Pat Robertson Haiti comments condemned
January 15th, 2010 - 12:54 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Port-Au-Prince, Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rev. Pat Robertson made a lot of controversial remarks on the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti. On his Christian Broadcasting Network show yesterday, Rev. Pat Robertson said that the nation of Haiti has been devastated by a large earthquake because its people “made a pact with the devil.” “Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it,” Robertson said. “They were under the heel of the French … and they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, ‘We will serve you if you’ll get us free from the French.’”
“True story,” he continued. “And the devil said, ‘OK, it’s a deal.’ Ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after another.” His comments were condemned by all, including the White House also. A senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said that the broadcaster Pat Robertson’s remark that Haiti has been “cursed” doesn’t express the spirit of the American people or the president. She said on ABC’s show ‘Good Morning America’ that the tasteless comments on Haiti left a bad taste in her mouth and she was literally shocked at the statement made by Pat Robertson.
David Waters, editor of the Washington Post’s “On Faith” online column also said that Robertson had gone over the top and that the time has come for him to stop making such ridiculous statements.
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