No one has done a greater disservice to the faith they supposedly profess than the Reverend Pat Robertson. On more than one occasion, Robertson, has uttered statements that clearly contrast with the message Christ delivered during his time on Earth. Now Robertson has told an entire town that a natural disaster is eminent and that when such a disaster does occur they should not turn to God for comfort.

We should commend the good reverend for modeling Christ in both word and deed. I can just hear Jesus telling the people of Jerusalem not to turn to God in their hour of need, it sounds just like him. Oh wait a minute, no it doesn’t it sounds like a wayward reverend with not concept of how be a steward for his faith. Residents in the town on Dover, PA recently voted out a school board that called for the teaching of intelligent design (creationism) in science classes in the public schools. To be true, there are certainly citizens in Dover who would be classified as Atheists, Secular Humanist and others opposed to the free exercise of religion. Others still were most likely opposed to the state sponsorship of religion, which the teaching of creation certainly is.

Evolution is not a scientific fact, but a theory of science nonetheless and should be taught as such in a public school science class. Creation is not of science but a spiritual matter that is unique to the Judeo-Christian faiths. If we are to be a nation of laws and not of men or of whims then we must resist the temptation to mandate the teaching of matters of faith in the public forum, for when that day comes, who will decide what is spiritual and what is not and what will be the fate of those with contrasting beliefs? Shall they be deported or forced to convert. America should not adopt the strategies of radical Islam. Pat Robertson’s message therefore is clearly one of intolerance and it is further proof that he does not embrace the premise of separation of church and state.

Parents who want to teach the importance of spirituality to their children should do it themselves and not ask the state to do it. If they seek further reinforcement of those beliefs they should have their children attend church and religious schools. Indeed, parents should be prepared to make sacrifices and fund a private education, rather than turning the public schools into religious schools. Don’t worry citizens of Dover, regardless of what the wacko Pat Robertson says, you can continue to turn to God in time of need. To resist theocracy is not to turn from God, reverend.
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