Republican John McCain on Thursday rejected endorsements from two influential but controversial televangelists, saying there is no place for their incendiary criticisms of other faiths.

A group of Central Ohio clergy members labeled as the Anonymous 31 is now appearing publicly after filing an IRS complaint against the World Harvest Church and its pastor, Rod Parsley.

Vehemently denying that he plays partisan politics from the pulpit, the Rev. Rod Parsley said yesterday that he would not be silenced from preaching about moral issues by liberal ministers who this week filed a complaint against him with the Internal Revenue Service.

Columbus - Central Ohio televangelist Rod Parsley, master of the military metaphor, returned fire at his accusers Friday, ridiculing "a consortium of liberal clergy" for filing an IRS complaint against him this week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A pastor with ties to one of three GOP candidates for governor said Friday a complaint filed with the IRS over those connections is off base and part of a liberal political agenda.

Parsley spokesman: 'Left-leaning' critics ignore group’s work with poor, hungry

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A group of religious leaders have accused two evangelical churches of improperly promoting an Ohio candidate for governor and want the Internal Revenue Service to investigate.

Columbus - Rod Parsley, central Ohio's raging prophet, staged a multimedia extravaganza on the Capitol steps Friday, drawing an estimated 2,000 chanting and hand-waving disciples to what he called the launch of "the largest evangelical campaign ever attempted in any state in America."