Speaker Mike Johnson slammed for inviting pastor who trashed Jews to give prayer in House

A letter sent to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Chaplain Margaret Kibben blasted them for welcoming a pastor to the chamber who has a documented history of hate and antisemitism, posted Daily Beast reporter Roger Sollenberger.

According to the letter, signed by more than two dozen Democrats, Pastor Jack Hibbs promoted Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud lies "and inflamed his followers by preaching that Jan. 6th would go down in history alongside the War of Independence and the War of 1812.

He was invited as guest chaplain to give the opening prayer to the House on January 30.

"By preaching that God has anointed the Trump administration and could still intercede to save Trump's presidency on Jan. 6th, Hibbs advanced a religious permission structure that led to violence by those who believed any means were justified to carry out what they viewed as God's plan," the letter stated.

The allegations continue: "On Jan. 6, Hibbs attended the MAGA rally at the Ellipse that preceded the attack. Immediately after the sacking of the Capitol, he went on Tony Perkins' 'Washington Week' program to tacitly justify what had just happened by repeating the lie that the election was 'manipulated' and claiming: 'This is what you get when you eject God from the courts and from the schools' and teach children they are 'evolutionary byproducts.'"

The authors also cited past comments Hibbs made calling transgender people part of a "sexually perverted cult" who are in "violation of the word and will of God" and part of an "anti-God, anti-Christ plan of none other than Satan himself."

There are more documented attacks Hibbs made about LGBTQ+ people and promoting "conversion therapy," which has been denounced by the American Psychiatric Association.

Hibbs alos has a history of saying Christians are at "war" with Islam, which he called a "death cult." At a time of increased attacks on Jewish people and rising antisemitism, Hibbs claimed Jews were in a "stupor" and a "God-given blindness," unlike the "true Jews" who worship Jesus because "they didn't get bogged down in Judaism, which... cannot save you."

He also claimed the war between Hamas and Israel is an indication that the "End Times" are upon us.

He also said that Christians should "look past the sins of Israel and the sins of the Jew and give them the hope of Jesus."

You can read excerpts of the letter here.