Rod Parsley, McCain's 'Spiritual Adviser,' Spotlighted By MoJo, Brave New Films

Despite the fact that John McCain and his surrogates have taken recent pains to try to dismiss concerns over the candidate's relationship with unending font of bigoted vitriol John Hagee, those ties are receiving a thorough airing in this week's Newsweek Magazine. So, it would seem to be an opportune time to remind you that when it comes to crazy-faced pastor problems, McCain doubles the fun by garnishing the plate with a little Parsley.

Rod Parsley, that is. The puffy evangelist anger box has been described by McCain as his "spiritual advisor." Some of that advice may have contributed two or three of the "bombs" in McCain's campaign motto, "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran," because, apparently, operating from illuminated manuscripts of his own imaginings, Parsley has decided that the ancient historical imperative of America is "destroying" Islam. I mean, you remember that whole Islamofascist plot where King George levied all those unfair taxes on the colonies, right?

Well, thanks to Mother Jones Magazine and the good folks from Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, you may now revel in Parsley's utter bonkers-ness.

MoJo's David Corn points out: "McCain aides have said that the senator's acceptance of Parsley's endorsement was not an endorsement of Parsley's views. And they have dismissed any comparison between Reverend Wright and Reverend Parsley, noting that McCain has never attended a service conducted by Parsley. But imagine if Barack Obama had campaigned with an imam who had called for destroying Christianity. A media and political uproar would ensue--with wide-ranging calls for Obama to condemn the imam."

Comments

[tinarm]

Somebody ought to play this on the news. What are the scared of. I don't even care if they tie him to John McCain or not, but this nutcase needs to be stopped.

[MajorKong]

I live in Columbus, OH. Parsley used to be just a run of the mill money grubbing televangelist. Then a few years ago he discovered that politics is where the really big bucks are.

[Midnightrain]

"But imagine if Barack Obama had campaigned with an imam who had called for destroying Christianity. A media and political uproar would ensue--with wide-ranging calls for Obama to condemn the imam."

Sorry, it would have been worse than this. I don't even want to imagine what would happen.

[Tane]

Don't forget this one: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/an-overlooked-hate-sermon_b_99840.html

Hagee yelling that poor folks who are on welfare should "Starve! Starve!" is appalling.

[wilburbudd]

If McLame is elected, you got more war. If this moron is ANY where near him, it will be a major war, "a holy war," and we will lose. Period. I've been saying it for 8 years: We can not win a holy war. Christianity is far too divided and factioned to get together enough to do it. Islam, on the other hand, will come together, as they have ALWAYS done in order to destroy, or at least, push back, the infidel, and they will win. Then they'll fight amonst themselves over the carcass. COUNT ON THAT!

[wilburbudd]

I've seen this guy in action, man, and if ANYone on Earth is nutier than Brother Jim Bakker, It's ROD PARsley, if that's his real name. This Clown is ignorant, bible-thumping hellfire and brimstone, loud mouth who thinks everybody on earth is wrong but him. Fundamental Christianity is no better than Fundamentalist Islam. This guy needs to go away. If he has the President's ear (possibly), I don't want that president listening. AT ALL!!!
Besides: how could Christianity be set up to destroy Islam when Christianity is older than Islam.
This jerk is off his rocker. And get him the hell off my TV, damn it.

[Midnightrain]

I think the point is that the media has all but given McCain a free pass on his 'spiritual' advisor's incendiary comments. The double standard is so blatant.

[tubette]

Seems to me this guy could greatly contribute to another world war, where as Rev. Wright just makes Americans feel bad...

[DrDemon]

Aside from being just plain ole hypocrites, why is it that there are SO MANY of these religious figures that are either bigots, whacko, gay, pedaphiles, rapists, etc?

How do people just follow these jackasses and not see through their phony bullshit? I mean, this is America and it is 2008.

They are a Mess... and so atre their followers!

[Dendera]

Most religious people and their pators/leaders are just fine. The ones we keep hearing are the ones who like to be close to power and who promise those who seek power and influence an edge of some kind. Those types tend to live on the cusp of normality. The average Joe minister has nothing to do with these loonies.

[DrDemon]

Religion & racism is the #1 cause of hostility around the world; and has been for hundreds of years.

Religion = Division

[DrDemon]

I wonder if this headline will be a 6 week story like the Rev. Wright fiasco... I bet not! Has FOX jumped on this?

[tathagat]

With God & McSame On His Side :: Meet Rod Parsley :: rising star of the religious right, GOP ally -- and subject of lawsuits over his church governance and secretive fund-raising practices.

Sarah Posner, author of God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, has covered the religious right for the Prospect, The Nation, The Washington Spectator, AlterNet, and other publications.
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=10473

The men responsible for building the foundation of the United States had little use for Christianity, and many were strongly opposed to it. They were men of The Enlightenment, not men of Christianity. They were Deists who did not believe the bible was true.

When the Founders wrote the nation's Constitution, they specified that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." (Article 6, section 3) This provision was radical in its day-- giving equal citizenship to believers and non-believers alike. They wanted to ensure that no single religion could make the claim of being the official, national religion, such as England had. Nowhere in the Constitution does it mention religion, except in exclusionary terms. The words "Jesus Christ, Christianity, Bible, and God" are never mentioned in the Constitution-- not once.
http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html

here is a vaccine for his ilk... the grand stupid bigot party...
http://gvfreespeech.bravehost.com/quotestag.htm

[tathagat]

The guy is insane... and McSame's "spiritual guide"... so these nuts are Grand Stupid Party's mindset & the think tanks... no wonder a 3 trillion dollars misadventure for oil... and getting hundreds of thousands killed and wounded and causing miseries to their kin in the process... and not knowing the difference between shias and sunniis... the whole republican support base seem puky ugly ignorant bigots like these!!!

[loki]

This is the kind of thing that drive Rethug Neo Cons mad with joy. They get erections and froth at the mouth anytime someone suggest killing, and especially mass murdering of a certain group of people.
McWar ratings amongst Rethugs will only go up knowing that his Spiritual adviser is advising him to wipe out a whole religion that they know nothing about or want to even find out about. Its the same way with anything they know little to nothing about. Be it Islamic, Gays, people in another country, the poor in America. Doesnt matter, as long as they know little about it, and its not in their own back yard, they will band together to wipe it from the face of the earth. I dont know if its a genetic or mental defect , but its a real dangerous one no matter what it is. But hey, as long as they can have their tax cuts and mass death and destruction, they are happy as pigs in poop.

[Weathermaker]

Yeah, I'm sure Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were focused on Islam when they wrote the Declaration of Independence. Brits? Hell no, Islamists!

Can these religious nuts sound more idiotic than this?

[drblack]

Parsley is sicker than Hagee if that can be believed.
These are your "Pro-Life" republicans. Parsley always talks about beating gay people to death and killing jews for Jesus. Even Hagee only talks about getting Iran to nuke Israel so that jesus can return.
He is a real sick and deluded person.
Parsley is truly violent, twisted and as far from the teachings of the bible as any person could be. He is also removed from any humanity or decency.

[JFB]

Perhaps McSame and his spiritual enabler, Rod Parsley, might be interested to know that the first nation to formally recognize the newly formed government of the United States of America was Morocco: a Muslim nation. Here in New Mexico, the first trespass by Spaniards into this corner of the New World was lead by Estevanico; a non-converted Muslim mercenary in the employ of the Governor of Mexico. As Sherman advanced upon Atlanta, burning everything in his wake, the director of the Atlanta Library road out to meet Sherman and beg for the library to be spared. Sherman"s reply was that the librarian could save but one book: and the book that he chose was the Quran. Large numbers of African slaves brought in bondage to America were Muslim. For example, Omar ibn Said was captured in Senegal and brought to the United States in 1807. After being in North Carolina for 25 years he was commissioned by his "owner" to write his autobiography: remarkable in many respects, not the least of which is the fact that it was written in Arabic. Although long overlooked, Muslims have been a part of the fabric of North America and the United States for a very long time. There are now over five million Muslims in the United States. Despite what a small number of extremist Salafi heretics would have us all believe, aided by the inflammatory statements of the likes of Rod Parsley, Islam is a religion of peace.