A Closer Look at Pat Robertson

Hi crashFirst off I'd like to say that I do appreciate the new softer crashfrog. I don't care for anybody's beliefs being mocked. I think that you have presented a constructive argument.I haven't agreed with your reaction to Faith's posts because all she is saying is that everyone should have their day in court and that she isn't qualified to be his defender.I have googled around to see if I could come up with some kind of defence for the charges that you have laid. I don't have much use for televangelists in general. It seems that so often the ministry is more about money than it is about spreading the Christian message.This was my position regarding Robertson but when I read what you had written it seemed obvious to me that what you had posted had been written by someone who wanted to discredit Christianity in a very nasty vindictive way.I got busy and googled a number of sites. I found the following which was interesting.---" In his younger days, Robertson gave up worldly wealth to work in the ghettos of New York. But, says a former Coalition executive, 'Pat's changed'. She noted that he gave up his ordination as a Baptist minister in 1988. (He is still, incorrectly, called 'Reverend Pat' by the media.) His change in 1988 was accelerated when, according to his former television co-host Danuta Soderman Pfeiffer, 'he was ensnared by the idea that God called him to run for President of the United States'.The 1988 run for the Oval Office, which began with Robertson announcing his endorsement by Highest Authority, was not some quixotic adventure. The race generated a mailing list of 3 million sullen Americans of the heartland, whose rage against the establishment was given voice by Robertson forming, out of defeat, the Christian Coalition." --I found site after site that told about his wealth and also mentioned the diamond mines and of his support for questionable dictators. There seemed to be enough sites on the web that would make you think that he would refute it somewhere. I looked on the home web site of the "700 club" and there is no mention of any controversy. If he doesn't bother to deny it I can only assume that it is essentially true.I have to come to the conclusion that most if not all of what you posted is likely to be truthful. Frankly I can't understand why he hasn't been charged by whatever American agency monitors registered charities.I had no idea that things could get this bad. I hate blasphemy and this is about as blasphemous as things can get, assuming this is true, and as I say I can't find a good reason to think that it isn't.Here is what the wikipedia has to say about it which supports the whole story.Pat Robertson - WikipediaWhen it comes to Christians making the news it seems that it is the ones that use the Christian faith rather than the ones who live it.Edited to add: I really hope that someone can show me that I'm wrong.This message has been edited by GDR, 08-26-2005 11:12 PM