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marmar

(77,086 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:30 PM Nov 2012

So is Pat Robertson calling God a liar?

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/robertson-admits-blew-election-prediction

from Right Wing Watch:

Robertson Admits he Blew Election Prediction he Received from God
Submitted by Brian Tashman on Wednesday, 11/21/2012 12:20 pm

In January, televangelist Pat Robertson told 700 Club viewers that in his annual New Year’s “conversation” with God, the Almighty had revealed to him who the next president would be. Up through Election Day, Robertson harshly criticized President Obama and the Democratic Party while praising Mitt Romney. Then, Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network predicted a GOP sweep, leaving Robertson utterly confounded by Obama’s victory.

Today, responding to a question from a viewer who wondered why her business is struggling since she thought God told her it would be successful, Robertson admitted that he sometimes misses God’s message. “So many of us miss God, I won’t get into great detail about elections but I sure did miss it, I thought I heard from God, I thought I had heard clearly from God, what happened?” Robertson replied, “You ask God, how did I miss it? Well, we all do and I have a lot of practice.”

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So is Pat Robertson calling God a liar? (Original Post) marmar Nov 2012 OP

"I thought I heard from God". CJCRANE Nov 2012 #1

How come when regular people hear voices Kookaburra Nov 2012 #2

maybe the God pat worships is Dick Morris Enrique Nov 2012 #3

"For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." marsis Nov 2012 #4

Sad that people listen to a phony like Robertson. The lady with the failing business need to bluestate10 Nov 2012 #5

For that woman with the failing business... MineralMan Nov 2012 #6

Wrong deity, there, Pat. MineralMan Nov 2012 #7

I guess he had inside information on the fix that never happened Matariki Nov 2012 #8

Maybe God answered you, Pat gollygee Nov 2012 #9

Don't you just hate that when it happens? Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2012 #10

Oh Lord!...She surely worketh in mysterious ways. stanchaz Nov 2012 #11

God is just jerking your chain Pat. Mz Pip Nov 2012 #12

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

1. "I thought I heard from God".

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:34 PM

Nov 2012

Seems like it was a wrong number.

I wonder who Pat's been talking to all these years?

Kookaburra

(2,649 posts)

2. How come when regular people hear voices

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:36 PM

Nov 2012

they're taken to a physician and given medication; but let someone call himself a preacher and say he hears the voice of God, and suddenly there will be people who believe every word he says? No matter how outrageous or destructive is words, or even how frequently he's just plain wrong, people will still hang on his every word. Why is that?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. maybe the God pat worships is Dick Morris

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:38 PM

Nov 2012

maybe he should start worshipping Nate Silver.

marsis

(301 posts)

4. "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:47 PM

Nov 2012

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)

5. Sad that people listen to a phony like Robertson. The lady with the failing business need to

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:24 PM

Nov 2012

recognize that creativity, good products, customer service and hard work will save her business.

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

6. For that woman with the failing business...

Reply to bluestate10 (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:27 PM

Nov 2012

I have it on good authority that God applied for a job at her business, but she turned him down for being too old.

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

7. Wrong deity, there, Pat.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:28 PM

Nov 2012

The deity you want isn't named Mammon. Just thought you should know. You're talking to the wrong Dude, dude.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)

8. I guess he had inside information on the fix that never happened

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:29 PM

Nov 2012

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

9. Maybe God answered you, Pat

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:38 PM

Nov 2012

You prayed for Romney to win, and Obama won, by a clear margin. Maybe God is giving you a message, and maybe you should listen.

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

10. Don't you just hate that when it happens?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:43 PM

Nov 2012

Misinterpretation of God's will is soooo easy.

God: "Pat you're a fuckin' idiot...and your check bounced. Screw you."

Pat: "God told me that Romney is going to win and that *HE* wants you to donate more to me."

stanchaz

(50 posts)

11. Oh Lord!...She surely worketh in mysterious ways.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:38 AM

Nov 2012

I place the whole damn blame for Hurricane Sandy
squarely on the slouching shoulders of Pat Robertson.
Hmm .....where have I heard THAT line before?
Well, never mind.
Obviously, it was only a matter of time
...before God, in her inscrutable wisdom,
got really really really pissed off at Pat Robertson
for having the gall, the sheer arrogance,
of claiming to speak for her ...
just babbling at the mouth,
time and time again.
A direct pipeline to the Almighty!
God did this, God told me. God loves that, God wants this.
Hey, like it was ENOUGH already!
Trust me. Sandy was her way of saying:
Shut the F**K UP Pat!
No one ever said that she was a just God, did they?
Just look around .
You don't need me to tell you that.
And please don’t forget to drop a few coins in the collection plate as you leave.
Oh, in case you’re wondering- no- I’m not a member of the 666 Club.

Mz Pip

(27,452 posts)

12. God is just jerking your chain Pat.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Nov 24, 2012, 12:42 AM

Nov 2012

If there is a God I can totally see it jerking Pat around and laughing.

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