Pat Robertson's Remarks

American Voices

August 31, 2005 | ISSUE 41•35

Televangelist Pat Robertson recently called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. What do you think?

This recalls a moral and ethical dilemma theologians have grappled with for millennia, namely: Is it right to murder people?

Lisa Willis
Florist
Pat Robertson, as a Christian, a politician, or a pundit, is a living argument for the separation of head and body.

Earl Keener
Technical Writer
Forgive him, Father. He knows not his ass from a fucking hole in the ground.

Stephen LaSalle
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