Monday, Nov 9, 2009
workaround

User login

«  

November

  »
S M T W T F S
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
13
 
14
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
20
 
21
 
22
 
23
 
24
 
25
 
26
 
27
 
28
 
29
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
AIA Minnesota 2009 Convention

workaround
view counter
view counter
TC Daily Planet on MySpace!
view counter

Media mum as McCain 'spiritual guide' calls for the destruction of Islam

Leave a commentPrint this pageReprint rights
By Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Monitor
May 08, 2008
Islam "intends, through violence, to conquer the world," and "America was founded in part with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed." So says pastor Rod Parsley, who on February 26 endorsed John McCain for president. McCain has praised Parsley up and down, for his "leadership" and "guidance" and as a "moral compass" and a "spiritual guide."


Hailed by McCain as "one of the truly great leaders in America," Parsley believes that "Mohammed received revelations from demon spirits not from the living god" and says the U.S. stands as a "bastion against Islam in the world." But campaign staffers say McCain's acceptance of Parsley's endorsement shouldn't be construed as endorsement of the pastor's ideology.

As Mother Jones reports, McCain has refrained from criticizing the Cincinnati pastor, "an important political ally in a crucial swing state." Of course, the mainstream media has so far made barely a peep about McCain and Parsley while continuing to pile on Obama over his links to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Copyright: 
©2008 Minnesota Monitor
Article Tags:

Comments

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.

“We get off on warfare”

Submitted by Melissa (not verified) on Fri, 2008-05-09 08:14.
"We get off on warfare" Sounds like a republican to me. Why is it that democrats advocate community and republicans strive for individualism while leaning on Jesus? Jesus never said "every man for himself." I have a many more questions on this topic, but not enough time to pose them at this time...I'll be late for class.

Media mum as McCain 'spiritual guide' calls for the destruction

Submitted by Rabbi Clive Rosenberg (not verified) on Sat, 2008-05-10 07:03.
The Americans are the new Nazis.

it's going to hit the Muslim press sooner or later

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2008-05-11 02:38.
This Parsley is going to be a huge embarassment for our country. The would-be president sanctions, condones, approves, legitamizes a man who calls for destruction of Islam! This story is already reported in the Pakistan Daily Times, May 10. This country was founded on religious tolerance. I personally have lost all respect for McCain. Our leaders ought to denounce Nazi-like religious intolerance. Our country was founded on religious tolerance. If McCain were truly a man of principle, he'd forego the votes Parsley will deliver and take a strong stand.

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <p> <br> <img> <span> <div>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

More information about formatting options

workaround

News Day

NEWS DAY | MN health care votes and Michele Bachmann’s lei / MN Job Watch / Deer hunting, baiting, eating / Afghan cops, Taliban

By Mary Turck, News Day

Minnesota Democratic Reps. Tim Walz, Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison and Jim Oberstar voted in favor of the health care bill, while Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson and Republican Republican Reps. John Kline, Erik Paulsen and Michele Bachmann voted against it. Oberstar joined Peterson and the Republicans in voting to bar all abortion coverage from the bill. The abortion amendment, which passed, provides that people who receive federal insurance subsidies cannot buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage. MORE

• MN health care votes and Michele Bachmann's lei
• MN Job Watch Biotech firm leaving
• Harder being unemployed How times are worse than in 1983
• Deer hunting, baiting, eating MN gun season opener was Saturday
• War reports Aghan police "penetrated by Taliban," suicide bombing in PakistanMORE »

view counter

Related content

Senators slog while unemployed suffer
Franken anti-rape provision may be stripped…by a Democrat
"Racist, homophobic" campaign fliers distributed in Maplewood
Climate change skeptics embrace ‘Freakonomics’ sequel
Bachmann backs non-GOP candidate in New York, Pawlenty withholds support

THEATER | Hardcover Theater's rollicking "She: Immortal Witch Queen of a Lost World"

By Matthew A. Everett, TC Daily Planet

With a title like She: Immortal Witch Queen of a Lost World, you know what you’re getting yourself into, if the theater company is doing its job right.  Hardcover Theater is definitely doing its job.  She is a rollicking good pulpy adventure tale, straight out of the best tradition of old B-movies.MORE »

Bryant-Lake Bowl

Stories we are working on

These are some of the stories we are working on. If you would like to contribute information or opinions, please e-mail the writers!

• Trader Joe What's with the new kid on the Twin Cities grocery scene? Tell sheila@tcdailyplanet.net what you think / like / dislike / wonder about Trader Joe. 

• St. Paul school superintendent The semi-finalists will be named this week, and the finalists by next week - any questions for them? Tell editor@tcdailyplanet.

• What's your story? Is there a story you'd like to write? Or a story you think we should be covering? Email editor@tcdailyplanet.netMORE »