McCain Brings Parsley on Stage—Get Ready for 'Patriot Pastors' Campaign
“A spiritual invasion is taking place!” shouted Rod Parsley at the “War on Christians” conference in 2006. “… Man your battle stations! Ready your weapons! Lock and load!” Parsley, an Ohio megachurch pastor and televangelist, promised to build an army of “Patriot Pastors” to march to the polls, an even bolder political machine than the one he led in 2004 that helped pass an anti-gay amendment in the state and nudge George W. Bush to reelection. Parsley’s 2006 candidate, Ken Blackwell, ultimately lost the governor’s race, but the televangelist remains an outsized political force, and his “Patriot Pastors” machine is still a model for church-based electoral organizing—as demonstrated by Mike Huckabee’s surprise win in Iowa.
Thus far, Parsley has kept his distance from the presidential race, while continuing to use his TV show to oppose abortion and hate-crimes protections. But now he’s jumped in to help John McCain lock up the Republican nomination. From the Columbus Dispatch:
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This is the right wing nut that John McCain calls a Spiritual Guide. You have got to be kidding. I guess he'll do anything to get elected. Say what this wackoo has to say if you have a strong stomach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMUlK41ODeA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tViqufbk7I8
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