Televangelist Pat Robertson said Tuesday that the death of a 3-year-old wasn’t a “bad thing” because he could have grown up to be the next Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin.
Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and Regent University, made his comments in response to a person who had called into his television show, “The 700 Club.” The caller wanted help consoling a coworker who asked why God had let her baby die.
“In the Old Testament it was like God’s responsible for everything,” Robertson said. “He brings out the bad. He brings out the good. He’s responsible for everything.”
“More and more, in the New Testament era, we have come to realize that human beings have an agency, they have responsibility and a lot of things happen because of what humans do,” Robertson continued.
Robertson said human error could have resulted in the death of the child and in that case it would not have been the work of God.
“As far as God’s concerned, he knows the end from the beginning and he sees a little baby and that little baby could grow up to be Adolf Hitler, he could grow up to be Joseph Stalin, he could grow up to be some serial killer, or he could grow up to die of a hideous disease,” Robertson said. “God sees all of that, and for that life to be terminated while he’s a baby, he’s going to be with God forever in Heaven so it isn’t a bad thing.”
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How is this fuckhead still on TV and still have followers? After his post 9/11 remarks (with the equally odious Jerry Falwell) that the attacks were actually the fault of gays and lesbians and abortionists, you would think he would have been shitcanned.
At least Falwell died and is slowly roasting on an open spit in the Hell he believes in. I hope there’s an empty one right next to him for this guy.
These are the kinds of absurd rationalizations that make a laughingstock of religion.
Face it - if there is a god, he’s a psychopath. Literal belief in the Bible allows no other conclusion.
…or even worse, Pat Robertson.
I see, and God let Adolph Hitler live because _______?
Pat, out of the BILLIONS of people that have existed how many are Hitler or Stalin?
In your demented sick mind the pre-born are innocent and worthy of saving but a 3 yr old (just as innocent btw) is no big deal? Talk about inconsistent.
Mr Robertson, you and the sky God you worship are very ill. The god I would follow is one of compassion and love, if He were to exist. Looks to me like compassion is lacking in your universe.