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text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Template:Christianity" title="Template:Christianity">v</a> - <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Christianity" title="Template talk:Christianity">t</a> - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Christianity&action=edit">e</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>Anderson is the embodiment of hate and makes the late <a href="/wiki/Fred_Phelps" title="Fred Phelps">Fred Phelps</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Westboro Baptist Church">Westboro Baptist Church</a> look like Gandhi.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—Michelangelo Signorile<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Steven Lee Anderson</b> (July 24, 1981–) is a reprobate <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Independent_Baptist" title="Independent Baptist">Independent Baptist</a> <a href="/wiki/Pastor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pastor">pastor</a> and founder of the nonprofit <b>Faithful Word Baptist Church</b>, which is located in Tempe, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, and the head of the <a href="/wiki/New_Independent_Fundamentalist_Baptist_Movement" title="New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Movement">New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Movement</a>. The church is currently listed as an anti-LGBT hate group by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Poverty_Law_Center" title="Southern Poverty Law Center">Southern Poverty Law Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WashTimes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WashTimes-2">[2]</a></sup> His <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> channel was terminated on July 6th, 2020, according to a Facebook post.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Even most Independent Fundamental Baptist churches distance themselves from this loser.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> He has been compared by people of all points of the theological spectrum (from fundies to atheists) to <a href="/wiki/Fred_Phelps" title="Fred Phelps">Fred Phelps</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Faithful_Word_Baptist_Church"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Faithful Word Baptist Church</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Establishment_and_mission_statement"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Establishment and mission statement</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Doctrine"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Doctrine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#.E2.80.9CHard.E2.80.9D_preaching_and_freakouts"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">“Hard” preaching and freakouts</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Homophobia"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Homophobia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Other_examples_of_wingnuttery"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Other examples of wingnuttery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Legal_issues"><span class="tocnumber">2.6</span> <span class="toctext">Legal issues</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Bans"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Bans</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#His_family"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">His family</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Zsuzsanna_Anderson"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Zsuzsanna Anderson</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#His_children"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">His children</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Fruit_inspections"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fruit inspections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Stopped_clock"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Stopped clock</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-16"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Anderson was born and raised in Sacramento, <a href="/wiki/California" class="mw-redirect" title="California">California</a> to an <a href="/wiki/Independent_Baptist" title="Independent Baptist">Independent Baptist</a> family. He attended Woodcreek High School in Roseville, CA and upon graduating, he traveled throughout <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> and Eastern Europe for three months serving in local Independent Baptist churches, studying languages, and getting experience in the ministry. During his travels, he met his future wife Zsuzsanna while out evangelizing in the streets of Munich, Bavaria. He converted her to <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> and they were married shortly afterward.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> He also studied German at Sierra College but didn't graduate. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Faithful_Word_Baptist_Church">Faithful Word Baptist Church</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Faithful Word Baptist Church">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Establishment_and_mission_statement">Establishment and mission statement</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Establishment and mission statement">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Anderson established Faithful Word Baptist Church on 25 December 2005 at his home address. He established it as a "totally independent organization".<sup id="cite_ref-EvelynS_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EvelynS-7">[7]</a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Soul" title="Soul">souls</a> to <a href="/wiki/Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Christ">Christ</a>." About a year and a half later the church was moved to a strip mall that was also used by his fire alarm installation business. When questioned about the relationship between the for-profit business and the not-for-profit church in 2009, he responded angrily.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ABC_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-11">[11]</a></sup> In 2015, the congregation numbered around 150 parishioners.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Doctrine">Doctrine</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Doctrine">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>As stated on their website, the doctrine and ideology of the church include tenets such as: </p> <ul><li>Anti-<a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> rights, belief that LGBT people should be executed (and by far the most notable belief of the church)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_James_Only" title="King James Only">King James Only</a>, Anderson believes the Bible is the true, 100% accurate word of God, and the only accurate, uncorrupted English language translation is the <a href="/wiki/King_James_Version" class="mw-redirect" title="King James Version">King James Version</a> (ironically, King James VI and I was likely <a href="/wiki/Bisexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Bisexual">bisexual</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sola_fide" title="Sola fide">Salvation is only achieved, and possible, through faith</a></li> <li>"Once saved, always saved", and a literal eternal <a href="/wiki/Hell" title="Hell">Hell</a> for all those who are unsaved</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a> is Lord</li> <li>Pro-<a href="/wiki/Local_Church" title="Local Church">Local Church</a> movement</li> <li>Anti-<a href="/wiki/Calvinism" title="Calvinism">Calvinism</a></li> <li>Anti-<a href="/wiki/Dispensationalism" title="Dispensationalism">dispensationalism</a></li> <li>Anti-abortion, birth control, and In vitro fertilization</li> <li>Anti-worldliness</li> <li>Anti-modernism</li> <li>Anti-formalism</li> <li>Anti-<a href="/wiki/Liberalism" title="Liberalism">liberalism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-doctrine_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doctrine-14">[14]</a></sup></li></ul> <h3><span id="“Hard”_preaching_and_freakouts"></span><span class="mw-headline" id=".E2.80.9CHard.E2.80.9D_preaching_and_freakouts">“Hard” preaching and freakouts</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: “Hard” preaching and freakouts">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Anderson believes in what he refers to as “hard preaching”, which is preaching the parts of the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a>, which are seen as "offensive" or "not applicable these days" by many. He even runs a think-tank promoting it.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> However, Anderson also uses the term "hard preaching" to excuse overly aggressive and/or outright childish behavior with no relevance to the Bible, such as: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bullying" title="Bullying">Bullying</a> people for the way they look, think and act.</li> <li>Making false accusations about someone.</li> <li>Forcing sexuality on someone for arbitrary reasons (calling someone a homosexual because they're a celebrity, appealing to women and teen girls, or "look effeminate").</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imprecatory_prayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Imprecatory prayer">Praying for the death and eternal torment of those he doesn't like</a>.</li> <li>Using childish derogatory terms like "<a href="/wiki/Libtard" title="Libtard">libtard</a>", "faggot", "<a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a>", "sissy", "<a href="/wiki/Retard" class="mw-redirect" title="Retard">retard</a>" and "homo" to describe people, including other pastors and <a href="/wiki/President_Obama" class="mw-redirect" title="President Obama">President Obama</a> and claiming it as "Biblical language".</li> <li>Generalizing classes of people, "All actors are sodomite faggots" and "People who don't like me are homos".</li> <li>Attacking other preachers because they don't preach against homosexuality, <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a>, or other religions.</li> <li>Attacking other peoples' religions.</li> <li>Attacking other <a href="/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian fundamentalism">Christian fundamentalists</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ray_Comfort" title="Ray Comfort">Ray Comfort</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Chick" title="Jack Chick">Jack Chick</a>) for not believing exactly as he does.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ableism" title="Ableism">Mocking people</a> with <a href="/wiki/Disabilities" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabilities">disabilities</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a> and Down syndrome. <ul><li>Or believing that those disabilities are just a pharmaceutical hoax and that they "just need more beatings". Unsurprisingly, Anderson is also an <a href="/wiki/Anti-vaccination_movement" title="Anti-vaccination movement">anti-vaxxer</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>Mocking anyone that disagrees with or questions him.</li> <li>Mocking anyone he disagrees with.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circular_reasoning" title="Circular reasoning">Circular reasoning</a></li> <li>Claiming that all actors that women "idolize" are "sodomite faggots" who "don't even like women" such as Leonardo DiCaprio, and Keanu Reeves (Anderson claims that he acted in "<a href="/wiki/Sodomite" title="Sodomite">sodomite</a> <a href="/wiki/Porn" class="mw-redirect" title="Porn">porn</a>", but of course has no proof of this), Justin Bieber (who is actually a singer, not an actor), <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a>, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.</li> <li>Basically he hates all celebrities and mocks any that die such as Prince and George Michael.</li></ul> <p>"Hard preaching" is also used to excuse his very hot temper and tendency to kick out churchgoers who disagree with him, question him, or just don't like him. In 2018, after a man requested a prayer, Anderson had the man forcefully dragged out by his security, followed up by yelling, screaming, and ranting, implying that allowing that man to ask for prayer would've threatened Anderson's leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Homophobia">Homophobia</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Homophobia">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>To me LGBT stands for Let God Burn Them, but to them it means lesbian gay bisexual transgender. You say, "Well, it's LGBTQ." Well then you could say, Let God burn Them Quickly or Let God Burn Them Queers.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Steven Anderson</a></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>He is <i><b>obsessed</b></i> with homosexuals and has ranted many times about how much he hates them and wants them to die. Like many other Christian homophobes, he cites <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Annotated_Bible/Leviticus#Leviticus_18:22" title="RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Leviticus">Leviticus 18:22</a> and <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Annotated_Bible/Leviticus#Leviticus_20:13" title="RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Leviticus">Leviticus 20:13</a> to justify his homophobia instead of confronting his own biases, while loudly ignoring the other laws of <a href="/wiki/Leviticus" class="mw-redirect" title="Leviticus">Leviticus</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> as a whole: and also, <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Annotated_Bible/Galatians#Galatians_3:22" title="RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Galatians">Galatians 3:22-25</a>, which states that these ancient Jewish laws are no longer applicable to Christians today. Though he <a href="/wiki/Stopped_clock" title="Stopped clock">admits</a> that stuff like <a href="/wiki/Conversion_therapy" title="Conversion therapy">conversion therapy</a> doesn't work, he believes that nobody is born homosexual and that God makes people homosexual later in life as punishment for rejecting the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> He often uses the term "Sodomite" and refuses to either use the term "gay" or distinguish between homosexuals, bisexuals, etc, because he believes that all non-heterosexuals are predators who will have sex with anything and anyone and should kill themselves; unsurprisingly, he also believes in the <a href="/wiki/Homosexual_agenda#Homosexual_recruitment" title="Homosexual agenda">homosexual recruitment</a> <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theory" title="Conspiracy theory">conspiracy theory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </p><p>He believes that AIDS was created by God to punish homosexuals and fornicators.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> In December 2014, he called for governments across the world to execute all <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> people to eradicate <a href="/wiki/AIDS" class="mw-redirect" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> by Christmas. In a bizarre news interview shortly afterward, he stated when asked about his children's sexualities that they would never become homosexual, and if they did, it was the same as if his daughter became an axe-murderer, or his son grew up to be like <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> On the topic of Adolf Hitler, his vile and absurd proposition resulted in him being dubbed the "<a href="/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Godwin's Law">Hitler Pastor</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Kulinski" title="Kyle Kulinski">Kyle Kulinski</a> of Secular Talk Radio.<sup id="cite_ref-genocide_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-genocide-24">[24]</a></sup> </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/2016_Orlando_nightclub_shooting" title="2016 Orlando nightclub shooting">2016 Orlando nightclub shooting</a>, he insisted that the victims were pedophiles and that he was glad there were "50 less pedophiles around", and claimed it was bad there were survivors. Nonetheless, he did state that the shooting was wrong, but that the victims should have been tried and <a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment" title="Capital punishment">executed</a> by a "righteous" government.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> Because of the publicity of his anti-LGBT rantings, several on-line fundraising accounts for his church was shut down.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup>. He also attended the notorious <a href="/wiki/Make_America_Straight_Again" title="Make America Straight Again">Make America Straight Again</a> conference. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_examples_of_wingnuttery">Other examples of wingnuttery</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other examples of wingnuttery">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table style="margin: auto; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; background-color:transparent;" class="cquote"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="padding:4px 50px;position:relative;"><span style="position:absolute;left:10px;top:-6px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">“</span><span style="position:absolute;right:10px;bottom:-20px;z-index:1;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;color:#B2B7F2;font-size:36px">”</span>May we all live our lives so that people like Anderson demonize us after we’re gone.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—<a href="/wiki/Hemant_Mehta" title="Hemant Mehta">Hemant Mehta</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Aside from his abhorrently hateful views on homosexuality, his opinion on almost any given topic can be described as <a href="/wiki/Far-right" class="mw-redirect" title="Far-right">far-right</a> <a href="/wiki/Authoritarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Authoritarian">authoritarian</a>. Interestingly, he did not support and strongly dislikes <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stopped_clock" title="Stopped clock">believing him to be vain, prideful, and arrogant</a>, and he does not support either of the two major US political parties.<sup id="cite_ref-genocide_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-genocide-24">[24]</a></sup> In a May 2015 YouTube broadcast, he argued that the <a href="/wiki/Holocaust" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a> <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_denial" title="Holocaust denial">never took place</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> Holocaust survivor <a href="/wiki/Rabbi" title="Rabbi">Rabbi</a> Leo Abrami has accused Anderson of lying to him in order to have him appear in his <a href="/wiki/Anti-Semitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-Semitic">anti-Semitic</a> "documentary", <i>Marching to Zion</i>, that he co-produced.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> He prayed for the death of Caitlyn Jenner in 2015 during a sermon and made a series of <a href="/wiki/Transphobic" class="mw-redirect" title="Transphobic">transphobic</a> remarks.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> If you want to have an idea of his hateful speech, it can be found <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2009/08/gospel-of-hate-arizona-pastor-steve.html">here</a>. </p><p>Anderson is an advocate of abolishing <a href="/wiki/Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Police">police</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Prison" title="Prison">prisons</a> and using <a href="/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">slavery</a> as a form of punishment.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> Anderson believes in the death penalty for homosexuals, adulterers,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> murderers and any others condemned to death by the Bible. </p><p>Anderson is also a massive misogynist and opposes divorce for women, as well as women's suffrage, and women in the workforce and in politics, and states that women should be "obedient" and "good" for their husbands. No, not like <a href="/wiki/BDSM" title="BDSM">that</a>. He justifies these positions by citing <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Annotated_Bible/1_Timothy#1_Timothy_2:12" title="RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/1 Timothy">1 Timothy 2:12</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> </p><p>He is also a <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theorist" class="mw-redirect" title="Conspiracy theorist">conspiracy theorist</a>, and appeared on <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a>' Infowars to discuss <a href="/wiki/New_World_Order" title="New World Order">New World Order</a> nonsense with Jones' cohort Jakarri Jackson.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> He's also a <a href="/wiki/Young_Earth_creationism" title="Young Earth creationism">Young Earth Creationist</a> who believes the Earth to have been created in 4,234 BC, but possibly between 25 years earlier and 25 years later.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> Anderson also believes going to college makes you dumb.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </p><p>Anderson believes that <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindus</a> worship Satan.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> He said that to cure <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a> in India one should teach Hindus the Bible so that God won't forsake them.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> In the wake of the November 2015 Paris attacks, Anderson claimed that God allowed the attacks to happen to punish France for being a "sinful nation", citing (along with other things) that Paris is considered to be a very "queer" friendly city. In the same sermon, he claimed that listening to death metal is akin to worshiping Satan (and that those who were killed in the Bataclan theater deserved death), that Muslims worship Satan, and that Muslims were taking over France (which he stated was also part of God's punishment).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> </p><p>Anderson has even claimed that <a href="/wiki/Mormons" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormons">Mormons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jews" class="mw-redirect" title="Jews">Jews</a> worship Satan. Pretty much, Anderson hates anyone who isn't what he considers <a href="/wiki/Baptist" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> and believes that anyone who isn't aligned with him worships Satan, but he has a distinctive and strong hatred for <a href="/wiki/Catholics" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholics">Catholics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_Christians" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthodox Christians">Orthodox Christians</a>, claiming them to be crossdressing <a href="/wiki/Pagans" class="mw-redirect" title="Pagans">pagans</a> disguised as Christians. Anderson has stated that when he was 16, he went to a pool party and a girl was told that she looked like <a href="/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a> after pulling a towel on her head, to which Anderson responded by first doing an impression of Mother Teresa laying down dead and then followed up with an impression of her screaming in hell. He also praised the idea that <a href="/wiki/Antonin_Scalia" title="Antonin Scalia">Antonin Scalia</a> was burning in hell shortly after his death,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> although he may be right about that<sup>[<i>citation NOT needed</i>]</sup>. </p><p>Many Christian fundamentalists praised the idea that <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hawking" title="Stephen Hawking">Stephen Hawking</a> was burning in hell after Hawking's death, and Anderson was not an exception, stating that Hawking was in hell "experimenting with extreme temperatures" in a "zero gravity environment." <sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </p><p>Ironically, Anderson hates Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church because he believes that Phelps was on the government payroll and that the Westboro Baptist Church <a href="/wiki/Hypocrisy" title="Hypocrisy">doesn't preach any message of love</a>. In addition, while many Christian fundamentalists take a vehemently pro-<a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> stance in the conflict with <a href="/wiki/Palestine" title="Palestine">Palestine</a>, Anderson does not support either side in the conflict, believing that nobody truly owns the land and that all land is owned by God. He even posted a video in which he rants against fundamentalist Christian writer and publisher <a href="/wiki/Jack_Chick" title="Jack Chick">Jack Chick</a>, and his stand on <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p>God has chosen me to be a <a href="/wiki/Prophet" title="Prophet">prophet</a> to the nations, to preach the word of god, and to sound it out with no fear with a boldness, not like these <a href="/wiki/Name_it_and_claim_it" title="Name it and claim it">preachers who are only interested in people's money</a> so they tell them what they want to hear for <a href="/wiki/Money" title="Money">money</a>. I don't want your money, I want to preach the truth; you can like it or lump it.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>Clearly, Anderson could do with a big heaping helping of <a href="/wiki/RationalWiki:Annotated_Bible/Matthew#Matthew_7:1" title="RationalWiki:Annotated Bible/Matthew">Matthew 7:1</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legal issues">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Anderson made national news following a confrontation with the United States Border Patrol agents at an interior checkpoint on Interstate 8, about 70 miles east of Yuma, Arizona. A police <a href="/wiki/Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Dog">dog</a> gave an alert after sniffing Anderson's car, and Anderson refused to move his car or roll down his windows, triggering a 90-minute standoff and the calling of Arizona Department of Public Safety officers to the scene. The confrontation ended when authorities broke Anderson's car windows and forced him to the ground. Anderson asserts that authorities beat him and shocked him repeatedly with a taser while he was lying prone on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </p><p>At his arraignment in April 2009, Anderson pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of resisting a lawful order. He was acquitted of the two charges by a jury in August 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </p><p>A day after Anderson delivered his "Why I Hate Barack Obama" sermon, one of his parishioners, Chris Broughton, carried an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and a pistol to the Phoenix Convention Center, where President Obama was speaking.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> Broughton explained that he was not motivated by the sermon although he agreed with it. The <i>New Mexico Independent</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NMI-120409_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NMI-120409-53">[53]</a></sup> Anderson told ABC News affiliate KNXV-TV in Phoenix that the Secret Service contacted him after this event.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Bans">Bans</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Bans">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Anderson has been banned from entering at least 36 countries due to his horrific hateful views. Anderson has been banned from entering <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, Botswana, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, Malawi, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. He is also banned from entering all of the countries in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area" class="extiw" title="wp:Schengen Area" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Schengen Area">Schengen Area</span></a>,<sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> an open border area that includes the majority of <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>. Many of the countries in the Schengen Area had previously banned him from there. </p><p>In September 2016, after Anderson had announced his intention to travel to <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. Malusi Gigaba, the Minister of Home Affairs banned Anderson and his followers, citing the Constitution of South Africa and stating, "I have identified Steven Anderson as an undesirable person to travel to South Africa."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> That's ok, he's undesirable here too. </p><p>Anderson was also banned from entering the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> leading him to change his travel route to Botswana by flying via <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> On 20 September 2016, Anderson was banned and deported from Botswana.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> </p><p>In a YouTube video, Anderson mentioned a planned trip to Malawi in order to set up a church there. Malawian authorities subsequently made it known that he would not be welcome in the country and that he would also be banned from entering it in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup> </p><p>Anderson has also mentioned that he was banned from entering <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> (at the time, it appeared to be only his fourth banned country).<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> </p><p>On January 29, 2018, Anderson announced on his YouTube channel that he was banned from "even stepping foot" in the country of Jamaica. He had been planning a <a href="/wiki/Missionary" title="Missionary">mission</a> trip there and was scheduled to arrive on the island that week.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> refuses Anderson's admission. This effectively blocks him from Europe (the 'Schengen' area) totally.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> Anderson wears his country bans like a badge of honor, although it's unclear how getting kicked out of Iceland could be considered cool even in Fundamentalist circles.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> </p><p>He is the first person to have been banned from the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> by an exclusion order.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> </p><p>On July 23, 2019, Anderson was denied entry to Australia. He later celebrated the Australian bushfires and said they were God's punishment.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> </p><p>On August 7, 2019, Anderson was denied entry to New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> </p><p>Anderson's entire YouTube ecosystem was completely purged in the summer of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="His_family">His family</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: His family">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Zsuzsanna_Anderson">Zsuzsanna Anderson</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Zsuzsanna Anderson">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>His wife has also followed her husband down the fundie path, holding forth in her blog on how Godly her life is and how unGodly everyone else is.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup> Displaying remarkable ignorance, she provides fine examples of fine Christian womanhood. For example, she says she <a href="/wiki/War_on_Science" title="War on Science">disregards all science that is contrary to the Bible</a> in her <a href="/wiki/Homeschooling" title="Homeschooling">homeschooling</a>, discourses on how every male OBGYN is a pervert, and comments on how she would abandon and disown any child of hers who was homosexual.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> She also believes that church nurseries are sometimes run by pedophiles, so any church that has a separate place for young children during services is possibly <a href="/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">raping</a> children.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup> She runs the "world-famous" swimsuit company <i>Cute and Covered</i>, providing very "sexy" swimsuits for Christian fundamentalists, <a href="/wiki/Sarcasm" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarcasm">guaranteed to make any man aroused</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="His_children">His children</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: His children">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <table class="plainlinks" style="width:260px;margin-left:4em;margin-top:.4em;margin-bottom:.4em;border:1px solid #AAAAAA;text-align:left;background:#f8fafc;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none;background:Blue;width:7%;align:left;color:white;text-align:center;">+</td><td><small><i>This section requires <b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit">expansion</a>.</b></i><b></b></small></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Anderson has 12 children, excluding another child who was stillborn. They were homeschooled by his wife Zsuszanna, including education on the German language. They now share racist garbage in private group chats; his son Isaac posted a Nazi tattoo, racist rhetoric and <a href="/wiki/Holocaust_denialism" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust denialism">Holocaust denialism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup> </p><p>In interviews with the YouTuber and journalist Dead Domain, Anderson’s children Isaac, John, and Miriam revealed that Steven and Zsuszanna often severely abused them, oftentimes whipping them with an electrical cord until they were covered in bruises. Other such forms of abuse included beating the soles of their feet with paddles, forcing them to eat bad-tasting oatmeal and threatening to make them eat their vomit if they threw up the oatmeal, putting them in freezing-cold showers, and other forms of abuse that would be considered a war crime if performed on prisoners of war. As of September 2024, Miriam is actively on the run from her parents at seventeen years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-Miriam_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miriam-76">[76]</a></sup> </p><p>Anderson also made his children wear long sleeves and pants regardless of weather in order to hide their wounds from his and his wife’s constant assaults on them (an unfortunately common act by abusive parents). On one occasion, Miriam recounted when she and her siblings were watching Ninjago and John’s white shirt began to turn red from a bleeding wound inflicted upon him by Steven.<sup id="cite_ref-Miriam_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miriam-76">[76]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Fruit_inspections">Fruit inspections</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fruit inspections">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Anderson judges other pastors by performing, of all things, <i>fruit inspections</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-How_to_Perform_a_Fruit_Inspection_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-How_to_Perform_a_Fruit_Inspection-77">[77]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> This does not mean that Anderson is working for the USDA. Rather fruit inspections are his favored method of <a href="/wiki/Divination" class="mw-redirect" title="Divination">divination</a> to ascertain the health of a particular congregation, church and pastor. Usually it involves visiting the congregation and checking out the congregation's bananas, nuts and melons. If the melons and nuts pass the Anderson test for melon health your congregation is considered saved. Anderson, never the shrinking violet, encourages other pastors to check him out by performing a fruit inspection on him. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Stopped_clock">Stopped clock</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Stopped clock">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Despite being a young-Earth creationist, Anderson has criticized fellow creationists for trying to 'prove' a young Earth scientifically. He fully concedes that the astronomical evidence points to an old universe but adopts the "apparent age" hypothesis to preserve his interpretation of the Bible. He also criticized Kent Hovind for his misuse of the word 'theory' and (ironically) said that many fundamentalists unfairly criticize scientists and malign their work by presuming bad intent.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup><sup><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_dead_links" title="Category:Articles with dead links"><span title="">dead link</span></a></i>]</span></sup> </p><p>Additionally, in 2021, he denied that Christians are persecuted in the United States and said that Barack Obama and Joe Biden were not going to harm Christians. He said, “Out of 100, we’re at like, persecution level 3.” He also noted that, “Christian persecution in this country is some bakery having to make a cake for homos.” </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Baptist" title="Independent Baptist">Independent Baptist</a> — a particularly <a href="/wiki/Crank" title="Crank">cranky</a> <a href="/wiki/Fundamentalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Fundamentalist">fundamentalist</a> branch of unaffiliated <a href="/wiki/Baptist" title="Baptist">Baptists</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Make_America_Straight_Again" title="Make America Straight Again">Make America Straight Again</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul><li>Steven Anderson's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/">Blog</a></li> <li>Zsuzsanna Anderson's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stevenandersonfamily.blogspot.com">Blog</a></li> <li>Steven Anderson's Church, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/">Faithful Word Baptist</a></li> <li>Videos and Text, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page9.html">Faithful Word Baptist Church - Text</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220314025206/https://newifb.info/">Site debunking Steven Anderson and people like him</a>, run by a fellow Independent Baptist.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://holocaustcontroversies.blogspot.com/2017/09/short-debunking-of-steven-andersons.html">Short debunking of Steven Anderson's video "The Holocaust Hoax Exposed"</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2JVjfWCZ3S1I8WYFbBq77X3r1G8cmMMISOQgDuKoGgzAUVeFvcFi6kMYw&v=8F5mHlfXS2c&feature=youtu.be">Video by IFB preacher debunking Andersonite horseshit</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steven_Anderson&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; 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Even channels that are on totally separate email accounts have been deleted. Oh, well. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 23,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Christian+Post&rft.atitle=%27I+Hate+Obama%27+Pastor+Draws+Protesters+Outside+Church&rft.date=2009-09-08&rft.aulast=Riley&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christianpost.com%2Fnews%2Fi-hate-obama-pastor-draws-protestors-outside-church-40764%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ABC-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ABC_11-0">11.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ABC_11-1">11.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-ABC_11-2">11.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFJames2009" class="citation news cs1">James, Susan Donaldson (September 7, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/arizona-protesters-rally-obama-hating-pastor/story?id=8510835#">"Protesters Rally Against Pastor's 'Why I Hate Obama' Sermon"</a>. ABC News<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 25,</span> 2012</span>. <q>a Faithful Word congregation member who showed up outside of the Phoenix Convention Center toting an assault rifle in August, when Obama spoke there.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Protesters+Rally+Against+Pastor%27s+%27Why+I+Hate+Obama%27+Sermon&rft.date=2009-09-07&rft.aulast=James&rft.aufirst=Susan+Donaldson&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FPolitics%2Farizona-protesters-rally-obama-hating-pastor%2Fstory%3Fid%3D8510835%23&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFMagahern2015" class="citation web cs1">Magahern, Jimmy (June 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.phoenixmag.com/People/west-of-westboro.html">"West of Westboro"</a>. <i>Phoenixmag.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 17,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Phoenixmag.com&rft.atitle=West+of+Westboro&rft.date=2015-06&rft.aulast=Magahern&rft.aufirst=Jimmy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixmag.com%2FPeople%2Fwest-of-westboro.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">See the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_relationships_of_James_VI_and_I" class="extiw" title="wp:Personal relationships of James VI and I" rel="nofollow">Personal relationships of James VI and I</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-doctrine-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-doctrine_14-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page6.html">"Doctrinal Statement"</a>. Tempe, Arizona: Faithful Word Baptist Church<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 13,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Doctrinal+Statement&rft.place=Tempe%2C+Arizona&rft.pub=Faithful+Word+Baptist+Church&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faithfulwordbaptist.org%2Fpage6.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180330205013/http://www.hardpreaching.com/">Hard Preaching</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220106200208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmHypLh0U1I">Pastor Flips Out When Churchgoer Asks for Prayer 😳</a> by Wide World of Ratchetness, January 6, 2022, <i>Youtube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_homo_agenda_reality.html">The Homo Agenda vs Reality</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://faithfulwordbaptist.org/truth_about_homosexuals.html">Truth about Homosexuals</a> <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/12/hate-preacher-steven-anderson-in-bbc-documentary-gays-are-pedophiles-who-should-kill-themselves/">Hate Preacher Steven Anderson in BBC Documentary: Gays Are Pedophiles Who Should “Kill Themselves”</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_gainsaying_of_core.html">"The Gainsaying of Core" Christian Preaching (Baptist KJV sermon)</a> January 26, 2014, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_jeremiah_9.html">"Jeremiah 9" KJV Bible Study (Verse-by-verse preaching)</a> May 4, 2016, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/physicians.html">Physicians of No Value</a> April 7, 2009, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbSM_kxpObc">Pastor defends his anti-homosexual sermon</a> by USA TODAY, December 6, 2014, <i>YouTube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-genocide-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-genocide_24-0">24.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-genocide_24-1">24.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fioh3Tnqqqs">America Has A 'Hitler Pastor' Calling for Genocide</a> by Secular Talk, December 4, 2014, <i>YouTube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/06/12/christian-pastor-celebrates-nightclub-massacre-theres-50-less-pedophiles-in-this-world/">Christian Pastor Celebrates Nightclub Massacre: “There’s 50 Less Pedophiles in This World”</a> by Hemant Mehta, June 12, 2016, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/kill-the-gays-pastor-has-a-pulpit-stomping-meltdown-after-hes-booted-from-online-fundraising/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=im&utm_tracker=1737131x84899">‘Kill the gays’ pastor has a pulpit-stomping meltdown after he’s booted from online fundraising</a> by Bethania Palma Markus, June 24, 2016, <i>The Raw Story</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/12/28/christian-hate-pastor-george-michael-was-a-sodomite-reprobate-whos-burning-in-hell-right-now/">Christian Hate-Pastor: George Michael “Was a Sodomite Reprobate” Who’s “Burning in Hell Right Now”</a> by Hemant Mehta, December 28, 2016, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rhGMCYWqKI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rhGMCYWqKI</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/13/pastor-steven-anderson-lied-to-a-holocaust-survivor-and-duped-him-into-appearing-in-an-anti-semitic-film/">Pastor Steven Anderson Lied to a Holocaust Survivor and Duped Him Into Appearing in an Anti-Semitic Film</a> by Hemant Mehta, December 13, 2014, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZVyJZGowc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZVyJZGowc</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwgmmN0_U1A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwgmmN0_U1A</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160418174406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwMtryNZKKY">What Does the Bible Say about Slavery?</a> by sanderson1611, February 23, 2016, <i>YouTube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/search/label/Adultery">Adultery</a> <i>Steven L Anderson</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_women_preachers.html">Women Preachers</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160212012222/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFaoOKk16lQ">Video: <i>Women's Rights in Light of the Bible</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-36">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWHZbFJVAjA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWHZbFJVAjA</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-37">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2010/05/exact-age-of-earth.html">The Exact Age of the Earth</a> by Pastor Steven L Anderson, May 7, 2010, <i>Steven L Anderson</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/16/christian-hate-pastor-steven-anderson-the-bible-makes-you-smart-college-makes-you-dumb/">Christian Hate-Pastor Steven Anderson: “The Bible Makes You Smart. College Makes You Dumb”</a> by Hemant Mehta, February 16, 2017, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-39">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/01/24/christian-hate-pastor-tells-congregation-how-to-convert-hindus-remind-them-their-lord-is-satan/">Christian Hate-Pastor Tells Congregation How to Convert Hindus: Remind Them Their Lord is Satan</a> by Hemant Mehta, January 24, 2017, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-40">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/02/25/christian-hate-pastor-the-biggest-problem-with-india-today-is-hinduism/">Christian Hate-Pastor: “The Biggest Problem With India Today is Hinduism”</a> by Hemant Mehta, February 25, 2017, <i>Friendly Atheist</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-41">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_sinful_nation_france.html">The Sinful Nation of France</a> November 15, 2015, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-42">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211230133920/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37I0bK31lAs">My Impression of Mother Teresa - Pastor Steven L Anderson</a> by Cloud Work, <i>Youtube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-43">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_everlasting_punishment.html">"The Everlasting Punishment of Hell" KJV Baptist Bible Preaching</a> February 14, 2016, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-44">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_orthodox.html">"Orthodoxy in Light of the Bible" KJV Bible Preaching (Christian Sermon)</a> December 27, 2015, <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-45">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211230140207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8AJpRK52U">Pastor Steven Anderson Mocks Stephen Hawking</a> archived from December 30, 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-46">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://youtu.be/W36A6dpNrNU">Video: <i>Chick Publications and Their Lies</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-47">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ja8fftH8A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ja8fftH8A</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-48">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Steven Anderson, Interview on The Point with Reginald Richardson: Gabz FM "Breakfast with Reg" 20 September 2016</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-49">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">J.J. Hensley, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/04/17/20090417borderbeating0417-ON.html">Tempe pastor says border agents stopped, beat him</a>, <i>Arizona Republic</i> (April 17, 2009).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-50">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFGilbert2010" class="citation news cs1">Gilbert, James (August 13, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yumasun.com/pastor-acquitted-in-interstate-checkpoint-incident/article_768275ba-5d06-5877-a4df-abb401d375c2.html">"Pastor acquitted in Interstate 8 checkpoint incident"</a>. <i>Yuma Sun</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Yuma+Sun&rft.atitle=Pastor+acquitted+in+Interstate+8+checkpoint+incident&rft.date=2010-08-13&rft.aulast=Gilbert&rft.aufirst=James&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yumasun.com%2Fpastor-acquitted-in-interstate-checkpoint-incident%2Farticle_768275ba-5d06-5877-a4df-abb401d375c2.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-51">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFKing2009" class="citation web cs1">King, Colbert I. (September 18, 2009). "Obama needs prayers amid growing hostility". <i>The Washington Post</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Obama+needs+prayers+amid+growing+hostility&rft.date=2009-09-18&rft.aulast=King&rft.aufirst=Colbert+I.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span> <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: </span><span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">|access-date=</code> requires <code class="cs1-code">|url=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#accessdate_missing_url" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span>; <span class="cs1-visible-error citation-comment">Missing or empty <code class="cs1-code">|url=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#cite_web_url" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-52">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFReid2009" class="citation news cs1">Reid, Betty (September 6, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/06/20090906rally0907.html">"Church defends pastor; protesters rally"</a>. <i>Arizona Republic</i>. Phoenix, AZ. p. B.8<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 25,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arizona+Republic&rft.atitle=Church+defends+pastor%3B+protesters+rally&rft.pages=B.8&rft.date=2009-09-06&rft.aulast=Reid&rft.aufirst=Betty&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2009%2F09%2F06%2F20090906rally0907.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NMI-120409-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-NMI-120409_53-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFDoland2009" class="citation news cs1">Doland, Gwyneth (December 4, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://newmexicoindependent.com/42647/kokesh-and-the-guy-who-brought-an-assault-rifle-to-an-obama-event">"Kokesh and the guy who brought an assault rifle to an Obama event"</a>. <i>The New Mexico Independent</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 9,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+Mexico+Independent&rft.atitle=Kokesh+and+the+guy+who+brought+an+assault+rifle+to+an+Obama+event&rft.date=2009-12-04&rft.aulast=Doland&rft.aufirst=Gwyneth&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnewmexicoindependent.com%2F42647%2Fkokesh-and-the-guy-who-brought-an-assault-rifle-to-an-obama-event&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-54">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37349683">South Africa bars anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson</a> by 13 September 2016, <i>BBC</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-55">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/711455/Gay-hating-preacher-called-Orlando-victims-paedophiles-banned-coming-UK">"Gay hating preacher who called Orlando victims 'paedophiles' banned from coming to UK"</a>. 2016-09-16<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Gay+hating+preacher+who+called+Orlando+victims+%E2%80%98paedophiles%E2%80%99+banned+from+coming+to+UK&rft.date=2016-09-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.express.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2F711455%2FGay-hating-preacher-called-Orlando-victims-paedophiles-banned-coming-UK&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-56">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/anti.gay.pastor.steven.anderson.banned.from.uk/95585.htm">"Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK"</a>. <i>Christian Today</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Christian+Today&rft.atitle=Anti-gay+pastor+Steven+Anderson+banned+from+UK&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christiantoday.com%2Farticle%2Fanti.gay.pastor.steven.anderson.banned.from.uk%2F95585.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-57">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/09/14/anti-gay-pastor-barred-from-south-africa-its-not-really-that-cool-of-a-place/">"Anti-gay pastor barred from South-Africa: 'It's not really that cool of a place.'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Washington Post</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Anti-gay+pastor+barred+from+South-Africa%3A+%E2%80%98It%E2%80%99s+not+really+that+cool+of+a+place.%E2%80%99&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Facts-of-faith%2Fwp%2F2016%2F09%2F14%2Fanti-gay-pastor-barred-from-south-africa-its-not-really-that-cool-of-a-place%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-58">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37418875">"Botswana to deport anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson"</a>. BBC News. 2016-09-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Botswana+to+deport+anti-gay+US+pastor+Steven+Anderson&rft.date=2016-09-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-africa-37418875&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-59">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-botswana-lgbt-idUSKCN11Q1CS">"Botswana deports U.S. pastor Steven Anderson over anti-gay views"</a>. Reuters. 2016-09-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Botswana+deports+U.S.+pastor+Steven+Anderson+over+anti-gay+views&rft.date=2016-09-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-botswana-lgbt-idUSKCN11Q1CS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-60">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://malawi24.com/2016/10/26/govt-blocks-anti-gay-pastor-from-coming-to-malawi/">"Govt. blocks anti-gay pastor from coming to Malawi"</a>. <i>Malawi24</i>. 2016-10-26<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-10-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Malawi24&rft.atitle=Govt.+blocks+anti-gay+pastor+from+coming+to+Malawi&rft.date=2016-10-26&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmalawi24.com%2F2016%2F10%2F26%2Fgovt-blocks-anti-gay-pastor-from-coming-to-malawi%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-61">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite id="CITEREFCollison" class="citation news cs1">Collison, Carl. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mg.co.za/article/2016-10-24-00-kill-the-gays-pastor-now-trying-to-infiltrate-malawi">"Malawi government says 'kill the gays' pastor 'will not be received' in the country"</a>. <i>The M&G Online</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-10-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+M%26G+Online&rft.atitle=Malawi+government+says+%27kill+the+gays%E2%80%99+pastor+%27will+not+be+received%27+in+the+country&rft.aulast=Collison&rft.aufirst=Carl&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmg.co.za%2Farticle%2F2016-10-24-00-kill-the-gays-pastor-now-trying-to-infiltrate-malawi&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-62">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DerTHIrIDlg&t=148s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DerTHIrIDlg&t=148s</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-63">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBXKSiYPxds">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBXKSiYPxds</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-64">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r2708880"/><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/05/death-to-gays-preacher-steven-anderson-banned-from-netherlands/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Death to gays' preacher Steven Anderson banned from Netherlands"</a>. <i>Dutch News</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-05-01</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Dutch+News&rft.atitle=%E2%80%98Death+to+gays%E2%80%99+preacher+Steven+Anderson+banned+from+Netherlands&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dutchnews.nl%2Fnews%2F2019%2F05%2Fdeath-to-gays-preacher-steven-anderson-banned-from-netherlands%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Frationalwiki.org%3ASteven+Anderson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-65">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2019/05/official-letter-from-netherlands-on.html">Official Letter from Netherlands on Pastor Anderson ban</a> by sanderson1611, May 5th, 2019, <i>Steven L Anderson</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-66">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48252527">Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson banned from Ireland</a> 13 May, 2019, <i>BBC</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-67">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-pastor-calls-australia-fires-gods-revenge-in-vitriolic-post-11421375">Anti-Gay Tempe Pastor Says Australia Bushfires Are God’s Revenge for Banning Him</a> by Ali Swenson, January 6th, 2020, <i>Phoenix New Times</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-68">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/nz_letter.pdf">The New Zealand entry denial</a> <i>Faithful Word Baptist Church</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-69">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200709090822/https://pulpitandpen.org/2020/07/07/notorious-anti-lgbt-pastor-steven-anderson-permanently-banned-from-youtube/">Notorious Anti-LGBT Pastor Steven Anderson Permanently Banned from Youtube</a>. Archived from pulpitandpen.org, 7 July 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-70">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hemant Mehta, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/09/11/youtube-finally-took-down-the-channels-of-christian-hate-pastor-steven-anderson/">YouTube finally took down the channels of Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson</a>. friendlyatheist.patheos.com, 11 September 2020.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-71">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.ph/Xm0iQ">ARE THEY ALL YOURS?!??</a> Archived from stevenandersonfamily.blogspot.com, 2 July 2019.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-72">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.md/IhrJe">Questions and Answers</a>. Archived from stevenandersonfamily.blogspot.com, 16 June 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-73">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.ph/U56VU">Why I hate church nurseries</a>. Archived from stevenandersonfamily.blogspot.com, 28 January 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-74">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cuteandcovered.com/">Cute and Covered</a>, "fashionable and modest swimwear in any size or for any age."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-75">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-hate-preacher-steven-anderson">"Christian hate-preacher Steven Anderson has an even more hateful son"</a> by Hemant Mehta, <i>Friendly Atheist</i>, <i>Substack</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Miriam-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Miriam_76-0">76.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Miriam_76-1">76.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpeu6F2Cxzw">Interviewing Hate Preacher Steven Anderson’s Runaway Daughter About His Lies and Deciet</a> by Dead Domain, September 26, 2024, <i>YouTube</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-How_to_Perform_a_Fruit_Inspection-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-How_to_Perform_a_Fruit_Inspection_77-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbQvya-Q3dU">Steven Anderson — How to Perform a Fruit Inspection</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-78">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHyW_3IE-c0&t=0s">Live Stream on Astronomy, Creation, and the Bible</a>. 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