It's the Haitian's Fault?

I've been feeling a little guilty recently about having not attended church in a while, but Pat Robertson's comment today makes me realize that my Sunday mornings may be better spent sleeping in.

According to Robertson: "Something happened a long time ago in Haiti. They got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said we will serve you if you'll get us free from the French."

So, according to Pat Robertson, the Haitians brought this disaster upon themselves. This is the wrath of God, I guess.

Can you believe that a man who purports to be of God would make such a callous, cruel and obviously insane comment at a time like this? There are still thousands of people trapped under rubble, struggling to stay alive. Not to mention all those families mourning or desperately searching for their loved ones. It probably doesn't help them to think that God did this as payback.

Robertson's comment is a huge disservice to organized religion, especially Christianity. Religious leaders across the world need to condemn his ignorant comment for what it is: the misguided babblings of a man whose time has come and gone.