Controversy
Engle was described by Joe Conason as a "radical theocrat. The Southern Poverty Law Center says he can occasionally "venture into bloodlust."
While living in Washington, D.C. Engle was briefly a roommate of then-Senator Sam Brownback. Brownback later spoke at The Call Nashville rally and worked with him while drafting Senate apologies to Native Americans and African-Americans. Brownback's association with Engle became an issue in his successful run for Governor of Kansas. During the campaign, the Kansas Democratic Party ran ads criticizing his association with Engle. Brownback stated that he had not spoken to Engle in several months and that they disagreed on some issues.
In May 2010, Engle traveled to Uganda and organized a rally there through The Call. During the rally, he praised the Ugandan government's efforts to combat homosexuality, which included the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill which called for life imprisonment or the death penalty for gays and lesbians with AIDS who engage in sexual relations. Engle later claimed that he opposes the Ugandan bill and called for the church to examine its own sins and to oppose violence against homosexuals, but he did not reject the criminalization of homosexuality.
Engle was featured in the 2006 film Jesus Camp.
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