You may know that Rod Parsley, apocalyptic preacher in the Columbus, Ohio area, is a big McCain supporter. Well, so is Ollie North, known subverter of the U.S. Constitution and "good Christian."
Here is a column that North wrote on McCain a little while back:
Sen. McCain has pledged to win this war. We must do so, for the consequences of failure would be staggering. But as he has acknowledged, he cannot do that without the support of conservatives who man the phone banks, raise the funds, walk the precincts and turn out the vote on Election Day. I hope my fellow conservatives will decide as I have: We need John McCain as commander in chief.
So naturaly, when North came to speak to the faithful at the World Harvest Church where Parsley is pastor, I was intrigued. As were some others apparently, as I have a transcript taken from a recording of what was said. And it wasn't pretty:
Ollie: (I want to share something) Along the lines of Pastor Parsley was talking about.
Should we remain silent given the clash of cult and civilization that we’re seeing?
By the way, thank you for making FOX News number 1.
They (the soldiers I see) also are bold about their faith. (They say) you see, I know where I’m going and I know why I’m going there. Now if you don’t understand what I just said, then you come up and see me later and I’ll explain the rest. And it doesn’t have anything to do with how equipped their armor is. . it doesn’t have anything to do with how courageous they are in the field.
It’s the words of Paul, in the church in Rome as we’re struggling against incredible threat. Paul writes. If you believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you confess with your rest that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that Christ was raised from the dead by God the Father, you will be saved. Now that’s pretty straightforward.
The pictures of these youngsters gathering in prayer, literally kneeling and praying. They are not pictures getting ready for a football game. They know they may not come back and they’re bold about it. My colleagues in the mainstream media never show that.
When you’re out there in the field with them and you live with them for weeks on end, you’re seeing these remarkable professions of faith. That it be confessed from their lips that He is Lord.
You know, one of the ways in which the world is going to be changed is by pastors like Pastor Parsley.
You have youngsters out there who are walking the walk. For the very first time in history, Muslim women since the schism between Sunni and Shi’a in the seven hundreds, Muslim women are being protected by Christian men and women wearing the uniform of the United States.
I stand before you today as living proof of the power of prayer.
The youngsters I cover know the power of prayer.
So if I understand this correctly 1) There is a titanic clash of civilizations (Christian vs. Muslim) 2) Our soldiers are winning because of prayer to a Christian God, because "they know where they're going" 3) Their women need our Christian soldiers to protect them, while we kill their heathen men 4) Prayer also played some role in making Fox number 1.
Does that sound about right? Tune in tomorrow, when we tell you what Pastor Parsley said. But in the meantime, remember once again that Olliver North is a big McCain supporter. And he subscribes to a view that prayerful Christians are fulfilling God's will by killing men have not accepted "Jesus as Lord" (not to mention Jewish, Hindu or atheist soldiers--but they don't count anyhow), as he, and so many of our troops have.
Now tell me, how is this different from what Muslim theocrats believe? And when will John McCain be asked about his good friend Mr. North and whether he renounces him, or better yet, renounces, rejects, dejects and abhors him.
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When indeed. There are so many great questions the traditional media have yet to ask McSame.
Hopefully there will be room left to hang Ollie North around his neck after we are done decorating him with Bush, Hagee, Parsley, and his vast cast of assorted lobbyists…
Ollie double crossed Iraq and Saddam (our friends at the time) when he sold weapons to Iran our enemy who we had an embargo on. Iran had Hezbollah blow up 220 Marines Ollie betrays his friends and gets shafted by his enemies the one constant is both his friends and enemies are not our friends.
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/terror.htm
I wonder when Ollie will get busted for selling weapons to the Axis of Evil?
I hope Oliver North will play an active, vocal, visible role in the St McCain campaign.
Be afraid of our evangelical senior officer corps; be vary afraid! Onward Christian Soldiers, don’t worry about His teachings. Kill them all and let god sort them out.
“I stand before you today as living proof of the power of p
rayerurgery.”Heh, heh, heh…
LOL
if you put the rethig brand on dog food, they’d have to take it off the shelf…
Tom Davis, uggy red head repug.
NO CHIT sherlock!
lol
lol
First honest thing I’ve heard him say in the last eight years!
It probably won’t be the destination he expects.
How is it these so called good christians site jesus as savior, yet can’t point to any verse where jesus took up arms against Romans or anyone.
i don’t.
every time an idiot like north says something like that, he is painting a big fucking target on us.
Wow Cliff. Ollie North’s speech sounds like Recruitment Day for al-Qaida.
Some things simply boggle the mind. Thanks for making Faux Nudes Number 1?
To quote that distinguished philospher/poet from the 1960s and 70s, you can’t always get what you want, Ollie. But if you try sometimes, you’ll get what you need. And cousin, what you need isn’t St John McSame.
Ollie
Blessed are the poor in spirit:
Blessed are they that mourn:
Blessed are the meek:
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
Blessed are the merciful:
Blessed are the pure in heart:
Blessed are the peacemakers:
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake:
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Everyone expects a Christian way of life from a Christian. They want to see in him an example of non-hypocritical faith, honesty, a spiritual attitude and love. On the other hand, there is nothing sadder than seeing a Christian who lives only for worldly, mortal interests.
It’s the Crusades Part Deux..complete with torture.
I think TSF means that we can take him down Ollie has a record of failure older and almost as long as Bush’s in Government. But we do need to target the guy hard.
I like the idea of targeting McCain’s allies before they get behind him big publicly.
I wonder if Hezbollah got the explosives it used to kill those Marines in Lebanon from Iran their terror sponsor who North was selling weapons and maybe explosives too?
Too bad Ollie never had a trial to clear his name!
Right On! this is what I like to see!
“Try the veal. And be sure to tip the waitresses and bartenders. .”
That was great, synoia. I’m not Christian, but that was really beautiful and relevant!
Well done.
Hey Ollie if this is a religious war then tax the churches! If its a war for oil tax the net profits (not the gross) from the oil companies.
go,Cliff
You meant titanic clash of civilizations, right? (/editor hat)
FunnyD
That’s freaking awesome.
Even better: when one of Jesus’ disciples took up arms against the soldiers who came to arrest Jesus, Jesus rebuked the disciple and told him to put away his sword.
I have been making the case for years that the Religious Right considers that the beatitudes are inoperative, just as Dick Cheney stated that the Bush Campaign rhetoric was inoperative to the assemblage of Republican Senators. There was no dissent heard there either.
and healed the soldier’s ear that the disciple had cut off, right?
The Religious Right: taking the Christ out of Christianity since we can’t remember when!
FunnyD
That’s it.
The Religious Right seems to feel that very little happened that matters between the time that Jesus was born in a stable and when he died on the cross.
Some of the rest of us who call ourselves Christian, however, note that Jesus did a lot of hanging out with sinners and outcasts, welcoming those whom society shunned and diminished, and putting down those who puff themselves up over their wealth and social status.
OT. Edwards to endorse Obama tonight.
Not to mention the ones who made a show of their “righteousness” without actually behaving righteously.
FunnyD
the fact that this “ollie” traitor is not in jail, the fact that he is actually regarded with respect among republicans, the fact that they celebrate his treason tells us all we need to know about republicans
Mr. Iran-Contra is still with us, still obsessed with his self-image of righteous leadership, as if his dreams were reality. In his mind, he is a medieval knight, fighting for god and king against the Moslem hordes that corrupt the Holy Land. But he’ll be happy to stop along the Rhine and knock off a few heathens there, too.
Ollie North espouses powerful, if historically false imagery that’s been adopted by a significant component of today’s fundamentalist dominated GOP. Bush’s description of his wars as Crusades was no mistake. It was a slip of the tongue only in being honest.
That imagery brands the US as the demon as well as the practical enemy that Islamic radicals always portrayed us as. It is profoundly dangerous to our interests that he or those he follows be regarded as “leaders” of America’s government or its values.
Yes I meant “clash”….Thanks for the heads up funnydiva…it is corrected now
Just wait until Ollie trys to get into heaven. For lying about what I said, I’m going to kick his butt all the way to hell.