Pat Robertson: Haiti "Cursed" After "Pact to the Devil"

Reba said:
However, sin does have consequences. If a nation's leadership is greedy and corrupt, generation after generation, and its society follows ungodly practices, then the results can be a weak infrastructure, disease, poverty, bribed building inspectors, etc. These are the things that can destroy a society.
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I agree that "sins" have consequences but I wouldn't say that earthquake is one of them. Earthquake alone is rarely dangerous. It's the poor building structure that caused many deaths. Remember the SF quake a decade ago? SF is one big sinful city because of its gay population and lots of immigrants with their own religions yet despite the same magnitude, only 64 people died.

Also, remember, Haitians were slaves and our "white" sins (owning them as properties, abusing them, breaking their families apart) have caused serious moral and political damages for future generations.
 
An insurance policy is a contract which typically includes a force majeure clause.

A force majeure clause frees both parties from liability/obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties prevents one or both parties from performing under the contract. e.g., war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term "act of God" (e.g., flooding, earthquake, volcanic eruption).
 
Pat Robertson is a crackpot. Let his blabberings go by the way of other ego-inflated TV preachers.

The only TV preacher that I have ever had respect for has been Billy Graham, and that will probably remain so for some time to come.
 
netrox said:
I agree that "sins" have consequences but I wouldn't say that earthquake is one of them. Earthquake alone is rarely dangerous. It's the poor building structure that caused many deaths. Remember the SF quake a decade ago? SF is one big sinful city because of its gay population and lots of immigrants with their own religions yet despite the same magnitude, only 64 people died.

Also, remember, Haitians were slaves and our "white" sins (owning them as properties, abusing them, breaking their families apart) have caused serious moral and political damages for future generations.
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:hmm: Are you just saying this to make the point or do you really believe this? For some reason I pegged you as being supportive of GLBTQ and immigrant issues.
 
CJB said:
:hmm: Are you just saying this to make the point or do you really believe this? For some reason I pegged you as being supportive of GLBTQ and immigrant issues.
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I think he is saying as how a viewpoint from a person like Pat Robertson would see.
 
All I can say is that Pat Robertson has no rights to speak like that to the Haiti People or whoever hears it from him or someone else who speaks like that with no heart or has strong accusation about something since Pat Robertson mentioned that It is their (Haitian people) fault and they should turn to God for their own sin. I was like what the heck? Because they already there in the first place.. what is Pat thinking? NOTHING... he just lets the word come out of his mouth no matter what BEFORE he thinks twice or uses his heart. Again I am sticking to my theory about Pat in the first place... make him silence and glue him to the couch resigning from the role of celebrity.
 
It shows a jaw dropping lack of compassion. I don't have any respect or use for a person who totally lacks compassion.
 
Anyone that thinks Pat Robertson is a religious topic is off a little. Pat is a TV personality. To think of him as anything more is foolish. Just when you think he is a religious figure, he spews stupidity, then asks for donations. He is an entertainer. Let the topic remain open.
 
no, he is religious. He was religious before he became a TV personality, and Religious after. And yes it is a religious topic because I have came across many people who have the same mindset as pat because their interpretation of the bible.
 
CJB said:
:hmm: Are you just saying this to make the point or do you really believe this? For some reason I pegged you as being supportive of GLBTQ and immigrant issues.
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oops, I meant to put quotes around "sinful" to demonstrate other viewpoints.

In other words, natural disasters have nothing to do with human sins.
 
Berry said:
Little kids are down there still bleeding and buried hoping for someone to dig them out and he is sitting safe at home talking smack.

Disgusting.
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He should go to hell for that!
 
I agree that Pat Roberston is one strange guy. He should go home and read his Bible. He might have missed the part where it says that one should not to judge others or one will be judged in return.

love the part about taping the mouth of the voodoo doll!!
 
2 words - WHO CARES???? :lol:
 
Buffalo said:
I agree that Pat Roberston is one strange guy. He should go home and read his Bible. He might have missed the part where it says that one should not to judge others or one will be judged in return.

love the part about taping the mouth of the voodoo doll!!
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He wants to judge and scare people so they can adopt his religous views and give him more mooola.
 
shel90 said:
He wants to judge and scare people so they can adopt his religous views and give him more mooola.
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*it's a pix of fingers rubbing together - money gesture
 
shel90 said:
He wants to judge and scare people so they can adopt his religous views and give him more mooola.
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True! I read somewhere long time ago that if you want both power and money, just set up a religion and you will find some followers. Scary, isn't??
 
netrox said:
oops, I meant to put quotes around "sinful" to demonstrate other viewpoints.

In other words, natural disasters have nothing to do with human sins.
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Sigh of relief!

I agree. The kind of connections I find most amusing is when people justify entire natural disasters as being the result of one person--not even something like a "den of sin" but one person--who lives or grew up there.

The example that comes to mind is when someone claimed that Katrina happened because Ellen DeGeneres was selected as host for the Emmy Awards. Oh wait, I think that was Pat Robertson. :laugh2:
 
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