The White House is speechless. Pat Robertson is clarifying. But fellow evangelical pastor Rick Warren has perhaps the final word on the matter, via Twitter: Labeling any natural disaster as God’s judgment is nonsense. True “judgment begins with God’s family” 1Peter4:17, not others UPDATE: Warren, for his part, has responded to the Haiti tragedy like [...]
Amy: Per your post below, Swampland commenter Trifecta55 has a proposal for how we should deal with this: Don’t you mean “radical cleric” Pat Robertson Michael? . I am semi serious. When crazy muslim preachers get that title, why don’t those of you in the media use that on Pat Robertson. I am serious, and [...]
Sigh. For years, I’ve been pleading with people to ignore Pat Robertson when he spouts off with his crazy-ass explanations for disasters (among other things). But because he can always be identified as a televangelist and former GOP presidential candidate (i.e., a guy with at least something of an audience), it doesn’t matter how many [...]
Pat Robertson, televangelist and former Republican candidate for president, explains why the earthquake happened in Haiti: A two-century old deal with the devil. Robertson made the comments on the 700 Club, after a report about helping victims in the island nation. A few years back, Robertson linked Hurricane Katrina to legalized abortion in the United [...]
