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Pat Robertson Says Haitians Made a Pact WithThe Devil
chipmunk82 writes "Pat Robertson has blamed Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake on the Haitians' 'pact with the devil' two centuries ago while seeking liberation from the French."
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Sure, that's a much more rational explanation than tectonic plate theory, which couldn't possibly be correct since the planet is only 6,000 years old! Obviously, sin is the root cause of all "natural disasters" or "acts of God". So, if your church gets struck by lightning, then your parishioners have got some explaining to do!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
It is easy to flippantly ridicule a comment like this. However if you actually take the time to THINK about it for a little while, it may not be so crazy after all. For the past three hundred years Hati has been in a precarious situation. However, right next door, the Domican Republic , things are much better off. Why? If you are unwilling to accept that it is in fact the work of the DEVIL, there are two options: 1) The blacks in Haiti are naturally inferior, and incapable of governing themselves. 2) The world for the past three hundred years has waged a continuous and systematic crusade against the blacks in Haiti in response to the overthrow of the French rulers 300 years ago. If you believe the 2nd, you must also believe there is an organization to carry out this task. Hence you believe a shadowy illuminate exists controlling the affairs of nations. This is pretty insane if you ask me. It also makes a nation weak by blaming all the difficulties on others and not accepting responsibility yourself. If you believe the 1st option, you are a racist. Noone likes racists. However if you just blame it on the devil, you have assigned a nations ills to ONE cause that the nation can rally behind and fight. By claiming that the Devil made Haitians deforest half their country in order to make charcoal, or that the Devil make the politicians corrupt and self interested, you are facing the problem head on. Religion was created to force people who have no natural proclivity 'to do the right thing', onto the path of the straight and narrow. By blaming the counties ills on sins, you are encouraging the Haitians not to Sin. This is a good thing. We need Christian fundumentalists to come into the country, take it over, and root out the Devil from every rock and cranny that he might be hiding under.
You asked for cites. Here ya go:
September 12, 2005 - Robertson not so subtly implies that hurricane Katrina was God's wrath for legalized abortion.
Sure, if you read his exact words, you could interpret it to mean something other than "Katrina was God's wrath," but given his numerous other warnings about various disasters caused by God, and his far less subtle comments about the 9/11 attacks (see below), and now the Haiti earthquake, it's pretty clear what his not-so-hidden message was when he made his Katrina comments.
September 13, 2001 - Robertson and Falwell say that America's liberal, secular society is to blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-CAcdta_8I
Here's the transcript (scroll down): http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/f/falwell-robertson-wtc.htm
Of course, Falwell later tried to backpedal and state that he did not believe that God caused the 9/11 attacks, but rather he "lifted the veil of protection," thereby allowing the attacks to occur. Read the transcript. It's clear what he (and Robertson) meant. He said America had made God "angry," clearly implying that this was God's wrath.
June 8th, 1998 - Robertson warns Orlando that their "Gay Days" celebration might cause earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and even terrorist bombs.
Or, in Robertson's own words "I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you. ... [A] condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It'll bring about terrorist bombs, it'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor."
A meteor? WTF? Really? He probably just got done watching the trailer for Armageddon (note the release date in the IMDb link and the date of his Orlando rant).
Oh, and just for good measure, here's a couple more. Apparently, he also blamed Ariel Sharon's 2006 stroke and the death of two people in a Sedona, Arizona sweat lodge on God's wrath.
If this does not convince you that Pat Robertson believes this crap, just hop on over to YouTube, and you can find a few dozen videos where you can see and hear him spewing it right out of his own mouth.
the sad thing is, he's probably not mentally ill, just astute enough to take advantage of the stupidity of a bunch of worshipers.
They are the mentally deficient ones. He's a successful businessman.
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