Focus on the Fundies

Fundamentalist minister Rod Parsley, who is closely tied to right-wing Ohio politician Kenneth Blackwell, is an open bigot:

The God of Christianity and the god [sic] of Islam are two separate beings. ... Muhammad received revelations from demons and not from the true God. ... Islam is an anti-Christ religion that intends, through violence, to conquer the world.

"Rod Parsley and I are friends," Blackwell said. "We have found common ground on a host of social and cultural issues from the protection of innocent life to the defense of traditional marriage."

In the Beliefnet story, back to Parsley now:

Saying success doesn't come without sacrifice, Parsley notes that many people refer to his church as Pentecostal, prompting a treatise on the etymology of the word Pentecost.

"Why do you think they call it Pente-cost?" he roars. "Because it's gonna cost you something!"

Arrgh. Head... hurts...

Also on the fundie beat, the Guardian has a story on the growing market for fundamentalist fiction.