Posted on 01/13/2010 3:10:28 PM PST by JoeProBono
Today's buzz on Twitter about the Rev. Pat Robertson seemed like a cruel hoax against the man who blamed America's sins for the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina.
But no. Robertson did indeed strike again today during his show "The 700 Club" on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Calling for donations to CBN's disaster relief fund, he blamed Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake on the Haitians' "pact with the devil" two centuries ago while seeking liberation from the French. Take a look at the video.So, why did so many missionaries, clergy and seminarians die on Tuesday? The Seeker is waiting on a call back from Rev. Robertson to find out.
I did reach the Rev. Erwin Lutzer, pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago. He appeared on Robertson's show more than a decade ago to promote his book "One Minute After You Die." Lutzer said not all evangelical Christians agree with Robertson.
"While it's true that all natural disasters reflect the fact that the earth is fallen as a result of sin, it is disingenuous for anyone to assume that one area of the world is being judged more harshly than another, because of natural disasters," he said. "For example it would be wrong for us to conclude that New Orleans was a city that was made more sinful than Las Vegas because one was victimized by a natural disaster and the other wasn’t."
Some say Robertson's comments appeal to a fan base that believes he hears God's voice and knows the divine mind. Lutzer said not all evangelical Christians believe that to be true. Many, like himself, stick to what the Bible says about God's mercy and forgiveness.....
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No kidding!!!!
Jesus, on a disastrous mishap in a Jerusalem suburb:
“...or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?”—Luke 13:4
Brilliant!
The people in Haiti do need to be praying to God, not doing voodoo or witchcraft. That'll just get more of the same.
That's for sure! I read quite a bit about it at one time. Unfortunately, their first leaders were not like Washington, who refused more than 2 terms, let along being crowned. The Haitian generals were mostly egomaniacs who wanted to be "emperors" and put people to work building colossal showy fortresses. That's not unique to Haiti; it's pretty much the way most of humanity has lived for centuries, even in the most advanced cultures. Dynastic warfare, internecine treachery, genocidal massacres, torture. Heck, we're lapsing back into rule by a corrupt elite right now even in America. Only the vagaries of English history and the Protestant Great Awakening made our society different for a while.
So Pat Robertson believes voodoo really works, and God will make someone else pay for it two centuries later?
It was a stupid thing to say. Period.
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