Pat Robertson

[sweetnpetite]

Could he be any more of an ass?

How do people like this get away with calling themselves Christain? it's appaling.

Pat Robertson had a special message for residents of Dover, Pa., today after voters there elected to boot the current school board, which instituted an intelligent design policy that led to a federal trial.

Robertson made the comment after Lee Webb of CBN News delivered a report on how residents in Dover voted in eight new Democratic board members, replacing all eight current members who had voted for a policy that required students in ninth-grade biology classes to hear a statement on intelligent design before hearing lessons on evolution. Webb then asked Robertson what he thought about the vote.

Here was Robertson's response.

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected him from your city. And don't wonder why he hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for his help because he might not be there."

The new school board members have said that they are not against intelligent design, but that they just don't want it taught in science class.

Intelligent design backers have consistently argued that the teaching is purely scientific and has nothing to do with religion.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wgal/20051110/lo_wgal/3053362

 

[sweetnpetite]

I agree with this person:

Re: wrath
by: Animator_PA (47/M/Dover PA) 11/10/05 08:02 pm
Msg: 12 of 16

As a "man of God" you would think that he
would be the first to come up with
"God is merciful beyond belief so Dover
can still call on Him no matter what.".
But robertson didn't.

and this one:

wrath
by: brians1960 11/10/05 07:52 pm
Msg: 11 of 16

if there WAS a "wrath of God", pat robertson would surely suffer it!

 

[sweetnpetite]

and most especially this one:

Pat Robertson thinks he IS god.
by: katnipsoxx (420/F/Location,Location) 11/10/05 07:42 pm
Msg: 10 of 16

Talk about being unholy.
message board

 

[Boxlicker101]

Pat Robertson is basically a national laughing stock. The funniest part, I don't believe he knows it. I really believe he expects to be taken seriously.

I wonder if he will run for president again in 2008.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Pat Robertson is basically a national laughing stock. The funniest part, I don't believe he knows it. I really believe he expects to be taken seriously.

I wonder if he will run for president again in 2008.

But people do take him seiously, that's the problem.

I think he meets with GWB as well.

 

[Guest]

i wish i could remember what news program i was watching when they said that Pat Robertson had been given money in the name of Katrina relief...the reporter actually paused. i think he was just as astounded as i was when i heard that..
of all the people to give relief money to be responcible for...hrm...
we are on a slippery slope

 

[sweetnpetite]

After his failed presidential campaign, Robertson used his campaign organization to start the Christian Coalition, a political organization which campaigned mostly for Christian conservative candidates. It became, almost instantly, one of the most influential organizations in American politics. However, the organization's popularity faded when it was fined by the Federal Election Commission. Robertson left the Coalition in 2001.

Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American Christian televangelist, entrepreneur, and Christian right political activist. He is the founder of numerous organizations and corporations including: the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the Christian Coalition, the Flying Hospital, International Family Entertainment, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, and Regent University.

He was an active member of the local Ku Klux Klan in his youth.

He is the host of The 700 Club, a TV program which airs on many channels in the United States and on CBN affiliates worldwide. His strongly conservative views have often provoked controversy, especially his statements recommending the dissolution of the barrier between church and state, the condemnation of groups he believes to be living in sin, and often violent denunciations of perceived communists or radical Islamic followers.

Robertson is broadly considered a partisan [A fervent, sometimes militant supporter or proponent] of the Republican Party and launched a failed bid to be that party's candidate in the 1988 presidential election.

He is a Southern Baptist and was active as an ordained minister with that denomination for many years, but holds to a Charismatic theology not traditionally common amongst Southern Baptists.

Robertson, as a result of his seeking political office, no longer serves in an official role for any church. However, many U.S. Christian churches do not have a national leader that represents or speaks for them, a contributing factor to Robertson's ability to claim a position as a leading Christian voice.

Honors given to Pat Robertson
1975 The Distinguished Merit Citation from The National Conference of Christians and Jews.
1976 Faith and Freedom Award in the field of broadcasting.
1978 Department of Justice Award from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 25th FBI Vesper Service.
1979 National Conference of Christians and Jews - Distinguished Merit Citation.
1982 Humanitarian of the Year by Food for the Hungry.
1984 Man of the Year Award from the Women's National Republican Club.
1984 Citation from the National Organization for the Advancement of Hispanics.
1985 National Association of United Methodist Evangelists.
1988 Man of the Year by Students for America.
1989 Christian Broadcaster of the Year by the National Religious Broadcasters.
1992 One of America's 100 Cultural Elite by Newsweek Magazine.
1994 Omega Fellowship Award by Food for the Hungry for Operation Blessing's fight against worldwide hunger.
1994 Defender of Israel Award from the Christians' Israel Public Action Campaign for those who have made major contributions in strengthening U.S.-Israel relations.
1994 John Connor Humanitarian Service Award from Operation Smile International.
2000 Cross of Nails award for his vision, inspiration, and humanitarian work with The Flying Hospital.
2002 State of Israel Friendship Award from the Zionist Organization of America.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Robertson

So if you think he's just one crazy voice that doesn't matter, you're wrong. Robertson is what they call an 'opinon leader' which means scads of people look to him to help make there decisions from what to buy to how to vote.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Here's a favorite quote:

On January 14, 1991, on "The 700 Club", Pat Robertson attacked a number of Protestant denominations when he declared: "You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist."

Gee- even when I was a christian, I was the anti-christ.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Robertson's net worth is between $200 million and $1 billion USD according to the 2002 book The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by Greg Palast.

Robertson's books have been very successul and well-selling. The Secret Kingdom, Answers to 100 of Life's Most Probing Questions, and The New World Order were each in their respective year of publication the number one religious book in America.

Through his charitable organization, Operation Blessing International, Robertson claims to have spent $1.2 million bringing aid to refugees in Rwanda.

So you can see- people listen to him, they trust him (they send his money, they buy his books) and he also has a lot of money. Money is influence- especially in Washington. He can scratch a lot of backs with all that dough.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Pat Robertson's Defective Hotline to God

 

[Colleen Thomas]

Now wait a minute. Pat Robertson's condemnation of Dover is a godsend, pardon the pun. How on Earth will the intelligent design crowd, explain during the court case challenging IF, that the belief isn't religious, if a man with Robertson's nutjob following has condemed Dover for booting out ID supporters? Obviously it must have some religious significance to rile God's personal bad temper? I'm quit enjoying the headaches that must be causing them and hope other religious leaders weigh in for the dfense

 

[elsol]

Pat Robertson and his ilk are why I think God has instituted a complete hands-off policy upon his children.

'Cause if I were God... Pat Robertson would be visited by the Angel of 'Shut-The-Fuck-Up-Asshole!'.


Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[sweetnpetite]

"Reverend Pat Robertson is no ordinary citizen. Robertson ran for president of the United States. The Christian Coalition, whose leader is Reverend Robertson, has close to 2 million members and receives millions of dollars every year. In 2000, his support was key in giving George W. Bush the primary election win in South Carolina, which clinched his nomination for the Republican Party for the office of president. Mr. Robertson has been one of President Bush's strongest allies. His statement should be strongly condemned by the White House."

**about his statement regarding assasignation of Hugo Chavez. Not hte new stupid thing he said.

from: Pat Robertson the untouchable?

 

[sweetnpetite]

Now wait a minute. Pat Robertson's condemnation of Dover is a godsend, pardon the pun. How on Earth will the intelligent design crowd, explain during the court case challenging IF, that the belief isn't religious, if a man with Robertson's nutjob following has condemed Dover for booting out ID supporters? Obviously it must have some religious significance to rile God's personal bad temper? I'm quit enjoying the headaches that must be causing them and hope other religious leaders weigh in for the dfense

True, however, Robertson and his followers (he has many and they vote and stuff) don't believe in seperation of church and state.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Pat Robertson and his ilk are why I think God has instituted a complete hands-off policy upon his children.

'Cause if I were God... Pat Robertson would be visited by the Angel of 'Shut-The-Fuck-Up-Asshole!'.


Sincerely,
ElSol

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[sweetnpetite]

About Jerry Falwell (just thought this was interesting)

The following Friday, Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, the spokesman of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameini, issued a fatwa for Falwell's death, saying that Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," and, "The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community."

 

[sweetnpetite]

It gets scarrier all the time.

The Christian Right has also worked to promote expressly partisan Republican campaigning. For example, during the 2004 campaign, Christian Voice waged a $2.9 million Christian Voter Drive [9]. Their 6,199 Church captains collectively registered 355,562 new voters and turned out an estimated 1.2 to 1.5 million voters. [10]. The Traditional Values Coalition website highlighted a voter registration drive by the Republican National Committee, with a link to the RNC website, and added, "The Democratic National Committee is also engaged in an aggressive campaign to register homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered individuals to defeat President [George W.] Bush in the November election." [11] Individual ministers also made political comments from the pulpit. The pastor of the East Waynesville Baptist Church in Waynesville, North Carolina "told the congregation that anyone who planned to vote for Democratic Sen. John Kerry [the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004] should either leave the church or repent". [12] The church later expelled nine members who had voted for Kerry and refused to repent. [13]

 

[elsol]

About Jerry Falwell (just thought this was interesting)

The following Friday, Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, the spokesman of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameini, issued a fatwa for Falwell's death, saying that Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," and, "The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community."

I'm not criticizing God here... 'cusause I'm sure his plan is better than anything I could come up with.

But he was much more fun as the Zeus Incarnation.

I'm serious Jerry has been BEGGING for a lightning bolt out of a clear blue sky for a very long time.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[Recidiva]

Scam artists use religion and politics to milk people of their money.

Murderers use religion and politics to get kicks and money.

Crazy people use religion and politics to get kicks and money.

Thoughtful people use religion and spirituality to gain insight.

Civic minded people use politics to build infrastructure.

The trick is knowing which is which.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

True, however, Robertson and his followers (he has many and they vote and stuff) don't believe in seperation of church and state.

Exactly S&P. And ID supporters claim it dosen't have a religious overtone. But I can't see Ol Pat calling down plauges and locusts if people who booted out a school board who decided Jung's collectve conciousness must be taught in conjunction with Freud. the only reason this bastard would weigh in was because sneaking religion back into the classroom was being thwarted. And if that's the case, the judge will be under intense pressure, via precedent, to disallow ID.

Which mush have the ID crowd scrambling to play CYA

I hate idiots, but sometime they do provide entertainment

 

[elsol]

Exactly S&P. And ID supporters claim it dosen't have a religious overtone. But I can't see Ol Pat calling down plauges and locusts if people who booted out a school board who decided Jung's collectve conciousness must be taught in conjunction with Freud. the only reason this bastard would weigh in was because sneaking religion back into the classroom was being thwarted. And if that's the case, the judge will be under intense pressure, via precedent, to disallow ID.

Which mush have the ID crowd scrambling to play CYA

I hate idiots, but sometime they do provide entertainment

No...

Plenty of people have used 'science' to justify a particular belief system... even pseudo-science.

Especially prejudices against other races and women.

Pat is still a bunghole though!

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[sweetnpetite]

An interesting article: http://www.endtimepilgrim.org/puritans13.htm

(not that I agree with all of it, but it raises several interesting points)

*Not specifially about Pat Robertson.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I thought Pat Roberson was God?

 

[sweetnpetite]

E And if that's the case, the judge will be under intense pressure, via precedent, to disallow ID.

I suppose. But then, what kind of pressure the judge is under is going to depend on the religous climate in his immediate surroundings. [Will he be an 'activist judge for god'?

//Error: I assumed the judge would be male //

 

[elsol]

I suppose. But then, what kind of pressure the judge is under is going to depend on the religous climate in his immediate surroundings. [Will he be an 'activist judge for god'?

//Error: I assumed the judge would be male //

It wouldn't be a good idea to be Godly as Judge on this type of issue.

ID'ers want to remove the stain of god-stuff.

Make it too obviously a religious statement and you're REALLY SCARE THE SHIT OUT ME!

That's not good... I don't do good with fear... people die.

It's the army's fault.

I believe in God... not an Intelligent Designer; this is beginning to sound like someone trying to shove their ID'er down my throat.

I'm Catholic... you can't shove you're God on me... it makes me thinks of white overalls with blood-red crosses on my chest swinging a sword and SMITING THE UNBELIEVERS!!!!

I WILL NOT WORSHIP YOUR ID'ER!!!!


Sincerely,
ElSol