Pat Robertson: Kill Chavez fur Jeeezus!

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Sounds more like a shrude politician to me using an ideology which is based on some Christian notions and which he uses as a sticky stick to catch voters.

gave you a rec for that.
that also sums up the "christian" right .

Originally posted by frogstomp
gave you a rec for that.
that also sums up the "christian" right .

I see. It seems that quite a lot of "Christian" populist politicians are working on the American political market and call themselves "Evangelists".

Originally posted by ivanhoe
I see. It seems that quite a lot of "Christian" populist politicians are working on the American political market and call themselves "Evangelists".

Ivanhoe, what is your message from the Lord to Pat Robertson and the like?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
This is all so very, very strange. Thanks for dunking me in these murky waters.

As for Robertson, he should be sucked by lampreys.

What do you have against lampreys?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
I see. It seems that quite a lot of "Christian" populist politicians are working on the American political market and call themselves "Evangelists".

Yes is sure does!

Originally posted by kirksey957
Ivanhoe, what is your message from the Lord to Pat Robertson and the like?

There is only one message from the Lord that I can advise them to read and that is the message called the Gospel ...... and I would advise them to study the Roman-Catholic interpretation and not to invent their own, based on deception and self-service.

Originally posted by kirksey957
Ivanhoe, what is your message from the Lord to Pat Robertson and the like?

Perhaps I should have put it this way: "What should the magesterium say to this man?"

Originally posted by ivanhoe
and I would advise them to study the Roman-Catholic interpretation and not to invent their own, based on deception and self-service.

Why do you opine that the Roman Catholic interpretation is free from deception
and self-service?

Nemesio

Originally posted by kirksey957
Perhaps I should have put it this way: "What should the magesterium say to this man?"

The magisterium never comments on persons in the news or otherwise. If you read my previous post you may get an impression of what they would say, but I cannot make a bet about that. I have a slight hope the new Pope will adress the phenomenon of fundamentalist Christianity though in some official paper, like an Encyclical ...... who knows what the future will bring.

Originally posted by Nemesio
Why do you opine that the Roman Catholic interpretation is free from deception
and self-service?

Nemesio

Do you have any instances in which the Church has a stance which is deceiving or promotes self-service instead of serving God ?

I wonder if Pat actually believes what he says or whether he is a total cynic.
I think he's a bit of both; he's probably got himself talked into taking the stance that just about anything is OK as long as it serves "the Cause"

Originally posted by kirksey957
Does Pat Robertson qualify as a terrorist in the same sense as some of the radical clerics who bless jihad?

This very same thought crossed my mind when I heard it.