sunday morning service.
“A man of the cloth wants to kill the president, how sick can you get,” asked a Tempe resident who picketed.
Anderson said despite the death threats, he has no plans to change his message.
“I’m not going to back down, I wouldn’t be worth my salt as a preacher if I let popularity determine what I preach,” Anderson told reporters.
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Watch Anderson make his comments about Obama roughly 13 minutes in…
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