Last May I blogged about Pat Robertson's "predictions" of dire storms, etc., that God told him (if he heard God correctly, he qualified) that would lash the United States in 2006.
Well, in a blow to Robertson (as well as all the Global Warming Prophets who predicted more dangerous hurricanes and storms) in the 2006 Hurricane Season there were exactly "zero" hurricanes that hit the United States.
This year Robertson's annual "Prayer Retreat" gave him a new message from God for 2007, a large scale terrorist attack on US soil (maybe nuclear, but apparently that part of the information God imported to him was a little sketchy).
As we noted before the Biblical standard for God's Prophets was 100% accuracy (Deut 18:20-22; Deut 13 explains what to do with False Prophets). In the article for his 2007 predictions, Robertson stated, "I have a relatively good track record," he said. "Sometimes I miss." Well, even a cursory examination of his predictions since about 1980 demonstrate that "sometimes" is closer to almost always.
I'm sure the reason that news organizations continue to pick up and run his "predictions" every year is for their "ridiculing Christians" value and probably to give the newsroom people a good laugh. Perhaps the most disturbing thing is that when he ran for president, multiple thousands of people actually voted for him.
Evangelicalism would be much better off without people like Pat Robertson gaining any media attention at all and his own personal ministry would be enhanced if he actually read his Bible and understood the mockery he is making of the faith virtually everytime he speaks.
Posted by Narnia3 at February 14, 2007 2:37 PM | TrackBack