Robison Writes Letter to Saddam

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Robison Writes Letter to Saddam

By Julie Blim and Scott Ross
The 700 Club

James Robison, host of the popular Christian television show Life Today, talks to 700 Club Producer Scott Ross about his relationship with President Bush, his thoughts on the war in Iraq, and the gist of what he wrote in a recent letter to Saddam.

CBN.com – SCOTT ROSS: You’ve mentioned several times the fact that you have opportunities to speak to leaders. I don’t want to broach any area you can’t talk about, but you have access to the president of the United States, George W. Bush. The responsibility is on you to talk to him. Can you, in fact, affect his decision-making? Can you have that kind of influence in his life?

JAMES ROBISON: Everyone who knows how to pray can affect everything the [president] does.

SCOTT ROSS: Yeah, but you are sitting down with him.

JAMES ROBISON: He for whatever reason respects me. We’ve been able to pray together. As great a miracle as I’ve seen, out of the millions who have said they trust Christ where I’m speaking or ministering, he’s the greatest transformation I have seen.

SCOTT ROSS: You knew him before?

JAMES ROBISON: Absolutely. I’m telling you I’m amazed. I repeat the words of Karl Rove, who said we’re in awe of what we watch happening in this man’s life before our eyes. I’m talking about the spiritual growth, the depth of the man.

SCOTT ROSS: I’ve been traveling throughout the world, and I’ve talked to leaders throughout world who do not feel that we’re on the right course, that we are dragging the world into a conflagration that could end in some nuclear blowout that threatens the very foundations.

JAMES ROBISON: It certainly could have happened had we not embarked on the course we’re on. The day this country goes into any country because we want oil is despicable. That is one of the absolutes – greed destroys. It causes anger to rise up in me to think that you would put any resource above people for any reason at any point in history.

SCOTT ROSS: The president isn’t doing it.

JAMES ROBISON: He’s not doing it because he is people centered, principally guided. I’m convinced of that. For us to go out against the enemy that disregards life, disregards the innocent, cares nothing about human liberty or personal rights, that is simply a way in fact of loving your enemies when you liberate them from that intolerant, destructive mindset.

SCOTT ROSS: If you had the opportunity to go into Iraq at this moment, what would you say to those people?

JAMES ROBISON: I wrote Saddam. I told him he could become one of the great peacemakers in human history by admitting he had the weapons, lay them down, walk away, and become a champion of peace on this earth. That’s what I said.

SCOTT ROSS: Did you get a reply?

JAMES ROBISON: Oh, no, I didn’t get a reply. We’re getting his reply.

SCOTT ROSS: At this point, we’re in this war. What is the church’s role now?

JAMES ROBISON: We make it clear in no uncertain terms that we love all people in all nations. We pray for peace and we pray for guidance. We pray for our soldiers, for the military, and for their families, for all who are in authority. And we really pray. We do not just sit around and discuss them -- we really talk to God about it. Above all we let them know we support them for the duty they have assumed and for the risks they take for our sakes and for the sake of what I believe to be true innocence and freedom.

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[Arkinsaw]

Dear Satan,
please stop being bad.
Thanks,
James

[Illbay]

JAMES ROBISON: Oh, no, I didn’t get a reply. We’re getting his reply.

Wow. So Saddam's intransigence is a direct result of Robison's letter.

Go figure.

[WestPoint90]

Really interesting. Robison says, 'don't just talk about it, really pray.' He is so right. Christ hung on a cross for every one of the Taliban, for every Fedayeem Sadaam soldier, for me. Pretty amazing.

I just want to keep in perspective that I am as much of a reason as to why He chose to die as these that are killing our troops and women and children.

[Quix]

I respect James a lot. He's one of the more humble national Christian leaders I know of.

Glad he has access to Bush.

Sure it was a wild chance to write SH. But glad he did. He did his duty. He gave the evil one yet another chance. Mercy IS better than sacrifice.

Anyway--appreciate the post.

[CyberAnt]

There isn't anything which angers me more than STUPID, IGNORANT CHRISTIANS.

There is so much information available, there is no need to not know the truth. To be a Christian in America and not be for this President and this nation is just beyond the pale.

[hope]

I don't recall that being in the discussion, but if anyone would make that accusation it would be you. You have been blatantly obvious with your petty remarks that certain evangelicals are not welcome in your little circle of acceptable views.

[Steve_Seattle]

Among the tv evangelists, I rate Robison near the top in terms of sincerity and basic sanity.

[Illbay]

I'm not a big fan of the high-profile evangelical preachers, that's true.