Pat Robertson advocates murder
POSTED BY: perfessergee
UPDATED: Saturday, August 27, 2005 09:15
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Now here's a fine example of the moral relativism of the Christian Right. Yesterday on the 700 Club, Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, spoke with reference to Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela. He said "if he thinks we are trying to assassinate him, we really ought to go ahead and do it" and "we have the ability to take him out and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability". His justification was that it would be cheaper than starting a war. (Yep, that would be yet another war against a nation with oil reserves.....) This hasn't gotten much press yet, but all you have to do is Google "Pat Robertson" and you'll find it right away. The publicity is on its way.
Most civilized people don't go around advocating the execution without trial of anyone (hint, it's called "murder" for those unclear on the concept), let alone a head of state. Certainly anyone who were to advocate the assassination of Pres. Bush would be rightly dismissed as a terrorist. But then we have Pat Robertson advocating the murder of the duly elected head of state of another nation.
Now I'm no fan of Hugo Chavez. He has been even more divisive to his country than our own Mr. Bush (no small feat), and with even greater effect. But, international observers agree that he was legitimately elected to office by his own people.
And so now we come back to Pat Robertson, advocating good conservative Christian values, as he has throughout his long public career. Those values seem to include violating the Ten Commandments (can you say "thou shalt not kill?") when you disagree with the politics of the intended victim. This is moral relativism of the highest magnitude. Further, do these statements resonate with those of any other religious advocacy groups, perhaps some Islamic fundamentalists? Looks like a pretty similar attitude to me.
Jesus of Nazareth advocated love for the sinner, but hatred for the sin. But then he also had a particular antipathy for the sin of hypocrisy. It must be hard to love a hypocrite of such grand proportion as Pat Robertson, but I guess we ought to give the Christian Right credit for trying so hard and so effectively. One has to wonder when the condemnation of the sin is going to come in. Mainstream Christian groups have already condemned him, but the big names in the Christian Right have so far remained silent. And personally, I'm not holding my breath.
May every conceivable kind of god spare us from hypocrites.
perfessergee
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Wow, I mean, I knew I didn't like the Christian Right but this really takes the biscuit...
I really hope this gets the press it deserves, that could be interesting to watch!
Pog
We may experience some slight turbulence and then explode...
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You said it Pog...
Q: What do you have when you are holding two little green balls in your hand.
A: Kermit's undivided attention.
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What he really said was:"if he thinks we are trying to CHARACTER assassinate him, we really ought to go ahead and do it" and "we have the ability to take him out TO A BALL GAME and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability".
How dare you misquote a hand of God?
Usually we agree on things, perfessergee, but this time you've gone too far.
In the baseball game of life, I'm sure Pat would never steal home.
Did I say he was a hand of God?
Wrong body part.
Think 'ass' Chrisisall (...I know...A special Hell....)
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It's just more of the same from someone who thinks their "end" is sufficiently lofty to justify whatever "means" necessary to achieve it. He is just one of a great many people who feel that way. Alas for us, many of those people have managed to lie, cheat and connive their way into positions of power over others. What are the sheep who elect these creatures going to do when the "shepherds" decide it's right and proper to begin culling the flock?
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Someone on another forum I visit made the point that the only reason most Christian nations aren't as violent and brutal as some modern Islamic states is their secular governments. All theocracies end up commiting atrocities in the name of God. You better believe if Pat Robertson ran this country heads would roll (and not just figuratively).
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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Maybe this country should give Scientology a shot, I can't imagine Tom Cruise or John Travolta callin' for someone's head in the name of L. Ron....
Chrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Maybe this country should give Scientology a shot, I can't imagine Tom Cruise or John Travolta callin' for someone's head in the name of L. Ron....
Dude, you've been neglecting your studies! I'm this close to taking away your official CT merit badge, for that. Believe me, as someone who has walked their halls and been to their meetin's: you do not want Scientology running this country. Tom & John, their two ex-gay posterboys, are not who you would have to contend with.
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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Quote:How dare you misquote a hand of God?
Originally posted by chrisisall:
What he really said was:"if he thinks we are trying to CHARACTER assassinate him, we really ought to go ahead and do it" and "we have the ability to take him out TO A BALL GAME and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability".
Usually we agree on things, perfessergee, but this time you've gone too far.
In the baseball game of life, I'm sure Pat would never steal home.
Did I say he was a hand of God?
Wrong body part.
Think 'ass' Chrisisall (...I know...A special Hell....)
ROFLMAO! Well done Chrisisall. Thanks for injecting some humor into an otherwise depressing topic....perfessergee
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Quote:The banghead, the banghead, man!
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
Dude, you've been neglecting your studies! I'm this close to taking away your official CT merit badge, for that.
Sometimes I'm makin' myself chuckle, and I don't actually get to the funny for anyone else...
I've read some of that go-se, and that anyone would willingly...
But hey, whatever floats your anchor.
Ex-gay???Chrisisall
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