John McCain must be held accountable for the vitrolic, hateful, and homophobic rants that his self-proclaimed spiritual advisor continues to spew. It is time for us as a Progressive Community to add our voice to the public discourse, which allows for the double standard that has led to the unfavorable media coverage of our potential Democratic Presidential Nominee. As Obama continues to be attacked by the right wing pundits of the MSM, McCain enjoys the free pass issued by the same media who are more than eager to play the Rev. Wrights videos in an endless loop. It remains fairly evident that Rev. Rod Parsley is a far more corrosive figure than Rev. Wright, and its high time we call the media out on this.
More after the fold.
It seems that Rev. Rod Parsley has been really busy these days with writing hateful diatribes posing as books and giving numerous hate-filled homophobic and anti-American sermons to his 12,000 person congregation. He is fairly proud of the fact that he is not only a homophobe, but clearly does not believe that we as a nation should practice religious tolerance. In his book, Silent No More, he discusses the importance of eradicating Islam:
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.
He also shamelessly lies about H.R. 1592, a bill that would help Local Law Enforcement prosecute hate crimes. I'll let this video speak for itself:
It also noteworthy that he likens Planned Parenthood to the Nazis, and believes that our country is responsible for genocide in our very own country. Sounds really patriotic to me.
My question is this, when do we see the MSM play Parsley's video, which accuses our nation of genocide, in a continuous loop for all Americans to watch? When do we see quotes from his book read to the American public, in which he calls for the destruction of an entire religion? When does McCain have to come out and give a speech that explains his close ties to an intolerant, homophobic, anti-American, reverend who clearly hates his own country?