May not be illegal, but it definitely raises questions. BUT as spokesman Hal Weatherman notes, “I don’t know how much leaders of
any faith group gives to our campaign, as we don’t force people to
declare their personal faith history or religious affiliation to us
prior to attending one of our political events.”
Campaign finance records show that Lt. Governor Dan Forest last year
accepted a campaign donation from the leader of a controversial North
Carolina church.
Forest, a socially conservative
Republican, will likely seek the party nomination to run against
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020. Forest faced criticism from the N.C.
Democratic Party last October for attending a July fundraiser with members of Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale.
Word of Faith has come under scrutiny in recent months after 43 former members told the Associated Press that church members try to expel demons
using “blasting” prayers where congregants were smacked, choked,
punched and thrown to the floor. The AP has written a series of investigative stories on the church, which some former members have described as a cult.
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest takes donation from controversial church | News & Observer
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