tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post1307863248570321695..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: The Devil's Letter to Pat RobertsonBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-67875921473148483362010-01-18T23:16:24.774-05:002010-01-18T23:16:24.774-05:00I loved the letter! Hey, Anonymous, did you know ...I loved the letter! Hey, Anonymous, did you know there's a voodoun temple right here in DC? Of course their high priest went back to Haiti several years ago--a decision he might regret today. How do I know this? Well, I'm not a practioner but I know someone who is.Leslie Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-12089857231891607802010-01-18T07:03:35.693-05:002010-01-18T07:03:35.693-05:00I shared the letter with our minister, who mention...I shared the letter with our minister, who mentioned the Pat R stupidity (that may have been the word he used) in his sermon yesterday.<br />As for Anonymous' info about Haitian history--I don't see that voodoo is a pact with the devil. It's more like incorporation of native religion, not unlike the way we have Christmas happen almost exactly at the Winter Solstice like the old pagan winter festivals were.<br /> Do the the Haitians claim they made a pact with the devil?KKTSewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300483956686864167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-17371575519748640002010-01-17T20:38:52.164-05:002010-01-17T20:38:52.164-05:00With all the mean looting going on, even from babi...With all the mean looting going on, even from babies, and with all the awful, awful trouble there has been and continues to be getting desperately needed supplies (food, water, medical) to the Haitians ... and for inexplicable reasons, you gotta wonder about that devil thing. <br /><br />Still the Haitians pray and sing songs of praise while they wait for help to arrive. God speed the helpers!Mrs. Geezerettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957440812143446191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-36194245912229556502010-01-17T18:27:22.979-05:002010-01-17T18:27:22.979-05:00The truth is that they did make a pact with the de...The truth is that they did make a pact with the devil. <br /><br />Now the significance you put on that pact I guess has to do with whether you believe the devil is real or not.<br /><br />But it is one of Haiti's founding myths.<br /><br />http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/small_axe/v009/9.2laroche.html<br /><br />According to Haitian national history, the revolutionary war was launched on the eve of a religious ceremony at a place in the north called Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caiman, in French). At that ceremony on August 14, 1791, an African slave named Boukman sacrificed a pig, and both Kongo and Creole spirits descended to possess the bodies of the participants, encouraging them and fortifying them for the upcoming revolutionary war. Despite deep ambivalence on the part of intellectuals, Catholics, and the moneyed classes, Vodou has always been linked with militarism and the war of independence and, through it, the pride of national sovereignty.<br /><br />So, yeah if there is a devil, Haiti made a pact with it. Might explain why even though Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island, the Dominican Republic has been far more successful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-34950169240671115422010-01-17T13:30:29.836-05:002010-01-17T13:30:29.836-05:00Yup even Satan knows Robertson is a tard!Yup even Satan knows Robertson is a tard!The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-32958919787664453202010-01-17T13:16:17.540-05:002010-01-17T13:16:17.540-05:00The middle east used to be the cradle of civilisat...The middle east used to be the cradle of civilisation. But thanks to the Bin Laden types over the centuries it's now back to third world status (unless your a sheik).<br /><br />Let's hope the Robertson types don't drag the USA back to that era.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-21655513891858592052010-01-17T08:26:16.748-05:002010-01-17T08:26:16.748-05:00I first saw the letter on another board. Too bad ...I first saw the letter on another board. Too bad Robertson will probably never read it, nor understand it if he did.<br /><br />Have a good week :)michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206230427909094348noreply@blogger.com