Pat Robertson's pact quake theory is rubbish!!!

I first heard one of the ppl that I am subscribed to on youtube talk about it and now the local newspaper in Antigua (my home land), The Daily Observer, is talking about it. You see why I dont follow any religious leader. They all full of poop.

LaFleur rocked by Robertson’s pact-quake theory
By Jrucilla Samuel - Monday, January 18th, 2010

As Haiti continues to reel from the effects of the strongest earthquake to hit that country in two centuries, local pastor Jean Gerald LaFleur is denouncing controversial remarks by renowned American evangelist Reverend Pat Robertson.

Speaking on the Christian Broadcasting Network programme “The 700 Club” a day after the catastrophic quake, Robertson announced that he is going to touch on an issue he claimed, “people might not want to talk about.”

According to the programme’s co-host, Haiti’s woes, including the January 12 quake, are a direct result of a pact it signed with the devil “while under the heel of the French.”

Digging into the bowels of history, Robertson insisted that the Haitian slaves, with the help of the devil, rid themselves of colonial rule and since then the Caribbean island has been cursed.

The curse, said Robertson, is evident when one compares Haiti’s socio-economic status to its neighbour the Dominican Republic, which Robertson described as “prosperous and healthy” — a complete antithesis to ravaged Haiti.

Although the evangelist has been chastised for his historical explanation of Haiti’s current state, Robertson nevertheless maintained that it is a “true story” and Haitian-born Pastor LaFleur is not denying all of Robertson’s remarks.

LaFleur acknowledged that a satanic pact was indeed signed. He explained that in 1791 a Jamaican voodoo priest called Boukman presided over a massive voodoo ceremony that might have had serious repercussions for Haiti’s future.

The ceremony involved the killing of a pig, which symbolised the devil, and Boukman prophesied that certain slaves would lead a rebellion that would eventually rid Haiti of France’s stronghold.

In 1804 Haiti got its independence and even though the country became a symbol of hope for the millions downtrodden in an era of slavery, LaFleur pointed out that many people like Robertson, still believe Haiti is cursed.

That’s not the case, according to LaFleur, who noted that despite former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s efforts to preserve the 1791 pact, it was broken by a number of churches in 1995, which held major communion-based ceremonies to symbolise the new covenant with God.

LaFleur, who also heads the Friends of Haiti Association, described Robertson’s remarks as inappropriate and unwise, particularly at a time when Haiti is in crisis. He said the evangelist’s statement could do “more damage than anything else.”

The archbishop of the West Indies, Dr John Holder, also criticised Robertson’s pact-quake theory, which he deems to be an overly simplistic and ridiculous interpretation of last Tuesday’s tragedy.

Dr Holder noted that evil exists elsewhere in the world and it is a mere geographical coincidence that Haiti is being rocked so often by natural disasters.

Nevertheless, Robertson stands by his theory and believes we need to pray that Haitians will turn to God in their time of calamity.

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Mayeshah