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| | name = Faithful Word Baptist Church | |||
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| | founder = Steven L. Anderson, Pastor | |||
| | type = Nonprofit church | |||
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| | registration_id =1254011-8<ref name="Corp">{{cite web | url=http://starpas.azcc.gov/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/names-detail.p?name-id=12540118&type=CORPORATION | title=Corporate File | publisher=Arizona Corporation Commission | accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| | location = 2741 W Southern Ave #14, ] 85282 | |||
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| | founded_date = {{Start date|December 25, 2005}} | |||
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| | homepage = {{URL|http://faithfulwordbaptist.org/}} | |||
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| '''Faithful Word Baptist Church''' is a United States ] ] church in ].<ref name = FWBC_HomePage>{{cite web | url = http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/index.html| title = Faithful Word Baptist Church - Phoenix, AZ| author = Faithful Word Baptist Church| accessdate = July 8, 2012}}</ref> The church uses ] and members of the church meet in an office space located in a ].<ref name = FWBC_HomePage/><ref name=ABC/> Steven L. Anderson established the church in December 2005 and remains its pastor. | |||
| In August 2009, the church received national attention when Anderson shared that he was praying for the death of President ] in his sermons. The ] (SPLC) ] Faithful Word Baptist Church as an anti-gay ] for its pastor's extreme positions on homosexuality.<ref name=EvelynS/><ref name=WashTimes /> | |||
| ==Doctrine== | |||
| The Faithful Word Baptist Church believes that the King James Bible is the word of God without error. The official doctrine of the church, professes beliefs in ], the ], salvation by grace through faith, eternal salvation through Jesus Christ and eternal torment in hell for the unsaved. Among the church's beliefs are that life begins at conception, that homosexuality is a sin and an abomination which God punishes with the death penalty, and an opposition to worldliness, formalism, modernism and liberalism.<ref name=doctrine>{{cite web|title=Doctrinal Statement|url=http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page6.html|publisher=Faithful Word Baptist Church|accessdate=September 11, 2012|location=Tempe, Arizona}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| ===Establishment=== | |||
| Steven L. Anderson established the church on ] (December 25) in 2005 as a "totally independent organization".<ref name=EvelynS>{{cite web|last=Schlatter|first=Evelyn|title=18 Anti-Gay Groups and Their Propaganda: Faithful Word Baptist Church|url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2010/winter/the-hard-liners|publisher=SPLC|accessdate=August 25, 2012 }}</ref> The church's website states "Faithful Word Baptist Church is a totally independent Baptist church, and Pastor Anderson was sent out by a totally independent Baptist church to start it the old-fashioned way by knocking doors and winning souls to Christ."<ref>{{cite web|title=Our pastor |url=http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page2.html|publisher=Faithful Word Baptist Church|accessdate=August 25, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ===Border Patrol checkpoint incident=== | |||
| Anderson made national news when he refused to answer questions at an internal Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 8, about 70 miles east of Yuma. Anderson disputed the constitutionality of the checkpoint, setting of a 90-minute standoff that was not resolved until agents broke out the windows of Anderson's rental car and shocked him repeatedly with a Taser while he was lying prone on the ground.<ref>http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/04/17/20090417borderbeating0417-ON.html</ref> Anderson entered a not-guilty plea at a court proceeding on April 17, 2009, where he was arraigned on two misdemeanor counts of resisting a lawful order. On December 16, 2009, all charges against Anderson had been dismissed with prejudice by a Yuma County Judge during preliminary trial proceedings.<ref>https://www.checkpointusa.org/blog/index.php/2009/12/16/charges_dismissed_with_prejudice_against</ref>{{Rs|date=December 2014}} | |||
| ===National attention over sermon on President Obama=== | |||
| The church received national attention in the United States in August 2009, when it was reported that in Anderson's sermon "Why I hate Barack Obama" he had been praying for the death of the president.<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen Jr.|first=Eddie B.|title=Arizona Pastor Calls for Obama Death|url=http://www1.bet.com/WebApplications/betRoot/shared/templates/ArticleCols-2.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7B3A08B4EB-4A5E-4507-B64B-BEB3F3E7E221%7D&NRORIGINALURL=%2FNews%2FNational_Phoenixs_Messenger_of_Hate.htm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest|accessdate=August 25, 2012|publisher=BET|date=August 31, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Felten2012">Felten, David; Procter-Murphy, Jeff (2012). ''Living the Questions: The Wisdom of Progressive Christianity''. HarperCollins , ISBN 9780062201287</ref><ref name="Blewett2010">Blewett, James (2010). ''Can I Get Baptized in Fruit Punch?'' Tate Publishing, ISBN 9781617390142</ref><ref name="Wright2011">Wright, John (2011). ''The Obama Haters: Behind the Right-Wing Campaign of Lies, Innuendo & Racism''. Potomac Books, ISBN 9781597975735</ref><ref name="Avlom2010">John Avlon. (2010). ''Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America''. Beast Books, ISBN 9780984295104</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Colbert I.|title=Obama haters see him as the enemy|accessdate=August 25, 2012|newspaper=Nashua Telegraph|date=September 20, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Brody|first=David|title=A Hateful "Sermon" Against President Obama|url=http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2009/08/31/a-hateful-sermon-against-president-obama.aspx|accessdate=August 25, 2012|publisher=CBN|date=August 31, 2009}}</ref> Anderson has said the ] contacted him in response to the statements.<ref name=ABC>{{cite news|last=James|first=Susan Donaldson|title=Protesters Rally Against Pastor's 'Why I Hate Obama' Sermon|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/arizona-protesters-rally-obama-hating-pastor/story?id=8510835#.UDguqULlf0c|accessdate=August 25, 2012|publisher=ABC News|quote=a Faithful Word congregation member who showed up outside of the Phoenix Convention Center toting an assault rifle in August, when Obama spoke there.|date=September 7, 2009}}</ref> A CBS News report notes Anderson "didn't say he wanted his parishioners to attack the president, he did say the country would benefit from Mr. Obama dying."<ref name=cbsnews>{{cite news|last=Sundby|first=Alex|title=Minister in Spotlight After Obama Death Prayers|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-5294157-503544.html|accessdate=August 25, 2012|publisher=CBS News|date=September 8, 2009}}</ref> Anderson also told KNXV-TV that he'd like Obama to die of natural causes, as he does not "want him to be a ]" as "we don't need another holiday."<ref name=cbsnews/> Anderson told columnist ] that he "would not judge or condemn" anyone who killed the president.<ref name=EvelynS/> The strong stance made in the sermons against Obama, both personally and against his policies stem, in part, from Obama's views on ],<ref name=Foxnews>{{cite news|title=Phoenix Pastor Draws Protests After Telling Church He Prays for Obama's Death |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/31/phoenix-pastor-draws-protests-telling-church-prays-obamas-death/|accessdate=August 25, 2012|publisher=Fox News|date=August 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hodges|first=Corey J.|title=Preacher's anti-Obama sermon goes against the Bible|accessdate=August 25, 2012|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=September 11, 2009}}</ref> specifically ].<ref name=nmi>{{cite news|last=Doland|first=Gwyneth|title=Kokesh and the guy who brought an assault rifle to an Obama event|url=http://newmexicoindependent.com/42647/kokesh-and-the-guy-who-brought-an-assault-rifle-to-an-obama-event|accessdate=August 25, 2012|newspaper=New Mexico Independent|date=December 4, 2009}}</ref> Anderson received death threats after the sermons had received national attention while a group, "People Against Clergy Who Preach Hate", organized a "love rally" attended by approximately a hundred people outside the church.<ref name=ABC/><ref name=Foxnews/><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Betty|title=Church defends pastor; protesters rally|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/06/20090906rally0907.html|accessdate=August 25, 2012|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=September 6, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| KNXV-TV reported that the day after the "Why I hate Barack Obama" sermon, a member of the church, Chris Broughton, was carrying an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and a pistol at the Phoenix Convention Center when President Barack Obama spoke.<ref name=ABC/><ref>{{cite web|last=King|first=Colbert I.|title=Obama needs prayers amid growing hostility|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=August 25, 2012|date=September 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Betty|title=Church defends pastor; protesters rally|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/06/20090906rally0907.html|accessdate=August 25, 2012|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=September 6, 2009|location=Phoenix, AZ|page=B.8}}</ref> Broughton explained that he was not motivated by the sermon although he agreed with it.<ref name=Foxnews /> The ''New Mexico Independent'' reported that Broughton's appearance at the rally was part of a publicity stunt organized by conservative radio talk show host Ernest Hancock, who also came to the rally armed, and engaged in a staged interview with Broughton which was later broadcast on YouTube.<ref name=NMI-120409>{{cite news|last=Doland|first=Gwyneth|title=Kokesh and the guy who brought an assault rifle to an Obama event|url=http://newmexicoindependent.com/42647/kokesh-and-the-guy-who-brought-an-assault-rifle-to-an-obama-event|accessdate=September 9, 2012|newspaper=The New Mexico Independent|date=December 4, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ===Hate group designation=== | |||
| The SPLC has listed the church as an anti-gay hate group,<ref name=WashTimes>{{cite web|last=Lengell|first=Sean|title=Family Research Council labeled a 'hate group'|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/24/frc-labeled-a-hate-group/|work=The Washington Times|accessdate= September 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name=PNT>{{cite web|last=King|first=James|title=Tempe Church Labeled Hate Group; Pastor Tells New Times Government Should Put Homosexuals to Death|url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/12/tempe_church_labeled_hate_grou.php|work=Phoenix New Times|accessdate= September 9, 2012}}</ref> noting that Pastor Anderson described gays as "]" who "recruit through rape", and "recruit through molestation".<ref name=EvelynS/> In explaining the hate group designation, the SPLC said Anderson suggests ] should be killed, and in a sermon he stated "The biggest hypocrite in the world is the person who believes in the death penalty for murderers but not for homosexuals."<ref name=EvelynS/><ref name=nmi/> A few days after the listing, Pastor Anderson stated "I do hate homosexuals and if hating homosexuals makes our church a hate group then that's what we are." | |||
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