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| God routinely lies to Pat Robertson
by Arlen Parsa
My own silly 2007-2008 predictions that didn’t come true aside, Pat Robertson really is a whackjob when it comes to predicting the future:
On Wednesday, Robertson, 77, implied that God informed him who will be elected president in November.
“He told me some things about the election, but I’m not going to say, because some old man on “60 Minutes†would make fun of me, so I’m not going to tell you who the winner’s going to be,†Robertson said, in apparent reference to CBS humorist Andy Rooney, who turns 89 on Jan. 14.
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Robertson also said that this year, God told him China will become a Christian nation: “God’s going to give us China. And China will be the largest Christian nation on the face of the earth. They’re going to come to Jesus.â€
In 2004, Robertson said that the election would be a “blowout” for Bush (in nowhere but crazyland does 51% of the vote justify a “blowout”), and predicted in 2006 that the GOP would still be in charge in 2007 (they lost the midterms miserably). But Pat’s worse prediction of all time? It came one year ago in January of 2007:
In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing†late in 2007.
“I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear,†he said during his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club†on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “The Lord didn’t say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that.â€
Robertson said God told him during a recent prayer retreat that major cities and possibly millions of people will be affected by the attack, which should take place sometime after September.
I keep checking my watch, but no major cities or millions of people have been affected by an attack involving mass killing. Does God hate Pat Robertson? Why else would he lie to him so much about the future?
Update: Of his 2008 predictions, Robertson repents, saying “I’m not sure I heard from the Lord. And if I did, I hope I heard wrong.”
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Okay, here’s some flamebait…
Why does anyone listen to this insane old man? Of course he sees the end of days everywhere he looks. He sees it in the mirror every morning, why wouldn’t he see it for everyone else? Ask any old guy where he thinks the world is heading, and unless he’s high, he’ll tell you it’s going to hell in a handbasket. He may even say that if he is high. The microcosm of his world becomes his view of the entire world. The only difference in this hypothetical crotchety old dude to Pat Robertson is that ol’ Patty has his own network, and legions of lemmings awaiting commands because they have no original thought themselves.
Now, tell me I’m going to hell, and get it over with. And could you give me a date on that? Just maybe narrow it down to a year and maybe a month? My affairs are largely in order, so if it’s soon, don’t worry. I’m cool with that. Oblivion doesn’t scare me.
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