Pat Robertson's Devlish Comments on Haiti: Ryan John

What jumps out at me first when I read or hear anything Pat Robertson is in the news for, is usually the hypocrisy of his message.  The God I know is a benevolent one who accepts, forgives and assists------not one who provides his blessing in the disguise of a 7.0 earthquake that killed 500,000 innocent people. Robertson was referring to the 1791 slave revolt that led to the expulsion of the French rule, leading to the establishment of an independent Haiti In his quote, Robertson used the phrase “true story,” as if he was recalling an old fishing tale. The fact that Robertson claims to speak so confidently about a deal with a devil as if he read the legal paperwork automatically looses credibility with me. But I do know that he thinks the Old Testament is being relived as we speak with the coming of Jesus as it's capstone.
 
Although Pat Robertson is probably given the platform he has, in part because of the theological enlightenment he provides, more importantly, his stance on Islam is directly compatible with the justification of the War in Iraq and the War on Terror.  In his opinion, Islam is not a religion but a political system aimed at achieving world dominance through violent means. 

Pat Robertson seems to have a pattern of blaming catastrophic events on human behavior that is in disagreement with God's will. Of course, people, including clergy and religious leaders are outraged by the comments and have publicly shunned Robertson. On the other hand there are many people who watch the 700 Club who truly believe that the earthquake and other such events are a sign of an unhappy Gods wrath. I just have to wonder how just of a life these people are living. I'm usually very skeptical of the overly judgmental because I feel that judging people is just projection of their own guilt onto other people. But, as cliche as it sounds, we do live in America and the man is afforded the same right to free speech that those who are in disagreement. And in this free market as long as the man's been on the air he's been stirring up controversy through his remarks, but people continue to watch faithfully.  Should these people be worried?