Pat Robertson Spouts Off Again…
Fron CNN: Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town (Dover) that they had rejected God by voting their school board out of office for supporting “intelligent design” and warned them Thursday not to be surprised if disaster struck.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/10/religion.robertson.reut/index.html
If this pitiful soul is the personification of religion in this country, it’s no wonder we’re due for retribution. I simply cannot believe this claptrap is the mainstay of Christian faith…those who, like me, believe this guy is a dangerous old man, should not remain silent and should publically denounce this un-Christian nonsense. Belief in a creator does not immediately equate to the promotion of bad science, no matter how many extremists make noise about it.
November 12th, 2005 at 7:16 am
I couldn’t agree with you more. It is time that “normal” Christians shout down this irrational man. It is time that “normal” Christian priests, ministers, pastors, deacons, etc. denounce this man and others like him from the pulpit. They must be stopped.
November 12th, 2005 at 4:39 pm
Ditto.
And I promise that, as a believing Christian myself, I speak out against Robertson’s inanities whenever it’s appropo. I was even more annoyed by his last gaffe - the “hitman” comments.
If Jesus is our model here, I don’t seem to remember him ever calling for a contract on Ceasar, Pilate, or Herod…
November 13th, 2005 at 9:39 am
lest we forget..billow reilly also stated that sanfrancisco should not be protected against terrorist attacks! my take is that both these idiots should be confined to a mental institution of their choice.
November 15th, 2005 at 10:44 am
Personally, I am not sure if Pat Robertson is as dangerous as you write. True, he stills wields some influence among some conservative Christians, but I think that many regard him as a bit “over the edge.” After the Chavez incident and now this, the man only appears to many as just an ancient windbag.
He makes better press than influence. Because of his past influence, I suspect the press makes more out of his comments than do other conservative Christians.
Personally, I find him better than some of the comics I read! After all, he has become a cartoon character.
November 26th, 2005 at 1:52 am
I realized a long time ago that there are two types of ministers … one type attempts to speak ‘about’ Jesus, the other type attempts to speak ‘for’ Jesus. Robertson falls into the latter category. I suspect that in his early years, he was a nice fellow. But now, surrounded by a machine of media power, his mindset is such that he no longer feels enriched by his faith — he feels empowered by it. He’s dangerous … but only because some people are conned into thinking of him as a religious authority. Most people can see right through the facade.
January 18th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Pat Robertson now has a competitor who also claims to “speak for God.” Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, claims that Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for invading Iraq. Here’s the scoop on that:
http://tinyurl.com/7fnp5
I’m waiting for Jay Leno o r some other comedian to suggest that Islamic Terrorism is God’s punishment for allowing people like Pat Robertson and Ray Nagin attain positions of authority (grin). Hey, it could happen. ;)
The un-tiny URL to this story is UK News Telegraph - ‘This is how God punished us for invading Iraq’>