Pat Roberston that ASS (that's the polite version) should GO to HELL (in the Christian interpretation of that place) for his inane and completely un-Christian statement about the earthquake in Haiti as quoted in the media today.
I feel polluted merely by quoting it.
"Raised eyebrows" says the reporter. That's a gross miss-assessment of the aversion his ridiculous statement should produce.
Pat Robertson On Haiti: Earthquake Punishment For Pact With Devil
.. American televangelist Pat Robertson raised eyebrows when he said on today's episode of the 700 Club that the deadly Haitian earthquake that is believed to have killed thousands of people is God's vengeance for a "pact" Haitians swore to the Devil. Robertson said Haitians have been cursed because they made a "deal" with the Devil to free themselves from the French. He said even after the French were gone, the Island of Haiti has been cursed by "one thing after the other."
Robertson said, "the Island of Hispaniola is one island. It's cut down the middle. On one side is Haiti, on the other side is the Dominican republic. Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc.. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island." But, Haiti has to endure hardships due to the God's vengeance for deals with the Devil, according to Robertson.
Robertson's comments have stirred a lot of anger from Internet users who have lambasted Robertson on their blogs and Twitter feeds.
No comments or apology have been issued from the producers of the 700 Club yet.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Louis, a sickening statement indeed. Shameful that it came from America.
Louis, hmmmm ...totally 0 vote from me. People are dying and yet this ASS (with your permission) dare to produce such statement. If one day the same incident would happen to him and people start laughing at him, probably at that time he'll remember what a shameful and unacceptable statement he just made.
Louis, Thanks for expressing your dismay over this latest nonsense.
Word from the bird: Pat Robertson and all the other fundamentalist religious freaks, the shock of your afterlives is patiently awaiting you.
Louis, here is an article by Ashley Smith "Catastrophe in Haiti" which takes the time to answer the important questions.
Blessings
A comment to Idrus, Guanaguanare and Rizal:
Thanks for your comments.
I am usually restrained and courteous in my choice of words. I also acknowledge that name-calling is not persuasive.
I made an exception in this post because the lunatic fringe, which controls and is eager to use powerful media tools have clearly indicated that they do not recognize long-standing norms of civility and reasoned discourse. They choose to "go rogue", that is, to be outlaws. As such they are not entitled to the benefit of the usual laws of civility.
Former president Bush directed his scorn and punishing measures against any country he deemed "rogue" or outlaw. It is surprising that being rogue has become a mark of distinction for the far Right.
Wow! Such arrogance and insensitivity from one tasked with the religious guidance of others! You sure he's not in the running to be a Malaysian politician, then?
He just might be, CO'78.
There's no essential difference between such "fundamentalist religious freaks" (see Guanaguanare above) no matter which god they claim to be campaigning for.
I wish they would not cloak themselves so hypocritically in that mantle of "religion" when it's just vanity, wealth and power that they are all about.
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