The moment I heard the terrible news about the earthquake in Haiti I wondered which of our world’s prominent Arrogant Jerk evangelists would be the first to claim the devastation was ‘wrought by God upon a deserving people’.
Congratulations Pat Robertson; you are an Arrogant Jerk of the Evangelical Kind for suggesting that the earthquake was sent by God. I am having a hard time comprehending why any deity would bring utter devastation to a people who are already struggling for life on a good day. I am so incensed by Pat Robertson’s comments on Haiti that I can barely contain myself. I am uncontrollably compelled to write this post against Past Robertson, an Arrogant Jerk who has time and again proven himself to be among our most Arrogant and vile examples of humanity.
To be honest, I was sure it would be Pat. He does not disappoint when it comes to pretending to know and talk to God and what ‘His’ supposed intentions are, especially when it comes to natural disasters. Yes, you can already find Brother Robertson in our Arrogant Jerk hall of fame for making similarly outrageous proclamations. He assured us that God would punish the North Eastern coast of the United States because we are so wicked (didn’t happen), warned us of giant storms (fizzled), and pretended to receive direct word from god that the destroying angels were on their way (must have taken a wrong turn).
So now, Pat Robertson gets an early lead on condemning the poor people of Haiti and not only implies that their lifestyle brought the wrath of God upon them, but Arrogantly asserts that he is privy to some fantastic deal with the devil. His flamboyance is astounding as he tells us that Haiti made a pact with The Devil to get away from France, and that The Devil agreed. “True Story” he says, ever so Arrogantly as if he were there as witness. What a Jerk.
Even more disgusting is his feigned sympathy for the people of Haiti at the end of this video clip. In unknowing self mockery, Pat explains in the attached video that the island of Hispaniola is divided in two, with prosperous Dominion Republic on the one side and the poor, condemned Haiti on the other. His obvious thesis; that Haiti is cursed, fails to comprehend a history of corrupt leadership and poor self government mired by devastating poverty. Haiti is almost wholly Christian, with over 80 percent of the country claiming to be Roman Catholic. Of the remaining 20 percent, over 15 percent claim to be Protestant. Judging by the pictures of people helping others, I am sure many of them would be considered good people by religious standards.
Tell me, Pat; why would God kick his own people while they’re down? Could it have something to do with that donation number you flash at the end of your exhibition? You Arrogant Jerk.
Here’s the video:
Epilogue
Pat Robertson appears to be cashing in on the tragedy of Haiti with Arrogant claims of ‘knowing God’s will’ and imposed doom from above on people who don’t live within his lifestyle constraints. I think this is terrible, as you can tell. Earthquakes are a common happening on our planet as a function of plate tectonics; our Earth’s crust is in motion, and occasionally it ‘snaps’ as built up pressure exceeds structural resistance. This has been happening for billions of years. The ability to predict an earthquake is of no special condition because we can all be certain another one will happen at some point in the next hour or two. Yes; earthquakes happen somewhere on our planet almost continuously. While frequency is regular, magnitude is not so much. Most of the earthquakes we experience are so slight that we hardly notice at all. Occasionally, they are big. Big is predictable, to an extent, and not wholly unexpected, although exact timing is practically impossible to determine. Our planet is virtually covered with people. This fact, coupled with the understanding that earthquakes are happening all the time, means that someone, somewhere will experience an earthquake of some magnitude. When the magnitude is significant (above 4) bad things start to happen with our buildings. Throw all this into a blender and mix it up and you have an occasional and devastating convergence that is terrible. Haiti is the latest example, but won’t be the last. God has nothing to do with it.
Nevertheless; knowing this is a simple act of nature does not make it any easier to take. The people of Haiti have been hit hard, and it is truly terrible. I cannot find words to describe my heartache for them.
If you are not already feeling overwhelming sympathy for the people of Haiti, grab a tissue and check out this Haiti earthquake slide show.
