Jorge Raschke
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Jorge Raschkee (born c 1930) is a Puerto Rican pentecostal pastor who is well known for his opinions on many subjects as well as for his religious campaigns.
Reverend Raschkee has travelled all over Latin America and the United States to preach.
Reverend Raschkee has travelled all over Latin America, and he has held conferences and church services (apart from Puerto Rico and Brazil), in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and other countries.
Reverend Raschkee has been holding a yearly event, "Clamor a Dios" for some decades now. The event is held in September, on Labor Day, at the north entrance of Puerto Rico's Capitol building, and it draws between hundreds and thousands of Christians from all around the island.
He also holds annual closed doors meetings at La Fortaleza with the governor and leaders of other religions in Puerto Rico. Some other leaders who have participated in these reunions include Teofilo Vargas Sein and Catholic priest Roberto Gonzalez.
Raschkee is against homosexuality, having participated in 31 consecutive yearly anti-gay rallies in Puerto Rico. He has been one of the most outspoken religious leaders against homosexuals in Puerto Rico, sometimes causing newspaper and general media controversy with his anti-gay comments.
The name is spelled incorrectly. It is George Raschke. He was born and raised in NYC. His mother was the daughter of an Afro-Caribean woman from Puerto Rico and his father a German soldier. His father may have been of German Jewish origin. Rev. Raschke graduated from the Assemblies of God Bible Institute (Instituto Biblico Asambleas de Dios) in Bayamaon, PR. The school is known today as Colegio Teologico del Caribe. It is not clear if he still holds credentials with the Assemblies of God. Is known for the manifestation of spiritual gifts :Prophecy("messages from God"),Healing(Profetic word to "heal the sick")and deliverance("freeing people from demonic forces"). OJO: I believe he is NOT from NYC, but rather Puerto Rico; also, Roberto González is the Archbishop of San Juan, in case the reference above is to him.
