God's Boy George

We in the Tidewater area are quite familiar with the views of Pat Robertson. If you've lived in this area long enough, you can remember the early days of "The 700 Club" and "The Jim and Tammy Show," which broadcast from its Portsmouth studio. Those were NOT the good 'ole days. We have seen the emergence of Regent University and The Christian Broadcasting Network off of Indian River Road and the 5-star Swan Terrace Restaurant. The whole operation has always given the appearance of great success.

However, Pat is showing signs of delusion. Last January he told his TV audience that God had told him Bush will win in a blowout. Well, hearing God's voice is not unusual for Pat. He would have us believe that he has a private line to the heavens. Our current president has the same idea. He says God speaks to him also. The interesting thing is that God speaks to other people, too, and they're not getting the same message. Even the Pope himself doesn't get the same message. What can we make of that?

Robertson spent several days in prayer at the end of last year, and reported:

"The Lord has just blessed him," Robertson said of Bush. "I mean, he could make terrible mistakes and comes out of it. It doesn't make any difference what he does, good or bad, God picks him up because he's a man of prayer and God's blessing him."

So apparently it doesn't bother Brother Pat if George makes a terrible mistake. (Of course, remember that George can't think of any mistakes he's made yet.) He just comes out of it. It doesn't matter what he does, good or bad. Everything comes out all right because George is a man of prayer. Is anyone buying this?

This is just one point raised by writer Maureen Farrell in her article "33 Extreme Reasons to Give Bush the Boot." Click here: http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/08/far04029.html

If you want to read about the other 32 reasons, it makes for good, though troubling, reading.