Televangelist Pat Robertson created a firestorm when he recently called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez. Christians are offended that a minister would openly advocate breaking a commandment- murder, no less, and non-Christians have opened the flood gates of disdain and mockery. It's religiously unthinkable to suggest killing someone for any reason no matter who they are, what they've done or how evil they may be.
Ok, let’s see if I understand what you’re all saying… when David “assassinated” Goliath he was evil and should have been convicted of murder. But since he saved thousands of Israelites from slavery and death he was favored of God and eventually became king? How’d that happen?
Now I don’t follow Pat Robertson. In fact, I don’t believe anyone who says they can save my soul if I send them my money. I think that makes him a con man, preaching for “filthy lucre.”
But you have to wonder if maybe Ari Fleischer had a good point. When we invaded Iraq the first time, if we had sent a team of seals into Baghdad to take out Sadaam, we would have saved thousands of American and Iraqi lives. Of course we didn’t because everyone in Washington was high and mighty about not stooping to that and tarnishing our image. Haven’t we done other clandestine acts in times of war? Wouldn’t the miserable life of one evil man be outweighed by the lives of thousands of innocent people?
Kinda makes you think!
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