McCain's Spiritual Guide Rev. Parsley: Destroy Islam, Muhammad received revelations from demons

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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 ... 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."

The leader of a 12,000-member congregation, Parsley has written several books outlining his fundamentalist religious outlook, including the 2005 Silent No More.

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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.

Parsley is not shy about his desire to obliterate Islam. In Silent No More, he notes—approvingly—that Christopher Columbus shared the same goal: "It was to defeat Islam, among other dreams, that Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World in 1492…Columbus dreamed of defeating the armies of Islam with the armies of Europe made mighty by the wealth of the New World. It was this dream that, in part, began America." He urges his readers to realize that a confrontation between Christianity and Islam is unavoidable: "We find now we have no choice. The time has come." And he has bad news: "We may already be losing the battle. As I scan the world, I find that Islam is responsible for more pain, more bloodshed, and more devastation than nearly any other force on earth at this moment."

Parsley claims that Islam is an "anti-Christ religion" predicated on "deception." The Muslim prophet Muhammad, he writes, "received revelations from demons and not from the true God." And he emphasizes this point: "Allah was a demon spirit." Parsley does not differentiate between violent Islamic extremists and other followers of the religion:

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The spirit of Islam, he maintains, is one of hostility.

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Parsley ... is no stranger to controversy. In 2007, the grassroots organization he founded, the Center for Moral Clarity, called for prosecuting people who commit adultery. In January, he compared Planned Parenthood to Nazis.

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McCain's relationship with Parsley is politically significant. In 2004, Parsley's church was credited with driving Christian fundamentalist voters to the polls for George W. Bush. With Ohio expected to again be a decisive state in the presidential contest, Parsley's World Harvest Church and an affiliated entity called Reformation Ohio, which registers voters, could be important players within this battleground state.

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The McCain campaign did not respond to a request for comment regarding Parsley and his anti-Islam writings.

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Nice try, Troll. The good Rev. Parsley can say these things since he's white. When are you gonna get it?

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McCain calls him one of the "truly great leaders of America, a moral compass and spiritual guide".

This animal is McCain's idea of a moral compass?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

McCain calls him one of the "truly great leaders of America, a moral compass and spiritual guide".

This animal is McCain's idea of a moral compass?

Yes, and he won't have to retract that either. Again, that pastor is white so it's all good.

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I question McCain's morality if this is his idea of a moral compass.

Of course, it's a long way to November. We'll have plenty of time to has this out. Thank God for YouTube, all the crazy right-wing crazy ####### this guy has ever said (and there is plenty) will be aired, one drop at a time.

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[GaryC 7]

According to the Obama lovers here this sort of thing doesn't matter. They say you can't have guilt by association.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

According to the Obama lovers here this sort of thing doesn't matter. They say you can't have guilt by association.

Well if it doesn't matter for McCain - surely it shouldn't matter for Obama?

Fair's fair after all.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

According to the Obama lovers here this sort of thing doesn't matter. They say you can't have guilt by association.

Liberals.... PWNED!!!!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

According to the Obama lovers here this sort of thing doesn't matter. They say you can't have guilt by association.

Right. Let's stick with that then. All around.