At the beginning of his career, Taylor Swift remained politically silent. However, in recent years, the pop star has become a vocal advocate for progressive policies, leading to conservative reaction.
This includes Hank Kunneman, MAGA supporter, pastor, and self-proclaimed “prophet.” Kunneman has gone viral several times for his predictions, most of them including former President Donald Trump.
In his sermon on Sunday, November 6, Kunneman said the 33-year-old singer was part of a conspiracy that also includes a pharmaceutical company. Pfizer.
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In an excerpt from the sermon shared on social media, Kunneman rallies against the pharmaceutical company, saying: “Have you ever noticed how everything on TV is backed by Pfizer?
“What’s going on now with the Kansas City Chiefs, where everyone’s celebrating a lady, a girl?” he then told the crowd, referring to the recent appearances at her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s football games.
“If you watch her concerts, man, she does satanic rituals and witchcraft. Why would you want to put that stuff in your house?”
Kunneman accused Swift of “dating Mr. Pfizer”, citing NFL the star Kelce recent campaign for COVID-19 and flu vaccines.
“You don’t think there’s a connection somewhere?” he said.
News week has contacted Hank Kunneman and Taylor Swift for comment via email and web contact form.
Hank Kunneman, pastor and self-proclaimed MAGA “prophet,” used his Sunday sermon to suggest there was a conspiracy at work involving Pfizer and Taylor Swift, who he said practice “satanic rituals and witchcraft.” pic.twitter.com/ImWqs6Qi5F
– Right Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 6, 2023
Since it was shared on X, the former social network Twitter, by the account @RightWingWatch, the extract from the sermon has been viewed more than 46,000 times.
Kunnemon’s comments divided users, with many defending Swift.
“Taylor Swift is the best role model for girls in America right now,” wrote Carole Bulger.
“Taylor Swift uses her celebrity status to help people register to vote, and MAGA Christians claim she uses her satanic power on people who attend her concerts,” Michael Rincon said.
User @lilyswaller called Kunneman a “false prophet and lying tongue,” while @AmenWokeJesus said Kunneman’s behavior was not “Christ-like.”
“Hank Kunneman and MAGA pastors are all liars who spread hatred and ignorance,” he wrote.
Others were baffled by the accusations of Satanism, with @lora_life commenting: “Can’t they bring something new? Witchcraft is so from the 1700s and 1800s.”
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“Well I guess satanic rituals are love, kindness and sharing friendship bracelets,” said another, referring to the accessories exchanged by fans at Swift’s concerts.
However, others supported Kunneman, with DT writing: “I totally AGREE!!”
This it is not the first time that Swift was accused of promoting Satanism and witchcraft.
In October, former Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor claimed the Grammy winner was “influencing innocent minds to be seduced by the dark side of spirituality” on X.
By tagging Swift in her comments, Taylor’s allegations were in response to a Instagram post Swift shared in which she thanked fans for “casting spells, getting engaged, and generally creating the exact type of joyful mayhem we’re known for” Eras Tour Concerts.
Who is Hank Kunneman?
Kunneman is senior pastor of Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and runs One Voice Ministries with his wife Brenda Kunneman, also a pastor. The couple runs a YouTube channel on which they broadcast sermons to their 82,000 subscribers.
After Trump was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, in August for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 general election, Kunneman accused local authorities of work for the devil.
“Georgia and what they’re trying to do is going to backfire, they’re all going to need a bunch of Tums,” Kunneman said in a video shared online.
“And what they don’t realize is that what the devil has done to try to steal the soul of the nation, God is going to use Georgia to absolutely now bring to the forefront in this country the evidence that They will wish they had never done what they thought they could do to the people of this country.
In July, Kunneman said people needed to “reexamine (their) theology” if they I believe Joe Biden won the general election against Trump. In 2021, Kunneman suggested that God would “restore Trump” as president, but he stands his ground. to test the faith of the followers.
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