In a remarkable act of hubris, old pastor Pat Robertson suggested that he will save all good white Virginian Christians and the Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia from impending doom:
“I don’t want that thing to come in,” Robertson said. “I don’t want it to hurt Regent, I don’t wait it to hurt CBN, I don’t want it to tear up the beautiful campus, I don’t want it to tear these trees down, I don’t want to see any damage, I don’t want a bunch of glass flowing, and I don’t want [damage] all over this area that is counting on us to pray for them.”Unless you are gifted with a cast-iron constitution, I don't suggest you watch the full 3:25 minutes of the good pastor's exhortation:
Robertson then commanded Florence, in the name of Jesus, to change its path away from land and to spin off into the Atlantic ocean.
We declare in the name of the Lord that you shall go no farther, you shall do no damage in this area,” he said. “We declare a shield of protection all over Tidewater and we declare a shield of protection over those innocent people in the path of this hurricane. In Jesus’ holy name, be out to sea!”
Will Pat lose his faith?
ReplyDeleteWhen disaster strikes, I'm sure he will attribute it to a judgement by God of the faithlessness of the great unwashed and those who refuse to be complicit in the Trump agenda, Owen.
DeleteUnfortunately Lorne, as is being demonstrated by our own, self described non politician, premier, evryone in Ontario no longer have a cast iron constitution.
ReplyDeletePoint well-taken, ffibs!
DeleteOh well it's going to hit North Carolina, probably the most deserving spot for such things on America's eastern seaboard. It was North Carolina's legislature that passed a law basically against climate science. The law prohibited the use of anything but historical norms for sea level rise in state planning and policy. That encouraged developers and wealthy customers to keep building and settling in the very areas that this hurricane will first wipe out. Then, of course, this being America, the land of socialism for the rich, they'll be bitching for someone to cover their losses.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the land of rugged individualism until something comes along to make them cry, Mound.
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