[4] Drake wrote the resolution at the Southern Baptist Convention in 1996 calling for a boycott of the Walt Disney Company over its decision to "promote homosexuality over family values" by granting health benefits to gay and lesbian partners of employees.
[7] In early 2008, Drake, the pastor for the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, was a vocal supporter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign.
[8] Drake's possible violation of federal tax law was reported to the IRS by an advocacy group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU).
"[12] On The Alan Colmes Show on June 2, 2009, Drake stated that he is engaging in imprecatory prayer, praying for God to kill President Barack Obama, who he claimed needed to "turn his life around.
[14] Also in 2008 he said that God would punish Rick Warren for agreeing to give the benediction at the inauguration of Obama, who he called an "evil illegal alien".
[15] He had previously used such prayers against employees of the Internal Revenue Service,[16] Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and George Tiller.
"[17] Keith Olbermann, a television host on MSNBC, named Drake the "worst person in the world" in response to the revelation.