The same problem: two different solutions, God or 
communism

Born-again television preachers Pat Robertson and 
Jerry Falwell are making the news in regard to the 
September 11th bombings. Last week in a broadcast 
on Christian Broadcasting Network run by 
Robertson, Robertson agreed with Falwell who said, 
"God continues to lift the curtain and allow the 
enemies of America to give us probably what we 
deserve."(1)

Pat Robertson is not wrong about the threat 
Amerikans face: "I believe we're going to get our 
teeth kicked in by what's going to happen. We have 
not begun to see the extent of the terror. We have 
not begun to see saren gas dropped on our cities. 
We have not begun to see various biological types 
warfare. We have not begun to see suitcase-style 
nuclear weapons. We have not begun to see our 
installations around the world, the victims of 
terrorism. And yes we need to go do what Mr. 
Wolfowitz and the Secretary of State and others 
have said. But at the same time, if God is 
departed from us, ladies and gentlemen, we're in for 
a long, hard, difficult time and we need to be 
prepared for it."(2)

Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell conclude that 
Amerikans should get square with their Makers, and 
that God "punished" America for too many sins and 
maybe God already entirely left "America," which 
is why the World Trade Center attack succeeded,(3) 
but MIM concludes that we need to work toward 
communist society on earth right now, so that no 
one would use a suitcase nuclear weapon. A week 
ago, many would have laughed at MIM for saying so, 
but now there is a wake-up call for peace. People 
who think Amerikans can kill a few thousand bin 
Ladens and go back to "security" at home are badly 
mistaken: they are the ones dreaming. They and 
their leaders have demonstrated the futility of 
their approach.

People need to decide how they want to go--in the 
futile direction where death awaits and where God 
has possibly already left Amerika as Pat Robertson 
says or in the communist anti-militarist direction 
where love and life on this earth can triumph. 
It's not that MIM is dreaming. It's just that 
Amerikans need to stop waiting for God to create a 
more perfect earth. One thing is for sure: those 
thinking the world is not in a dire condition 
today are wrong. On this MIM and Pat Robertson 
agree.

Notes: 
1. 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34585,00.html 
; http://www.cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,311660-
412,00.shtml 
2. http://www.christianity.com/partner/Article_Displa
y_Page/0,,PTID1000|CHID1|CIID840316,00.html ; the last part of this
quote became the lead story on September 18th, and included
the mistaken or colloquial spelling of "we're,"
http://www.christianity.com/CC_Content_Page/0,,PTID1000|CHID1,00.html
3.http://www.christianity.com/partner/Article_Disp
lay_Page/0,,PTID2546|CHID101024|CIID838600,00.html