Pat Robertson says Haiti Quake God's punishment for deal with devil that let the Hatian slave rebellion succeed 200 years ago. Are we to believe a loving God is that heartless?

“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. You know, Napoleon the third, or whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, ‘we will serve you if you will get us free from the French.’

“True story. And so, the devil said, ‘OK, it’s a deal.’”

Never mind that the slave rebellion was actually under Napolean Bonaparte, not 44 years later under Napoleon III. It’s easy to forgive historical errors 200 years after the fact. What’s tougher to accept is a so-called man of God blaming the victims instead of calling for compassion and assistance for the people. Are we truly to believe that Robertson’s “God of Love” punishes people 200 years after the fact because they threw off the bonds of slavery? Perhaps Robertson’s God only looks favorably on those Blacks who know their place and accept slavery as their rightful lot.

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