Abe Levy | Express-News
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| (Lisa Krantz/Express-News) Surrounded by his security team (left) and San Antonio Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg of Rodfei Shalom Synagogue (far right), San Antonio Pastor John Hagee (center) leaves the U. S. Capitol building after posing for a group picture with Christians United for Israel's Texas delegates after the delegates spent the day lobbying for Israel at the Capitol on Wednesday. |
As their leader, Pastor John Hagee, entered the room, they erupted in cheers, snapping photos of the face of modern Christian Zionism, a movement that promotes Israel as a biblical mandate.
The room turned silent as Hagee greeted Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn near the stage. Hagee looked the senators in the eye and said: "These people are from Texas — and they are voters."
That message came through loud and clear last week as Hagee and 4,500 like-minded Christians visited the Capitol to lobby for Israel and a get-tough policy against Iran. Motivating them is their belief that Israel's fate is tied to that of the free world.
"We didn't come to Washington to figure out what Washington thinks," Hagee said. "We came to Washington to express our views, and we came as people. People hold the power in America."
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