Haiti Earthquake

[Strike Witch]

This is some horrible shit. Any of you guys gonna donate cash?

[MarsMudoken]

My mom's nearly broke.

I would, sorry.

[Taco]

I would, but I'm nearly broke..

[Nate]

The epitome of douchebaggery.

Pat Robertson, the evangelical Christian who once suggested God was punishing Americans with Hurricane Katrina, says a "pact to the devil" brought on the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

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Robertson, the host of the "700 Club," blamed the tragedy on something that "happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it."

The Haitians "were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III and whatever," Robertson said on his broadcast Wednesday. "And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, 'We will serve you if you will get us free from the French.' True story. And so, the devil said, 'OK, it's a deal.' "

Does someone who describes historical figures as "You know, Napoleon III and whatever" sound like a reliable source of information to you?


EDIT: Also, the bit about "the land will vomit you out" is a) referring specifically to ancient Israel and b) not referring to child murder at all.

[Sekto Springs]

Phelps is gunna be all over this.
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[Mac Sirloin]

Pat Robertson also claimed that he could leg press 2000 pounds. Leg Press machines can't even hold that much weight.

The man is human trash.

[Leto]

Pat Robertson

[Sekto Springs]

Ha. He wishes.
Actually he hates Twilight. In his mind it's on par with Harry Potter in that we're brainwashing youth to idolize the work of the devil.

Or so I would assume.

[Sabre-Toothed Lime]

It has always amused me how Pat Robertson contradicts himself.

“The Antichrist is probably a Jew alive in Israel today.”

- Pat Robertson on Jews

“Presbyterians are the spirit of the Antichrist.”

- Pat Robertson on Presbyterians



Unless he is inferring that there is a Presbyterian spirit in a Jew’s body. This is highly unlikely.

[Alcar]

Unless he is inferring that there is a Presbyterian spirit in a Jew’s body. This is highly unlikely.

Nate, how likely is it that a Presbyterian has been inside you?

Alcar...

[Nate]

I don't know. I'll make a few phone calls and find out.

To compare and contrast, here is something said by Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth Jonathan Sacks in 2005:

Natural disasters have no explanation other than that God, by placing us in a physical world, set life within the parameters of the physical. Planets are formed, tectonic plates shift, earthquakes occur, and sometimes – innocent people die. To wish it were otherwise is in essence to wish that we were not physical beings at all. Then we would not know pleasure, desire, achievement, freedom, virtue, creativity, vulnerability and love. We would be angels – God’s computers, programmed to sing His praise.

Or to put it another way, shit happens.

[looney-bin]

Can we get back on topic while we're still fairly civil?

Just looked up the death toll. Over 50,000 dead. For a natural disaster to cause that many deaths in one go is terrible.

[Wings of Fire]

Can we get back on topic while we're still fairly civil?

Just looked up the death toll. Over 50,000 dead. For a natural disaster to cause that many deaths in one go is terrible.

This, the level of irreverence in this topic disgusts me.

I'm going to finish reading up on this when I get the chance. Unfortunately I have no money to give but I'll make sure to tell as many people who may not know about this as possible. I mean, I didn't know about this.

[Sekto Springs]

Irreverence?
Ragging on contemptible, evangelist assholes like Robertson because they say things like "they deserved it" for no reason other than impiousness is hardly irreverent. What happened in Haiti was tragic, as if they didn't have it bad enough already. It's sick that there are those types out there who say Haiti had it coming, and it's even worse that they have legions of followers.

I don't think expressing my distaste for shitheads like Robertson or Phelps is misplaced in this thread. I wish I could donate money, but I barely even have enough for basic necessities.

[Wings of Fire]

There's a time and a place, and every thread in this forum is a couple of steps away from devolving into spam and jokes on default, which usually I couldn't care less about.

[OANST]

Come now, they were only showing their disgust (through humor) at the people who truly are treating the situation with irreverence. It's happened. It's awful. There is very little that we can do besides donating some cash.

[MarsMudoken]

...is it just me or are the most sarcastic, joking a-holes I know acting serious O_o?

[OANST]

...is it just me or are the most sarcastic, joking a-holes I know acting serious O_o?

It's just you, Mama Lady.

[MarsMudoken]

Sonofa...grr.

[abe is now!]

I hope my parents will; I don't have money.

[Dipstikk]

I'm going to spare at least $15. I can't do more than that, I only have about $80.00 left for the month.

It's just one of those situations where you wish you had the means to actually, physically help, but even if you could, there's so little you can actually do.

I hope everything works out well enough for them.

[used:)]

That's got to be the most unfortunate country in the world.

My mother and I will both give small donations, but I'll see if I can give more.

The support pouring in from the rest of the world is really touching.

[Daxter King]

Im helping by playing Halo.

[Anonyman!]

Like with most tragedies, I can't feel anything. I simply cannot relate. That's not stopping me from donating money, but I still feel like an asshole.

[looney-bin]

Im helping by playing Halo.

I thought you were about to mention another FPS game that would be the pun of a joke. Doom

[~Oprilthevykker~]

Run blackie, run!

[Hobo]

Run blackie, run!

What the fuck is wrong with you?


Explain your post by this time tomorrow, while I think of a sliding scale of punishments depending on how good your answer is.

[Nate]

Like with most tragedies, I can't feel anything. I simply cannot relate. That's not stopping me from donating money, but I still feel like an asshole.

I wonder how many people actually can relate and how many people pretend to, simply because they know people are watching and they think that's how they're meant to act.

[Mac Sirloin]

I wish I could do something to help directly.

[Sekto Springs]

Run blackie, run!

Can we just ban him and get it over with?