Open Letter to Pat Robertson on the Haitian Earthquake
Mr. Robertson, Is it not a true temptation to comment on everything, especially when one has a platform and a listening audience? It is human nature to attempt an explanation for everything , even when a reasoned, intelligent explanation is not readily available. Mr. Robertson, you should publicly apologize for and retract your comments on the cause of the Haitian earthquake. Even if your assessment is correct -- and it is not -- you are not showing the love and compassion of God by suggesting those who live in Haiti now are responsible for whatever "pacts with the devil" may have been made hundreds of years ago. When Jesus saw the people of his earthly time and place in chaos and confusion, his response was compassion. From Matthew 9:35, 36: "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harass...