No thread on Pat Robertsons dumb Haiti comment?

[humbleseeker]

We turn these things into a God decision all the time but earthquakes happen. Its a geological phenomina that takes place once in a while could be hati, or any other fault line at any given moment.

[nebula]

I would ask if a single person, who has been putting Pat down, has actually prayed for the deliverance of the people from the effects of that sick religion......... has anyone besides me asked for help on a spiritual level in thier behalf?????

Yes, O.O., I personally am praying for the Haitians and I'm sure everyone reading this thread is too. You can pray for their deliverance and think that Pat Robertson's comments were insensitive at the same time...you know?

I've seen many 700 Club programs over the years, and what Pat said Wednesday is no different than what he's ever said before. The only difference is someone decided to make a news issue out of it.

Like Other One mentioned, chances are slim to nill that the Haitians heard his comment.

And again, it wasn't a finger-pointing comment . . . the way he spoke the comment was one of concern not condemnation.

He didn't say "This bad thing happened because," he said, "Bad things have happened because...."

And really, appropriateness is in the eye of the beholder, if you think about it. If a person died in a car accident, is it inapropriate for someone to tell the driver what caused the accident?

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

No offense meant toward anyone . . .

I'm not sure by first hand experience what was said or not said.

All I know is that there are hundreds of thousands of Haitian people in need right now;

no matter who's to blame

.

Another thing I know is that it is not very

loving

to kick people when they are down, so

I choose to

PRAY

for all those involved and let

GOD

do the finger pointing.

[nebula]

But bailing out the water from the boat does no good if you don't plug up the leak. You know?

It isn't always finger pointing or blaming to point out what the problems are that need to be healed and addressed.

[MorningGlory]

I would ask if a single person, who has been putting Pat down, has actually prayed for the deliverance of the people from the effects of that sick religion......... has anyone besides me asked for help on a spiritual level in thier behalf?????

Yes, O.O., I personally am praying for the Haitians and I'm sure everyone reading this thread is too. You can pray for their deliverance and think that Pat Robertson's comments were insensitive at the same time...you know?

I've seen many 700 Club programs over the years, and what Pat said Wednesday is no different than what he's ever said before. The only difference is someone decided to make a news issue out of it.

Like Other One mentioned, chances are slim to nill that the Haitians heard his comment.

And again, it wasn't a finger-pointing comment . . . the way he spoke the comment was one of concern not condemnation.

He didn't say "This bad thing happened because," he said, "Bad things have happened because...."

And really, appropriateness is in the eye of the beholder, if you think about it. If a person died in a car accident, is it inapropriate for someone to tell the driver what caused the accident?

As far as Pat Robertson goes, we CAN pray for them and think his comments were insensitive....at the same time. Saying everything that comes into one's head is not always a good idea. I might point out that there are roughly a million Haitians living in the U.S. and I'm sure they DID hear the comments. Will those comments alter the course of what's going to happen? No. But why rub salt into people's wounds? My point is that Robertson could have opted for discretion....he didn't and the comments are out there. But I think the media is giving too much play to them. In the end this tragedy in Haiti will be resolved by positive action, not negative comments.

[MorningGlory]

No offense meant toward anyone . . .

I'm not sure by first hand experience what was said or not said.

All I know is that there are hundreds of thousands of Haitian people in need right now;

no matter who's to blame

.

Another thing I know is that it is not very

loving

to kick people when they are down, so

I choose to

PRAY

for all those involved and let

GOD

do the finger pointing.

As it should be. We can't determine why these things happen; we are only mortal sinners ourselves.

[Believer1997]

Proverbs 12:18

Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Everyone says things that are not accurate or kind on occasion. I do not think his words were very kind or appropriate for this horrendous event. I suppose he could not help himself and felt like he needed to postulate to make himself appear relevant. He has done much good in his work and I pray that he will reflect on the condemnation of his comments and perhaps be kinder in the future.

[Guest yod]

We turn these things into a God decision all the time but earthquakes happen. Its a geological phenomina that takes place once in a while could be hati, or any other fault line at any given moment.

Yes, and God is sovereign.

Suffering is one of the things that draw people to God most. We can pray that a revival of Haiti is the ultimate purpose of such a humanitarian tragedy

[sunnier]

Did ya'll know that Operation Blessings was already stationed off the coast of Haiti ready to help the people before the earthquake hit? This is run by 700 club. Is is possible that he just stuck his foot in his mouth? I've been known to do that every now and then But he's actually got people there helping already so...

[Guest yod]

I've seen many 700 Club programs over the years, and what Pat said Wednesday is no different than what he's ever said before. The only difference is someone decided to make a news issue out of it.

Yes, it was blown out of proportion once it was taken out of context....but this isn't the first time it has happened so Pat could have been a little wiser about the timing of saying this.

Many here seem to be sinning with their tongues by condemning him. I'm not going to do that but he should know how the media is going to respond to spiritual things they know nothing of.