Televangelist
continues to make offensive remarks
Bill Ronkoski
Pat Robertson has done it again. He has caught the public eye using his gift
for the one-liner. The “televangelist,” who is known for founding
the Christian Broadcasting Network and the Christian Coalition, unleashed the
wrath of God on a small Pennsylvania town.
The people of Dover, Penn., had the opportunity to re-elect their school board,
but chose instead to vote out the eight members who had previously supported “intelligent
design.” In biology classes, teachers were instructed to read a script
revealing the gaps in the evolution theory and suggested students read about
intelligent design.
A bitter dispute erupted, and when given the chance, Dover rejected their school
board. In reference to the situation, Robertson declared, “I’d like
to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don’t
turn to God.
You just rejected him from your city...And don’t wonder why
he hasn’t helped you when problems begin, if they begin.
I’m not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted
God out of your
city. And if that’s the case, don’t ask for his help because he might
not be there.” He later tried to correct his rhetoric by pointing out that “spiritual
actions have consequences.”
This type of behavior is not new to those who have watched Robertson’s “700
Club” over the years. Last summer he made inappropriate comments about
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, claiming the United States should have taken
tactical action against the leader, but he later apologized. On air, Robertson
said, “You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination,
but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really
ought to go ahead and do it. It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war.”
In the past, he has also suggested, “The feminist agenda is not about equal
rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that
encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft,
destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”
The best Pat Robertson quotation is from his thoughts on Halloween. “ The
Druids used to dress up like this when they were doing human sacrifice...[Your
children] are acting out Satanic rituals and participating in it, and don’t
even realize it.”
Pat Robertson has time and time again threatened Americans who disagree with
his beliefs. The truth is, the United States is quite moderate in its thinking.
Robertson is on an endless crusade for the fundamentalists, but he is gaining
little ground.
He is only proving himself to be a complete idiot, because we cannot take him
seriously as a leader. But there are still those who agree fully with Robertson
and his beliefs. If any of those people live in Dover, Penn., maybe they should
watch out.
This article originally appeared in The Student Life at Washington University.
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