Those of us who have watched the New Apostolic Reformation have come to expect bizarre claims.  Well, today  C. Peter Wagner made one of the most bizarre claims yet.  He sent out an email to his supporters claiming that the city of Seaford, Delaware and the Delaware House of Representatives had actually given him commendations for his efforts to commission "apostles" in the state.

(F)or a year or more I have been in touch with apostolic leadership in the state of Delaware, the first state admitted to the union, about the possibility of organizing key apostles in the state and having their government recognized by the state. I was honored to be invited to sit with six of these leaders for an extended meeting on January 19, 2012. Preparations for this meeting had been going on for several months. Those present agreed to constitute themselves as the Delaware Council of Apostles, and they appointed one of their number to serve as Convening Apostle.

Three of the six had not yet been publicly commissioned as apostles, so a public meeting for commissioning was scheduled that evening. Much to my surprise, a good bit of field work had been done to assure the approval of the State of Delaware. As part of the ceremony, I was officially welcomed as an apostle and authorized to help commission apostles to the state. The mayor of Seaford (a committed believer) read the Commendation from his office and presented me with the key to the city. This was followed by a Tribute complete with the seal of the Sussex County Council, a Tribute with the seal of the Senate of the State of Delaware, and a Tribute from the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware read personally by the representative of the district.

The commendation was supposedly introduced by State Representative Daniel B. "Danny" Short, a Republican.  There's just one problem.  In all likelihood, it isn't true.  A search for "Peter Wagner" on the Delaware General Assembly Website turned up absolutely nothing, and there is no reference that Short ever sponsored such legislation on the list of bills he's sponsored.  And it's pretty hard to believe such legislation would have seen the light of day in any event, since the Democrats pretty much own that chamber (26 Dems, 15 Repubs).