Pat Robertson: Haiti is paying for 'pact with Satan'

If that is so, he was BORN senile.

no, he's insensitive to say such things at a time like this but he isn't senile as this devil pact myth is not his creation but has around for quite sometime

Nicely done. And yes, the images pouring into CNN are horrifying. I cannot even begin to imagine all the pain and suffering, the fear, the loss of loved ones, those missing others, and so much more. So many bodies lying next to injured people. The voices of those still trapped, but mercifully (?) alive. The parents who lost their children. The children who lost their parents.

This has been haunting me, as it will for weeks and months to come, I know.

True story: Haiti Devastation is the Result of U.S. Oppression

http://current.com/items/91903386_haiti-devastation-is-the-result-of-u-s-oppress...

I know, wasn't that the most obnoxious thing ever? When ever my father injects "true story" into a anecdote, it is usually a mega lie. I thought of my father when I heard this.

there are no homosexuals in haiti...we are all in iran.

True that.

Wait and see. I hear the world bank is giving money to Haiti. Historically the bank, backed by the US, makes countries privatize their social programs. I'm fully expecting that the homes/land of the poor will be leveled and they will make it into a tourist destination, or some other private enterprise. Profiteers exploit shocks like this for profit. Read Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" for historical context of this sort of thing happening many, many times, pushed by the United States and Milton Freidman economics.

I did not know that U.S. citizens cannot buy land in Haiti, can Haitians buy land in the U.S.? They seem willing to accept various forms of aid, yet restrict land ownership? I do not not follow this line of reasoning.

Though I completely agree with this man being a complete fool, your still flattering yourself based on a widely accepted stereotype. Being religious doesn't always mean you belong to an organized mess of idiots blindly following whatever they deem as morally acceptable to be a standard with which to live our lives. A select few of us are smart enough to not let unrealistic and "hopeful" beliefs invade valid logical thinking and open minded reason. As unpopular as spirituality is here, I don't think grouping theists together as means to fuel jokes is the least bit mature. And honestly did you think parading your personal beliefs around while mixing in Spider-Man quotations was funny?

Thanks he is an a fool. While I am not a right wing Christian. I am an Irish Catholic from Boston (oh, how rebellious) and a U.S. Army soldier for the lest decade. I dont consider my self a crusader or a fighter for Christ. I just shut the fuck up Pat, please!

I certainly don't have any objection to you making fun of religion, EdJoy. God knows (literally) religion deserves it. My objection is to stereotyping -- making the absurd claim that all -- or even most -- Christians are intolerant, narrow-minded wingnuts like Mr. Robertson simply because he claims to be Christian and to represent Christians. I certainly never gave him permission to represent me and find his views to be repugnant to the point of making me physically ill to read them.

Christians as a whole are no more like the worst of us than any other group -- race, sex, ethnicity, etc -- is like the worst of their number. What boggles my mind is that people who think that stereotyping based on religion is somehow different than stereotyping based on these other categories don't realize that they are bigots...the definition is pretty clear...

I am glad that you are not among their number 'cause I think you are one of the smartest, funniest people on this site, and I look forward each evening to getting online just to see what witty mischief you have been up to since I last read your stuff...

Ed, I wholeheartedly agree. It's saddening that the only Christians who make it in the media HAVE to be the insane ones.

@cztheday I think a huge problem nonreligious folks find with religion is that, as shown in the video, the world thinks its terrible when a person is racist or sexist, but when a person is also religious, that makes it perfectly fine because it is their beliefs and the will of their personal god. I find that people stereotyping religion is a direct response to religion overruling common sense for some people (ex. Condoms spread HIV, the catholic church defending incest etc.)

No argument here on that point, PureEm. The various religions are chock full of people who twist the underlying message into themes that would be unrecognizable to, for example, Jesus (assuming for the moment he existed) because they have agendas of their own and want to be able to "cite back" as we say in the law to some source greater than themselves as justification for their hatred, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, etc.

At the same time, some of the finest people I know are Christians, Muslims, etc. They tend, however, to take that whole humility thing a good deal more seriously than does Mr. Robertson...

Thanks CZ. Sometimes I just like to stir the pot a little for the defense arguments. ;)

As with Jerry Faldwell, Orel Roberts, and all of the other phony baloney Christian representatives of the airways, I really am very much aware that many people of faith see through the charade.

I am uplifted to see the backlash against Pat the Rat's ridiculous assertion. Doesn't he have handlers or did his god say it was okay to make an ass of himself?

@William, sweetie, I was not flattering myself (even though I am totally awesome), I even stated he was a self-proclaimed spokeperson. I actually do not blame the whole Christian faith for the stupidity and insensitivity of one representative. I reserve most of my criticism for actual religiously observed practices that I think are a detriment to humanity.

It was not a Spiderman quotation (that would be "friendly neighborhood"), but now I know why it popped into my head. Thanks.

As for "parading my personal beliefs", I think that is pretty much the point of this forum. We all have personal beliefs and we all like to share.

@PureEm
Well, to be fair most personalities that get airtime are crazy. But televangelists are the worst. They really do make their supposed beliefs look bad.

Why not? He's only one of the most famous 'Christians' in the world.

And religiously following the teachings of the late Jesus Christ, because he is SO CHRISTian-like, isn't he?!?!

just because he's famous for having a a TV show doesn't make him a representative of all Christians. I doubt catholics, mormons, anglicans, presbyterians, and the like feel that Robertson is representative of them.

hahahahaahaha...love it!

no, it's ONE guy saying this idiocy, and lots of Christians have already repudiated these stupid comments.

every group has nuts. this one went and televised his insanity for everyone to see

yeah blame the victims because you can't separate fact from fantasy. nice fail.

actually i think i read most Haitians are roman catholic.

I was joking guys!

I couldnt have put it better myself!

His org is helping out, yes. Does that change the fact that hes a moron and a cancer, no.

i love the hail satan sign he's throwing there.

Thanks, I picked that one out...

Nice picture choice, Sleep. He looks very deep in prayer to his master in the hoary neatherworld.

GREAT choice for the photo. What a damn hideous ugly human being he is.

i'm picturing him headbanging to some sepultura.

Ad a little Hail Satan text and send it to him, i am sure it will make his day fabulous.

That pic is priceless! Nice find.