I think your article on Pat Robertson's comments was taken out of context and made him sound like some kind of monster. It's a good thing that you also had the video of his comments. I think you should go back and listen to what he said.
I think it was a bad piece of journalism.

Posted by Anne Eddy | 18.01.10, 14:29 GMT

Pat Robertson is obviously not a Christian. A follower of Jehovah maybe, but not a follower of Christ.

Posted by Julian | 18.01.10, 13:10 GMT

Pat Robertson should go back and learn how to be a true Christian rather than a parrot who just spouts Biblical passages.

Posted by dole | 17.01.10, 17:05 GMT

Hey Pat, remember 9/11

Posted by Mike Palmer | 15.01.10, 08:53 GMT

God does not punish people or bring suffering upon then. These events come from nature itself: earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, floods etc. and some of these are due to climate change. Unfortunately many more come from human activity. We in the first world enjoy our hi-fi living and comforts, and so we need a third world to exploit so as to keep us in our life of comfort.
As Christians it is our responsibility to oppose the consumer values that lead to third world exploitation. To realize that the people in Haiti are our sisters and brothers is the heart of Christianity.

Posted by Seamus | 15.01.10, 07:49 GMT

It is not the time for mudslinging. It is not the time for claiming the evangalical aspects. It is not the time for cursing any one on the earth for what so ever happened. It is the time to understand and obey the almighty. It is the time to pray for mercy from that power to reduce the misery and sorrow of those survivers. It is the time to request that power not to punish in this magnitude. Let us put our sences focussed for the better tomorrows to come with the blesings of Almighty.

Posted by Aravind | 15.01.10, 02:10 GMT

is happy to see we've got our attention back on the big questions. God's existence, morality and death. Love it! it's so very helpful to the cause of Christ.

Posted by Ian McGuiggan | 14.01.10, 23:16 GMT

The Haitian revolution should be remembered as a liberationist struggle to overthrow the evil institution of slavery. The Bible tells us that God is always on the side of the poor and oppressed, a message clearly expressed in the Hebrew exodus from Egyptian slavery. Robertson's comments are so far from the overarching morality of the Bible that its hard to believe he considers his message to be a Christian one.

Posted by bkhc | 14.01.10, 22:59 GMT

Couple of comments:
the bible does not say that God 'causes' all events so blaming him for this is not fair. The Bible said (many hundreds of years ago) that earthquakes will increase in number ...thus we have known there will be more earthquakes. The responsibility clearly lies with us humans that have allowed over a million poor people to live in ramshackle houses right on top of the point where the two plates meet. This is an "accident" waiting to happen. The scary thing is that the same situation is apparent in several other earthquake "hotspots".
Secondly, Pat Robertson has made some points that are relevant: it is known that Haiti has higher than normal demonic practises and it is good that his organisation is sending $millions in aid; however to declare it is "a blessing in disguise" is of course rubbish, especially for those people who have perished and those who have lost relatives and whose lives will never be the same again.

Posted by Keith Allen | 14.01.10, 20:59 GMT

First off, sincere condelences and best wishes to the people of Haiti. Secondly, to all the usual small minded egomaniacs who've somehow managed to turn this tragedy into a fight about God, have a read at what you've written and then ask yourselves what kind of a person would hijack such an awful human tragedy as a platform to spout their own hateful agenda. And I mean both the Christians who say it's divine judgment (I'd let God be the judge of that) and the militant atheists who indulge in spiteful terminology like 'fairytales' to describe beliefs that other people are fully entitled to hold. Both sets, get off your high horses, can't you see you've built them on these poor people's bones??

Posted by Graham Smyth | 14.01.10, 19:58 GMT

Paula, if you represent Christians then I'm proud that I'm not one.

Shame on you.

Posted by Beenie | 14.01.10, 18:55 GMT

Another sage saying from the far right evangelical Christians.

Posted by Alison | 14.01.10, 18:32 GMT

I am currently living in the States and I have heard this man speak before. He has a very antiquated Old Testament view of the world and should really learn to think before he speaks. Those people are suffering and need help, not hocus pocus or condemnation. As a Christian he should see this as his opportunity to be the Good Samaritan and help, not preach!

Posted by Gemma | 14.01.10, 17:26 GMT

Carol,

Your original post made no reference to whether or not you agreed with Pat Robertson, and I did not say that you did agree with him. The only point you made was about what a rough place Haiti is.

My first point was that your post was both inaccurate and irrelevant - I'm not sure what point you were trying to make with it, and I'm not convinced that you know either. My second point was that if Mr Donaldson did indeed suggest that the earthquake occurred because voodoo was practiced on Haiti and all Haitians are therefore cursed, then he is completely wrong.

You're correct about this not being a compassion contest - nobody ever said it was.

Posted by Jim | 14.01.10, 15:48 GMT

toadstool,

"If God is all powerful, all loving and all knowing as we brainwash our kids to believe, then why doesn't he just destroy the Devil and let us get on with our God-given lives?" - never mind that, why did he DO this to the people of Haiti? Wow! With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Sadly there are still a lot of brainwashed people out there who still believe this nonsense. Hopefully we will be able to 'move on' sometime soon, for everyone's sake.

Posted by WH | 14.01.10, 15:42 GMT

If God is all powerful, all loving and all knowing as we brainwash our kids to believe, then why doesn't he just destroy the Devil and let us get on with our God-given lives?

Posted by toadstool | 14.01.10, 15:17 GMT

Paula, just like Pat Robertson, you sound like someone who really needs help. People like you help make this world a scary place.

Posted by Ruth Wilson | 14.01.10, 15:06 GMT

Robert - if Christianity "teaches us to love one another, and to have compassion as our Lord did" - and I have no reason to doubt that being a Christian myself - then shouldn't you be directing your comments to that American Evangelical?

Posted by Gerry | 14.01.10, 14:55 GMT

Ian

"It's not the moslems or the hindus or the islamists who are the problem in this world ... it's the born again christians and their chums who believe in fairy tales "

Providing urgent help to these people, along with praying for them is exactly what a christian should do, its part of the christian life. The Word of God is no fairy story, its the blueprint for life and it is truth, whether we accept it or not. Its not christians who are bent on Jihad, thats not what the Bible teaches. Instead it teaches us to love one another, and to have compassion as our Lord did and thats also the key to a fulfilled life. God created life, so He knows how to live it.

Posted by Robert | 14.01.10, 14:38 GMT

The problem in this world is that the devil has people so dupped into believing they are good that sin has got out of hand, 'all have sinned and come short of the glory of God'. You'll not be saying there's no God when you have to face your judgement day, and don't say you weren't warned.

If you read the Bible you'll see that God is a jealous God and hates to see anyone worship idols and he'll do what he has to do to get rid of this, including natural disasters just like the plagues many years ago.

Posted by Paula | 14.01.10, 14:31 GMT