It was one thing for Presidential hopeful John McCain to accept the endorsement of John Hagee, the evangelical leader who heads a 19,000-member church in San Antonio and called Catholicism "the great whore" back in late February.
But it's even worse accepting the endorsement of Reverend Rod Parsley, a man who is definitely no historian. According to Parsley, "Allah is a demon spirit. America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed...Are we a Christian Nation? I say Yes." Well of course, Mr. Parsley, a majority of our country is Christian based, there's no denying that fact. But to say that the founding of our country was based on exterminating Islam? I'm sure the Founders would have turned in their graves if they had heard that.
Let's bring back some real US history, going all the way back to 1797. A section of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary reads as follows:
As the government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on Christian religion, as it has itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility, of Mussulmen [Muslims]; And, as the said states never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religion opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
So there you have it. I'm not sure if the Reverend knows much about history, but we shouldn't bug him too much about it. After all, pissing off the Muslims won't do him too much harm--more than half the Islamic population already hates the US anyway, why not make it a little bit more. Besides, his narrow minded brain might explode.
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