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Print Version Robertson blamed Sharon stroke on policy of "dividing God's land" Summary: Pat Robertson suggested that Ariel Sharon's stroke occurred because he was "dividing God's land."
Talking Points Memo weblog, which links to the JTA website. From the January 5 edition of CBN's The 700 Club: ROBERTSON: I have said last year that Israel was entering into the most dangerous period of its entire existence as a nation. But I think we need to look at the Bible and the Book of Joel. The prophet Joel makes it very clear that God has enmity against those who, quote, "divide my land." And for any prime minister of Israel who decides he going carve it up and give it away, God says, "No. And the same thing -- I had a wonderful meeting with Yitzhak Rabin in 1974. He was tragically assassinated, and it was terrible thing that happened, but nevertheless, he was dead. And now Ariel Sharon, who was again a very likeable person, a delightful person to be with. He was dividing God's land, and I would say woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the EU, the United Nations or United States of America. God said, "This land belongs to me, you better leave it alone."
Next * Stoopid Logic So bad things happen to good people because they don't listen to God's Will. I guess God didn't quite approve of that whole Civil War and inspired John Wilkes Booth to shoot Abraham Lincoln for going against God's Will as well. Did they deserve slavery, the inquisition and/or the Holocaust as punishment of some sort? Maybe this kind of smiting only applies to Jewish leaders in the historic area that has been called Israel at certain times.
Flag this comment + I can relate I think it's because Sharon didn't follow the "God's land" deed restriction. Lord knows I catch hell if I put my garbage cans out on a Tuesday in my sub-division.
Flag this comment I live robertson's god Sharon makes war for years. He finally maybe gives up on war and starts to make peace and god strikes him down as punishment.
Put him in a $1000 suit on a TV station and widows, cultists, and wackos send him money, and Reich wing politicians give him millions of dollars in tax payer funds! The Israeli government is planning to give up a large slice of land to American Christian evangelicals to build a biblical theme park by the Sea of Galilee where Jesus is said to have walked on water and fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish.... Yossi Sarid, a former government minister and member of the Knesset, said he was wary of the friendship of the American Christian right and projects such as the Galilee centre. He said: "I am not enthusiastic about this cooperation because I have no desire to be cannon fodder for the evangelists. "As a Jew, they believe I have to vanish before Jesus can make his second appearance. As I have no plans to convert, as an Israeli and a Jew, I find this a provocation.
Now I know that Christians and Jews like to refer to the holy land as Jerusalem and the surrounding region... What did he create Bethelem and hand the rest over to Phil the lesser god? if we aren't to divide God's land (everywhere) then isn't Nationhood (one of the leading causes of war and poverty) against God's will.
Flag this comment + Excellent Observation This is how we defeat the holy rollers, by using their own twisted logic against them. Wouldn't Phil the Lesser God really be a VP of Territory Outside the Holy Land?
"Look, there's a picture of little Jimmy being baptized on the flume! That was right before I went to the Mary Magdalene Kissing Pagoda." "Do you remember when you sunk the council of Elders in the dunk tank and won the 'Hanging Judas Keychain'? Too bad you weren't as good at the Whack-a-Rabbi, we could have cleaned them out of the talking Lazarus dolls." Here's a picture of you as John the Baptist, behind the cardboard cutout. It's good you didn't let park security see that, or you could have ended up as the 'Silver Platter Special' in the Last Supper Bar and Grille!" Little Jimmy wore that crown of thorns for weeks after we came back to Oklahoma!"
Flag this comment * Holy crap Does Robertson lay awake at night preparing these 'insights,' or do you suppose they just come off the top of his head? he has a violent past and has killed his share of innocent people, becoming more 'moderate' only in the late 1990s. Actually, when you consider the repugnant crap that seems to flow virtually non-stop from Roberton's mouth, it makes you wonder if Robertson hasn't had a serious stroke himself. Someone needs to get him back to the hospital and back on his medication.
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