Jim Wallis on Pat Robertson: “Unprincipled”

Not that the two guys were ever buddies, but Jim Wallis over at Sojourners/Call to Renewal calls Pat Robertson on the carpet for his endorsement of Rudy Giuliani. You know, the guy who’s thrice married, twice divorced, supports gay rights and abortion rights, has a penchanct for late-night drag. Anyway, the money quote: What exactly […]

Not that the two guys were ever buddies, but Jim Wallis over at Sojourners/Call to Renewal calls Pat Robertson on the carpet for his endorsement of Rudy Giuliani. You know, the guy who’s thrice married, twice divorced, supports gay rights and abortion rights, has a penchanct for late-night drag.

Anyway, the money quote:

What exactly goes on in Pat Robertson’s head has puzzled many of us for a long time. This endorsement ranks as one of the most unprincipled in recent political memory. Maybe principles never mattered much to Pat Robertson after all.


Ouch.

Perhaps the pro-business economic conservatism of the Republican Party was always more important to the televangelist than saving unborn lives. Robertson’s longstanding support of murderous Liberian dictator Charles Taylor and his diamond investments thanks to Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko speak louder than words when it comes to Robertson’s ethic of life. And that’s not to mention the more than $400 million Robertson’s empire made when he sold his International Family Network to Rupert Murdoch, after building it on tax deductible contributions of thousands of CBN donors, many of modest means. He has been putting profits over principles for years.

Wow. Tell us how you really feel.

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