I've had to take a break from blogging. Other things intruded. Personal lives are like that, aren't they? One could arguing that this blog is personal, but it really isn't, since it goes out there to so very many people whom I don't know. It's PUBLIC.
Anyway, I 've been delving into the issues published today (the new Pope, marriage equality) with an atypical languor simply because everyone else has been writing about them and there is nothing new under the sun about them to write about. And there's the intensity the subjects create, which is wearing on a writer, especially one as snarky as I am.
So I'm turning to an old subject with which I am familiar and which oddly energizes me: Pat Robertson, that senile, Christofascist and abysmally insipid piece of "eye pudding" (as Stephen Colbert so aptly put it). Robertson's stomach-churning displays of "wisdom" are legion, but today's latest entry struck me as the core reason of my war against this incredible slab of hypocrisy, because it's been at the core of his "ministry" from day one: money.
His video profile of a family who "turned to God" (and, of course, The 700 Club) after losing it all is the stuff of sitcoms, or at the very least a good SNL sketch. It is also a great ad for the prosperity gospel, although Robertson has eschewed the term for "reciprocity" when dealing with the Lord. His throw-away line is "You can't out-give God," but you CAN give the 700 Club $20 a month which may give you back 20, 30, 60-fold. The featured family did so, and look where they're living now!!
The idiocy of the video lies in the last shots: the denouement supposedly comes from the family realizing that money isn't everything, that material goods should not be placed before God, but the house (and wealth) they garnered after giving Pat their money was definitely worth more than the one they lost! It looks twice the size! These people lived in a million-dollar home, incurred $5 million in debt, lost the home, went bankrupt, then gave Pat Robertson $20 a month for several years and now live in a whopping mansion!
This is a picture of Pat Robertson's home - the ONLY house the $20-per-month tithe ever generated:
It's modeled on the opulent Governor's Palace of Colonial Williamburg, VA and a tribute to Robertson's father, Senator Absolom Willis Robertson, the quintessential Dixiecrat (a "Byrd Democrat" devoted to segregation). It houses the televangelist (worth an estimated $1.5 billion) in dignified comfort, an additional tribute to God's "reciprocity."
Sh*t Matters
Scam artists like Pat Roberton never die. They just fade away, dragging their unearned billions behind them, inspiring others to do the same. That's why a war, any war against the likes of Pat Robertson is so important: it prevents future Pat Robertsons, or at least dwindles their numbers down to an irrelevant few.
Additional note: during the last part of the donor drive, Robertson offers a book about people who have had have near-death experiences. Notice the author: Gordon Robertson, Pat's son.
"Reciprocity." It's all in the family.
The desires of your heart should be heaven and the mansion there. A true man or woman of God lives a Godly life and instead of living in a million or billion dollar home, they should live in a nice comfortable home and the extra money should be used to take care of God's other children. We should not flaunt riches and when God says he'll give you the desires of your heart, I believe he's talking about holy desires of being with him in heaven. Remember, it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven. All the preachers that live rich earthly lives that say give, give give will one day regret, regret, regret. Think of how many homeless and hungry children of God they could feed if they themselves gave what they had and lived more humble lives. You can have a nice small home and good inexpensive vehicles and live just fine for God. I bet he'd prefer it actually.
ReplyDeleteI don't ever remember seeing Mr. Robertson going off to Bangladesh to personally help those people. In fact I don't ever remember him out on the streets in NYC feeding the homeless and helping them find shelter. Now he supports keeping refugees out of our country? Doesn't sound very Godly to me. He ain't no Mother Theresa. Now there is a woman of God. Robertson doesn't have the internal character or integrity to shine her shoes.
ReplyDeleteThank you! While few people listen to what Robertson has to say these days, those who do listen are rather frightening in their logic:
Delete"Does your dumb ass know that he has written enough books to be filthy stinking rich?" What does that have to do with anything except a "prosperity gospel" based on plain greed. God has "blessed" a lot of bad guys with wealth (I won't mention our current leader) - a lot of scammers like Robertson, hoping that his audience (targets) are dumber than he is.
To put it another way: people like Robertson do not have the integrity of ... Pope Francis.
It is a popular thing to mock Pat Robertson and others who pray...
ReplyDeletePat Robertson needs a doctor, he is sick for sure. Religion like government is a scam 100%. Those with millions, even billions are NOT God’s people because God’s people know to follow His Laws [Torah sits in every commonwealth courtroom. It is required knowing for all commonwealth citizens because it is Love on top of the Way, the Truth & Life-it is the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven NOT taught or practised by any Xian or govt] which commands giving freely to all who ask of you, do not charge interest, feed & house the poor, no stealing, no lying, no being a whore, no wanting what belongs to your neighbor, run fair impartial courts, treat everyone equal, eye for eye tooth for tooth + 20% for punitive damages...yes, seriously that’s how God’s true people live.
ReplyDeleteNo one does what I just explained, certainly no one in government or religion being both are filthy fecal minded run pedophile Ponzi schemes. Gotta be blind not to see it in the age of information.
Pat Robertson is a Freemason, in other words, no joke, a witch using trickery to get wealthy & dupe the dopes who lap up his arrogant crap. No truth comes from a lie & all religion (which means to bind) is falsehood. Xians turned a prophet into an idol. Into a corporation, but their idol Jesus is going to surprise them & warns of such, being that he is a prophet, someone with KNOWING in the records of his life.
He explains who the Xians are & how to recognize them with precision detail. Xians like all religion & statist folk are the blind leading the blind. NO THANKS, I’ve had my fill of evildoers believing and pushing evil is good and good is evil!
Everyone’s life & name is written in Scripture. Only two types of eternal souls. The righteous & the wicked. The Living & the dead. The good & the evil. The sheep & the goats. The wheat & the tares. God’s children & devil’s children who are out to destroy Truth with lies.
Pat Robertson does not behave like a man of truth or integrity with millions even billions at his disposal. Jesus himself curses the rich repeatedly and warns they’ll burn for their evil greed.
Jesus hates government & religion. If one reads & understands Scripture it was the government & the religious who murdered my teacher & brother. He knew exactly what they were, death cults of evil owned and operated by evildoers so he said something because it’s written in Law [Torah] he has too and BOOM he becomes a target that must be brought down & destroyed because he knew Truth.
Pat Robertson & his Xian corporation are of the devil-it’s so obvious to those with eyes that see & ears that hear.
Actually Pat Robertson home which is the Chancellors home of Regent University is extremely small compared to other universities. His home did not cost 1.5 billion and is easy accessible to students. Over the years Pat has started many companies including an IT company that holds extremely sensitive data from corporations around the nation.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of money he gives for water, schools, medical, food etc in the poorest nations comes out of his great wealth while offering the opportunity for others to be blessed.
Have you accomplished as much as him? The inside of his house is actually modest and every graduate is offered tea and a meal on the property when they graduate. The house will also be passed down to the next Chancellor when he passes.
I find it funny that we often only look at the many flaws of ministers instead of all the good. By the way Pat will be the first to tell you that he is a far greater businessman than he is a minister.
I've actually worked out with Pat at the Founders Inn fitness center. He is humble, hard working, driven, and has a great mind. To finish I will say that at times his passion for an issue goes a little out of hand but his heart desire is that America would turn from evil and grow closer to God. He not only says this but lives it out through even the millions he pours into Israel, Fullerton University, Dream Centers, Kings College and the countless others
Operation Blessing and the many ministries under CBN actually was serving food and was part of the first responders in NY. Operation Blessing is in every 3rd world nation and are constant first time responders. Please research the thousands of organizations he sponsors before you say he was not in NY or Asia.
ReplyDeleteBy the way were you there? He many not personally be on these sites or areas but one thing is for sure you can not say those he sponsors are not there