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"Oh God please deliver us from the likes of Pat Robertson. Please
forgive him for being an idiot about his misguided beliefs about you
punishing Haiti with an earthquake. May he replace the anger he has for
those who believe and live differently than he with peace. He is not
unlike a mental patient who is suffering from a psychotic episode. His
delusional mind is causing himself and others to suffer. Someone who
talks like that has not truly found the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, that guards our hearts and minds."
He has so much
aggression in his heart and mind; That is a painful place to be no
matter what you believe. It is not helpful to the people of Haiti. They
need help, not condemnation!
That " twinkle in his eye" has always
been unsettling to me; Its the look of a predator that uses a lure to
capture its prey. Fundamentalism in any religious context mixed with
nationalism creates fear, which leads to hate, which leads
to....suffering. There seems to me that there are similarities, not
just in appearance, between Pat Robertson and Emperor Palpatine from
Star Wars™. The Emperor was very coy and clever in leading people,
ultimately not for their benefit, but for his own. I wouldn't be
surprised to see him using Force™ lightning against those who disagree
with his narrow minded perspective. To quote my friend Matt Smith, "he
is a stain on Christendom, a charlatan, a perpetrator of lies..."
My
prayers go to those who are suffering, which is ultimately any of us
who cling to fundamentalistic thinking, as well to those who suffer
from natural disasters. Why would a God that is apparently so full of
love and compassion have the need to exact revenge on people who are
doing the best with what they have, with the suffering they already
have? Its hard to believe that we need a place like hell.
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