I’m in the middle of writing my new column for MiPoesias. But I got online to check my email and saw this startling news link Robertson warns Pennsylvania Voters of God’s Wrath.
Consider these two paragraphs from the CNN article:
"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city," Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, "The 700 Club."
"And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there," he said.
I don’t like to speak about religion because I feel strongly that it is a very personal matter. But yes, I consider myself religious and spiritual. Having revealed this, I must say that Robertson, to me, is of the same ilk as the Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus’ time, who spoke more out of a desire to have other men hear them pray. Oh, and I’m sure money plays nicely into the equation here.
After watching the election results come in this week, and seeing the subsequent NBC poll yesterday that showed Bush’s approval rating at its lowest percent, it appears that reasonable Americans, whether they be Republican, Independent, or Democrat, are beginning to ignore the intolerant and unreasonable rantings of the wingnuts such as Robertson.
Now, I can’t speak for God. But I sure do know that Robertson paints God in the wrong light, as someone no more in control of their emotions than a mere mortal who needs to enroll in anger management class. This is simply not the God I believe in. And I really wonder if America is waking up and realizing that they don’t either.
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