Pat Robertson is Not a Christian

[Walt Starr]

Don't know if this has been posted here yet...

Published on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
Pat Robertson is Not a Christian
by Reverend Graylan Scott Hagler

Pat Robertson suggested this past Monday that the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, be assassinated by operatives of the United States government! Though his comments are newsworthy because of his following in the 700 Club and his political stature and role in the political religious right, his comments however are out of synch with everything that has been handed down to us from the teachings of Jesus Christ. What I am suggesting here is that Pat Robertson and individuals of his ilk are not practicing or preaching Christ but have become adherents of a political movement in this nation that attempts to use Christianity towards their own narrow political ends. I believe that there is a role for Christianity in the events of the world, but the teachings of Christ leads us to love one another, strain and stretch to understand each other, and dare to know each other enough that we come to an understanding of one another and from that create a world that is not built on might and winning but on understanding and unity. Clearly the comments of Robertson defy the framework we find in the gospels of Jesus Christ.
Some may argue that Christ existed in another time and did not have an understanding of the kind of world we exist in today. But any follower of Jesus knows that as he was human and he was also fully God, and therefore his understanding of the world, humankind and our needs were not captive to a time but applies to all time! Knowing this I do not see anywhere in the gospels of Christ that he condones, suggests or advocates murder or political assassination! Instead Jesus reminds us to beware of Pharisees, and Robertson, Dobson and others have become the Pharisees of our contemporary world!

What do we find in the Good News of Christ? We find love is expressed continually and unceasingly. The gospels admonish us to do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. We finds words in the gospels that define the mission of Christians as the elevation of the poor, freedom for those who are oppressed, salvation for the lost, and hope for the hopeless. Jesus says come unto me all of you who are weak and heavy laden and I will give you rest. He does not say come to me those who are looking for political expediency and I will show you who to and how to assassinate!

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http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0823-32.htm

[Book Lover]

1. self-delete

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Pharisees all. (Dobson, Falwell, Robertson)

[QC]

3. Not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," ...

shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?" And then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness."

Matthew 7:21-23

[triguy46]

9. Amen. n/t

[Initech]

4. Doesnt the Bible repeatedly mention false prophets?

I clearly think Robertson falls under that category. Not to mention his cronies - Falwell, Dobson, and so on...

[Spiffarino]

5. Pat Robertson is a Christian of Convenience

Being a preacher gets him what he wants - money, fame, and power - and yet also shields him from responsibility. Most of his empire's income is untaxed. When he's criticized for saying outrageous things like say, advocating murder, he hides behind his religion.

Pat is not creating followers of Christ; he is pulling people into darkness.

[JAbuchan08]

6. This is exactly why we should never refer to them as the "Christian Right"

there's not a christian bone in Pat's body and every religion exploiting fascist out there should be tarred with his reputation.

[Bluebear]

7. Robertson is one of the MAJOR faces of Christianity in the U.S.A.

Isn't it a shame when Robertson and Falwell have become the face and de facto spokesmen of that religion?

[Bluerthanblue]

12. what is being passed off as 'christianity'- it's not the REAL thing. n/t

.

[xray s]

8. Robertson worships Mammon

his god is the $

[Initech]

10. This is Robertson's god, right?

[ramapodem]

11. Birds of a feather flock together

Why is it always the fundamentalists who do the advocating for murder and other heinous crimes? Last time I checked aren't the terrorists saying the same thing about Americans. So not only is Robertson a christian fundamentalists hes a hypocrite.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

13. Here's his official biography

He piggy-backed off his family's wealth and prestige to create a media empire.

Note that there's very little about his own faith (if any) in there. It's all about money and credentials.

http://www.patrobertson.com/Biography/index.asp

He's totally a media creation and as far as I know, has no formal ties to any religious denomination. But he's extremely useful to the right wing.