Jorge Raschke is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 pentecostal pastor

Pastor

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 who is well known for his opinions on many subjects as well as for his religious

Religion

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 campaigns.

Reverend Raschke has travelled all over Latin America

Latin America

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 and the United States

United States

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 to preach, and he has held conferences and church services in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, Colombia

Colombia

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, Ecuador

Ecuador

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, Panama

Panama

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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 and other countries.

Reverend Raschke has been holding a yearly event, "Clamor a Dios

God

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" 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

Catholic

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 Archbishop

Archbishop

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  Roberto Gonzalez

Roberto González Nieves

Roberto Octavio González Nieves, OFM is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Puerto Rico and the current Archbishop of San Juan.-Early life and education:...

.

Raschke 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.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• German immigration to Puerto Rico
  German immigration to Puerto Rico
  German immigration to Puerto Rico increased when German businessmen immigrated to Puerto Rico during the early part of the 19th century. However, it was the economic and political situation in Europe during the early 19th century plus, the fact that the Spanish Crown issued the Royal Decree of...
  
  

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