Jorge Raschke García (born 12 December 1930 from

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who is well known for his political opinions as well as for his

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events. He is of

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) and

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) descent.

Raschke has travelled all over
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and the
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preaching, and has held conferences and church services in
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, the
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and other countries. Raschke has been holding a yearly event, (), 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. Raschke's daughter, Kimmey, was a member of the
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. Raschke has another daughter, Kathryn, and a son, Jorge Isaac. Raschke owns WJVP 89.3 FM, a radio station in
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, 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. 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

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's Girlie Show World Tour, which began in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Protests did not stop the concert from taking place. Raschke generally supports the New Progressive Party (PNP). In 2019, he supported

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, the governor, who was forced to resign for

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. 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 , the governor's mansion. When a 60-year woman resident of the Old San Juan neighborhood, yelled that Raschke was corrupt, she was arrested. He and other religious leaders of Puerto Rico later met with Wanda Vázquez, Rosselló's successor. Raschke has been one of several religious leaders to be singled out by

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, a Puerto Rican LGBT and human rights activist, for spreading homophobia.

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