On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:32 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > Except...Robertson really is in a much different category than O'Reilly and > Sharpton (and much different than Moore). He is even different than Limbaugh > (though, as we saw this week, not that different). He is not just a gas bag > or a blow hard ro an asshole. Robertson comes close to being in the same > category as Osama bin Laden.... Robertson is a hate > mongerer, who glories and pleasures in the death and suffering of those he > considers to be infidels. He does not speak for me, he does not speak for > Christianity, and Christians and responsible citizens in predominatly > Christian cultures have an obligation to clearly condemn him and to > marginalize him.
"Open your hymnals to page 69 as we sing a little song called 'Louie, Louie'": One thing I ask my students is "How can you spot real Christians from fake ones?" And I answer, "If they appear on television, they are the fake ones." One of the issues we as Christians face is that our "spokesperson" died on a cross a few millennia ago and isn't presently available for comment. Admittedly, it is tough to wage an effective PR campaign when the man behind the message isn't being interviewed on CNN. Several have tried to speak on behalf of the Trinity, many of them going by the name of Pope Something-Or-Other, but nobody said it better than Mr. Jesus H. Christ, esq. He said "Love one another," and there were no conditions. I agree that Robertson is a hate-monger, but I would argue that he is not a Christian (or any kind of spokesperson for us), and not just because of my theory that only fake Christians appear on TV. I doubt my creditors would consider me a "responsible citizen," but as I live and work in a predominantly Christian culture, I can tell you that we do not require a living spokesperson. Jon Stewart (of Jewish descent, it is worth noting) did a decent job a night or two ago of advocating the Christian message. How? By quoting directly from the Bible. None of the hate Robertson spews is supported by the Word of God. None of it. The hate is his own. He is just a bitter old man who marginalizes himself and doesn't need my (or anyone else's) help to do that. When a little girl dies for no earthly reason, or when thousands end up dead in Haiti, I look back at Psalm 33:5 and know that joy cometh in the morning. And when I have doubts, I can reread about Jesus in Gethsemane trying, in his own way, to weasel out of getting nailed to a cross, but ultimately coming to terms with the fact that God's will isn't something that will make sense to those of us on earth... not even to His own son. I struggle to come to terms with it, and I wrestle with the emotions both positive and negative that such tragedies evoke. This week has included a big chunk of death and sadness. Pat Robertson thinks he understands why, but he doesn't. I know I don't understand why, and that I won't understand it in this lifetime. And, for the record, this isn't me doing my Britt Hume impersonation. Believe what you want, or not at all, if that is what gives you peace and contentment. But know that a belief (or disbelief) consumed with hatred is fundamentally against the commandment given to us by Jesus Christ. And know that Pat Robertson is not a Christian. And know that I am. And, to my brother, !...@#$%^&* back at you. -- Kevin M. (RPCV)
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