Pat Robertson blames Haitian earthquake

[Simon Bar Sinister]

...on the Haitian peoples' pact with the devil.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/13/crimesider/entry6092717.shtml

Edited January 13, 2010 by SpammerOvTheGods

[phee]

Pat Robertson... Making Atheists around the world feel better about themselves.

[Der Nister]

Pat gets all his info directly from God via fax machine.

It's true.

[Msterbeau]

Pat Robertson... Making Atheists around the world feel better about themselves.

Every time he opens his mouth.

[Destroit]

Pat gets all his info directly from God via fax machine.

It's true.

God fax machine? Pffft. Puh-LEASE. Maybe in the 90s. We all know that God uses Twitter now, even Bing advertises for God's Twitter account:

It's true.

[Der Nister]

God fax machine? Pffft. Puh-LEASE. Maybe in the 90s. We all know that God uses Twitter now, even Bing advertises for God's Twitter account:

It's true.

Pat refuses to upgrade.

It's true.

[KatRN05]

I didn't know the guy was even alive still.

[Der Nister]

I didn't know the guy was even alive still.

Yea God's still alive, check twitter.

Oh - did you mean Pat?

[phee]

Yea God's still alive, check twitter.

Oh - did you mean Pat?

If there is a God... I am almost certain he would be a lot kinder to human beings if Pat were dead

[Der Nister]

If there is a God... I am almost certain he would be a lot kinder to human beings if Pat were dead

Pat could be living proof of God's lack of sympathy towards humans.

It's (maybe) true.

[KatRN05]

Yea God's still alive, check twitter.

Oh - did you mean Pat?

I meant Pat.

[pomba gira]

I didn't know the guy was even alive still.

More's the pity. I love how he always has something helpful to say after a disaster. So now we know- the U.S. government has relentlessly fucked with Haiti for the past 200 years, solely because of their pact with the devil.

[*Siren*]

Does anyone else feel like tearing this guy's spine out?

[creatureofthenyte]

Maybe Pat is Satan in disguise ?

[phee]

Maybe Pat is Satan in disguise ?

I think Satan would have a better one....

[pomba gira]

Maybe Pat is Satan in disguise ?

I think Satan could come up with a better disguise than some hateful decrepit old assbag.

[Der Nister]

I think Satan could come up with a better disguise than some hateful decrepit old assbag.

Think about it, it's the perfect disguise.........who would suspect?

Satan infultrates the church and spews his hateful ignorance to the christian followers.

It's actually very clever.

[Slogo]

I've hated him since I seen those beady little eyes on the tv

[StormKnight (1)]

My Dad's first wife tried to convert me to him once....once.

To presume to speak for the universe is arrogance at best.

[the eternal]

Maybe Pat is Satan in disguise ?

I don't think he is Satan, but I DO think he is doing this to hide his OWN secret pact with the devil.

[torn asunder]

I don't think he is Satan, but I DO think he is doing this to hide his OWN secret pact with the devil.

yep - people who are quick to point out others' failings/flaws/sins are typically trying to draw attention away from their own failings, which are usually consistent with the flaws they complain the most/strongest about!

(did that make *any* sense!?)

[Rev.Reverence]

*from my facebook page*

Reverence , has a message for Pat Robertson:

FROM:

http://countrystudies.us/haiti/33.htm

Roman Catholicism is the official religion of Haiti, but voodoo may be considered the country's national religion. The majority of Haitians believe in and practice at least some aspects of voodoo. Most voodooists believe that their religion can... coexist with Catholicism. Most Protestants, however, strongly oppose voodoo.

Misconceptions about voodoo have given Haiti a reputation for sorcery and zombies. Popular images of voodoo have ignored the religion's basis as a domestic cult of family spirits. Adherents of voodoo do not perceive themselves as members of a separate religion; they consider themselves Roman Catholics. In fact, the word for voodoo does not even exist in rural Haiti.

~~~

Quit being an ass-hat!

[n0Mad]

In fact, the word for voodoo does not even exist in rural Haiti.

What about Voudoun? Does that word exist? Or Vodou, Vaudou, Vodun ... ?

[Rev.Reverence]

What about Voudoun? Does that word exist? Or Vodou, Vaudou, Vodun ... ?

If you'ld have taken the link over...& read the rest...fuck it, here...

Roman Catholicism is the official religion of Haiti, but voodoo may be considered the country's national religion. The majority of Haitians believe in and practice at least some aspects of voodoo. Most voodooists believe that their religion can coexist with Catholicism. Most Protestants, however, strongly oppose voodoo.

Voodoo

Misconceptions about voodoo have given Haiti a reputation for sorcery and zombies. Popular images of voodoo have ignored the religion's basis as a domestic cult of family spirits. Adherents of voodoo do not perceive themselves as members of a separate religion; they consider themselves Roman Catholics. In fact, the word for voodoo does not even exist in rural Haiti. The Creole word vodoun refers to a kind of dance and in some areas to a category of spirits. Roman Catholics who are active voodooists say that they "serve the spirits," but they do not consider that practice as something outside of Roman Catholicism. Haitians also distinguish between the service of family spirits and the practice of magic and sorcery.

The belief system of voodoo revolves around family spirits (often called loua or mistè) who are inherited through maternal and paternal lines. Loua protect their "children" from misfortune. In return, families must "feed" the loua through periodic rituals in which food, drink, and other gifts are offered to the spirits. There are two kinds of services for the loua. The first is held once a year; the second is conducted much less frequently, usually only once a generation. Many poor families, however, wait until they feel a need to restore their relationship with their spirits before they conduct a service. Services are usually held at a sanctuary on family land.

In voodoo, there are many loua. Although there is considerable variation among families and regions, there are generally two groups of loua, the rada and the petro. The rada spirits are mostly seen as "sweet" loua, while the petro are seen as "bitter" because they are more demanding of their "children." Rada spirits appear to be of African origin while petro spirits appear to be of Haitian origin.

Loua are usually anthropomorphic and have distinct identities. They can be good, evil, capricious, or demanding. Loua most commonly show their displeasure by making people sick, and so voodoo is used to diagnose and treat illnesses. Loua are not nature spirits, and they do not make crops grow or bring rain. The loua of one family have no claim over members of other families, and they cannot protect or harm them. Voodooists are therefore not interested in the loua of other families.

Loua appear to family members in dreams and, more dramatically, through trances. Many Haitians believe that loua are capable of temporarily taking over the bodies of their "children." Men and women enter trances during which they assume the traits of particular loua. People in a trance feel giddy and usually remember nothing after they return to a normal state of consciousness. Voodooists say that the spirit temporarily replaces the human personality. Possession trances occur usually during rituals such as services for loua or a vodoun dance in honor of the loua. When loua appear to entranced people, they may bring warnings or explanations for the causes of illnesses or misfortune. Loua often engage the crowd around them through flirtation, jokes, or accusations.

Ancestors (le mò) rank with the family loua as the most important spiritual entities in voodoo. Elaborate funeral and mourning rites reflect the important role of the dead. Ornate tombs throughout the countryside reveal how much attention Haiti gives to its dead. Voodooists believe the dead are capable of forcing their survivors to construct tombs and sell land. In these cases, the dead act like family loua, which "hold" family members to make them ill or bring other misfortune. The dead also appear in dreams to provide their survivors with advice or warnings.

Voodooists also believe there are loua that can be paid to bring good fortune or protection from evil. And, they believe that souls can be paid to attack enemies by making them ill.

Folk belief includes zombies and witchcraft. Zombies are either spirits or people whose souls have been partially withdrawn from their bodies. Some Haitians resort to bokò, who are specialists in sorcery and magic. Haiti has several secret societies whose members practice sorcery.

Voodoo specialists, male houngan and female manbo, mediate between humans and spirits through divination and trance. They diagnose illnesses and reveal the origins of other misfortune. They can also perform rituals to appease spirits or ancestors or to repel magic. Many voodoo specialists are accomplished herbalists who treat a variety of illnesses.

Voodoo lacks a fixed theology and an organized hierarchy, unlike Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Each specialist develops his or her own reputation for helping people.

François Duvalier recruited voodoo specialists to serve as tonton makouts to help him control all aspects of Haitian life. Duvalier indicated that he retained power through sorcery, but because voodoo is essentially a family-based cult, Duvalier failed to politicize the religion to any great extent.

[Fidget(+)]

Pat refuses to upgrade.

It's true.

lol. well well.