Considered a leader of Christianity by many today, Pat Robertson freely shares advice with distressed Christians who straddle the line between God – and Satan, like this viewer who reached out to Pat, because some of her co-workers were Buddhists!
Distressed viewer Tina wrote: “I work in an environment where all of my coworkers are Buddhists, they talk about Buddhism all day long and try to preach to me.” She complained. “It didn’t matter much to be before, but since I recommitted myself to Jesus a year ago, it has started to bother me a lot.”
I’ll bet, Tina can hardly get a word in to proselytize for Jesus, these days.
You can’t spray for those pesky other religions, so Pat advised the very next best thing, advising the viewer to remove herself from the Buddhist-rich environment. Robertson says that “healthy” people might not contract a “mild contagion, but if you put yourself in the middle of a hospital ward where everybody has the disease except you, sooner or later, you will be infected by it.” The wise one warned. “If you’re in the middle of hundreds and hundreds of people who believe that way, you’ve got an uphill fight.“ Did she mention “hundreds and hundreds “of co-workers?
Wrapping it up, Pat advised the frightened Christian: “And I think your best thing at that point is to withdraw with dignity,” Said Robertson. “Get out of that environment because they’re going to get to you before you get to them.”
Yah…It’s got to be US or Them, sister! The 700 Club guru seems to be saying that Christians should stay insulated within their own little communities. Oddly enough, there is a concerted movement by some Christians to run this diverse country, by infiltrating key committees in Washington DC, and by infiltrating public school boards, where ‘Bible believing’ Christians stridently insist upon deciding the curriculum, and lobby against such subjects as human sexuality. It’s their way or the highway, no one else’s values or opinions are valid or welcome.
I vaguely remember a song from church days, which contained the line: “They will know we are Christians by our love.” It’s a lovely thought. It implies that Christians will have something so special that others will draw near, wishing to become one of their number. However, according to Pat Robertson, Christians should isolate themselves, lest anyone else rub off on them. How can they ‘love they neighbor’ if they refuse to know them?
Way to go, I believe you have the Ecumenical Council Keynote Speaker position nailed down, Pat.