John Hayes wrote: >>>>Is the source for this correct ? It might be good to cite the >>>>source if we are going to assasinate not only a living person but >>>>also a man's character. If you have the original source for this >>>>information then maybe we should post it here to help clear this >>>>up. Just a thought....... >>>> >>>>Clif >>>> >>>> >>>I JUST heard it on NPR! >>> >>>Here's the quote: >>>http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050823-09170200-bc-us-robertson.xml >>> >>> >>I to sadly have heard the quote out of his own mouth. I have also >>heard his contrite apology. Unfortunately we all say things "in the >>moment" we later regret. Two things are true in this world...... >>There is a God ... And I am not Him. I cannot speak to another man's >>salvation. It is regretable that men who are called "men of God" >>still have some of the old nature in them. Fortunately the process of >>sanctification is an ongoing process much like our process here to >>find the perfect method creating good fuel. May Mr. Robertson >>consider this episode part of his refining. Clif >> >> > >Clif, you're still being an apologist for Robertson. First you question >the source and imply that his character is being assassinated, and now, >when faced with the statement straight from the horse's mouth, you >dissemble and imply that it's really ok because we're all just God's >imperfect creatures and it's alright because he said he was sorry. > >If Robertson is so sorry, why is he blantantly LYING about what he said? >I thought "christians" of his ilk were all about taking personal >responsibility? I find any "contrite apology" rather thin when only >*yesterday* he was still claiming he was "misinterpreted". Why did he go >on the air yesterday and claim he never used the word assassinate when >Monday's video clearly shows he did? > >"Refining" my ass. The man is a lying hypocrite and you know it. > >jh > > > > >>August 24, 2005 Robertson Apologizes but Says He Was 'Misinterpreted' >> By LAURIE GOODSTEIN >> >>The Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson issued a statement today >>apologizing for his televised remarks calling for the assassination >>of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. >> >>"Is it right to call for assassination?" he said in the statement. >>"No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that >>we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill >>him." >> >>But Mr. Robertson was far from apologetic on his television show >>today, instead insisting that he had been been "misinterpreted" by >>The Associated Press and that he had never used the word >>"assassination." >> >>"I said our special forces should 'take him out.' 'Take him out' >>could be a number of things, including kidnapping," Mr. Robertson >>told his audience on the show "The 700 Club" today. >> >>The video from Monday's telecast, easily available on the internet, >>shows Mr. Robertson saying of the Venezuelan president: "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, and I >>don't think any oil shipments will stop." Mr. Robertson went on at >>length about Mr. Chávez, suggesting that "covert operatives" could >>"do the job and then get it over with." >> >>Political and religious leaders continued to denounce Mr. Robertson >>today. The World Evangelical Alliance issued a statement saying, >>"Robertson does not speak for evangelical Christians. We believe in >>justice and the protection of human rights of all people, including >>the life of President Chavez." >> >>On Tuesday, Mr. Robertson's comments were denounced by both the State >>Department and by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. In Caracas, >>Mr. Robertson was criticized by the vice president of Venezuela, and >>in Havana by President Fidel Castro. >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > I cannot provide any defense for his statements nor can I dispute the validity of your (jh) statements and assessment. Perhaps I have made so many mistakes personally that I am just slightly slower to pick up rocks than I used to be. Anyway I am not an apologist for anyone, especially a grown man with an audience the size of Pat Robertson. If I sound like that then I "apologize" :). As far as questioning the source that is just something I have learned over the years when reading something for the first time on the internet. I've found this attitude keeps me from making too many errors in judgment. I do recall something from a book I recently read: "Be hard on the mistake and easy on the person." Maybe I should reexamine that statement in light of all of this. Just so you know jh I'll continue to strive to be slow to pick up a rock ....
What a good list. And to think I was trying to figure out how to construct my first biodiesel processor when I subscribed. Oh well I guess a man is often called to arms when he least expects. With warm, winsome regards, Clif _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
