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“He was dividing God’s land, and I would say, ‘Woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the [European Union], the United Nations or the United States of America,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Those were Pat Robertson’s words concerning the recent illness of Ariel Sharon. This is a hot potato to throw into the ring as my first topic of discussion, but here it goes. Like usual, the words of Pat Robertson make my stomach churn and floods my head with complexity of the issues surrounding Israel. I think Mr. Robertson is using his soapbox irresponsibly and I perceived no Christ-like compassion in his callous judgment of a man who is fighting for his life nor for a country who may be losing their leader. I have to agree with another observer who stated,<\/p>\n

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“Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance,”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Any thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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