Pat Robertson Calls for Assassination of Hugo Chavez!!!

Chavez is probably the first Venezuelan leader who has ever actually done some positive things for the Venezuelans people instead of playing footsie with US big oil interests. No wonder the relligious right hates him.

Preaching hate, inciting people, telling your followers via television that killing people would be a good idea.... And all of that from a religious leader.

Kind of sounds familiar.

So, as Freeduck said, let's assume he was Muslim. A muslim preacher. Telling people that it would be a good idea to assasinate Bush. On tv.

Would that still just be a "stupid comment"? Would he still have a right to say that?

Baldimo wrote:

You guys give way to much power to Robertson. His comment was stupid he still has a right to say it.

Incitement to murder is legal in the US? It is even a free speech right? That surprises me, and I won't believe it without a credible source. At the very least, it's a sin, which should be reason enough for a devoted Christian not to do it.

In any case, it is none, none, none, and then none, of our g/damned business.

Some of Mr. Robertson's allies distanced themselves from his comments. The Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council, released a statement saying Mr. Robertson should "immediately apologize, retract his statement and clarify what the Bible and Christianity teaches about the permissibility of taking human life outside of law."

The Rev. Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals said he and "most evangelical leaders" would disassociate themselves from such "unfortunate and particularly irresponsible" comments.

"It complicates circumstances for foreign missionaries and Christian aid workers overseas who are already perceived, wrongly, especially by leftists and other leaders, as collaborators with U.S. intelligence agencies," Mr. Cizik added.

But other conservative Christian organizations remained silent, with leaders at the Traditional Values Coalition, the Family Research Council and the Christian Coalition saying they were too busy to comment.

MONTREAL (CP) - Canadians should pressure the federal government to nationalize the foreign-controlled petroleum industry, a Quebec university professor said Tuesday.
"We have to stop saying nothing can be done," said Accounting Prof. Leo- Paul Lauzon of the University of Quebec at Montreal.

The Rev. David Allbritton, president of America Say Jesus, a national group that promotes Christian heritage in the United States, said he believes Robertson has been ``called by God'' to speak out on issues that need addressing.

``Whenever you step away from preaching the Gospel, you can create controversy. He's willing to take that risk,'' Allbritton said. ``Pat Robertson really loves America. He's concerned about our nation; he loves the Lord Jesus, and he's a good Christian. That statement he made is based in the Old Testament, how the Jews took care of their enemies.''

Wow. You guys sure make Chavez look almost saintly.

That figures though. He is a terrorist sympathizer and we all know that makes him alright in the liberal handbook.

Wow. You guys sure make Chavez look almost saintly.

That figures though. He is a terrorist sympathizer and we all know that makes him alright in the liberal handbook.

Wow. You guys sure make Chavez look almost saintly