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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:01 PM Jul 2019

Pat Robertson Says California Earthquake Was God Clapping for Trump's 4th of July Parade Read

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — Though he didn’t give his Independence Day speech until hours later after the initial shockwaves subsided, President Donald Trump triggered an earthquake in California yesterday when God applauded him earlier in the day.

At least that’s what televangelist Pat Robertson believes. Rev. Robertson told listeners of his Friday podcast series that the massive 6.6 magnitude earthquake centered around Ridgecrest, California yesterday was the result of God giving Trump “thunderous, holy applause”
for putting on a 4th of July military parade. Though many had criticized the festivities as those of third world, tinhorn authoritarian dictators, Robertson said “God clearly is on Team Trump.”

“God likes pomp! God likes pageantry! If you think about it, God probably empathizes with President Trump,” Robertson told his audience. “Because they both like to make big, bombastic threats and rule with fear. At least in the Old Testament God’s that way. We also know flat out that God is a big American patriot, so of course he’d cheer and applaud Trump’s America parade!”

Robertson says that in the past he might have felt that God was somehow punishing Californians with the earthquake. But he’s had a “change of heart” and has decided that God’s “over” hurting people with natural disasters.

Read more at: https://alternative-science.com/pat-robertson-earthquake-parade/

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Pat Robertson Says California Earthquake Was God Clapping for Trump's 4th of July Parade Read (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 OP
Onion, cilla4progress Jul 2019 #1
that is what is most scary it could be either satire or Robertson is that twisted. Thomas Hurt Jul 2019 #4
It is a satire site. Archae Jul 2019 #19
Time to get him psychiatric help. CatMor Jul 2019 #2
"God likes pomp! God likes pageantry!" Leghorn21 Jul 2019 #3
Maybe it was the Blue Angels flyover that won God's heart.❤ Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #8
God is as big a narcissistic asshole as is Twitler Roland99 Jul 2019 #12
And the sky was pissing, but ol' Pat wouldn't know about that... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2019 #5
A few other headlines from that site.... jberryhill Jul 2019 #6
I guess that remark flew overhead completely un-noticed struggle4progress Jul 2019 #17
If a volcano had erupted in the middle of Trump's speech The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #7
. RandySF Jul 2019 #9
I really like this one... Stuart G Jul 2019 #13
God gave Trump the clap? Scurrilous Jul 2019 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Stuart G Jul 2019 #11
Ridgecrest, CA is a heavy duty GOP area! BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #14
"At least in the Old Testament God's that way." Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #15
Sorry,.NO proof on the internet that Robertson ever said this...(I guess this is satire) Stuart G Jul 2019 #16
Actually, as I mentioned in another post elsewhere trev Jul 2019 #18

Archae

(46,337 posts)
19. It is a satire site.
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 08:38 PM
Jul 2019

Some of the headlines there:

6 Homeopathic Remedies to Try When You’re Tired of “Medicines” from Big Pharma “Working” Read more at: https://alternative-science.com/

Anti-Vaxx Parents Register Crib and Coffin for Baby Shower Read more at: https://alternative-science.com/

Dean Jenny McCarthy Welcomes Prof. Jessica Biel to Mercola University Faculty Read more at: https://alternative-science.com/

https://alternative-science.com/

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
6. A few other headlines from that site....
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:06 PM
Jul 2019

Anti-Vaxx Parents Register Crib and Coffin for Baby Shower

6 Homeopathic Remedies to Try When You’re Tired of “Medicines” from Big Pharma “Working”

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
7. If a volcano had erupted in the middle of Trump's speech
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:08 PM
Jul 2019

and destroyed everything within the DC city limits, including Trump himself, Robertson would have figured out an excuse for it being a sign of God's approval of Trump (assuming this was even something Robertson said, which is hard to tell these days).

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Everyman Jackal

(271 posts)
15. "At least in the Old Testament God's that way."
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:42 PM
Jul 2019

But you are a Christian so your God is not that way. Are you saying that the Hebrew God likes Trump but the Christian God doesn't like Trump but the Old Testament God and the New Testament God are the same God but he is a nicer God now because he believes in Jesus? My brain hurts.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)
16. Sorry,.NO proof on the internet that Robertson ever said this...(I guess this is satire)
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:49 PM
Jul 2019

I got sucked in by this one. I really thought Robertson said this.....

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