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McCain’s “Spiritual Advisor” Espouses Hates and Gets Free Ride - HOW?

Senator hailed as a spiritual adviser ,  an Ohio megachurch pastor, who has called upon Christians to wage a "war" against the "false religion" of Islam with the aim of destroying it.

How can this be? How could McCain embrace a man espousing hate and bigotry without coming to the attention of the general public and affect his candidacy like Reverend Wright did with Barack Obama?

 

Coulld it be selctive broadcasting by the powers that be?

On February 26, McCain appeared at a campaign rally in Cincinnati with the Reverend Rod Parsley of the World Harvest Church of Columbus, a supersize Pentecostal institution that features a 5,200-seat sanctuary, a television studio (where Parsley tapes a weekly show), and a 122,000-square-foot Ministry Activity Center.

That day, a week before the Ohio primary, Parsley praised the Republican presidential front-runner as a "strong, true, consistent conservative." The endorsement was important for McCain, who at the time was trying to put an end to the lingering challenge from former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a favorite among Christian evangelicals.

A politically influential figure in Ohio, Parsley could also play a key role in McCain’s effort to win this bellwether state in the general election. McCain, with Parsley by his side at the Cincinnati rally, called the evangelical minister a "spiritual guide."

Parsley has written several books outlining his fundamentalist religious outlook, including the 2005 Silent No More. In this work, Parsley decries the "spiritual desperation" of the United States, and he blasts away at the usual suspects: activist judges, civil libertarians who advocate the separation of church and state, the homosexual "culture" ("homosexuals are anything but happy and carefree"), the "abortion industry," and the crass and profane entertainment industry. And Parsley targets another profound threat to the United States: the religion of Islam.

 

WATCH and SEE FOR YOURSELF

 

In a chapter titled "Islam: The Deception of Allah," Parsley warns there is a "war between Islam and Christian civilization." He continues:

 

I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore.

 

SO the question remains. Why should John McCain get a free ride when Senator Barack Obama has been blasted for weeks now for merely having a close association with his pastor. A pastor who he has since rejected in a highly publicized speech!

 

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  2. By Tod on May 23, 2008 | Reply

    I am a Christain that respects every religion. I thought Senator John McCain made a huge mistake for stating Pastor Rod Parsley was his “Spiritual Advisor” which is not a good political move on his part. The Islamic, Judaism and Christain world, is one world, under one god. God loves EVERYONE equally, no matter the religion. Because in reality no one knows, which religion is the right one. Just as long as you believe in God and live your life for God, we all have the same chance to go to heaven. This pastor is no better than the Iranian President. Too say you want to kill a group of people because their different and you believe your right and their wrong. Let God deside our fate, not a radical Christain Pastor teaching people negative ideals towards another cultural. The Islamic world is also guilty of this negative teaching towards Judaism, and Christains. Religious War’s will continue as long as we teach more hate. Which is terrible! The only way to solve this problem is to repect each others beliefs and not try to change one another. Just remember we are humans and we have no right to cast God’s judgements on anyone. We don’t have that POWER, WAKE UP WORLD!

  3. By Michael Lang on May 23, 2008 | Reply

    Tod, thank you for your passionate comments as they are always welcome and appreciataed whether we agree or not. The important thing is to respect different opinions and ideologies allowing them their own place in the world.
    I am not going to dispute what you say about Islam but will point out that every religion has, at one time or another, acted in the same or similar way that you say Islam has, including Christianity.
    Ever heard of the “Inquisition?”
    And then, there is the athiest…are they any less than anybody else?

    If you do believe that we are ALL god’s children, then you too, cannot discriminate against another faith, however bizaare or unrelated to what you embrace.

    Mike Lang
    Publisher

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