Palin and Religion: Third Wave connections

Though it is somewhat breathless and goes into the Wasilla Assembly of God Church (at which Palin no longer worships, though she still on good terms) in detail, but not her current church, Bruce Wilson's piece for the Huffington Post provides valuable background (and links for further reading) on a corner of extreme Christian belief and practice with anti-Catholic overtones that most religious people -- Christian and non-Christian -- are probably unaware of.

While segments of this [Third Wave] belief system have been a part of Pentecostalism and charismatic beliefs for decades, the excesses of this movement were declared a heresy in 1949 by the General Council of the Assemblies of God, and again condemned through Resolution 16 in 2000.

The beliefs and manifestations of the movement include the use of 'strategic level spiritual warfare' to expel territorial demons from American and world cities...

Read the full story HERE.