# Pat Robertson: Sharon's stroke is God's punishment. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652 "2006-01-05T22:52:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/1 "2006-01-05T22:52:31Z")
I know, I know. Bears shit discovered in woods, Pope takes communion, but still, [this one](http://www.kare11.com/news/cooler_article.aspx?storyid=115851) is offensive even for Robertson. He’s claiming that Sharon’s stroke is divine punishment for “dividing God’s land.” The worst part is that he implies that Rabin’s assassination was justified. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/2 "2006-01-05T22:54:53Z")
So, what nastiness were the derned coal miners being punished for? I’d just like to know so I can avoid it myself, of course. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/3 "2006-01-05T22:56:25Z")
I dunno, it seems as if Pat’s not even really trying anymore. after all, he failed to link in abortionists or gays to the mix. I’m rather disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/4 "2006-01-05T22:59:43Z")
> [@](#): > > So, what nastiness were the derned coal miners being punished for? Coal miners, hell. [How 'bout ice-skating children](http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-01-04T202556Z_01_KWA276151_RTRUKOC_0_UK-GERMANY-COLLAPSE.xml)? ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/5 "2006-01-05T23:04:23Z")
You just have to wonder what special treat God has lined up for him after his demise. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/6 "2006-01-05T23:07:00Z")
I thought Sharon’s obesity may be to blame, but then I remembered, God was pissed off. ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/7 "2006-01-05T23:08:38Z")
I hope Pat’s health remains good until God calls him home. I’d hate for him to have to work that one out. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/8 "2006-01-05T23:13:51Z")
This just in: Howard Dean gets paper cut, Pat Robertson says it’s punishment from God. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/9 "2006-01-05T23:13:54Z")
I can’t even get upset about Pat anymore; poor old psychotic cunt. He’s like the crazy people who stand around yelling on Peachtree Street (except that for some reason he’s got a tv show). ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/10 "2006-01-05T23:19:42Z")
Don’t worry. I’m sure that like everything that comes out of his mouth, these comments were taken out of context. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/11 "2006-01-05T23:27:39Z")
:dubious: Is that a whoosh? Please tell me it’s a whoosh. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/12 "2006-01-05T23:30:28Z")
What’s his reasoning for this, other than he’s a Jew and God hates him for killing His son? I think God needs to have a talk with Mr. Robertson. What the fuck is wrong with that guy? Almost any criticism of him seems liker a platitude, because he seems to pull this shit almost on a weekly basis. It makes me want to watch his show, just to see what he talks about when he’s _not_ spouting crazy horseshit. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/13 "2006-01-05T23:37:26Z")
What makes me curious is a part of an article [here](http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/news/060105b.asp) and quoted below… > [@cbn.com](#): > > Reaction from around the world spanned the spectrum. Palestinian leader Achmed Quieria said he would miss Sharon as Israel’s leader. While President Bush says he is praying for Sharon’s recovery, the leader of one terrorist group says the stroke is “a gift from God.” …I wonder if that “terrorist leader” may happen to broadcast from Virginia Beach… Just wondering… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/14 "2006-01-05T23:44:47Z")
It’s only Gaza. Since when have the Jews lived in Gaza? Since when has anyone wanted to live in Gaza? Now if it were the West Bank Sharon gave up… I kid, I kid, but still, I can’t see any way God would do smiting over Gaza. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/15 "2006-01-05T23:50:24Z")
> [@marymargaret](#): > > I thought Sharon’s obesity may be to blame, but then I remembered, God was pissed off. God apparently started the ball rolling with an [atrial septal defect](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051227/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_sharon) in Sharon’s heart, knowing that many years later Sharon would “divide God’s land” and reap the consequences. It’s entirely obvious if you’re a loon. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/16 "2006-01-05T23:51:17Z")
He has a valid point. It’s right there in the Bible: "Cursed are Peacemakers, for they shall suffer apoplexy in their twilight years. " ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/17 "2006-01-05T23:53:57Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > God apparently started the ball rolling with an [atrial septal defect](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051227/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_sharon) in Sharon’s heart, knowing that many years later Sharon would “divide God’s land” and reap the consequences. Man, that God guy really saw it coming, huh? ---
**Author:** ![HeelB4Zod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19adc/32.png) [@HeelB4Zod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeelB4Zod)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/18 "2006-01-05T23:59:18Z")
I believe God is punishing us by giving us Pat Robertson. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/19 "2006-01-06T00:09:42Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > So, what nastiness were the derned coal miners being punished for? Well, one of them probably skipped church one day. Or didn’t send Robertson any money. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652/20 "2006-01-06T00:19:16Z")
> [@HeelB4Zod](#): > > I believe God is punishing us by giving us Pat Robertson. Fuck, what did _we_ do to deserve that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-sharons-stroke-is-gods-punishment/338652.md?page=2)