How a person or a country responds to a crisis says a lot about that person and country. That is why I was absolutely horrified to hear that some Evangelist told his listeners that Haiti was being punished for making a pact with the devil over two hundred years ago. While this is a story that has been circulated about Haiti, this is no time to bring it up! Hello, it's a legend. And frankly I think it says more about colonization than anything else. These people who supposedly made a pact with the devil would choose the devil and the wrath of God over slavery beneath the French. But that aside, it is simply a legend and this Pat Robertson should not have broadcasted such an opinion. As the host of a tv show, this man has a voice, a loud voice. Is this really how we want our nation represented? I think not.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Haiti Crisis
How a person or a country responds to a crisis says a lot about that person and country. That is why I was absolutely horrified to hear that some Evangelist told his listeners that Haiti was being punished for making a pact with the devil over two hundred years ago. While this is a story that has been circulated about Haiti, this is no time to bring it up! Hello, it's a legend. And frankly I think it says more about colonization than anything else. These people who supposedly made a pact with the devil would choose the devil and the wrath of God over slavery beneath the French. But that aside, it is simply a legend and this Pat Robertson should not have broadcasted such an opinion. As the host of a tv show, this man has a voice, a loud voice. Is this really how we want our nation represented? I think not.
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