Pat Robertson - Aren't you glad he's on ABC Family?

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by TigerLily

I'm not sure. Do christians only follow the new testament?...if so then probably not, but in the old testament god did order the people to go into the land of milk and honey (??...what is that anyway??) and kill every man, woman and child. I think they only follow the "big" stories of the old testament now......either way i agree the guy is over the top...

Christians, by definition, are followers of Christ and as such supposedly hold His word as law. Except when it's inconvenient, of course.

[€uroMeinke]

I know of at least on Christian who is an athiest

[wendybeth]

Eric follows the Agnostic Dyslexic doctrine- he's not sure there really is a Dog.

[scaeagles]

As someone who professes to be a Christian (though I am far from exemplary in my attempts to be one), I find what he said to be destestable.

I will speak up and say I do not agree with it. I will speak up and say I wish he would come out and say how wrong he was to even suggest such a thing. I will say that I am saddened that he is held up as a voice of those who supposedly speak for Christians.

I think the media bestows certain status on willing individuals to become "spokesmen" for "their cause" or "their race". Jesse Jackson. Pat Robertson. Patricia Ireland. They are most often completely out of step with what the majority of who they are supposed to be speaking for believe or want. It is an attempt to quantify into segments various portions of the populace. "All Christians think like this" or "all women want this" or "all black people believe this". It is racism, sexism, and....religion-ism to to a despicable degree.

I reject what Robertson said, as I would suspect a tremendous majority of Christians do. As someone who has been portrayed as speaking for for folks like me, I am afraid that he makes me and everyone else striving to be Christian look like lunatics.

Edited to add: ah, never mind. I can't word it properly.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Eric follows the Agnostic Dyslexic doctrine- he's not sure there really is a Dog.

Reminds me of one of my favorite Kids in the Hall sketches.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I think the media bestows certain status on willing individuals to become "spokesmen" for "their cause" or "their race". Jesse Jackson. Pat Robertson. Patricia Ireland. They are most often completely out of step with what the majority of who they are supposed to be speaking for believe or want. It is an attempt to quantify into segments various portions of the populace. "All Christians think like this" or "all women want this" or "all black people believe this". It is racism, sexism, and....religion-ism to to a despicable degree.

Here here - certainly a failure on the medias's part, but I know how they love to have icons, simple stories, and a sensational headline - Sadly these people know how to work it as well.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It doesn't help when you have someone like Robertson who, long before the worst of the media sensationalism, did all he could to put himself in that position. I have a hard time blaming the media when it's exactly what he wanted from the beginning, and when he created his own media outlets to make it so.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Reminds me of one of my favorite Kids in the Hall sketches.

I love that show!!!

Isn't Robertson the one who had a meltdown on tv and blamed the 9/11 attacks on a vengeful God out to punish us all for suffering the heathens and gays to live? I'm too lazy to Google it, but it seems his style.

[Not Afraid]

No no no. Wasn't that Jim Baker. Or was it that guy who got caught with a prostitute and porn. Something with an S.....

Man! Are they all slimey?

[wendybeth]

No, it was Jerry Falwell. Pat did agree with him, though. Here's some fun stuff from Wikipedia: PR-Nutjob . Scroll down to the 'Controversial figure' portion of the article.