Pat Robertson, Pastor of the Absurd
There are times in the life of the Church of Jesus Christ that Christianity as a whole movement needs to take a stand in opposition to the likes of Pat Robertson. Pat Robertson speaks in a spirit of condemnation whenever there is a significant disaster. I do not argue against the idea that sin is insidious and we reap what we sow in sin. However, in this instance Robertson speaks as an “after the fact” prophet! How safe! His pronouncement is ignorant of the amazing missionary work and the Haitian Christian Community. This community has labored with the love of Christ to serve the needs of the people. Great sacrifice is made by the Christian community to feed, house, educate, and care for the people of Haiti. This is a nation of children where 40 percent of the population is under the age of 14 years. Pat Robertson’s statement is insulting to the lives lost while attempting to serve the people Haiti. In his statement, Robertson states “True Story.” I have included the quote below:
"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the Devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the Devil said, okay it's a deal."(Sic)
What is the source of this story, the pact with the Devil? There has been no mention of the source leaving me to believe it is nothing more the religious folklore. The problem with this kind of folklore is the extreme conclusions formed by this type of thinking. In the past, Pat Robertson has advocated assassination of equally extreme foreign leaders; the assassination of people employed at the State Department of our country, and issued a grave pronouncement of guilt when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke. These statements of Pat Robertson are contrary to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Scripture as a whole. I seriously urge the Christian community to change channels on the Christian Broadcast Network/700 Club. Enough is enough!
Pastor Steven Perez
"Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the Devil. They said, we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French. True story. And so, the Devil said, okay it's a deal."(Sic)
What is the source of this story, the pact with the Devil? There has been no mention of the source leaving me to believe it is nothing more the religious folklore. The problem with this kind of folklore is the extreme conclusions formed by this type of thinking. In the past, Pat Robertson has advocated assassination of equally extreme foreign leaders; the assassination of people employed at the State Department of our country, and issued a grave pronouncement of guilt when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke. These statements of Pat Robertson are contrary to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Scripture as a whole. I seriously urge the Christian community to change channels on the Christian Broadcast Network/700 Club. Enough is enough!
Pastor Steven Perez
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