Once again, the voice of evil has risen amidst a devastating human tragedy. Pat Robertson, the depraved conservative evangelist, sees God's hand in the Haiti earthquake, a punishment for that country's "pact with Satan." Such religious zealots, convinced that their God micromanages the Universe, view life from a narrow, self-righteous perspective.
Like other con men who use natural disaster to further their cause and line their pockets, religious bigots are quick to spout opinions that will appeal to their god-fearing, uneducated base of support. Robertson's poisonous and evil remarks, tinged with racism, disgust most humans but reinforce the views of his flock.
While some might argue that it is best to ignore the rant of these zealots, their message of hate, however deranged, resonates through a significant segment of human society. And their extreme views, though ridiculed by mainstream churches, highlight the danger of intolerance and rigid religious beliefs throughout the global population. In most cases, these convictions foment discrimination, impair cooperation, trigger confrontation and augment human misery; for these reasons, they must be exposed and condemned.
