Considering that Pat contends that the 9/11 tragedy was God's punishment for the United States being an "immoral" nation, does it seem weid that he now supports a candidate that is pro-choice and pro gay rights?
2007-11-08 05:37:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pat Robertson ought to keep his vote to himself and let the people decide who to vote for on their own. What a pitiful example of a religious and spiritual teacher...
2007-11-08 05:43:49 · answer #1 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pat Robertson will back whoever he thinks will help him be close to power. He doesn't strike me as a person devoted to his faith, but as a person devoted to spreading his own value system through the political arena. (I'm not suggesting he's not devoted to his faith, it's just not what his focus seems to be IMHO). Many of the "faithful" have been drawn to things that I would consider worldly, including politics. Mixing politics and religion is lethal.
Yes, it seems odd that he supports someone who is pro-choice and pro-gay rights. But, frankly, it's about time someone in the perceived EFC movement did. Who's to say that just because you believe something, you should legally force others to follow it? Maybe Pat is onto something other EFC groups should take a look at. Although I don't see the day coming when Focus on the Family does a segment on gay rights...
2007-11-08 05:49:59 · answer #2 · answered by Katie Short, Atheati Princess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pat Robertson himself seems a bit out of place. I remember back in the 80's when he told the nation on TV: "God told me to run for president!"
He's a complete goof. I doubt Guliani is thrilled about being endorsed by a guy like Robertson.
2007-11-08 05:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Pat Robertson loves the fact that Rudy is "tough" on national security issues, meaning he's got an itchy trigger finger and there are some Muslim nations in his cross hairs.
2007-11-08 05:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You would have to look long and hard to find someone that has a lower opinion of Pat Robertson than me.
Having said that his endorsement of Gulliani was a pragmatic decision. He is not going to endorse a Mormon, McCain can't stand Robertson and he knows it, so its either endorse Rudi or (in his mind) become totally irrelevant.
2007-11-08 05:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by WhatsYourProblem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope it's out of place.
While I'd rather have the fundies vote for him than for Mitt Romney (gag!), I don't want to see Giuliani pandering too much to the religious right.
Of course, if he gets elected, he won't have to listen to them anymore, so that would be nice. It would be a mistake to care more about what he says during the campaign than what he really believes (though with Giuliani moreso than any other candidate, that difference is not terribly large, which is one reason I respect him).
2007-11-08 05:44:52 · answer #6 · answered by Minh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pat Robertson is a person who pursues power. He has attained a great deal of power. Power corrupts.
2007-11-08 05:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does seem weird. Pat Robertson seems weird to me on a number of levels, for a number of reasons! :P
2007-11-08 05:47:22 · answer #8 · answered by Blixa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's just trying to get media attention. He's as much of a media whore as Fred Phelps.
2007-11-08 05:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by War Games AM 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES. . .but then nothing he's ever done or said has made any sense at all.
2007-11-08 05:41:49 · answer #10 · answered by annaelisabeth 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋