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Once again, Pat Robertson is at it. First it was calling for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, then it was calling for the demise of the people of Dover, PA for getting a clue and shooting down the whole Intelligent Design thing, and now he is connecting Ariel Sharon’s stoke to the “division of Israel.”

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. That is intensifying this year with the loss of Sharon. Sharon was personally a very likeable person. I am sad to see him in this condition. 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.” God considers this land to be his. You read the Bible, he says, “This is my land.” And for any prime minister of Israel who decides he going carve it up and give it away, God says, “No. This is mine.” 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. I prayed with him personally. But here he is at the point of death. 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.”
Source - Mediamatters.org

I could go on and on about how stupid this argument is (such as what did the people in Oklahoma and Texas do, and what about those good God-fearing miners in WV), but the biggest thing that saddens me is that the more stuff Robertson spouts, the more and more that the good that the church does goes to the back pages. Instead the perception is that the church and Christianity is about punishing people for their sins. I am sad for Mr Robertson in that his understanding of God somehow misses grace, acceptance, forgiveness, and the final act of punishment for sins upon Christ’s cross.