The US televangelist Rod Parsley, a key John McCain ally and spiritual advisor, called for the eradication of Islam as a false religion. Parsley, the leader of a 12,000-member congregation, has written several books discussing his religion and beliefs. In his book The 2005 Silent No More and a chapter entitled Islam: The Deception of Allah, Parsley warns that there is a war between Islam and Christian civilizations. He also calls Islam an anti-Christ religion and urges the US to launch a new crusade to eradicate Islam. Last month, Republican presidential nominee McCain appeared at a campaign rally in Ohio with Reverent Parsley, in which he called the evangelical minister his spiritual guide.
