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August 25 Pat Robertson= Osama Bin Laden? As many of you know, there has been a controversy whirling in the political realm this week. A few days ago, Christian Broadcast Network founder and televangelist Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on his broadcast; a storm erupted immediately following his unexpected tirade. With that action, Robertson just emulated Osama Bin Laden in that he called for murder without actually being the doer.
Bin Laden is a terrorist who does not murder people himself but orders his crazed followers to do so. Robertson did exactly that as he stated on his show, "If he thinks we're trying to assassinate him [Chavez], I think we really ought to go ahead and do it." He, the influential man that he is, claims that we should kill a person breaking the "Thou shall not kill" principle. His Television show ratings amount to about 1 million viewers a day so obviously many people look up to him. The only thing that really worries me is their position in society. Osama Bin Laden is a "political" figure rather than a religious one though he attempts to justify his atrocious actions through Islam (which does not condone his immorality). Pat Robertson on the other hand IS a religious figure who often intervenes politically. All I am saying is if people globally, including myself, call Bin Laden a terrorist, why can't the same thing apply to Pat?
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