August 25th, 2005
Despite nation-wide and world-wide criticism of his remarks regarding assassinating Chavez earlier this week, Robertson is not backing down.
The 700 Club comes on at 11pm locally on The Family Channel of all places. I know this because usually reruns of Who’s Line Is It Anyway? run from 10pm to 11pm and sometimes I don’t find the channel clicker in time. Last night was one of those times and by the time I got it, I was unable to change the channel because I was standing there with my jaw on the floor. Last night’s The 700 Club started with a five minute Hard Copy-like “news” story about what an evil person Chavez is.
I’m starting to think that if we are going to have a place like Guantanamo Bay where we ship off the religious fanatic terrorist-types, we should ship Robertson there. Obviously he’s no better than the people the Bush administration are calling the enemy.
Anyway, I was finally able to come to my senses and change to Nick At Nite. Whew!
Tags: Pat Robertson, Christian Zealots, 700 Club, Guantanamo Bay, Hugo Chavez
August 23rd, 2005
Pat Robertson is a self-proclaimed Christian and man of God, but I have to wonder sometimes which God and which version of the Bible he has.
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson suggested on-air that American operatives assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to stop his country from becoming “a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism.”
“We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” Robertson said Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network’s “The 700 Club.”
“We don’t need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator,” he continued. “It’s a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with.” [”Televangelist Calls for Chavez’ Death” (Yahoo!News)]
O.K. I know a lot of people believe that the New Testement cancels out the Old Testement, so I’ll provide a little New Testement to back my opinion up. (Emphasis provide by me.)
From Matthew 19:
17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Sooooo…the Ten Commandments are still in effect. They are the basic laws of Christianity. The very first one Jesus mentions is murder. Must be important.
- Murder
- The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
- Assassinate
- To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.
A Christian preacher/minister is supposed to set a good example and be a role model. How can Christians continue to follow a man who asks for the murder of another person and continues to make other contraversial and sometimes treasonistic remarks?
n October 2003, he suggested that the State Department be blown up with a nuclear device. He has also said that feminism encourages women to “kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”
This man is just a few marbles short of starting his own cult and his own version of the jihad. Does this not scare anyone else? Imagine if David Koresh had had Robertson’s money and a televised show. I’m starting to wonder if The 700 Show has subliminal messages. Remember some people are voting based on what this man says.
Tags: Pat Robertson, Christian Zealots, Hugo Chavez, 700 Club
August 23rd, 2005
From Diane Dees:
Extremists will always be with us, and they will always have followers. But while Americans are constantly asking mainstream Muslims to please denounce Islamic extremists, no one is asking mainstream Christians to do something about Robertson, Falwell, Dobson, Rudolph, and their ilk. [“Pat Robertson calls for assassination of Hugo Chavez” (MotherJones.com)]
Tags: Diane Dees, Christian Zealots, Pat Robertson
August 20th, 2005
One of my biggest complaints about voters is that so many of them are uniformed which makes them more dangerous than the people who don’t vote. Worse, are the people who only get their information from limited sources as evidenced from this quote from a candid interview with Mary Fowler, 54, Housekeeper, on Stories in America:
Where do you get your information about the war?
The Bible and the 700 Club. I also listen to preachers who know what’s going on. Pat Robertson. [“Conversations At The Gas Pump” (Stories in America )]
I’m pretty sure that the Bible was written before the war started.
Anyway, I’m begging everyone to read and watch the news from real news media like CNN, Yahoo!News, MSNBC, NPR, and even Fox News. Try to get a view of the big picture by checking the facts with multiple sources and don’t get sucked in by other people’s (including the media’s) opinions!
Be responsible; be a well-informed voter!
Tags: politics, vote, blogs, Pat Robertson, Christian Zealots
