Pat Robertson just said that creation shouldn't be taught in school

[southernleftylady]

he said that there is no scientific evidence that it happen... Ive never thought he would have said that

[Occulus]

1. Beg pardon?

WHO said that?????

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. elaborate please?

[undergroundpanther]

4. Pat robertson

Needs to be confronted by some liberals with teeth who can stand up to his verbal assaults,talk over his loudmouth without backing down ridicule robertson off the air waves.

[ashmanonar]

9. umm...

idk if you heard right...pat robertson acknowledged that CREATION (ya know, the beginning of the world in religious terms?) SHOULDN'T BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.

he's siding with us. or at least, not siding with the repubs. they must have really pissed him off.

i think this is amazing. we've got allies! and honestly, they're allies i never thought we'd have. maybe bush truly is a uniter: he unites everyone against him!

[independentchristian]

20. He's not siding with anyone

idk if you heard right...pat robertson acknowledged that CREATION (ya know, the beginning of the world in religious terms?) SHOULDN'T BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.

he's siding with us.

What he is doing is basically saying what 90% of Christians in the freaking country think.

Most Christians don't want "God created the heavens and the earth" taught in the school system.

The simple answer to that is the fact that that's what "Sunday School and Bible Teaching" are for.

Where in the world do people get the belief from that Christians want the school system to be "Bible Study"?

[ashmanonar]

23. ok, fair enough.

call that a misstatement.

i think that people tend to get that belief (that christians want the school system to be bible study) from the biggest and loudest (radio hosts, or "religious leaders"?)...unless the 90 % of christians who don't can get on the radio and tv and internet and outshout the radio jocks, people are probably gonna continue to form opinions based on the shouters.

sad, but true.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Is this THE Pat Robertson?

The fundie evangelist?

[tridim]

5. I have to assume he misspoke

He meant "evolution", not "creation".

[madinmaryland]

6. You have a link to this? n/t

[rodeodance]

8. He believes in Intelligent Design --was just talking on C-span

[independentchristian]

22. Of course he believes in "Intelligent Design"

God created the heavens and the earth is where that belief comes from.

Most Christians don't want that taught in the school system. "Church" is where that is taught.

[Nite Owl]

7. No proof that there is

a God either. It's all faith but they insist that it be included in the pledge etc. They want it both ways.

[ashmanonar]

10. this is the point. robertson is saying that religion doesn't belong

in public schools. separation of church and state!

[Kber]

13. Throughout history whenever the "state" has gotten intertwined

in religious affairs, religion inevitably ends up corrupted and discredited. Maybe Robertson is getting wise to the fact that he has been consorting with dogs, and now has fleas.

As a religious person myself, I favor strict separation of church and state because of the damage both institutions will eventually suffer.

[ashmanonar]

17. yep.

see, this surprises me. robertson seems so extremist sometimes, but then he comes back with a stunningly liberal suggestion or meme...it's amazing.

[mattclearing]

11. Pat Robertson - Scientific explanation..

Head expanding...skull cannot contain...
:nuke:

[BattyDem]

12. Uh oh ...

DUers and a fundie evangelist are on the same side of an issue .... isn't that one of the signs of the Apocalypse? ;-)

[Az]

14. There is a new attack under way I would presume

They are giving up on battling through the courts and are now ready to begin an assault on the Judiciary system all together. I think they believe they have enough votes to weaken the Judiciary and begin rewriting the Constitution.

[noonwitch]

19. Incidentally, Pat's latest book is about the courts

Or maybe not so incidentally.

[ChairOne]

15. Rope-a-dope /eom

[Maat]

16. I found out something when I watched the special,

"With God on Their Side." It was on Sundance Channel; I'm reading the book of the same name now.

I guess there was bad blood between the Booooshies and Robertson, at least at one time, because he was ahead of Sr. in the Republican primaries in the 80's (88?). So, magically, the 'PTL' scandal came about, and/or the 'Swaggert' scandal, and all of a sudden, religious broadcasters' names were mud. Quite a coincidence, huh? And Boooosh Sr. surged ahead.

Things that make you go "Hmmmmm....."!

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. He probably would have us believe that 'creation science'

and 'intelligent design' are two different things.

[Junkdrawer]

21. ....he's thinking of running again, isn't he...

He always talks like that before he runs...