If his remarks on the alleged roots of the Haitian earthquake do not totally discredit Pat Robertson in the eyes of his followers, then I’m afraid nothing will. In case you missed it, here’s what Robertson said on
What is this man talking about? Is the devil in this instance Toussaint L’Ouverture who led the Haitian revolt against their French oppressors? Apparently it is sinful for slaves to rebel against their masters. In Robertson’s defense, I think the Bible might agree.
Just as remarkable as the comment itself was the reaction of Robertson’s house negro, Kristi Watts, who politely nodded at this insanity. Ms Watts may or may not be the descendant of slaves, but in either case she had a moral obligation to say, “Well, wait a minute Pat…” and calmly challenge this lunatic’s ramblings. Even if she knew nothing of the decade-long Haitian revolt of the 1790s and early 1800s, Robertson clearly admitted that the Haitians were “under the heel” of the French, meaning they were being oppressed. What is so devilish about rising up against one’s oppressors? I doubt Robertson thinks the American colonists made a similar covenant with Satan.
Robertson’s suggestion that the Haitians turn to god is also absurd, as
How many more crazy and wicked statements must emanate from the mouth of this false prophet, this huckster, this theocrackpot charlatan of the highest order before someone pulls the plug? Recall Robertson’s assent to the batshit remarks of Jerry Falwell right after 9/11 in which he blamed homosexuals, pro-choicers, and civil libertarians for making god angry enough to unleash the disastrous events of that day on thousands of unsuspecting Americans. Thankfully Falwell is now dead, but his friend Robertson lives on to advance the idea of a vengeful god—indeed, even a god at all—which he has invoked to explain the reasons for 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Haitian earthquake, and other disasters. This is Robertson’s world, a world where god intervenes to reward and punish the earth’s inhabitants so capriciously, that his works cannot be predicted beforehand, but only described afterward as the inevitable manifestation of either his mercy or his wrath.
With a god like this, who needs the devil?
- Max
Wait....so Pat wants me to give money to save a bunch of people god wants destroyed??? Must be for the overhead costs....
ReplyDeleteWhat a dick.
He's a quack.
ReplyDeletehis followers are "zombie see, zombie do"
ReplyDeleteBeware of dogma. He's nuts. Curious if any of the allegedly righteous aid organizations headed to Haiti will force victims to covert to christianity before they lend them any help.
ReplyDeleteYet another fine example of a cosmic narcissist building himself (and his twisted religious beliefs) up at the tremendous expense of others.
ReplyDelete"Y'know, Napoleon III or whatever..." The worst type of people is that which apathetically feels no remorse and is not even aware of the harm it has brought upon others.
ReplyDeleteI think if you want to bash a Christian institution then that's what you'll do, but just to clarify, he's not labelling random Haitian action as devilish, but he's talking about a specific decision Haiti made to get involved with Voodoo, black magic and other things the church labels demonic or devilish. To even suggest that GOD is responsible for the bad things that happen to anyone will mean that you need to also suggest He is responsible for all the good, and you are a mindless, helpless robot who is simply subjected to life. It seems unfair and heartless to say Haiti had it coming, I'm sure no one or not many people believe that but don't assume he's saying they are devilish because they revolted, he's saying that they made a decision to serve the devil and that Christians should pray for them, because us Christians believe that a life in service of the devil is not a good life, and it is compassionate to pray for people to be liberated from that.
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ReplyDeleteWell, now that you've noted the voodoo angle it all makes sense!
ReplyDeleteWe don't believe in god or the devil on this site, so your excuse is tantamount to lunacy. Voodoo is no crazier or more "evil" than what you practice as a Christian. In fact, we have many fine anti-Christianity (and anti-Islam) posts you could probably benefit from reading.