Word: illuminati
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...views about this world that set him apart. He believes, for instance, that witchcraft is real, citing a coven of witches "outside Milwaukee" that sends its members to churches and confuses the pastors with spells. Similarly, he has written about a "secret order" called the Illuminati that has carried out a "conspiracy on the church, our government, media, and the public schools" for more than 300 years. His book Mind Siege: The Battle for Truth in the New Millennium (2000), co-written with David Noebel, says TV promotes incest and wife swapping as part of secularists' plans for "world domination...
What's strange about these passages is that they seem at odds with LaHaye's own warm temperament. Even his co-author, Jenkins, doesn't share LaHaye's more conspiracy-minded views about the Illuminati or his prejudices against gays. LaHaye has promoted an instructional videotape that says the Harry Potter books are helping "disciple children into the darkest aspects of black magic." But Jenkins says Potter is fine for anyone who understands the difference between fantasy and reality. Still, he says of his partner, "He knows how to get attention. That's one of his gifts...