Pat Robertson

Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American Christian televangelist, entrepreneur, and Christian right political activist. He is the founder of numerous organizations and corporations including: the American Center for Law and Justice, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the Christian Coalition, the Flying Hospital, International Family Entertainment, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, and Regent University. He is the host of The 700 Club, a TV program which airs on many channels in the United States and on CBN affiliates worldwide. His strongly conservative views have often provoked controversy, especially his statements recommending the dissolution of the barrier between church and state, the condemnation of groups he believes to be living in sin, and often violent denunciations of perceived communists or radical Islamic followers. Robertson is broadly considered a partisan of the Republican Party and launched a failed bid to be that party's candidate in the 1988 presidential election. He is a Southern Baptist and was an ordained minister with that denomination for many years, but holds to a Charismatic theology. Robertson, as a result of his seeking political office, does not speak in an official role for any church.

External links

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• Official Pat Robertson Website
• Myfortress.org Info on Pat Robertson
• MouseWax with Pat Robertson
• Robertson explains his position on Liberia

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• Pat Robertson and the Christian Coalition - a bibliography, mostly (though not exclusively) of links to articles opposing Robertson and the Christian Coalition.
• A collection of some of Pat Robertson's more controversial quotes
• Pat Robertson's campaign contributions

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• Pat Robertson denounces Hinduism as "Demonic"
• Rotten.com biography of Pat Robertson
• I Hate Pat Robertson - a blog about Robertson's comments and political ties.
• columns by Greg Palast about Pat Robertson
• WWJA? TIME cartoon
• Did Robertson Use the Word 'Assassination'?