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DarkBronzePlant · 02-13-2003, 09:50 AM

...and will have it surgically removed.

(the story)

Now, correct me if I am wrong, but near the end of pretty much every one of his 700 Club airings, he & his fellow "newscasters" get together and read letters from their ailing viewers, praying for them to be cured. Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity for Robertson to showcase the awesome power of this prayer network by foregoing the surgery and having his staff simply pray for him on air?

Bree · 02-13-2003, 09:51 AM

I wonder if this malady can be traced back to his umpteen-million years of shitting out the wrong end?

Rhea · 02-13-2003, 09:53 AM

Make that prostate Cancer...

Anyway, yeah - what a GREAT opportunity to see the power of prayer!

(Leaves dangling the question of why any truly faithful christian would want to delay their trip to heaven... "Whoo-HOOO! Just got my TICKet! I'm OUTa here, folks - see you on the other side! PRAISE GOD!"

lpetrich · 02-13-2003, 10:33 AM

Prostate cancer? I suppose that comes with being an obnoxious prick...

topane · 02-13-2003, 10:40 AM

...therefore God exists?

HelenM · 02-13-2003, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by DarkBronzePlant
Now, correct me if I am wrong, but near the end of pretty much every one of his 700 Club airings, he & his fellow "newscasters" get together and read letters from their ailing viewers, praying for them to be cured. Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity for Robertson to showcase the awesome power of this prayer network by foregoing the surgery and having his staff simply pray for him on air?

Maybe so...but I don't see that he's being a hypocrite unless he tells other people not to have surgery and I don't see that he's disobeying the Bible unless it says somewhere "Do not avail yourself of professional medical help if you get ill".

Helen

Bumble Bee Tuna · 02-13-2003, 10:46 AM

On reading the topic title, I smiled. YAY! People like Pat Robertson deserve to die as soon as possible. I welcome any bad news about their health eagerly. I hope the surgery has complications and he dies a painful death in the hospital.

-B

Aerik Von · 02-13-2003, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by Bumble Bee Tuna
On reading the topic title, I smiled. YAY! People like Pat Robertson deserve to die as soon as possible. I welcome any bad news about their health eagerly. I hope the surgery has complications and he dies a painful death in the hospital.

-B

I don't wish death on anyone, but really - he is more a detriment to society than anything helpful. His passing would'nt be a huge tearjerker for me.

Darwin's Finch · 02-13-2003, 10:57 AM

As much as I despise the loathesome toad, I don't wish cancer on anyone. What irks me is that he will spend big money to get the best possible treatment (as he should) and, if it is successful, he will undoubtedly try to parlay his recovery into more $$ from his audience with his power of prayer patter, without giving credit where it's due.

Still, it would be a great opportunity for him to demonstrate the unadorned power of prayer, and I would be most interested to see what his flock would make of it if it was a total failure.

On second thought, they would probably just resort to the "God's will" excuse. There's just no reasoning with a closed, circular system of thought.

Eudaimonist · 02-13-2003, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by Bumble Bee Tuna
On reading the topic title, I smiled. YAY! People like Pat Robertson deserve to die as soon as possible. I welcome any bad news about their health eagerly. I hope the surgery has complications and he dies a painful death in the hospital.

Yikes!

I don't hate Pat Robertson... I just disapprove of many of his ideas. I hope he gets better. Best of all would be a change of worldview.

02-13-2003, 09:50 AM	#1
DarkBronzePlant Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 3,568	Pat Robertson has colon cancer... ...and will have it surgically removed. (the story) Now, correct me if I am wrong, but near the end of pretty much every one of his 700 Club airings, he & his fellow "newscasters" get together and read letters from their ailing viewers, praying for them to be cured. Wouldn't this be a perfect opportunity for Robertson to showcase the awesome power of this prayer network by foregoing the surgery and having his staff simply pray for him on air?

02-13-2003, 10:40 AM	#5
topane Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 193	Pat Robertson has colon cancer... ...therefore God exists?

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02-13-2003, 09:51 AM	#2
Bree Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Twin Cities, USA Posts: 3,197	I wonder if this malady can be traced back to his umpteen-million years of shitting out the wrong end?

02-13-2003, 09:53 AM	#3
Rhea Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Recluse Posts: 9,040	Make that prostate Cancer... Anyway, yeah - what a GREAT opportunity to see the power of prayer! (Leaves dangling the question of why any truly faithful christian would want to delay their trip to heaven... "Whoo-HOOO! Just got my TICKet! I'm OUTa here, folks - see you on the other side! PRAISE GOD!"

02-13-2003, 10:33 AM	#4
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	Prostate cancer? I suppose that comes with being an obnoxious prick...

02-13-2003, 10:46 AM	#7
Bumble Bee Tuna Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middletown, CT Posts: 7,333	On reading the topic title, I smiled. YAY! People like Pat Robertson deserve to die as soon as possible. I welcome any bad news about their health eagerly. I hope the surgery has complications and he dies a painful death in the hospital. -B

02-13-2003, 10:57 AM	#9
Darwin's Finch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Gardnerville, NV Posts: 666	As much as I despise the loathesome toad, I don't wish cancer on anyone. What irks me is that he will spend big money to get the best possible treatment (as he should) and, if it is successful, he will undoubtedly try to parlay his recovery into more $$ from his audience with his power of prayer patter, without giving credit where it's due. Still, it would be a great opportunity for him to demonstrate the unadorned power of prayer, and I would be most interested to see what his flock would make of it if it was a total failure. On second thought, they would probably just resort to the "God's will" excuse. There's just no reasoning with a closed, circular system of thought.

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