Micah Armstrong | |
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Other names | Brother Micah |
Citizenship | American |
Occupation | Preacher |
Known for | Christian fundamentalist open-air preaching in U.S. college campuses |
Spouse | Elizabeth Armstrong [1] |
Website | http://brothermicah.wordpress.com |
Micah Armstrong, also known as Brother Micah, is an American Trinitarian Pentecostal [2] evangelist who preaches publicly at universities. [1] He began his campus ministries full-time in 2006, however he visited campuses in his spare time as early as 2004, [3] with visits also possibly occurring as early as the mid-1990s. [4] Armstrong travels with his wife Elizabeth preaching in circuits mostly in the eastern and southern parts of the United States. [1] [5] [6] Armstrong uses outrageous statements to spark heated discussions. According to Jay Reeves of the Associated Press, Armstrong "holds a near mythic status on college campuses across the eastern United States". [1] On December 1, 2013, Jesse Morrell's OpenAirOutreach.com, published a documentary film on Armstrong's personal life and preaching. [7]
Armstrong speaks out against sex outside of the biblical context of marriage, [8] drugs, rock and roll, masturbation, smoking, and pornography. [3] He calls himself a " homophobe" and performs a song entitled, The Homo Song. [9] He refers to “real Muslims" as terrorists. [3] On the subject of women, Armstrong has said, "Women have two places: In front of the sink and behind the vacuum." [1] He believes one can lose their salvation and must work to maintain it by stopping sinning/repenting from sinning and trusting in Jesus Christ. In 2009, he debated Mike Sprott, a Baptist campus ministry leader and pastor, at the University of South Florida campus, on confrontational open air preaching and the message of repentance and holiness. [10]
Armstrong's preaching is criticized within some Christian circles. Brother Micah and Sister Elizabeth frequently preach against homosexuality, masturbation, and premarital sex, [11] in a way that critics find confrontational. Armstrong calls male critics who challenge his preaching on homosexuality sodomites, [12] and has said that sorority girls put whorehouses out of business by giving away free sex. [13] Micah claims to be sinless (an unorthodox view called sinless perfectionism). [14]
He commonly toured with Brother Jed and Sister Cindy.