Televangelist Robertson warns town of God's wrath

Conservative Christian televangelist Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town that they had rejected God by voting their school board out of office for supporting "intelligent design" and warned them on Thursday not to be surprised if disaster struck.

Robertson, a former Republican presidential candidate and founder of the influential conservative Christian Broadcasting Network and Christian Coalition, has a long record of similar apocalyptic warnings and provocative statements.

Last summer, he hit the headlines by calling for the assassination of leftist Venezuelan Present Hugo Chavez, one of President George W. Bush's most vocal international critics.

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city," Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, "The 700 Club."

"And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there," he said.

all kinds of crazy

Is that a threat? Are you saying God is a terrorist? That's fucked.

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i hate that monkey looking motherfucker. it's funny, though, that someone so simian looking is so hardcore about "intelligent design."

I miss the days when Pat just hated the homos, papists and commies.

Nowadays, even his constituency is given pause. "Well, I don't know there Pat if we want God to take out that Tinky Winky. Them Teletubbies FUNNY. And where can I get me one of them custard machines they got in that house-a theirn?"

And still the best.

Don't be surprised if the next hurricane hits YOU, PA!

i don't mind if (S)He kills me, as long as (S)He waits awhile. Like 80 years or so. That would be cool.

Well, they asked for it! You can't go around rejecting God from your city and NOT expect some kind of retribution. Maybe we should send some of our enlightened Obner members over there to give a lecture on the subject.

Portland is in big trouble. we are godless they say.

Well, after they are done in Dover we can send the Obners to Portland.

all these big picture signatures are annoying.

I'm pretty sure that if God was in the business of killing specific people for wrongdoings, Pat Robertson would've been dead like ... 20 years ago.

phew, glad i'm safe here among the great plains.

Yount, Pennsylvania, is as close as we come to You.

Yount (in center)

God has better things to do.

Almost as dumb as Ralph Nader writing a letter to the Eagles management telling him how they violated T.O.'s free speech.

why do people listen to this hateful man?

Wow, didn't realize you could be so specific with options.

You have made Paper and I quite proud.