Pat Robertson Research Paper
The life and work of Pat Robertson (shortened version):
Pat Robertson is an American Christian Political extremist, born in Lexington Virginia in 1930. Generally he is a supporter of conservative Christian ideals and previously worked as a Baptist minister, although over the years has founded several major organisations and is currently chairman of the Christian broadcasting network. Robertson is a wealthy, powerful and influential man respected by some but feared by others.
He was born into a political family his father being a US senator. He was a bright academic student fortunate to study and gain a history degree at Washington University. In 1948 Robertson was drafted into the Marine Corps and served in the Korean war he later claimed …show more content…
He has often predicted catastrophic events will take place and when a terrorist attack failed to happen in 2007 he said, “all I can think is that somehow the people of god prayed and god in his mercy spared us”. Personally I find it difficult to understand why anyone would promote his or her religion by putting fear into others.
In addition Robertson hosts his own TV show where members of the public phone in for advice on a range of subjects. There are many examples of the prejudice, racist, sexist and homophobic views he holds; he once stated that a man should not marry a woman who has adopted children as this is “taking on the problems of others”. He then went on to try and justify this comment by donating large amounts of money to orphanages but would not take an orphan into his own home because of the problems that he says come with them.
In my view this is not following God’s word to help others, to see the good in everyone and to forgive those who have sinned. The more I have read about Pat Robertson, the more questions I have which I do not claim to have all the answers to, here are just a few of
Pat Robertson is an American Christian Political extremist, born in Lexington Virginia in 1930. Generally he is a supporter of conservative Christian ideals and previously worked as a Baptist minister, although over the years has founded several major organisations and is currently chairman of the Christian broadcasting network. Robertson is a wealthy, powerful and influential man respected by some but feared by others.
He was born into a political family his father being a US senator. He was a bright academic student fortunate to study and gain a history degree at Washington University. In 1948 Robertson was drafted into the Marine Corps and served in the Korean war he later claimed …show more content…
He has often predicted catastrophic events will take place and when a terrorist attack failed to happen in 2007 he said, “all I can think is that somehow the people of god prayed and god in his mercy spared us”. Personally I find it difficult to understand why anyone would promote his or her religion by putting fear into others.
In addition Robertson hosts his own TV show where members of the public phone in for advice on a range of subjects. There are many examples of the prejudice, racist, sexist and homophobic views he holds; he once stated that a man should not marry a woman who has adopted children as this is “taking on the problems of others”. He then went on to try and justify this comment by donating large amounts of money to orphanages but would not take an orphan into his own home because of the problems that he says come with them.
In my view this is not following God’s word to help others, to see the good in everyone and to forgive those who have sinned. The more I have read about Pat Robertson, the more questions I have which I do not claim to have all the answers to, here are just a few of