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I saw this at my meeting last night on the news.
Apparently, Ariel Sharon is on God's list
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/sto...aron_robertson
Robertson Links Sharon Stroke, God's Wrath
By SONJA BARISIC
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson suggested Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for ``dividing God's land.''
``God considers this land to be his,'' Robertson said on his TV program ``The 700 Club.'' ``You read the Bible and he says `This is my land,' and for any prime minister of Israel who decides he is going to carve it up and give it away, God says, `No, this is mine.'''
Sharon, who ordered Israel's withdrawal from Gaza last year, suffered a severe stroke on Wednesday.
In Robertson's broadcast from his Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach, the evangelist said he had personally prayed about a year ago with Sharon, whom he called ``a very tender-hearted man and a good friend.'' He said he was sad to see Sharon in this condition.
He also said, however, that in the Bible, the prophet Joel ``makes it very clear that God has enmity against those who 'divide my land.'''
Sharon ``was dividing God's land and I would say woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the EU (European Union), the United Nations, or the United States of America,'' Robertson said.
In discussing what he said was God's insistence that Israel not be divided, Robertson also referred to the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who had sought to achieve peace by giving land to the Palestinians. ``It was a terrible thing that happened, but nevertheless he was dead,'' he said.
The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement urging Christian leaders to distance themselves from the remarks. Robertson made similar comments as the Gaza withdrawal occurred, it said.
``It is outrageous and shocking, but not surprising, that Pat Robertson once again has suggested that God will punish Israel's leaders for any decision to give up land to the Palestinians,'' said Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the group, which fights anti-Semitism. ``His remarks are un-Christian and a perversion of religion. Unlike Robertson, we don't see God as cruel and vengeful.''
The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said a religious leader ``should not be making callous political points while a man is struggling for his life.''
``Pat Robertson has a political agenda for the entire world, and he seems to think God is ready to take out any world leader who stands in the way of that agenda,'' Lynn said in a statement.
The Senate's top Democrat, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, joined in the criticism, calling Robert's remark ``completely outrageous, insulting and inappropriate.''
Sharon ``is fighting for his life. He and his family deserve our thoughts and prayers, and I hope Mr. Robertson will offer them after he apologizes,'' Reid said.
Robertson spokeswoman Angell Watts said of critics who challenged his remarks, ``What they're basically saying is, 'How dare Pat Robertson quote the Bible?'''
``This is what the word of God says,'' Watts said. ``This is nothing new to the Christian community.''
In August, Robertson suggested on ``The 700 Club'' that American agents should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has long been at odds with U.S. foreign policy. Robertson later apologized for his remarks, saying he ``spoke in frustration.''
In November, he addressed residents of a Pennsylvania town who ousted school board members who had advocated the teaching of ``intelligent design'' - the belief that the universe is so complex that it must have been created by a higher power - as an alternative to the theory of evolution.
``I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God,'' he said. ``You just rejected him from your city.''
He later said he was simply trying to point out that ``our spiritual actions have consequences.''
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Last edited by Oh, Gee!!; 01-06-2006 at 01:16 PM.
The scariest aspect of this ignorant jackass is that 100s of 1000s, millions?, of ignorant American jackasses actually follow, believe and $support his insanities as literally true.
So what did Reagan do to get Alzheimers?
Pat Robertson is a jerk.
no mr. sexual - male rapist supporter -- I do not follow Pat Robinson and I don't even know why people listen to him - he is as off the wall as Al Franken, Howard Dean and Michael Moore - only to the other extreme. - I am no supporter, follower or legion of Pat Robinson or any evangelist for that matter and be careful who you slander in the future.
by the way -- if you are going to start a thread and call someone out -- make sure you pop in that hooked on p-h-o-n-i-c-s tape so that you can spell his name correctly. I mean you don't want to go and say President William Jefferson Thompson was the best president ever and then link a story about Clinton ? or you wouldn't want to say Mr. C is the best Rocky villian ever - when you meant Mr. T?
fixed, asshole.
you "point me out" as a supporter of Pat Robertson and use vulgar language and want me to grow up ?
i guess calling someone sexual and a rapist isn't vulgar or slanderous?
who did I call a sexual ? - that stems from things you said to me yesterday about a man raping my father?
oh, snap! that was you?
look at that -- how cute the liberals laughing together -- it is like Rocky all over again - you got the champ icon and the red faced Mr. T - don't you guys make a cute couple ! - now where is ChumpThunderLips ?
That's reserved for Xray and Gaytown.
maybe they could invite implacable44 for a 3some
no way man -- you guys take the cake - rocky icon and mr. t -- rocky 3 - chumperlips plays the role of the hulkster -- awesome couple. We got the remake right here on the spurstalk board.
- no thanks - I like to watch - I will just wait for you and rocky to do y'alls thing -
you suck at the internet, I44
YOU PERV!!!
ah man are you serious ? I apologize - I will try to get better maybe one day I can become as good as you and wish for people's parents to get man-raped - use vulgar and abusive language and profress my hatred for the President while I mispell names and promote the talking points I hear on Air America and get in my weekly Howard Dean newsletter while I watch reruns of Bill Maher and stare at my susan sarandon and Jeneane Garrafolo screensavers while singing " Oh Canada" in my vive la france T-shirt -- eating in my attempt to become a Michael Moore clone in mind and body. -- Then you will find me your equal.
I never mispell names, sometimes I use the wrong names spelled correctly . Everything else you said is true.
Last edited by Oh, Gee!!; 01-06-2006 at 02:31 PM.
Don't u talk about Bill Maher that way.
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