McCain's Pastor Problem: The Video

During a 2005 sermon, a fundamentalist pastor whom Senator John McCain has praised and campaigned with, called Islam "the greatest religious enemy of our civilization and the world," claiming that the historic mission of America is to see "this false religion destroyed." In this taped sermon currently sold by his megachurch, the Reverend Rod Parsley reiterates and amplifies harsh and derogatory comments about Islam he made in his book, Silent No More, ... Full Story »

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by Jim Lang - May. 8, 2008

I'm having a hard time deciding which is the worst: this bigotted preacher, McCain's failure to create some distance, a journalistic double standard that skewers Rev. Wright but ignores Rev. Presley, or the fact the journalists routinely stoop to focussing on this sort of stuff instead of reporting on the candidates' stands on issues.

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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 6, 2008

Regarding McCain, it emphatically shows either his depraved agenda, or his horrible judgment about the people around him. Regarding the big corporate press, it shows a horrendous gap in the way it treats crazy white man religion as opposed to the way it treats crazy black man religion. Memorable footage.

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by Douglas Hord - May. 9, 2008
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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 8, 2008
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by Melva Hackney - May. 8, 2008

Anyone surprised the media has ignored this??

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by Francis Scalzi - May. 8, 2008

A very revealing article and video that should be read and shown on TV all across the nation and EXPOSED AND REPEATED by the MSM 24/7 FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS. - - which is as likely as everyone getting a 100% income tax rebate for ten years. Rod Parsley, an arrogant, self-righteous maniac with a minimum of formal education, runs the Pentacostal "World Harvest Church" in Columbus, Ohio, a fundamentalist congregation of a type that is typicallly attended in so many towns in the greatest ... More »

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