Me: Yeah. Anytime there's a horrific disaster it's like a cue for him to pop out of his hole and says something stupid.
Other: [look of shock] I think he's right on spot. The bible says God judges nations that don't acknowledge him and Haiti decided to follow the devil instead of God.Me: That's a legend -- at best. A black Haitian Church of God pastor a few years ago did a decent job of debunking that pact with Satan idea [Part 1, Part 2, Part 3]. And why hasn't God sent such major disasters to Saudi Arabia, secular Europe, Syria, China, etc.? And what about the nations of centuries past that were thoroughly Christian yet suffered massive plagues, wars, etc.?
Other: Well, Haiti is full of witch doctors and Voodoo beliefs. Those things God has cursed.
Me: Similarly, God also hates worship of false gods (Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc.) and atheism (China, Europe, etc.) so why hasn't he devastated those countries?
Other: Well, we don't know God's timeline or when he will act on his promises.
Me: CBN later issued a clarification that stated that Pat never said the earthquake was God's wrath. But is there a difference between God's curse and God's wrath? Also why does the clarification say "the slaves allegedly made a famous pact with the devil". Why "allegedly"?
Other: All the uprisings and poverty over the history of Haiti is evidence that the country is cursed. That's what Pat was saying. He does a lot of good work for God in his humanitarian efforts to other countries and to spreading the gospel on the 700 Club.
Me: I do applaud his extensive humanitarian work but not so much the 700 Club. Now why would Satan want to help slaves free themselves? Satan is the master slave-owner so why would he want to free them from the heel of the French?
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