Editing Rod Parsley (section)

==Criticism of Parsley==
Parsley has been identified as a prominent player in the so-called [[Dominionism|dominionist]] movement by both [[TheocracyWatch]]<ref name=Patriot_Pastors>[http://www.theocracywatch.org/ohio_patriot_pastors.htm "The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party: Ohio's Patriot Pastors"], ''[[TheocracyWatch]]''; accessed October 27, 2015.</ref> and commentator [[Bill Moyers]].<ref>[[Bill Moyers]].  [http://www.theocracywatch.org/new_bill_moyers_toompaine_sept9_05.htm 9/11 And The Sport of God], ''[[TheocracyWatch]]'', September 9, 2005. URL accessed May 24, 2006.</ref>

Some have criticized Parsley's book, ''Silent No More'', because of the book's description of Islam and its view that the [[United States Constitution]] provides for a separation of church and state (among other social issues), and for his support of [[faith healing]]. Parsley supports the claim that Islam is an enemy of both the United States and [[Christianity]].<ref name="motherjones">[[David Corn|Corn, David]].  [https://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/03/john-mccain-rod-parsley-spiritual-guide.html McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam], [[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]], 2008-03-12</ref>

In January 2006, a group of 31 [[Columbus, Ohio]]-area pastors charged that Parsley and another central Ohio religious leader had violated federal tax laws. The complaining clergy alleged that Parsley violated the tax-exempt status of his church by supporting various political causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.religionnewsblog.com/13335/laws-of-man-god-obeyed-world-harvest-church-says|title=Laws of man, God obeyed, World Harvest Church says|website=ReligionNewsBlog.com|date=18 January 2006 |publisher=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|access-date=18 January 2006}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100329230928/http://www.dispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2006/01/16/20060116-A1-00.html "Churches could face IRS probe"], [[The Columbus Dispatch]], January 16, 2006.</ref>

Author [[Chris Hedges]]' 2006 book ''[[American Fascists|American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America]]'' quoted Parsley as using [[militarism|militaristic]] metaphors in a sermon concerning his critics:{{cquote|The [[secular]] media never likes it when I say this, so let me say it twice. Man your battle stations! Ready your weapons! They say this rhetoric is so inciting. I came to incite a riot. ... Man your battle stations. Ready your weapons. Lock and load &mdash; for the thirty, forty liberal pastors who filed against our ministry with the [[Internal Revenue Service]]. ... Let the struggle begin. Let it begin in your heart today with a shout unto him who has called us to war &mdash; not only that, he has empowered you and I to win.<ref name="Hedges">[[Chris Hedges|Hedges, Chris]]. ''[[American Fascists|American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America]]'' (2007), [[Free Press (publisher)|Free Press]]; {{ISBN|978-0-7432-8443-1}}</ref>}}