Pastor who McCain praised said America's historic mission was to 'destroy' Islam

Mother Jones' David Corn has discovered a 2005 sermon in which a fundamentalist pastor Sen. John McCain has praised and campaigned with called Islam "the greatest religious enemy of our civilization and the world," and that the mission of America was to see "this false religion destroyed."

"In this taped sermon currently sold by his megachurch, the Reverend Rod Parsley reiterates and amplifies harsh and derogatory comments about Islam he made in his book, Silent No More, published the same year he delivered these remarks. Meanwhile, McCain has stuck to his stance of not criticizing Parsley, an important political ally in a crucial swing state," Corn writes.