The vilification of Pat Robertson

When the 700 Club Host referred to an old story that Haitians had made a pact with the devil 200 years ago for help in driving out the French and therefore had suffered greatly over the years, Christians and non-Christians, liberals and conservatives reacted in horror. This was a bit surprising to me. Western literature, music and folklore is filled with this story. Why should the Haitians have not known the story? Their masters were Europeans; their religion was Christian mixed with elements of African pantheism. This story was not original with Robertson--was this black Haitian preacher also vilified for telling the myth and then unpacking it biblically? What sort of reverse racism, and anti-western thought is this? Or, conversely, why is it that poor descendants of slaves can't get as caught up in this story as sophisticated, educated Westerners?

The idea of making a pact with the devil is deeply ingrained in our culture--Theophilus, Solomon, Virgil, Simon Magnus, the Faust legend and the literature, music and poetry that surrounds it, and of course, the real Doctor Faustus, who was a contemporary of Martin Luther and Melanchton. And let's not forget Louisa May Alcott, Pushkin, Liszt and Berlioz. And what about Hollywood? Isn't much of that or any modern entertainment just a pact to postpone death in a never ending quest for youth, money or fame?

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Two words sum up crazy politics

Pat Robertson. Not to say anything negative about Rudy, I'm sure he's a nice guy, but he's beyond RINO--he's a conservative Democrat. He is not pro-life, pro-marriage (except for himself--3 times married), pro-secure borders, or anything else conservatives admire in a candidate--except he's strong on security (just not at the border) and did a wonderful job in his city after 9/11. The only explanation I can come up with is that Robertson is more afraid of an honest, conservative Mormon than he is a controlling, conniving, liberal Methodist. Not that he's said much worth listening to in the last 10 or 15 years, but this was a huge surprise, and if he has a "base," I'm guessing they feel dusted and kicked.

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