Pat Robertson to grieving mom: “Your dead baby could have been Hitler”

[geardaddy]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/09/1391829/-Pat-Robertson-to-grieving-mom-Your-dead-baby-could-have-been-Hitler?detail=facebook_sf

When Pat Robertson advised an 80-year-old woman to go get a job so she can keep paying the church her tithe, I was speechless. But today, he even outdid himself.

On his 700 Club television show, the right-wing televangelist (and son of a segregationist) was asked why God would allow a helpless infant to die in the hospital.

His response? God willed it, because maybe your child would have grown up to be the next Hitler. No, I am not joking …

As far as God’s concerned, he knows the answer from the beginning. And he sees the little baby, and that little baby could grow up to be Adolf Hitler. He could grow up to be Joseph Stalin. He could grow up to be some serial killer. Or he could grow up to die of a hideous disease. God sees all that. And for that life to be terminated when he’s still a baby, he’s going to be with God forever in heaven. And that isn’t a bad thing.

I’m sure the mother who tragically lost her baby in the hospital will feel great knowing that at least their baby didn’t grow up to be Adolf Hitler.

The rest at link.

[awoke_in_2003]

1. Then why did he allow

Hitler, Stalin, or any serial killer to be born ?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Pat Robertson is an ignoranus.

That's somebody who is both stupid and an asshole. The asshole aspect is abundantly obvious. The stupid part is that his notion of God is completely incomprehensible (leaving aside the issue of whether there is one). Couldn't one say the same about abortion? Couldn't you say God told you to get an abortion because the baby was going to grow up to be a serial killer? Also, couldn't God, being omnipotent and all that, prevent somebody from growing up to be a serial killer?

[Warpy]

3. Robertson's god allowed Hitler

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Take it from one who knows, many people give you similar words of "comfort" when an infant dies.

I don't know what thought process makes them think that such stupid statements are acceptable.

[kenfrequed]

5. He is as morally consistant as a crocodile

Seriously, he only sees his flock as people to fleece and eat.

I wonder if he would make a similar argument about abortion? Obviously he wouldn't.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

6. Wanna know the HORROR story this is related to? On THIS board and in THIS country as much or more

THAN HALF of the people agree with Pat Robertson that God exists, is all powerful and can ascertain what a baby will grow up to be.

[KamaAina]

7. How many blunts has he been smoking??!!

[Enrique]

8. i'm just curious

who listens to him say that, and says to themselves, "good point..."

[Human101948]

9. Robertson's god is a fucking sadist!

And stupid too because Adolf Hitler baby could not travel backwards through time.

[geardaddy]

10. To Pat's mom...

You're unaborted baby became a fuckwit fleecer.

[Lil Missy]

11. OMG what a jackass. n/t

[sarisataka]

12. I can't say it better than this-

[Jamastiene]

13. If God would let a baby die because it might grow up

to be Hitler, why didn't God let Hitler die as a baby?

His logic is way off, as usual.