That's the headline of my profile of the Gainesville pastor who is managing to dominate the news and international diplomacy, though he heads just a 50-member church.My short answer to the question: The Holy Spirit blows where it will, especially in Pentecostalism.The AP's national religion writer Rachel Zoll makes a similar point in her piece on Jones.Many would like to ignore Jones, but perhaps this is a karmic blowback for our frequent focus on fringe figures in other religions or in opposition ideologies.

David Gibson is the director of Fordham’s Center on Religion & Culture.

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