Sarah Palin is quickly developing a pastor problem of her own, which by all accounts should be much worse than Obama's ever was. We learned that Palin's church had the director of Jews for Jesus give a sermon two weeks ago, and Palin was there. He gave a warm introduction and a collection plate was even passed around for donations to the organization.
Then, just recently we learned that Palin's pastor himself found his calling through Jews for Jesus. "If it were not for Jews for Jesus, I would not be standing here," said Kroon.
This in itself would be a huge problem for Jewish voters. But it gets worse. Jews for Jesus supports Israel, but Pastor Kroon does not. He recently granted an interview to "Brother Nathanael" of the anti-Israel website Real Jew News: The Zionist War for World Dominion.
In the interview, you can clearly see that Kroon is no friend of Israel:
Brother Nathanael Kapner: “Do you support the current State of Israel?”
Pastor Larry Kroon: “I believe that God has a special plan for the Jews. However, I cannot say whether or not the current State of Israel is part of that plan.”
Brother Nathanael: “So you don’t view the current State of Israel has being a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy?”
Pastor Larry Kroon: “There are specific prophecies in the Old Testament that predict the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. But whether or not the current State of Israel is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies I cannot affirm.”
Brother Nathanael: “What do you mean when you say that God has a special plan for the Jews?”
Pastor Larry Kroon: “The Bible teaches that ‘all peoples, tongues, and nations, shall be worshippers of the Lord Jesus Christ.’ Jews are included in this purview.”
The full interview can be found here.
This will be a problem for Palin in the Jewish community and perhaps outside of it as well.