Comments on: The Preacher’s Response to the Haitian Earthquake; Pat Robertson’s comments

By: Beauty Salon Plano

Beauty Salon Plano — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:42:53 +0000

Natural calamity means natural disaster which is caused by nature. Every year many country falls victim to various natural calamities. They are flood, earthquakes & many other natural calamities. The effects of the natural calamities beggar description. They leave a vast trail of devastation. The affected people & animals suffer untold sufferings. They cause heavy damage to our life & properties. Houses are destroyed, cattle are washed away, crops are greatly damaged and trees are uprooted. Thousands of people and other animals remain without food for many days. The after effect of some natural calamities are more serious. Famine breaks out. Many people & animals die for want of food. The prices are all necessary things go up. Many dangerous diseases like cholera, typhoid and dysentery etc. break out in an epidemic form. By raising public awareness and taking necessary precautionary measures and steps natural calamities can be prevented. The government and all the conscious citizens should come forward with concerted efforts to prevent natural calamities.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:15:00 +0000

to hear God, just listen for God. [but not to men]

By: Name

Name — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:39:03 +0000

It’s a shame that the media doesn’t give more attention to preachers or ministers who’s thinking falls more in line with everything you’ve said here. It seems the only time the media pays attention to “Christian thought” is when it’s enough of a firestorm to create ratings.

What Pat Robertson said was just plain terrible. It is not our job to try and figure out what it is that God is up to, but to simply follow the path that he has told us to follow and clearly outlined for us in his word. In scriptures God commands us to DO something more than he tells us to SAY anything, and the only times he does tell us to SAY something is in prayer or spreading the Gospel.

There is no social/racial group of people in this country or the world that is completely innocent of anything. The only people that Jesus has said are innocent are children. Saying that Haitian people somehow deserved what has happened to them is a lot like the pot calling the kettle black. In Romans 2:11 the bible clearly states that there is no respect of persons with God. ALL human beings have a sin nature and are in need of salvation through our lord Jesus Christ.

Unfortunately, when people look at America, they don’t see a people who present themselves with humility before God or even amongst each other. In American society, it’s all about how well you can “one-up” the next person no matter how trivial or grand. Democrats are always trying to prove how much more intelligent they are than Republicans, and Republicans are always trying to prove how much more family-oriented they are than Democrats. Goth/Emo kids are always trying to prove how much more intellectual/deep they are than everyone else, and jocks/fratboys cheerleaders/sorors are always trying to prove how they’re much more cool/sociable. It never stops.

In American society everyone regardless or religion, class or creed suffers from the same disease: the need to ALWAYS be right and prove how wrong everyone else is. Even if it means shooting down all logic or compassion. Pat Robertson has no problem coming off as having no compassion because all that matters is that he is right according to conservative standards. An elementary school doesn’t mind suspending and mentally evaluating an 8 year old child with special needs when his drawing of Jesus on the cross is thought to go against the school’s policy of violence; as long as the school was right according to the school rules, that’s all that matters.

The problem isn’t only that Americans lack a great deal of humility in how we view other nations, we lack humility in how we treat each other. I don’t think we will ever see an America that can present itself with humility before the world until it’s very own people can learn how to treat those within their borders with humility.

No matter how many books someone may have read or written, sermons heard or preached, and people seen and met, that it is impossible that human beings can know everything or everything about some one; only God holds that ability. We don’t know how to WALK in humility. As a matter of fact, humility is an action and is not something that can be spoken of. I heard some one once say that the minute you believe you are humble is the minute you no longer are.

But some people will continue to ignore what is so obvious and clearly set before them.I am hoping that for every Pat Robertson, there is a preacher or minister that preaches the Gospel the way that Jesus would have intended it.

By: Devona

Devona — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:17:34 +0000

It amazes me that people have this old testament way of thinking. If you “sin”, God will smite thee. If that were the case, many of us would be in bad shape including Pat Robertson. But Christ said he came to give life and to give it more abundantly.
I do believe in the supernatural power of God, but I also believe in the scientific to explain natural phenomenon. If Pat Robertson actually dust off and crack open his Bible, he would know that God isn’t trying to punish or avenge anyone because of something he or she did or did not do. It “rains on the just and the unjust.” (Matt. 5:44-45)

By: Arius

Arius — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:25:45 +0000

Excellent post. It is good to disclose the historicity of this countries atrocity upon other nations–it relinquishes the mendacity of conversation into the forum of real talk.

By: dowl

dowl — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:41:36 +0000

Uppity,

I really appreciate this blog. It was important for me to read the entire ‘Preacher’s Response’ today. The lessons shared pushes us all to grow forward, keeping our eyes on the prize. Thank you for addressing the need to care. It is too easy to allow ourselves to become distracted on this journey.

Uppity is about radically caring.

By: internet elias

internet elias — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:32:02 +0000

Good post. Interesting thoughts. Were all of us as Christ desired us to be…we WOULD sell all we have and give it to the poor. But American’s are NOT gonna give up what we praise as ‘The American Dream.’ It is NOT God ‘dream.’ It is the American ‘dream.’ And for all the ‘light’ you directed on the subject of Robertson’s comment….I don’t understand why you ‘were not all that moved by what happened.’ The character flaw of ‘not being all that moved’ when we learn of the devastation of others….is why we materialistic Americans were so numb to the previous plight of Haiti…before the earthquake. But not all Americans were ‘numb’ to their plight of poverty. Thousands have spent countless hours there serving and helping…in the small ways available to them….the precious Haitian people. But the majority of Americans…and people the world over…are concerned more with their ‘own’ situations….be they good or bad. We may not all have the means to ‘serve’ Haiti and other peoples of equal economic distress. But if, in the deepest pit of the heart, one cannot ‘FEEL’ strong hurt for the plight of the Haitian circumstance…..he shoud fear the lessons to come his way which teach of ‘humility.’ And concerning what America could have or should have done in times past for Haiti….America can’t help itself. How can it help Haiti. It’s like all nations ‘in the world’….it’s in darkness. The blind lead the blind. But God continues to ‘RULE IN THE KINGDOM OF MEN..AND SETS OVER IT THE BASEST OF MEN.’ God loves the Haitian people. He is there with them…in the midst of the suffering. He keeps alive those who are buried for days. And others…He has taken to Himself…or left them to consequences fo their choosing. But knowing the depth of hurt that has come to their….our compassion has to meet with equal measure….their hurt. As I watch the reality which is Haiti…on CNN…I see the presence of God in the strength of many of the beautiful people. Life has never been about the comforts of the outter man. It has always been about the inner man and his dependence on the Father for Life. I perceive that God is very present amidst these precious people. I’ve heard more ‘praise of God’ from their mouths…in the midst of their suffering…than I’ve heard from many I encounter each day. God WILL give them comfort, hope, courage, and PEACE…in the midst of the storm. So the desire of my heart rises to Him continually for ‘thy will be done’ in the circumstance of the Haitian people…and with all who suffer. God is faithful….in life…and in death.

Again, very good post. Good thoughts.