McCain and his Pastors
Mother Jones focuses in on John McCain’s Pastor problem. But why, oh why is the mainstream media being quiet about his endorsements form radical Pastors?
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 March 2008—two weeks after McCain appeared with Parsley at a Cincinnati campaign rally, hailing him as “one of the truly great leaders in America, a moral compass, a spiritual guide”—Mother Jones reported that Parsley had urged Christians to wage a “war” to eradicate Islam in his 2005 book. McCain’s campaign refused to respond to questions about Parsley, and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee declined to denounce Parsley’s anti-Islam remarks or renounce his endorsement.
Seems that when the shoe is on the other foot so to speak, everybody keeps quiet. Its already setting a bad precedent when one candidate gets raked over the coals for his relationship with a religious leader, but the other candidate gets a free pass from the press. I hope this changes soon.
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At least McCain’s pastors didn’t do anything unpatriotic like criticizing our Leader or the war in Iraq.
Threatening to wage war on the rest of the world: Fine and dandy.
Acknowledging the racism and violence in America’s culture: Unacceptable.
True. We do as Americans have an image to uphold after all!