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| PAT ROBERTSON FARTED ON MARCH 22, 1930 | |||
| '''Marion "Pat" Robertson''' (born ], ]) is a ] ] in the ], and the head of the ]. He is the host of the popular TV show ''],'' which airs on many religious cable channels. His extreme conservative views have made him the subject of much controversy, especially his statements in favor of the dissolution of the barrier between church and state. Robertson's net worth is between ]200,000,000 and $1,000,000,000. | |||
| Robertson was a candidate for ] during the ] electoral campaign, though he failed to win enough popular support to remain on the ballot beyond the ]s. | |||
| Support for Robertson extends beyond the Christian community. In 2002, he received the ''State of Israel Friendship Award'' from the ] for his consistent support for Greater Israel. In that year the ] also expressed its gratitude to Robertson for "unwavering support for Israel" and "standing up to evil". | |||
| Robertson's views mirror those of ] in many ways, and Falwell has made frequent appearances on ''The 700 Club''. Among his more controversial statements, Robertson has described ] as a "socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians." | |||
| Robertson claims to have used the power of ] to steer ]s away from his ] headquarters. He took credit for steering the course in ] of Hurricane Gloria, which caused millions of dollars of destruction in many states along the east coast. He made a similar claim about another destructive storm, Hurricane Felix, in ]. | |||
| He also agreed with ] that the ] were caused by "]s, ]ists, ]s, ]s, ]s, the ] and the ]." | |||
| ==Liberia== | |||
| In various episodes of his ''700 Club'' program during the months of June and July ], Robertson repeatedly supported ]n President ]. Robertson accuses the ] of giving ] bad advice, and of trying "as hard as they can to destabilize Liberia". Robertson has also failed to mention in his broadcasts his $8 million investment in a Liberian gold mine. Taylor has been (and had been at the time of Robertson's support) indicted by the ] for ]. See also the Quotes section below. | |||
| ==Operation Blessing== | |||
| Robertson claims to have spent $1.2 million bringing aid to ]s in ], however, critics (such as ] and ]) claim the money was actually spent to bring heavy equipment for Robertson's ], a ] ] operation. | |||
| ==Quotes by Pat Robertson== | |||
| * "The ] is probably a ] alive in ] today." | |||
| * "]s are the spirit of the AntiChrist." ''(])'' | |||
| * "We’re undermining a Christian, Baptist president to bring in Muslim rebels to take over the country." (Robertson on Liberia) | |||
| * "I have never met Taylor in my life. I don’t know what he has done or hasn’t done." (Robertson on Liberia) | |||
| ==Quotes Regarding Pat Robertson== | |||
| * ] (]) | |||
| ** "A ] pinhead with a deep distrust of ]." | |||
| ==Writings by Pat Robertson== | |||
| * '']'' (]) | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *1 -- '']'' by ] (]) | |||
| See also: | |||
| * ] | |||
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PAT ROBERTSON FARTED ON MARCH 22, 1930