Texe Marrs
Texe W. Marrs (born 1944) is an American conspiracy theorist, who runs a Christian ministry called Living Truth Ministries, based in Austin, Texas.[2]
He was previously an officer in the United States Air Force and a faculty member at the University of Texas.[2]
Media coverage
Marrs has received coverage from the news media for his claims that:
- The Oklahoma City bombing was planned and carried out by the American government.[3]
- Timothy McVeigh was framed.[4]
- Hillary Rodham Clinton is a "doctrinaire Marxist" who has recruited "other America-hating subversives for key administration posts".[5]
- "Newt Gingrich is a closet Marxist and member of the occultic secret society known as the Bohemian Grove."[6]
- "Bill Clinton is an establishment hack, a member of the traitorous Trilateral Commission, the Bilderbergers, and Council of Foreign Relations. He and Hillary are deep into Egyptian occultism and Masonic magic." [6]
- "Robert Dole is a 33rd degree Mason and a fake conservative. He's anti-Jesus Christ." [6]
- Insistence that Bill Martin's plans for a Christian naturist resort is evidence that Satan is subverting Christianity.[7]
- Described as the "conspiracy theorist to end all conspiracy theorists" for his book Codex Magica: Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols, and Hidden Codes of the Illuminati, which purports to expose a secret conspiracy between politicians and other famous people through modern history.[8]
- Accused Hillary Rodham Clinton of having "Orwellian" political ambitions.[9]
- In his book, The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists, Karl Keating debunks Marrs's claim that the Pope plans to head a one-world order, which is described by a reviewer as one of the more bizarre anti-catholic conspiracy theories.[10]
- His statement (with Karen Read) that "the exclusion of women from combat inevitably makes them second- class citizens in the military."[11]
Criticism
Marrs has been accused of being anti-Catholic. Some of his critics, such as Edward L. King, have accused him of anti-Semitism.[12][13] In 1999 he alleged that former United States President George H.W. Bush would be involved in a black mass in a chamber within the Great Pyramid of Giza during the 2000 millennium celebrations.[14] Christian writer Constance Cumbey has accused Marrs of plagiarism of material from her book Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow.[15]
Books
- A Perfect Name for Your Pet, Texe and Wanda Marrs, Heian, San Francisco, 1983.
- You and the Armed Forces, ARCO, 1983.
- Careers in Computers: The High-Tech Job Guide, Monarch Press, 1984.
- How to Prepare for the Armed Forces Test - ASVAB, Barrons, 1984.
- Careers in High Technology, Irwin Professional Publications, 1985.
- High Tech Job Finder, Texe and Wanda Marrs, John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
- The Great Robot Book, Texe and Wanda Marrs, Julin Messenger, 1985.
- The Personal Robot Book, Robotic Industries Association, 1985.
- High Technology Careers, Dow Jones & Irwin, 1986.
- Preparation for the Armed Forces Test, MacMillan, 1986.
- The Woman's Guide to Military Service, Texe Marrs and Karen Read, Liberty Publishing Company, 1987.
- Rush to Armageddon, Tynsdale, 1987.
- Dark Secrets of the New Age, Crossway Books, 1987.
- Mystery Mark of the New Age, Crossway Books, 1988.
- Futuristic Careers: Jobs Today in the 21st Century Fields, Scott Foresman & Co, 1988.
- Careers with Robots, Facts On File, 1988.
References
- ^ "About Texe Marrs". Power of Prophecy Ministry Website. http://www.texemarrs.com/atm.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ a b Quindlen, Anna (9 February 1994). "Public & Private; The Cost Of Free Speech". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/09/opinion/public-private-the-cost-of-free-speech.html. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Johnson, Kevin (4 August 1995). "Okla. City conspiracy buzz grows". USA Today. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/19372962.html?dids=19372962:19372962&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+04%2C+1995&author=Kevin+Johnson&pub=USA+TODAY+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Okla.+City+conspiracy+buzz+grows. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Vitello, Paul (20 February 2001). "Cancel McVeigh's Ascension". Newsday. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/68824543.html?dids=68824543:68824543&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+20%2C+2001&author=Paul+Vitello&pub=Newsday+%28Combined+editions%29&desc=Cancel+McVeigh%27s+Ascension. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ Quindlen, Anna (9 February 1994). "Public & Private; The Cost Of Free Speech". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/09/opinion/public-private-the-cost-of-free-speech.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ a b c Rossie, David (21 July 1996). "Truths from the wild blue yonder". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB829E25A3072E2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Allen-Mills, Tony (18 December 2005). "Christians strip to build a new Eden". The Sunday Times. http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/article209903.ece. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Jackson, Hardy (27 May 2010). "They’ are out there". The Anniston Star. http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/7674673/article-Harvey-H--Jackson--%E2%80%98They%E2%80%99-are-out-there?instance=opinion_lead. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Hillary pillory: Clinton may feel the love -- and the hate -- in 2008". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 14 November 2004. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1065C608A7A934DA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists. (Book Review)". Catholic Insight. 1 April 2003. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2707069/The-Usual-Suspects-Answering-Anti.html. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Women in uniform say they can do the job". The Advocate. 2 July 1991.
- ^ "KARL KEATING'S E-LETTER February 25, 2003". Catholic Answers Website. http://www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_030225.asp. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Texe Marrs". Masonic Info Website. http://www.masonicinfo.com/texe.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ Eltahawy, Mona (December 1999). "Egyptian boogie nights". U.S. News & World Report 127 (25): 24. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/991227/archive_004531.htm. - "David Icke, a former British television sportscaster turned prophet of doom, and Texe Marrs, a retired U.S. Air Force officer turned pastor, have issued Web site warnings that, come millennium eve, former President George Bush and fellow members of a cult known as the Illuminati will summon oppressive evil forces at a black mass in a burial chamber deep inside the great Cheops pyramid."
- ^ %7C access date = 2011-09-13 "Disinformation in the "New Age" - The Sad and Ugly Truth of Texe Marrs". My perspective -- What Constance thinks. http://cumbey.blogspot.com/2006/11/texe-marrs-disinformation-for-new-age.html %7C access date = 2011-09-13.
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