It is indeed a rare thing for me to write any article, commentary or blog posting where I use my Church title of Deacon, but in this particular instance I feel compelled to do so.
The first and perhaps most important question that needs to be asked, at least from my point of view is: Is it the job of prominent television evangelists such as Pat Robertson to use his forum on the airwaves to call for the assassination of unpopular political leaders and to chastise voters in a particular part of the country because of a decision they made at the polls on election day, that he personally disagrees with, or is it his job and responsibility to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ? I think that most will agree that the latter is where Reverend Robertson should be directing his energies.
So why am I raising this point anyway? Well, I'm glad you asked.
As many of you are aware, Pat Robertson, in a past broadcast of the 700 Club, called on the United States Intelligence Services to kill the President of Venezuala, and more recently he publicly chastised the voters of the Dover, Pennsylvania (located in York County) for their actions on election day in which they replaced the entire school board because of their support for a statement to be read in science class regarding Intelligent Design as a counter to the theory of evolution.
According to Robertson: "You voted God out of Dover." Sorry Pat, but this crosses the line, and as a Church Leader myself, I am personally offended by your lack of judgment, not to mention your apparent arrogance.
I believe that God is judging America, through natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, and He is, through that judgment, attempting to get the attention of the United States. However, it is not for you suggest that the folks of Dover should not call on God for guidance and help in difficult times, because of what they did on election day. This is not your responsibility!
Scripture clearly teaches that there will be consequences if we reject God's teachings, but we are are also assured that if we turn to God, and repent of our wicked ways, that He will hear from Heaven and forgive our sins and heal our land. This is the message that Pat Robertson should be sending to the folks in Dover, Pennsylvania and other areas of our country.
I fear that, if Pat Robertson continues on the present course he is following, he will be doing more damage than good to the cause of Christian Evangelists in the United States and throughout the world.
The first and perhaps most important question that needs to be asked, at least from my point of view is: Is it the job of prominent television evangelists such as Pat Robertson to use his forum on the airwaves to call for the assassination of unpopular political leaders and to chastise voters in a particular part of the country because of a decision they made at the polls on election day, that he personally disagrees with, or is it his job and responsibility to spread the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ? I think that most will agree that the latter is where Reverend Robertson should be directing his energies.
So why am I raising this point anyway? Well, I'm glad you asked.
As many of you are aware, Pat Robertson, in a past broadcast of the 700 Club, called on the United States Intelligence Services to kill the President of Venezuala, and more recently he publicly chastised the voters of the Dover, Pennsylvania (located in York County) for their actions on election day in which they replaced the entire school board because of their support for a statement to be read in science class regarding Intelligent Design as a counter to the theory of evolution.
According to Robertson: "You voted God out of Dover." Sorry Pat, but this crosses the line, and as a Church Leader myself, I am personally offended by your lack of judgment, not to mention your apparent arrogance.
I believe that God is judging America, through natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, and He is, through that judgment, attempting to get the attention of the United States. However, it is not for you suggest that the folks of Dover should not call on God for guidance and help in difficult times, because of what they did on election day. This is not your responsibility!
Scripture clearly teaches that there will be consequences if we reject God's teachings, but we are are also assured that if we turn to God, and repent of our wicked ways, that He will hear from Heaven and forgive our sins and heal our land. This is the message that Pat Robertson should be sending to the folks in Dover, Pennsylvania and other areas of our country.
I fear that, if Pat Robertson continues on the present course he is following, he will be doing more damage than good to the cause of Christian Evangelists in the United States and throughout the world.
4 comments:
Sorry Dave, I can't support you on this one. I myself think that Pat "called a spade a spade" and simply put it out there for everyone that if you continue to abandon GOD, GOD will abandon you and I believe that whole heartedly. People who cry, "oh why is this happening to me" or "why New Orleans" or whereever a catastophy strikes multiple times...should look in the mirror when they ask that question.
On religious fanatic's point of view.
OK a couple of points to think about.(from another fanatic's viewpoint)
First, Life would be very boring if we agreed on everything all the time. So no problem on that score.
Second, Most folks who cry, "why is this happening to me" refuse to acknowledge that God's Hand whatever happens in our lives good or bad. He does not want to see people suffer, but He is trying to get our attention.
Third, I will concede that Pat Robertson called a spade a spade, but his delivery absolutely stunk up the house. I've been told that there is a way to tell a person to take a long walk off a short bridge, and they will actually look forward to the trip. I suspect that takes many years of practice, maybe one needs to run for the Legislature, I'm not sure about that. But seriously, this in your face approach is not going to win many over to the Christian way of thinking.
OK - what a worthless peice of cap. Squirrel is officially banned from the site. All submissions will be deleted
I think Pat was correct in saying they voted God, out.
But that's all I can agree with.
I agree with you David, that "for you [or anyone to] suggest that the folks of Dover should not call on God for guidance and help in difficult times, because of what they did on election day."
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