[flameshaw]

Heard a rumor that LU is going to give RP a honorary degree of some type, can anyone confirm/deny? I usually don't get too excited about things like this, but I do not think this would be a good thing to do if true.

[PAmedic]

at risk of confirming my ignorance (which has really never been in doubt),

who's he?

[Cider Jim]

From Wikipedia, for medic & others:

Rodney Lee Parsley (born January 13, 1957) is an American televangelist, and the senior pastor of World Harvest Church, a pentecostal megachurch in Columbus, Ohio and the Founder of The Center for Moral Clarity. He is also founder and overseer of Breakthrough Media Ministries, Bridge of Hope Missions, World Harvest Bible College and Harvest Preparatory School. His Breakthrough telecast can be frequently seen on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Parsley, a social conservative, is a frequent critic of liberal positions on social issues and has appeared at public events with Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, U.S. Senator Zell Miller, Ann Coulter, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, and others. He has also been a guest on FOX News program Hannity and Colmes and CNN's "Larry King Live".

He is married to Joni Parsley and they have one son (Austin) and one daughter (Ashton).

[PAmedic]

ohhhhhhhhhh. THAT Rod Parsley.

(still no clue)

but thanks for the info, now at least I will recognize the name

[Sly Fox]

Rod Parsley is actually a pretty big deal in Charismatic circles and his church is one of the most influential in America from the Columbus base of operations. One of my wife's cousins is on the staff up there.

Even though we have different viewpoints on many issues, Parsley is certainly on our team in the big overall perspective. I'd be curious to hear if this is indeed true and what basis was being given for the honor. I'll reserve judgement until I have all of the facts.

[Libertine]

As a rule, I'm not a big fan of honorary degrees in general but, if we're going to hand them out to guys like Sean Hannity, I don't see why we can't give one out to Parsley.

[thepostman]

Sean Hannity...now that name alone could trigger a rant...but all I will say thank God it wasn't my graduation

[Libertine]

Sean Hannity...now that name alone could trigger a rant...but all I will say thank God it wasn't my graduation

Couldn't agree more. My wife and I have this ongoing joke every year when the commencement speaker is announced b/c I got Billy Graham while she got stuck with John Borek. We argue over whether the current class is getting shafted worse than that.

Borek always reminded me of this guy, by the way )