The progress toward solving the epidemic of violence against women is a large task. We must create a society where women who are victims of violence feel supported, are able to detect the signs and know where to turn for help.
Pat Robertson has racked up countless on-air hours in his nearly half-century as a televangelist. Host of "The 700 Club," the premier program of the C...
Michelle Bachmann claims that Hurricane Irene was God's way of telling American politicians to cut spending.
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Not more than a week after my rant about the absurdities that poured from the mouth of Pat Robertson regarding Haiti's earthquake, I read this headline: "Iranian Cleric: Promiscuous Women Cause Earthquakes."
In its original context, sin is not a personal weakness but a necessary stumble in the road toward whom we are meant to become. Looking at it this way may deepen our experience of life.
We should thank Robertson and Beck. They have reminded us that we crave -- no, DEMAND -- sane Christianity, and that actually there are many millions of us who profess it.
It's become so expected now, when some event occurs which could bond humanity and nations together in shared purpose, that high profile fools will let fly with the bleakest of pronouncements.
I defy anybody to find one Haitian who believes there is any comparison to be made between a pact with the devil, and the mythical ceremony that took place in the hills of Haiti.
Shouldn't those politicians who have been recipients of Robertson's largess be pressed to denounce his remarks and return the money -- or maybe asked to send an equal amount to Haitian relief?
This is a new kind of enemy, but like the enemy outside, they will not be defeated until people of good will for whom they claim to speak and act stop quietly acquiescing and speak out against them.
The Rev. Al Sharpton came to the Christ United Temple on Chicago's South Side Sunday, asking churches to contribute to Haiti relief funds. Along the w...
Pat Robertson's Haiti quotes this past week have created quite a stir.
The outspoken televangelist and 1988 presidential hopeful said about Haiti:
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Pat Robertson's comment that Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil" has inspired several reactions since he made the remark Wednesday aftern...
There are human tragedies like the one in Haiti that can make you question your belief in God. Then there are holier than thou fools like Pat Robertson who can remind you that some of us have the Devil inside.
Televangelist Pat Robertson said Wednesday that earthquake-ravaged Haiti has been "cursed" by a "pact to the devil."
"Something happened a long time ...
The seismic shift that began just 10 miles outside Haiti's capital city this past week is nothing if not symbolic of the republic's enduring trail of tragedy.
Remember me? I'm one of those people for the American way. You credited us with being the cause of 9/11. Now, leave it to you, you old son of a gun, to remind us of the pact the people of Haiti made with the Devil.