News, Former So. Baptist official calls for 'boycott' of Pat Robertson. (vote, conservative)

[JD59]

A California pastor and political activist is calling for a boycott of The 700 Club and pioneering televangelist Pat Robertson. The pastor called for the boycott shortly after Robertson personally endorsed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for president.

Former So. Baptist official calls for 'boycott' of Pat Robertson (OneNewsNow.com) (broken link)

[bchris02]

Doesn't it seem that as the years go by, evangelicals are moving more and more to the right and farther from the mainstream? Back in the 80s they actually made sense, now they are simply going nuts!

We are electing the President of the United States, not a church pastor. Religious belief should NOT be the sole litmus test determining who to vote for.

[Mike from back east]

By all means, boycott that looney-toon wackjob. Robertson is in it for the money. He's a media hog like Al Sharpton.

Money donated to religion belongs in everyone's local church, where REAL clergymen help real people with real life issues.

Talking head tel-evangelists (Robertson, Dobson, et al) should lose tax exempt status as they're political action committees.

[silas777]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Doesn't it seem that as the years go by, evangelicals are moving more and more to the right and farther from the mainstream? Back in the 80s they actually made sense, now they are simply going nuts!

We are electing the President of the United States, not a church pastor. Religious belief should NOT be the sole litmus test determining who to vote for.

well back in the 80s robertson ran for president because Bush 41 was not conservative enough! hence the begining of the christian coalition!

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

I kind of suspected this was coming when that whole thing with Guiliana happened. Nothing like a christian cat fight for entertainment.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren

....Nothing like a christian cat fight for entertainment.

Maybe we can do that thing with the ring and the hungry lions.

[dscans]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Religious belief should NOT be the sole litmus test determining who to vote for.

As a matter of fact, I believe there is a clause in the Constitution rejecting this.

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by silas777

well back in the 80s robertson ran for president because Bush 41 was not conservative enough! hence the begining of the christian coalition!

Yeah, endorsing Guiliani is probably the first sensible thing I've seen that guy do. I don't remember Robertson having much pull back in the 80s and the Christian Right supported Bush anyways.