With Oral Roberts “called home,” televangelist Rod Parsley appears to have taken up his message of “give me money or Satan will win.” This bizarre video below shows Parsley explaining that he is in need of cash because the Devil was trying to financially ruin him and left him with little operating capital. He does not mention that the church was just hit with a $3 million award in a child abuse case. The Devil appears in the details.
We have previously followed Parsley’s brand of hate-based faith, here.
Parsley explained that his financial crisis is not due to his poor management but rather a “demonically inspired financial attack” that forced him recently to write a $3 million check. He never explains that the church had to write a $3.1 million check in a case where a two-year-old boy was abused at the Cuddle Care operated by World Harvest Church. This appears to be what Parsley is referring to as the “unavoidable deadline” of December 31st. The Devil in this case would be the son of Michael and Lacey Faieta who was beaten so badly that he was covered with welts and abrasions. He said that he was beaten by a knife but the family believes it was a sharp ruler. The teacher Richard Vaughan was never charged and the day care center was closed. The original award was for $6 million but the court reduced its to $2.8 million in light of the state caps on such award, here.
The video appeal is titled: “Will you help me take back what the devil stole?”
Parsley is clearly angry at the Devil over all of this. Angry enough to beat him all over his body with a knife or sharp ruler, but he will take cash instead. His message appears to be “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.”
“…his message of “give me money or Satan will win.”
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Tough call on who to root for in this contest, but I like those uniforms on the Ba’al Zebûb team!
Yes sir,Rev.That final zero will do it every time.
Note to my fellow musicians and cartoon fans: Please note that this song borrows heavily from “Powerhouse” by Carl Stalling, the musical master behind Bugs Bunny and the WB cartoon stable.
Appropriate not only to play off mespo’s devilish post but because “Pastor” Parsley is such a maroon.
I wonder if the devil was wearing a blue dress? Would the feelings be any different if this was say, per chance the reverend’s child that this happened to?
From Brave New Films & Mother Jones–a short video about McCain’s Spiritual Guide, Rod Parsley
Elaine,
Thanks for the video. It’s always entertaining to watch revisionist insanity and theocratic asses get taken seriously by a politician.
Now? A thousand pardons. I must rant a bit.
“America was founded to fight Islam”? Excuse me, Ronbo? Where the Hell did you get your law or history degree, Parsley? Out of a cereal box? Off sugar packets at Denny’s? America was founded to escape religious intolerance and repression in and from Europe. So if ANYTHING, America was founded to fight Christianity since they were fleeing Christian based repression. Unless King George II (no, the other one) was a secret mullah? You’re just full of shit, Ron. A liar. And a liar encouraging people to kill for “Jesus”. And don’t forget! To send your venal ass more money to spread your hatred and ignorance. Do you have an ATM in your church Ron? I bet you have more than one.
You’re not just evil. You’re a moron. What a lovely combination.
And if Jesus does come back? It’ll be people like YOU, Ron Celery, who will be standing in front of the line marked “Ass Kickings for Abusing My Teachings”. He is supposed to come back as a vengeful lion by your Revelations Death Cult Cartoon Theology, isn’t he? Mad at all those who didn’t do as He said and love and care for one another? Well, when He sees this tape, I’m sure He’ll be real impressed with your expressions of the love and compassion that He told you to live by. Or He’ll think you’re a hateful lying little venal war monger who takes the “thou shalt not kill” admonishment as a suggestion and not a commandment and that His advice to “love thy enemy” is for suckers. I’m thinking the later. Jesus, by your own mythology, will be looking to beat your ass, Ron. You aren’t doing as He told you and spreading love in the world. You’re doing the exact opposite.
Your version of Fundamentalist Christianity is as vile as the most virulent form of Fundamentalist Islam. Both are based on hatred and intolerance covered with a big ol’ ala mode scoop of stupidity and drizzled with sauce that has greed and ego as the primary ingredients.
Enjoy your hypocrisy, Ronbo.
BIL–
The trouble is that so many folks fall for the rantings of guys like Rod.
That’s Parsley for you. He surely isn’t sage most of the thyme.
(Sorry, I can’t help myself when it comes to making puns.) I wonder if his wife’s name is Rosemary???
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Oh please, Elaine, DON’T help yourself. Anything but that. It’s just so much funnier when you don’t resist “that urge”.
“The trouble is that so many folks fall for the rantings of guys like Rod.”
You nailed it, Elaine. As ridiculous as it may sound to us (that ‘The Debbil done stole my money’), there are a (sadly) huge number of folks out there (who can least afford it) who will eat this guy’s crap up with a spoon and refill his coffers in record time.
Well, shucks, Ms. EM’ done stolt my line a’fore I could think it. Good one.
Just one more reason why I abhor anything McCain/Palin. I remembered that Parsley/McCain relationship and how McCain accepted Parsley’s praise and endorsement.
A clerihew about pastor Rod who is under attack by the devil:
Rod Parsley–
Whose neurons are spread sparsely
Inside of his cranium–
Has the IQ of a geranium.
That evil 2 year old that forced the obviously decent Christian child minder to beat him is going to hell. He will roast in one of the hottest vats of boiling metal for depriving a servant of Jesus of so much money. $million 2.8.
Elaine M.
Don’y insult geraniums.
Elaine M.
If you like puns you will like Piers Anthony’s Xanth series of books.
http://www.amazon.com/Spell-Chameleon-Xanth-Book/dp/0345347536.
In later books in the series the author includes puns suggested by readers. Reading Xanth books is extreme punishment.
Former Fed.
In my opinion people that are stupid are much more dangerous than those that are merely evil.
Buddah.
“And if Jesus does come back?”.
To which “Jesus” are you referring, Jesus of Nazarath or Jesus Kerist?
If Jesus of Nazareth were to come back he would be in an American prison awaiting trial for associating with Palestinian terrorists. The good and decent people of his day recognized the danger that he represented to the proper order of things and nailed him to a tree.
God then mostly obliterated his seditious messages by converting him into Jesus Christ, a pure bred aryan, the son of God himself. Jesus Christ would be welcome in the drawing rooms of South American junta leaders, the Vatican and the White House.
I watched the video of Pastor Rod begging for donations again. I had to laugh when I read the following on the chyron moving across the screen: “Call now with your very best sacrifical seed.”
All I can say is there cain’t be much germinating in the gray matter of those who do contribute to his cause.
Elaine,
I repsectfully disagree with you on this one! This nation elected a complete and dangerous fraud of a man for president. Many people who voted for him were kind, intelligent and sincere. There’s really no difference between what Pastor Parsley and Brand Obama did to achieve their aims–it all works the same way.
These kind of people take advantage of other people’s best instincts. They understand how to manipulate people by making them feel a part of a common cause which doesn’t really exist to the manipulator. For example, people who voted for Obama firmly believed he would end all wars, restore civil liberties and work for the little guy. His past actions and voting record did not support these beliefs but he gave wonderful speeches and the propaganda machine surrounding him is one of the most sophisticated ever. So people believed in Obama despite evidence that contradicted that belief. Likewise, our good pastor understands what it takes to make people fall in line.
It is my contention that anyone, and I mean anyone, can fall for these types of things if they are at a certain vulnerable place in their life. It happened to me when I was 16 years old and I’m certain it could happen to me again if conditions are right. The Milgram experiments showed that any one of us might do something awful when commanded by an authority. Interestingly, people who went through it and were able to reflect on what had happened without judging themselves harshly, have found they are far less vulnerable to manipulation because they see it faster and understand how it works.
That’s my two cents, but I don’t think being fooled is just the province of the weak and stupid.
It’s a shame that men like him prey on people’s good intentions when they’re really up to no good.
I never give money to any charity because of reasons like this. I don’t trust that my money will be used in the manner it is promised to be used in.
I’ll take a bum on the street to lunch before I’d ever give him or her money.
Jill–
I didn’t mention anything about Obama in my previous comments. You’re responding to this comment that I made earlier: “The trouble is that so many folks fall for the rantings of guys like Rod.” I didn’t use the words weak and stupid. I think lots of people believe what they want to believe–it doesn’t matter what proof is stuck in front of their faces. It doesn’t matter if they’re conservative or liberal…if they’re high school dropouts or have advanced college degrees. Some folks fell for Obama’s smooth style; some fell for Palin’s “soccer mom” persona. I’m too old and too skeptical to be swayed by someone’s rhetoric…or they way he/she dresses…smiles…winks…handles/lies to the media, etc. I decided I had no choice but to vote for the Democratic ticket in 2008–especially after John McCain selected Palin as his running mate. Thinking of her as VP or President of the US scared the bejeezus out of me.
One thing I must say though–Obama was clear about his belief that the war in Afghanistan was the “right” war before he was elected president. People who feel blindsided by his ramping up of things over there weren’t listening to him carefully.
I’ve seen Pastor Rod’s house…from a distance. If he sold all his “worldly possesions” I believe he come up with that 3 million fairly easily.
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Having observed for many years the torrents of hate and ignorance this ungodly, shameless weasel has unleashed on the gay and lesbian community, it will be an unalloyed pleasure to watch his evil empire crash around his feet. And yes: the people who fall for his bogus brand of christianty are stupid. They shouldn’t be allowed to vote, drive, own guns, or have children. But that’s just my humble opinion…
Mark:
“… it will be an unalloyed pleasure to watch his evil empire crash around his feet.”
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“I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”
~ Mark Twain
Jill–
I’m following up my prior response to you. Think what you will about President Obama. I would never compare him to a man like Parsley–someone who spews hate speech. In addition, I don’t think you can compare the people who like to listen to Parsley’s type of rhetoric and rantings to people who may be manipulated by politicians.
You said: “These kind of people take advantage of other people’s best instincts.”
I’d beg to differ. I think evangelists like Parsley often speak to/take advantage of people’s basest instincts.
Elaine,
When you wrote this: “All I can say is there cain’t be much germinating in the gray matter of those who do contribute to his cause.” I interpret that as calling someone stupid. Did you mean something else by it? I apologize for using the word weak, as you didn’t use it in your posts.
Also, I know you weren’t talking about Obama, I was. I am trying to make a larger point that this pastor’s behavior is typical of all manipulators and that anyone, even a person who has a lot germinating in their gray matter, can fall for these calculated manipulations. What I said was not meant as an attack on you or anyone else who voted for Obama. It was to say, that we often believe others can be manipulated, while we cannot. To me, this is just the opening any successful con uses to take us in.
Jill–
“All I can say is there cain’t be much germinating in the gray matter of those who do contribute to his cause.”
I was speaking about people contributing to this specific cause–of raising money for Parsley because the devil’s out to get him. I guess I would say I think that people who believe the devil is personally out to destroy Rod Parsley aren’t terribly bright–and are extremely gullible.
Elaine,
Again, I must respectfully disagree. Obama may not engage in overt hate speech but anyone who allows torture, hires Christian contractors bent on the destruction of muslims, ups troops into unnecessary wars against Muslim nations and has economic policies that are ruining the poor through the middle class, doesn’t need to worry about speech, he’s engaging in destructive actions, actions the pastor could only dream of doing.
As to manipulation by politicians, there are politicians who hold and speak exactly the same views as Pastor Parsely. They aren’t just on the right. I know that you have read “The Family”. The Family recruits members from both the left and the right and they believe some truly vile things. That some are open with their beliefs, while others attempt to hide them, certainly the public is being manipulated in just such a fashion by a politician.
People who give the pastor money have complex motivations, just as those who gave to Obama did/do. Some of these motives are good, some of them are not. If a person is still giving money to Obama with all the information on his wrongdoing, perhaps their motives may be a little muddy, or even a lot.
Elalne,
You say they are not terribly bright and extremely gullible for believing in something that simply isn’t true. I am saying that many times people believe in things for which there is a complete lack of evidence or actual counter evidence. This type of behavior isn’t dependent on intelligence.
Jill–
Sometimes we vote for the person we believe to be the better of the two people running for the same office. That doesn’t necessarily prove that we have been manipulated.
Jill–
You siad: “You say they are not terribly bright and extremely gullible for believing in something that simply isn’t true. I am saying that many times people believe in things for which there is a complete lack of evidence or actual counter evidence. This type of behavior isn’t dependent on intelligence.’
Are you talking about religion? Something else?
Elaine,
I am worried that you think I am attacking you. If this is the case I am not.
I am talking about religion, politics, family pathology, you name it. These are not discreet instances of manipulation based on beliefs that cannot be verified or are out and out contradicted by reality. Rather they all follow on some common core ways of thinking and acting. That is why, in my opinion, we are all vulnerable to manipulation at certain points in our life. To be very clear though–this does not mean everything we do is the result of being manipulated. Only that it might be and it is worthwhile to look and see if, in a particular case, that is what is happening.
P.S. If you ever get the chance, read up on cult brand Obama, it makes for some interesting reading.
“I am saying that many times people believe in things for which there is a complete lack of evidence or actual counter evidence. This type of behavior isn’t dependent on intelligence.”
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Pray tell then what do you call believing in things for which there exists no good evidence? And if such behavior isn’t indicative of intelligence, or at least sanity, what exactly is it indicative of?
Personally, I think I can make valid judgments about a person’s intelligence if he/she truly believes that little green men are beaming evil thoughts to him/her unless they wear the prophylactic tin foil hat.
Jill–
I was well indoctrinated through twelve years of parochial school education. I obeyed. I was a believer. I was a very devout Catholic…until I hit my early twenties. Then everything changed for me. I fell off the wagon–with a huge thud! I’ve been a hard person to convince of anything since then. My husband considers me the ultimate skeptic. I’m not saying it’s impossible to make me a believer–but it ain’t easy.
You wrote; “As to manipulation by politicians, there are politicians who hold and speak exactly the same views as Pastor Parsely. They aren’t just on the right.”
And I wrote previously: I think lots of people believe what they want to believe–it doesn’t matter what proof is stuck in front of their faces. It doesn’t matter if they’re conservative or liberal…if they’re high school dropouts or have advanced college degrees. Some folks fell for Obama’s smooth style; some fell for Palin’s “soccer mom” persona.
I’m not claiming that the only people who are manipulated by politicians are on the right. I’m fed up with the whole lot of Washington politicians–with the exception of a few. They’re aren’t many statesmen/women roaming the halls of Congress as far as I can tell.
OOOPPPS!!! Spelling correction:
“They’re aren’t many statesmen/women roaming the halls of Congress as far as I can tell.”
That should have been THERE AREN”T…
Either way you spell that Elaine, it’s the truth!
Yep.
Gotta go with mespo on that whole gauging intelligence thing. BTW, the Twain funeral quote was a new one for me. I’ll say it’s going to be a new favorite in my Twain pantheon. That . . . and I laughed until ginger ale shot out my nose. But all I can really say about Twain is this:
2012
Twain/Thompson
(Hunter Thompson not that tool Fred [Fred, baby, stick to acting! You are much better in The Hunt for Red October than in office.])
Now that would be an exciting campaign!
Not just the creme of intellectual guile and weirdness, they’d be zombie pols to boot. We’ll get George Romero to run the campaign. Have Tom Savini do the makeup effects and Roy Arbogast to do the floor effects. Maybe get Dean Cundy to shoot their commercials and Ennio Morricone or Philip Glass to do the scores.
Mr. Twain will take the oath of office and then eat John Roberts brain. Assuming he can find it. Mr. Thompson will then take his oath and proceed to an ether binge where he’ll take just a little nibble off every Senator and Representative, excluding Sen. Franken and Rep. Kucinich. To Franken? He’d give a “beer”. I suggest Al might be too past his party days to truly enjoy the gift, but as a gentleman I’m sure he’ll accept the Undead Veep’s gift in the sprit it was offered. Kucinich? All Hunter would say is “Good show on the wife there, Dennis. Does she have an open minded sister with a fondness for adrenachrome?” Just to remind them that they are messing with a doctor of journalism. Even as a zombie, Hunter can tell the screwheads from the normal people. But even he won’t eat Lieberan. He’s too unclean for even the undead to digest.
It’ll be kickin’. And nothing, NOTHING, will scare K St. more than the thought of zombie overlords.
We’ll put Lazlo in charge of the DOJ. I guarantee there’ll be minimal mucking about by the partisans with that wild eyed Samoan running the show. He’d want to put Rove and Yoo in a cage match – loaded on PCP, wearing nothing but diapers and cowboys boots and force them to fight to the death for the right to have the radio thrown in the tub with the victor once the Rabbit peaks.
Sigh.
It’s a grand vision. And like many grand visions, not meant to be.
Alas, due to restriction on running candidates without pulses, I can see some problems getting it out of, er, off the ground. However, there is precedent for zombies holding office. Reagan got a second term and he was a zombie before the end of his first. I guess that makes him a legacy zombie. Another gold star by Rocket Ronnie’s name. Ronnie was Americas first zombie President, but he doesn’t have to be the only. And I say next time we use higher quality zombies.
Twain/Thompson 2012
Weirdness You Can Believe In!
Buddah.
ROFLOL.
You will soon have accumulated enough killer sarcasm to produce a working sarcasm powered death ray to use on the only brain dead idiots that infest your nations elected offices.
BIL–
Twain better leave Senator Bernie Sanders alone! I luv Bernie.
BIL:
I bow to a greater wit. LOL
1, December 17, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Elaine,
“I repsectfully disagree with you on this one! This nation elected a complete and dangerous fraud of a man for president. Many people who voted for him were kind, intelligent and sincere. There’s really no difference between what Pastor Parsley and Brand Obama did to achieve their aims–it all works the same way.”
Well said.
in regards to Pastor Parsley, is he thinking of the Barbary Pirates?
CM, Elaine, mespo,
One lives to be of service.
As to the sarcasm powered death ray?
Shhhhhhhh.
I’m also developing acerbic grenades and a smart(ass) missile.
It appears that Satan has been on the pickpocketing and extortion warpath with the Evangelicals. He was even nice enough provide Rick Warren – he of the “homosexual genocide is just fine for Uganda” fame – with a nice round number and a date.
Ricky says Satan, er, Jesus needs a mere 900K by New Year’s.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34640771/ns/us_news-us_faith/
Parsley appears to be a true psychopath, it’s totally undoubtable he’s fully aware of his pure and complete lies, thoroughly aware of the depth of belief of his targets and their emotive needs.
Now, the question is, would even Jesus, God, Allah,(insert name of your deity here….) forgive him?
The answer initially would be yes, but…..Parsley,being a Psychopath, would not stop (unless caught and then would blame, cajole etc.. in order to escape punishment, not from concience of course)
Then, as he continued to find new ways to exploit, via the same or possibly new method, could you, or anyone, deities included, forgive this creature?
Of course not, this man embodies the true, factual and scientific form of pure evil(an innability to empathise with humanity), exactly what he proposes he stands against.
So, with having said that, what of all polititians and preachers, who essentially pedal mind made, non tangible, imaginative products? Are they in the same mode as fortune tellers, astrollagers, psychics and mediums? Of course, non of it requires proof.
Are we so (the human race) fearfull and empty as a species, that we’ll follow any unreal concept because enough people “say so”?
Unfortunately the answer is yes.
A message to Rod Parsley….. “those who worship God through fear, would worship the devil if he appear” but hey, Rod already knows this and doesnt care, it worked for Hitler and most evangelists too.
Really we need to re-evaluate our sense of why, as a species, we feel such neediness to live inside our own heads/imaginations, to live vicariously through dreams instead of the real world.
Because it’s safer to do nothing.
Fear again, tedious isnt it.
J-68,
Just send your money here. I have a prediction for you. Your burden will become lighter. Send me you cash, debit card and Credit Card information. I will see that you are heeled.
Let us pray together and we shall cleanse your soul of the woes that suffer the best of man. Excesses, I can help you be heeled.
All televangelists ought to be banned. I see no purpose but God for profit and I do not do God’s work and enrich any man. Never.If one works for a church or charity one should receive a living wage. No more. If one wants to gain wealth do it another way. Dont tell me you are working for God and then live large off of the contributions. I would never give to any televangelist no matter what their program or mission is or even if it is genuine. No way.
Its funny nobody asks where “all that” money goes. Oh wait, then we couldn’t make snap judgments based on personal bias late night talk show hosts. So here’s some real information (all documented, feel free to search it out).
Sudan: Rod Parsley’s local church and partners have freed over 30,000 Sudanese slaves (not with talk, with hard cash). Let’s see (RED) do that.
Katrina: Rod Parsley’s church and partners were first to deliver aid, while FEMA was still thinking about it.
Haiti: Rod Parsley’s local church is currently making their second trip to Haiti offering aid. (To a decidedly anti-Christian county I might add.)
So make sure you bad mouth this hate-filled pastor every chance you get. Or feel free to drop in and get the facts instead of forcing you opinion down my throat.
Good can come from evil just like evil can come from good.
A war-mongering theocrat is still a war-mongering theocrat.
Let’s be clear. Christians who call for a “holy war” are probably going to be the first people Jesus knocks the snot out of if He comes back.
Turn the other cheek and forgive us for calling a scam artist a scam artist.