What are your thoughts on Pat Robertson's comments about the Haitian earthquake?

http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/controversial-comment-amid-haiti-tragedy-17622627

Televangelist Pat Robertson has publicly made a disgusting, blasphemous comment on what he believes is the reason behind the tragic earthquake that has killed immeasurable thousands of Haitians and left millions more suffering, dieing, injured, or stricken by the loss of a loved one. Robertson had the nerve to utter, on live television, that the disaster is a result of "a curse brought upon the people of Haiti when they made a compact with satan" hundreds of years ago.

The demented doctrines of people like Pat Robertson are one of many reasons I'll never be a "protestant". People like him will dissolve the protestant sector in time anyway; for they can't even find agreement among themselves! Even within the protestant denomination, one can find a battle raging among those who do and don't believe that Robertson's comments were justified. Their fighting is nothing more than constant feuding that is merely leading their people astray from the Truth.

I found this statement by Keith Olbermann to be a near perfect expression of my feelings toward Robertson's fallacy:
"Sir, because of your tone-deafness and your delight at human misery and your dripping self-satisfied holier-than-thou senile crap, I am now likely to believe that you ARE the devil!"

What are your thoughts on Robertson's commentary?

2010-01-20T14:09:35Z

Johnny Y - I agree completely.

2010-01-20T14:10:04Z

Johnny Y - I agree completely.

Mark2010-01-17T22:02:42Z

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I wouldn't pay much attention to Pat Robertson. I am a Christian, and its unfortunate than others listen/support him. Wake up, were meant to be discerning, but sadly is not always the case. He and others like him discredit the Gospel.

Anonymous2010-01-17T22:01:54Z

It could be God's judgment, and it might not be God's judgment. If you read the bible, God destroyed the entire city of Sodom. What makes you think he still doesn't render such judgments? However, I do not condone saying this or that is God's will, because God's ways are unknowable. Not even the Holy Men described in the bible knew why God did some of the things he did.

Moses for example, never understood why God chose him to bring the Israelis out of Egypt. Samuel did not understand why God chose a boy to be King. Job did not know why God allowed him to suffer so much. With that said, it might be that God rendered judgment upon these people, but I seriously have no clue.

Anyway, my opinion?
I think the man has the right to think that it was God's judgment. Just as you think it was not.

Bill Mac2010-01-17T22:33:24Z

It's not the first time he has made a foolhardy statement.

Now regarding your commentary... everyone who is not Catholic are not Protestants, and they will not "dissolve" in time either. Are you a part of the problem or the solution? Perpetuating this archaic schism makes you just as divisive as you claim the "Protestants" to be. Seems you are the one who is doing the protesting.

The Truth. You can put your faith in the Catholic Church, believing it is the only true way. I'll put and keep my faith in Jesus Christ. Like many people, I will follow Christ, not the doctrine or traditions of any Church or denomination. We are Christians first, not a Catholic or a Protestant.

Anonymous2010-01-17T21:59:45Z

I think Pat Robertson seriously believes hell is under the Earth and Satan was banging on the roof with his trident and that's what caused the earthquake in Haiti.

Johnny Y2010-01-17T22:07:17Z

He's the most idiotic piece of dung to spread his bigoted, smelly trash over public media.

Only the lowest of trash would use a disaster to spread his religion more. He didn't give a single ounce of sympathy to those people suffering, and instead preferred to bash them for some ridiculous "they made a pact with the devil; true story" nonsense.

A man with no sympathy is worse than the devil.

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