Jorge Raschke
{{short description|Puerto Rican evangelist Assemblies of God}}
Jorge Raschke García (born 12 December 1945 from New York City) is a Pentecostal, Assemblies of God evangelist who is well known for his political opinions as well as for his religious evangelistic events. He is of German (Ashkenazi) and Afro-Caribbean Spanish (Sephardic) descent.
{{lang|es|Día de Clamor a Dios}}
Raschke has travelled all over Latin America and the United States preaching, and has held conferences and church services in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and other countries.{{cite web | last=Ramos | first=Mario | title=Puerto Rico como exportador de fe | website=El Vocero de Puerto Rico | date=1 May 2018 | url=https://www.elvocero.com/opinion/puerto-rico-como-exportador-de-fe/article_58158334-6536-11e8-9db3-9700f45fcfcd.html | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}} Raschke has been holding a yearly event, {{lang|es|Dia de Clamor a Dios}} ({{translation|The Day to Plead to God}}), for forty-four years. The event is held in September, on Labor Day, at the north entrance of Puerto Rico's Capitol building, and draws thousands of Christians from around Puerto Rico.{{cite web | title=Cientos se congregan en el Capitolio para Clamor a Dios | website=Primera Hora | date=5 September 2016 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/cientossecongreganenelcapitolioparaclamoradios-1173873/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}}
Raschke's daughter, Kimmey, was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Raschke has another daughter, Kathryn, and a son, Jorge Isaac. Raschke owns WJVP 89.3 FM, a radio station in Culebra, Puerto Rico, which is operated by Clamor Broadcasting Network, Inc. and United WM Media.
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Because of his religious credentials, he is often quoted in newspapers.{{cite web | title=Hacienda va contra las iglesias y religiosos le caen encima | website=Primera Hora | date=21 April 2016 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/haciendavacontralasiglesiasyreligiososlecaenencima-1149034/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}} He is outspoken and attends protests (with his followers) to express indignation or support for a cause or a person. In 1993, Raschke was one of hundreds of religious leaders leading protests against Madonna's Girlie Show World Tour, which began in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Protests did not stop the concert from taking place.{{cite web | title=#TBT: El día que Madonna se pasó la bandera entre sus piernas | website=Primera Hora | date=28 January 2016 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/tbteldiaquemadonnasepasolabanderaentresuspiernas-1133888/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}}
Raschke generally supports the New Progressive Party (PNP).{{cite web | title=Jorge Raschke dicta su guía de votación desde el Capitolio | website=Primera Hora | date=3 September 2012 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/jorgeraschkedictasuguiadevotaciondesdeelcapitolio-695292/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}} In 2019, he supported Ricardo Rosselló, the governor, who was forced to resign for Telegramgate.{{cite web | last=Milagros | first=María de los | title=Jorge Raschke bendice a Rosselló y critica "las asquerosidades" en las protestas | website=Metro | date=1 July 2019 | url=https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2019/08/01/jorge-raschke-bendice-rossello-critica-las-asquerosidades-las-protestas.html | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}} Raschke attended the protests demanding that Rosselló not resign and to rescind his resignation once he had. During the protests, Raschke was making declarations with a megaphone, about different, past governors' immoral conduct in {{lang|es|La Fortaleza}}, the governor's mansion. When a 60-year woman resident of the Old San Juan neighborhood, yelled that Raschke was corrupt, she was arrested.{{cite web | title=Causa indignación arresto de sexagenaria durante manifestación | website=Jornada Press | date=2 August 2019 | url=https://www.jornadapress.com/2019/08/02/causa-indignacion-arresto-de-sexagenaria-durante-manifestacion/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019 | archive-date=25 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825093953/https://www.jornadapress.com/2019/08/02/causa-indignacion-arresto-de-sexagenaria-durante-manifestacion/ | url-status=dead }} He and other religious leaders of Puerto Rico later met with Wanda Vázquez, Rosselló's successor.{{cite web | title=Wanda Vázquez le inspira confianza al arzobispo de San Juan | website=Primera Hora | date=16 August 2019 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/nota/wandavazquezleinspiraconfianzaalarzobispodesanjuan-1358678/ | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}}
Raschke has been one of several religious leaders to be singled out by Pedro Julio Serrano, a Puerto Rican LGBT and human rights activist, for spreading homophobia.{{cite web | author=Univision | title=Pedro Julio Serrano truena contra homofobia de pastor | website=Univision | date=24 May 2016 | url=https://www.univision.com/local/puerto-rico-wlii/pedro-julio-serrano-truena-contra-homofobia-de-pastor | language=es | access-date=25 August 2019}}
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External links
- [http://www.ministerioclamoradios.org Ministerio Clamor a Dios]
- [https://twitter.com/JorgeRaschke Twitter]
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Category:People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Category:Puerto Rican religious leaders
Category:Assemblies of God pastors
Category:Puerto Rican Pentecostals