vote_for_palpatine said:
I am an atheist, but I have no problem with religion. Your life, your choice to believe what you want. After all, I know just as much about the existence of a god or gods as one who believes - that is to say, nothing at all. It is as much of a leap of faith for me to say that there definitely is no god as it is for a believer to say that there definitely is.
That said, Pat Robertson once again does his level best to convince those on the fence that religion is a breeding ground for morons. To wit:
"They (Haitians) were under the heel of the French...and they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said 'We will serve you'...and so, the devil said 'Okay, it's a deal' and kicked the French out,"
What an asshat.
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-news-haitiquake-patrobertson0113,0,5284708.story
People can be religious without being anything like Mr Robertson.
What he's doing is basically blaming the Haitians for freeing themselves from slavery. It's based on an old Haitian legend, but that doesn't excuse it. This isn't the first time the Haitians were blamed for freeing themselves, either. It gets thrown at them a lot.