Rod Parsley

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Rodney Lee Parsley is a Pentecostal Christian televangelist and businessman who runs World Harvest Church, a megachurch in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the 12,000 member megachurch, he operates several other businesses tied to the ministry, including Breakthrough, a nationally syndicated television show; the Center for Moral Clarity, a right wing political organization masquerading as a grass roots Christian advocacy group; Valor Christian College, a mediocre training school for Pentecostal ministers; and Harvest Preparatory School, a mediocre private Christian school. Parsley's accumulation of various religious businesses have made him fabulously wealthy; in 2010 he sent a letter to donors begging for a million dollars to buy an airplane.

Parsley claims to hold a doctorate degree from Liberty University, but he never mentions that it's an honorary degree.

Parsley's church experienced explosive growth in the 1980s and 1990s, riding the coattails of the emerging Word of Faith movement. For several years, Parsley was associated with Dale Allison, an attorney from Georgia and a prosperity gospel con man who traveled all over the country showing churches how to get rich.

Parsley has authored innumerable books, which can be acquired along with DVDs, clothes, and other trinkets at his online store. This is part of a multifaceted approach to accumulating wealth. In 2009 he pleaded for money from his followers stating that his ministry was threatened by a “demonically inspired financial attack.” Parsley begs aggressively for money, subtly stating that the contributor's reward is directly proportional to amount of money they give to him. This is a common tactic used by televangelist scam artists.