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Robertson Apologizes for Sharon Remarks
 | | Reverend Pat, passing a hard one... |
Oily preacher Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has sent a letter apologizing for suggesting that Ariel Sharon's massive stroke was divine punishment for pulling Israel out of the Gaza Strip.
| Pat Robertson is an affliction sent by God to punish American Christians for something or other... |
Robertson's comments drew widespread condemnation from other Christian leaders, President Bush and Israeli officials, who canceled plans to include the American evangelist in the construction of a Christian tourist center in northern Israel.
| "Avner, that man is a dipshit. Are we sure we want him in our consortium?" |
In a letter dated Wednesday and marked for hand delivery to Sharon's son Omri, Robertson called the Israeli prime minister a "kind, gracious and gentle man" who was "carrying an almost insurmountable burden of making decisions for his nation. My concern for the future safety of your nation led me to make remarks which I can now view in retrospect as stoopid inappropriate and expensive insensitive in light of a national grief experienced because of your father's illness. I ask your forgiveness and the forgiveness of the people of Israel."
| We're waiting for the next outburst of theological insight for Reverend Pat. They seem to come every six months or so. It's sort of like religious Tourette's. |
Posted by: Fred 2006-01-13 |
