1. Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has called for the US to assassinate venezuela P

Discussion in '2005 Archive' started by Joman, Aug 23, 2005.

Top Posters
Page 2 of 2
  1. El_Guero

    El_Guero New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2004
    Messages:
    7,714
    Likes Received:
    0
    Terry

    I agree!

    I just pray that he CANNOT CLAIM TEXAS.
     
    #21 El_Guero, Aug 24, 2005
  2. Eric B

    Eric B Active Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 26, 2001
    Messages:
    4,838
    Likes Received:
    5
    The irony of this is that leaders like him, LaHaye, etc. teach us this, and a whole Christian counseling philosophy has developed based on this (telling people not to "fear", or be angry, when bad things happen or threaten them; calling these emotions sin, even, and of course, accept "attacks" with peace, contentment and thanksgiving, and forgive, etc). Yet when it comes to some political threat, then it's a different story. (I guess that's "godly" fear, and "righteous" anger, :rolleyes: )
    but this all the more is what proves to the non-Christian world that Christianity is just the opiate of the people--the very attitude these leaders have complained about. That's one reason Muslims won't listen to us, and Islam is seen as a better religion by many. At least they teach consistently that one defends themselves, and thewy are not going to let us pacify them into submission.
     
    #22 Eric B, Aug 24, 2005
  3. born again and again

    born again and again New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2005
    Messages:
    151
    Likes Received:
    0
    Robertson does hold himself out to be a Christian leader, and it appears that he has many followers. Perhaps the Churches who do not follow him should speak out and make it clear to the rest of the world that he does not speak for Christianity, only for himself.
     
    #23 born again and again, Aug 24, 2005
  4. born again and again

    born again and again New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2005
    Messages:
    151
    Likes Received:
    0
    In all fairness to brother Pat. According to him, he only said to, ". . .take him out."
     
    #24 born again and again, Aug 24, 2005
  5. Squire Robertsson

    Squire Robertsson Administrator
    Administrator

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2000
    Messages:
    15,371
    Likes Received:
    2,405
    Faith:
    Baptist
    To me, Senor Presidente simply doesn't like the messiness of the First Amendment. In fact, the vehemence with which he voices his dislike almost borders on laughable.
     
    #25 Squire Robertsson, Aug 24, 2005
  6. Marcia

    Marcia Active Member

    Joined:
    May 12, 2004
    Messages:
    11,139
    Likes Received:
    1
    First off, everyone pretty much knows that means to kill someone.

    Secondly, he said more than that:
    That's straight from Fox News, the darling of conservative Christians.
     
    #26 Marcia, Aug 24, 2005
  7. JohnAMac

    JohnAMac New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 16, 2005
    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    0
    People have been arrested and jailed without trial for saying a lot less under the current edition of the Patriot Act. Arresting and jailing Pat might help keep a lot of the grief that will be involved with this incident away from Bush's doorstep. They certainly have the legal grounds to do it.
     
    #27 JohnAMac, Aug 24, 2005
  8. Bunyon

    Bunyon New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2005
    Messages:
    1,708
    Likes Received:
    1
    "To me, Senor Presidente simply doesn't like the messiness of the First Amendment. In fact, the vehemence with which he voices his dislike almost borders on laughable."

    Yes Sir, I'll second that!
     
    #28 Bunyon, Aug 25, 2005
  9. rsr

    rsr <b> 7,000 posts club</b>
    Moderator

    Joined:
    Dec 11, 2001
    Messages:
    11,864
    Likes Received:
    1,098
    Faith:
    Baptist
    According to the New York Times:

    "But other conservative Christian organizations remained silent, with leaders at the Traditional Values Coalition, the Family Research Council and the Christian Coalition saying they were too busy to comment."
     
    #29 rsr, Aug 25, 2005
  10. born again and again

    born again and again New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2005
    Messages:
    151
    Likes Received:
    0
    Well, they are pretty busy. (does anyone ever get sarcasm in here?)
     
    #30 born again and again, Aug 25, 2005
  11. rsr

    rsr <b> 7,000 posts club</b>
    Moderator

    Joined:
    Dec 11, 2001
    Messages:
    11,864
    Likes Received:
    1,098
    Faith:
    Baptist
    While I am often critical of the SBC leadership, I do applaud President Bobby Welch for distancing the convention from Robertson's remarks:


    Of course, I would have preferred that he had used stronger language.

    Al Mohler, bless his heart, did a bit better:

    But isn't it time for Southern Baptists to call a spade a spade and deny that Robertson is a "recognized Christian leader," especially since he's an ordained SBC minister?

    Enough is enough.
     
    #31 rsr, Aug 25, 2005
  12. fromtheright

    fromtheright <img src =/2844.JPG>

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2002
    Messages:
    2,772
    Likes Received:
    0
    Pat Robertson is a self-infatuated kook.
     
    #32 fromtheright, Aug 25, 2005
  13. Matt Black

    Matt Black Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 25, 2003
    Messages:
    11,548
    Likes Received:
    193
    Re the idea that Pat Robertson made a one-time mistake:

    Here are some of his previous comments--

    --When televangelist Jerry Fallwell said on PR's show that 9/11 happened because...


    PR's reaction was...


    Source: Christianity Today blog, 9/14/01

    Riiight, Pat and Jerry: so the 9/11 terrorists were in reality militant gay and lesbian feminazi abortionists in the pay of the ACLU...

    Nutty as a fruitcake, the pair of them.
     
    #33 Matt Black, Aug 25, 2005
  14. Matt Black

    Matt Black Well-Known Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    Feb 25, 2003
    Messages:
    11,548
    Likes Received:
    193
    I look forward to seeing Pat Robertson extradited to Venezuela where he may be held without trial in a camp somewhere for attempting to incite terrorist acts against the Venezuelan state.
     
    #34 Matt Black, Aug 25, 2005
  15. Eric B

    Eric B Active Member
    Site Supporter

    Joined:
    May 26, 2001
    Messages:
    4,838
    Likes Received:
    5
    that would be the ultimate proof to him that the secularists have taken over, and freedom of speech is outlawed.
     
    #35 Eric B, Aug 25, 2005
  16. LadyEagle

    LadyEagle <b>Moderator</b> <img src =/israel.gif>

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2002
    Messages:
    22,028
    Likes Received:
    1
    3-page warning: This thread will be closed no sooner than 5:00 a.m. ET by one of the moderators.

    Lady Eagle,
    Moderator [​IMG]
     
    #36 LadyEagle, Aug 25, 2005
  17. LadyEagle

    LadyEagle <b>Moderator</b> <img src =/israel.gif>

    Joined:
    Feb 7, 2002
    Messages:
    22,028
    Likes Received:
    1
    Closed as per previous note.

    LE
     
    #37 LadyEagle, Aug 26, 2005
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)
Page 2 of 2
Loading...