Andrew Wommack

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'''Andrew Wommack''' {{lived|1949}} is a [[Dominionism|dominionist]] [[televangelist]] from [[Colorado]] who thinks [[Christian]]s should conquer the world (or at least Colorado) to save it from sexy [[gay]] [[demons]]. He runs various fake [[charity|charities]], such as Andrew Wommack Ministries and Truth & Liberty Coalition, intended to bring about [[tax]]-free world domination. These include a [[fundie school]]/[[diploma mill]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210423193515/https://www.openportal.ca/list-of-unaccredited-universities-beware-from-fake-degrees/ Unaccredited Universities; Beware from fake degrees] ''Open Portal''.</ref> Charis Bible College, that "focuses exclusively on the [[Bible]] as our main textbook"<ref>[https://www.charisbiblecollege.org/ Charis Bible College website]</ref> and hence [[diploma mill|provides nothing at all similar to a real college education]].

==Andy's zombies==
Wommack runs a [[prosperity gospel]] [[scam]], in which believers are told they can speak a [[Word of Faith]] to magically call whatever they want into existence. Examples are: [[money]] (particularly money that Andrew Wommack would really like you to donate to Andrew Wommack Ministries), or ''[[Resurrection|literally raising people from the dead]]''. He claims that he personally knows 30 to 40 people who have been raised from the dead, and that he raised his own son from the dead. His ex-wife, however, stated that their son was revived at a hospital following an overdose. She also alleged that she was a victim of spousal abuse and silenced by the ministry.<ref>Mehta, Hemant. ''Friendly Atheist.'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20190201040401/https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/01/31/christian-evangelist-my-son-was-raised-from-the-dead-and-so-were-30-40-others/ Christian Evangelist: my son was "raised from the dead" and so were 30-40 others]. January 31, 2019</ref><ref>https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Andrew_Wommack</ref>

His various scam organizations raised $68 million in 2019.<ref name="Rabey2021">Rabey, Steve. ''Pike's Peak Courier.'' [https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/andrew-wommack-urges-christians-to-take-over-woodland-park-teller-county/article_c1732052-bce0-11eb-b6a8-b3aa414e5325.html Andrew Wommack urges Christians to 'take over' Woodland Park, Teller County]. June 1, 2021.</ref> Most of this money probably came from sad, desperate people who thought (because Wommack lied to them) that the donation would help them become healthy or cause their loved ones to come back from beyond the grave.

Somehow, in spite of all the money it takes in, his ministry is $25.9 million in debt, which leaves it with the most negative net worth of any ministry in the US. This might explain why he is totally desperate to dodge his taxes.<ref>Religion Unplugged. [https://religionunplugged.com/news/2022/4/21/indebted-andrew-wommack-ministry-wants-out-of-taxable-student-housing-agreement Indebted Andrew Wommack Ministry Wants Out Of Taxable Student Housing Agreement]</ref>

==Andy's demons==
Wommack says his followers should "take back Colorado" from [[Democrats]], whom he thinks are literally "[[demonic possession|demon-possessed]]" [[socialist]] [[pedophilia|pedophiles]].<ref name="Rabey2021" /> He impotently rants that the Colorado government should be "totally dominated by believers" (believers in his particular brand of hate-faith, of course) because the government must keep people from being gay. He's really, ''really'' angry that Colorado governor Jared Polis is gay.<ref name="Rabey2021" />

===The seven mountains of influence===
Christians should have [[Dominionist|dominion]] over unbelievers, according to Wommack, through the [[New Apostolic Reformation#Seven Mountains Mandate|"seven mountains" of influence]]:<ref name="Rabey2021" />
* [[religion]]
* [[family]]
* [[education]]
* [[government]]
* [[media]]
* [[art]]s and entertainment
* [[business]]
In other words, Andy-boy thinks he and his religion deserve unfettered control over essentially everything, and stated in 2024 that a second American Civil War would be a good thing if it turned the nation "back to God".<ref>[https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/post/andrew-wommack-says-it-would-be-worth-having-a-civil-war-to-turn-this-nation-back-to-god Andrew Wommack Says It Would Be Worth Having A Civil War To Turn This Nation Back To God] Right Wing Watch, August 02, 2024</ref> In a nutshell, Wommack isn't just any old [[theocracy|theocrat]]; he's one of the most entitled, deceitful and hate-filled ones imaginable, which is quite an achievement given his [[:Category:Televangelists|competition]].

==Andy's spies==
Wommack says "gay people should be required to put a label on their foreheads" because of how dangerous they are. This belief is horribly familiar from — and this is [[Godwin's Law|a rare case where the comparison is apt]] —  the persecution of gay people by [[Nazi Germany]]. Also [[Nazism and homosexuality#Institut für Sexualwissenschaft|familiar from that era]] is Wommack's desire to destroy [[queer]] books. In 2022 Wommack sent someone (a "spy", as he called them) into a [[public school]] library in Woodland Park, Colorado, to look for "homosexual" books. The spy found 54 homosexual books! Scandal! Wommack plans to get the school board to remove them.<ref>Hill, Pat. ''Pikes Peak Courier.'' [https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/woodland-park-schools-superintendent-reacts-to-comments-by-charis-bible-college-founder/article_eae6134c-bce2-11ec-94d1-83410833a2f1.html Woodland Park schools superintendent reacts to comments by Charis Bible College founder.] April 19, 2022.</ref><ref>Mantyla, Kyle. ''Right Wing Watch.'' [https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/anti-lgbtq-christian-nationalist-preacher-andrew-wommack-is-targeting-colorado-school-boards/ Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist Preacher Andrew Wommack Is Targeting Colorado School Boards.] April 4, 2022.</ref> Seeing as he feels entitled to Christian dominion over all government, he won't take no for an answer.

In short, Wommack is a creepy old man spying on children (in violation of the school's safe visitor policy), convinced that he's "protecting" kids from predators by skulking around like a predator. He thinks he's going to un-gay them by taking away books about the concept of being gay. While [[Ex-gay|that never works]], it still provides a golden opportunity to manipulate children and make money from fellow-[[homophobes]], so he keeps doing it.

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