Protect Us from Your Followers

Pat Robertson recently made headlines suggesting Venezuelan dictator, Hugo Chavez, should be “taken out”. What’s the big deal? Robertson said the same thing a few years ago about Saddam Hussein. Maybe if we had followed his advice, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in today. Everyone needs to calm down. Pat’s frugal, that’s all. He doesn’t like throwing money away on wars when there is a much easier and cheaper solution.

I’m an old school kinda gal. Or, as Christian folk would say, an Old Testament kinda gal. I don’t have any problem “taking out” a bad guy. With my bare hands. If the only way to stop a murderer is to kill him, we are morally obligated to kill him. Period. The thing is – Pat Robertson advocating assassination based on political or economic issues is a bit creepy. He doesn’t seem to be saying, “Let’s kill this guy to save lives.” He’s saying, “Let’s kill this guy to save a couple bucks.” Oh, and then there's the oil. Let’s not forget that.

Yet, for all its creepiness, I still don’t know why Robertson’s nuttiness is news. This is the same guy who prays out loud in front of millions for someone on the Supreme Court to die so Dumbya can make the Court right again. Literally.

And that’s not even the worst thing he’s ever said. Here are Robertson’s thoughts on:

Sept. 11, 2001
“We have imagined ourselves invulnerable and have been consumed by the pursuit of ... health, wealth, material pleasures and sexuality... It [terrorism] is happening because God Almighty is lifting his protection from us.”

Why Bush is best
“I think George Bush is going to win in a walk. I really believe that I'm hearing from the Lord it's going to be like a blowout election of 2004. It's shaping up that way. The Lord has just blessed him.... I mean, he makes terrible mistakes and comes out of it. It doesn't make any difference what he does, good or bad. God picks him up because he's a man of prayer and God's blessing him.”

Why some Christians shouldn’t have to play nice
“You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don't have to be nice to the spirit of the Antichrist. I can love the people who hold false opinions but I don't have to be nice to them.”

Feminists – my own personal favorite
“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 real cause of weather problems in Florida – God’s pissed about Gay Pride Day
“I would warn Orlando that you're right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don't think I'd be waving those flags in God's face if I were you.”

As you can see, this latest gaffe is just more of the same. Poor Pat. I feel for him. He’s looking out for the almighty dollar and everyone wants to focus instead on a man of God encouraging murder before a televised audience.

Why can't he just do it in private like a good Christian?