Is it really any wonder that Christianity is on the decline in America? Pastor Stephen L. Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona is a veritable fount of hatred — so much so that the SPLC has officially recognized him and his flock as a hate group.
Pastor Anderson, who would be a virtual unknown if not for his decision to repeatedly provoke border agents in hopes of finally getting a response he could construe as an example of the government persecuting Christians — and, of course, his Secret Service visit after he threatened the President’s life. True, he was threatening to use magic, but he still prayed for his god to smite Barack Obama.
