Pat Robertson Accused of Damaging Movement

[cynatnite]

NORFOLK, Va. - Fellow conservative religious leaders have expressed concern and even open criticism over Pat Robertson's habit of shooting from the hip on his daily religious news-and-talk television program, "The 700 Club."

The Christian Coalition founder and former GOP presidential candidate has said American agents should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine retribution for pulling Israel out of the Gaza Strip.

Some observers say Robertson, who'll turn 76 next month, courts controversy as a strategy to stay recognizable and keep his followers mobilized. Others say he remains important to the evangelical movement that he helped create when he established the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960 — but he needs to stop damaging it with his words.

He canceled a speech planned for this coming Tuesday at the closing banquet of the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Dallas after NRB leaders said they were concerned that his appearance could detract from the event.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060218/ap_on_re_us/robertson_s_remarks

[leesa]

1. How do they feel about him funding terrorists with his diamond mining

operation? Or ripping off his religious donors to finance his mining emporium?

[Crunchy Frog]

7. They don't care about that sort of thing.

They care about what makes the "movement" look bad, and those things aren't high enough profile for most people even to know about. It's all about appearances with these people.

[Talismom]

2. I wish the whole bunch of 'em would start eating eachother! n/t

[billybob537]

3. Pat's butter slipped off his toast NT

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I think so too. I am convinced he, Falwell, and Dobson all have Alzheimer'

[Flubadubya]

5. Let Pat "rap on"...

The more outrageous his rhetoric the more harm he does the Christo-fascists. And as Ms. Stewart would say, "That's a good thing!" :rofl:

[StClone]

6. Pat blows the lid off by showing their thinking

Their movement has all the marks of a number 2.