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The problem here is that Roberston is sort-of-kind-of right and nobody is talking about how he is right or wrong, their just attacking him and making fun of him. In August of 1791 a vodoun priest by the name of Dutty Boukman held an infamous voodoo ceremony which served as a major catalyst for the Ha… See Moreïtian Revolution. During the ceremony Boukman sacrificed a pig to the ancestral spirits and the native gods of Africa and encouraged those in attendance to “cast off the white man and his God.” For the Christian slave owners at the time this ritual was interperted as a pact with the devil, and this is a perception that has continued all the way up until today. In fact this is the perception of voodoo held by many today; that it is a form of devil worship. So when Roberston says that Haiti made a pact with the devil he’s not entirely wrong. It would be more correct to say that Haiti made a pact with the gods of Africa, but as a Christian Roberston isn’t going to say that, not to mention that to him pagan gods are just demons in disguise.
Well, considering all the God-created cruelty, murder, and genocide contained therein, I think Pat has revealed himself to be quite an authority on The Bible.
Justin, I have to tell you that Pat Robertson is not merely wrong but incredibly so on many counts. This article gives a good round up of what they are and among them we can certainly include his gross historical inaccuracy. http://www.juancole.com/2010/0.....ng-of.html
To Mark, there’s no doubt that those things are present in the Bible; however, thankfully that’s not what the point of the book is. To that end I would disagree that Pat Robertson is an expert on anything except his own wild-hair-from-his-ass storytelling and, let’s not forget, how much is in his bank account.
Thanks for reading and for the great comments! Cheers!
Mark:
Two comments.
1. Do you truly believe that the descriptions of “cruelty, murder[,] and genocide” contained within the Bible are all “God-created,” and that the human beings who engaged in these activities, possessed as they were of free will, are therefore somehow innocent of responsibility for their own actions?
2. You do realize that mankind’s economic and political wars, divorced from any particular religious rationale or explanation, have resulted in far greater dislocation, “cruelty, murder and genocide” than any of the, in relative terms, teapot tempests described in the Bible? http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/battle19.htm
In general, I am not awfully fond of politics in general – but, on occasion we all have to take notice. There are a few very good points made here, and I am considering the point – thank you.