The Esther Call

[demgirl]

Has anyone heard of Lou Engle and The Esther Call? It sounds very pro-Quiverfull. Jezebel has an article.

http://jezebel.com/5900476/meet-the-ant ... crazy-face

I don't remember hearing them mentioned here before.

[Glass Cowcatcher]

Women deserve better than abortion

Yes we deserve access to birth control and decent education about our bodies and equality of relationship... oh wait, not what you meant, is it Lou?

ETA, those being the things that help prevent the need for abortions.

[mirele]

Oh Jesus, save us from your followers. Scratch hard enough, and Lou Engle's behind or very much involved in a lot of the crap that's been out there in recent years.

* He was in Jesus Camp.

* He held a rally in San Diego during Prop 8.

* His group got run out of the Castro in San Francisco after going in to preach to the heathen gay people after Prop 8 passed.

* He's involved with the International House of Prayer in Kansas City.

* He was involved in the disappearance (some would say "kidnapping") of Rifqa Bary.

Should I go on? Lou is a real f*cking piece of work. I don't know if I could restrain myself from snapping out a few obscenities and hand gestures if I was in his presence, because he'd like to see people like me not exist.