Comments on: Update III: Haiti: Trade In Voodoo For Values (Senegal Does It Right)

By: Nokushi

Nokushi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:11:30 +0000

Black people treat white people like gods: they blame them for everything that goes wrong with them and they keep pestering them for handouts.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:43:00 +0000

Thank you! Well said!!!!

Whether or not Pat Robertson “finds solace” in it, as a Bible-believing Christian, I find the Old Testament true, instructive, and valuable. The Old Testament gives much food for thought.

Those who resort to familiar spirits are condemned by God because they have not believed HIM and sought HIM. God’s wrath at being ignored, disobeyed and displaced by idols of any kind is a major Old Testament lesson.

God divided Israel because Solomon sinned by going after his wives’ pagan gods. The idolatry of all the kings in Samaria resulted in their eventual exile (II Kings 17).

II Kings 21 and II Chronicles 33 and 36 sum up the idolatry of most of Judah’s kings, Manasseh’s “last straw” wickedness: and resultant exile and fall of Jerusalem.

Jesus/Yeshua came to pay the penalty required for sin. Those who reject him do so at their spiritual peril. (John 3: 18.) The New Testament warns us that there is more of God’s wrath to come. (John 3:36)

I rejoice in I Corinthians 5:21, my only hope in escaping that wrath and final judgment.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:54:24 +0000

Pat Robertson made a stupid statement, and gave the Enemies of Judaism/Christianity a weapon to make fun out of both religions. No one bothered to note that when he made the statement, the phone number scrolling across the screen was the number to pledge money to Haitian relief. It was part of an appeal message. In contrast, Pat has led probably hundreds of prayers dedicating this nation to God and the Progressives still keep winning elections. It is the culture that matters and one based on Judeo/Christianity is clearly better (Especially in disasters) than any other. One might note that where charities from Europe and the US are represented in Haiti, the Crescent Cross isn't listed. Maybe I missed it. But I do remember that when Iran had their earthquake, they took our help but bitc-hed that a charity worker might mention that he/she was a Christian.

By: Randy Redinger

Randy Redinger — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:19:03 +0000

I heard a couple of DJs on a local radio station talking about Pat Robertson’s statements in a very disbelieving and derogatory way the other day- which was how I first heard of the statements. While most people I know feel the same way as the aforementioned DJs, I wondered whether there was some truth to what he said. I did a little research online about the history and religion of the Haitian people, and it did little to clear up my questions. Your column did, however. In a very general way, the Haitian people have embraced witchcraft and superstition- as opposed to the truth of the gospel. This, I believe, is much like how it has gone in most of Africa. I’m thinking here of Ethiopia- a country I believe in past eras was extremely wealthy and prosperous. Thanks for helping to clear up what was a feeling of ambiguity about the statements. As I previously stated, I felt there was some truth to what Pat Robertson said, but couldn’t really justify the feeling- you have stated my feelings completely. The information I found on the revolutionary maroon who said the prayer referenced on Robertson’s website and on the prayer he was said to have said does not appear to me to have been an appeal to the Devil. It looks to me like it was spoken in ignorance, and was an appeal to a false god. I suppose an argument could be made that if you aren’t making an appeal to God, then the Devil is the only alternative, but I didn’t see a specific offer of fealty to the Devil. Thoughts?

By: Mike D

Mike D — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:53:05 +0000

“….the exhibitionism of cable news anchors,”, yup, that about sums up crisis “journalism”. Hilarious insight!

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:43:13 +0000

Ilana,

I love your columns and always look forward to reading them. This one was great because it reveals the hypocrisy of the left, a subject that Yeshua addressed most vehemently, as well as the righteous way to give, another subject Yeshua was passionate about. Nevertheless, everyone that follows the Written Torah is persecuted by the left. Why is that? Jesus was persecuted because He put the Written Torah over the oral Torah, in obedience to Deuteronomy that we do not add or take away from the Lord’s Word. Rightly do you mention the Written Word of God, rather than Hillel, customs and deeds. The Lord Yeshua commanded His followers to obey God and His commandments in the Torah, so in a sense to be a disciple of Christ is to be a Jew, or at least a convert to the God of Israel with a heart to obey Him and His Torah. To be a light to the world is just to live the Torah. The darkness hates that.

Liberty was declared by the Lord. The enemy hates that.

We love the light and the liberty that comes with it.

Therefore the enemy hates us.

Continue to hold forth the light Ilana! It’s working! It makes the enemy enraged with anger! And the children of God rejoice!

By: Martin Berrow

Martin Berrow — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:17:42 +0000

This story ILana wrote on Haiti grabbed my attention. In particular, about how we see the elite, "pretty folk", PUBLICLY giving their donations to the Haitians. Cameras wide open. Barak Obama and his wife made it crystal clear that they gave $15,000 (personal funds) to the Haitians. I reckon that Jeremiah Wright never taught the Obamas about what Christ said in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 6: "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them". He goes on to say, But when you give Alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing". Thank you ILana for this article. ~Martin Berrow

By: Tammie Martin

Tammie Martin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:09:20 +0000

The New Testament verse “. . . for we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities.” came to mind as I was reading your column. As much as some want to demonize Pat Robertson for what he said, what we worship and place value on is directly reflected in the resultant chaos or peace that governs a nation’s people. The chaos in Haiti clearly shows the wicked choices its government and many of the general population have made throughout the centuries –let’s not gloss this truth over to spare people’s feelings. That doesn’t solve the real problem. The most loving and compassionate thing people can do now for Haiti is to do what rescue personnel are currently doing, and then to hold out the light of truth that will ultimately set them free, while renouncing the evil that binds them.

By: Robert Rupard

Robert Rupard — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:16:04 +0000

Isn’t it interesting how values, or the lack thereof, have such a powerful influence on life, no matter where you may live. Haitian values place very little responsibility on the here and now and, as you say, saddle ancestors, ghosts and spirits with the responsibility for their current situation. Personally, I lay the blame on Haitian revolution of the late 1700s in the fact that the newly-freed slaves were in no way ready to govern themselves, and have proven over the last 200+ years that their advancement is mostly nil since that time. It is sad, but I hazard to say that it is nobody’s fault but their own, and finger-pointing in the U.S. by those who say we haven’t done enough leads me to respond: “Why are we responsible?”. Call me hard and cold. I can take it.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:05:02 +0000

The kernel of truth in the joke about the man is part of the creed in the canon of progressives. How the man came to such an attitude is understandable. How the West came to it I guess; anyone can do without gods but everyone must have his devil.

BTW, I’ve noticed it’s no longer voodoo, but vodou. Am I to gather voodoo has been absolved of its part in the distribution of misery on that island or, that it’s undergone a reformation?