Becky Fischer
Becky Fischer (May 31st, 1951 - ) is a controversial Pentecostal children's pastor known as one the most hated religious fanatics there is, even surpassing Fred Phelps, who in most people's opinion is one of the worst. She had hosted a charismatic, now-defunct Christian summer camp in Devils Lake, North Dakota that received much criticism about their questionable methods.
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| “ | This is a generation that's gonna stand for purity and righteousness and holiness, and you're gonna serve the Lord all the days of your life. And we declare all those things over you. I believe this so much that I have given my whole life to see to it that you get there. | „ |
| ~ Fischer to a crowd of children. |
Biography
Fischer is a youth Pentecostal pastor and served as a businesswoman for 23 years in her hometown of Bismarck, North Dakota. In 1999, she moved to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina to become part of the Tasch Ministries International, a ministry that provides in mission trips for children. After serving as a youth pastor for Rick Joyner's MorningStar Ministries in Wilkesboro, she returned back to North Dakota to begin her own ministry, Kids in Ministry International. She is the author of several Sunday School curriculum for churches and the book Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century and her own review of her experiences during the filming of the 2006 documentary film Jesus Camp. Her ministry promotes supporting Israel and Christian Zionism which is a practice that is common among Evangelical churches in the United States. Fischer's ministry also practices various Pentecostal traditions and beliefs such as promoting glossolalia, spiritual warfare, healing the ill, prophecy, raising of the dead, and exorcism. Her ministry had also promoted Christian Zionism and supporting the nation of Israel.
Jesus Camp
The 2006 documentary film Jesus Camp shows some of Fischer's beliefs and the way she ran her summer camp. She preached to the children into becoming what she claimed to be "soldiers of God", saying that it is the "best moment of their life". She also condemned the Harry Potter book series saying that if Harry Potter was real he would've been put to death in the Old Testament. Her ministry also looks down upon ghost stories, claiming that they "do not honor the Lord". At the Christ Triumphant Church in Missouri, she had a guest speaker bring in a cardboard cut-out of former U.S. President George W. Bush, and encouraged several attending children to reach their hands out toward it in prayer. Both Fischer and her ministry see Bush as being a "holy man" and that he was "anointed with the job of creating a Christian society, not just in America but all over the world." Also in the documentary, Fischer explained to radio talk show host Mike Papantonio that she does not believe that people are able to decide what their religious beliefs are once they pass childhood, and that it is important that people be "indoctrinated" in Christian beliefs as children. She also told Papantonio that she does not consider what she is doing as brainwashing.
Fischer is also homophobic, occasionally preaching against LGBT's. Fischer is also very prejudiced against Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Jewish people, and Muslims.
Trivia
- Fischer cancelled the Kids on Fire summer camp after Jesus Camp received backlash.
- Fischer is a third-generational Pentecostal on her father's side and a fourth-generational Pentecostal on her mother's side.
- Fischer is most famous for her condemnation of the Harry Potter book series in Jesus Camp.
- While the summer camp is currently cancelled, Fischer continues to preach to children through her ministry and YouTube channel.