They are into destroying institutions that have been built by Christians, whether it is universities, governments, our own traditions, that we have [...] The termites are in charge now, and that is not the way it ought to be, and the time has arrived for a godly fumigation.
"[1] On January 14, 1991, on The 700 Club, Pat Robertson attacked a number of Protestant denominations when he declared: "You say you're supposed to be nice to the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists and this, that, and the other thing.
[3] During a September 19, 2002, episode of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, Robertson claimed that the Muslim prophet Muhammad was "an absolute wild-eyed fanatic [...] a robber and a brigand.
"[5] On the March 13, 2006, broadcast of The 700 Club Robertson stated that Muslims want global domination and that the outpouring of rage elicited by cartoon drawings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad "just shows the kind of people we're dealing with.
Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, slammed Robertson's comments as "grossly irresponsible".
Dr. Kusumita Pedersen, Director for the Project on Human Rights and Religion, commented that Robertson had employed "almost every negative image and cliché that has been used about Hinduism since the 18th century".
[29] On the January 2, 2007, broadcast of The 700 Club, Robertson said that God spoke to him and told him that "mass killings" were to come during 2007, due to a terrorist attack on the United States.
[49][50] He described feminism as a "socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.
"[52][53] The June 8, 1998, episode of his show, on which Robertson denounced Orlando, Florida, and Disney World for allowing a privately sponsored "Gay Days" weekend, also drew criticism from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
[66] In a 2001 interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Robertson said that the Chinese were "doing what they have to do", regarding China's one-child policy, sometimes enforced with compulsory abortions, though he said that he did not personally agree with the practice.
[67] The statement drew criticisms from a variety of groups, including the Family Research Council, Traditional Values Coalition, and Concerned Women for America.
"[69] Robertson repeatedly supported the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on various episodes of his The 700 Club program during the United States' involvement in the Second Liberian Civil War in June and July 2003.
[citation needed] Regarding this controversy, Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy said, "I would say that Pat Robertson is way out on his own, in a leaking life raft, on this one.
"[73] Robertson was also accused of using his tax-exempt, nonprofit organization, Operation Blessing International, as a front for his own financial gain, and then using his influence in the Republican Party to cover his tracks.
[76] On his The 700 Club television program, Robertson sharply criticized elements of the United States government and "special interest" groups that did not share his views.
Robertson also said that Chávez was "going to make Venezuela a launching pad for communist infiltration and Muslim extremism all over the continent" and he also called the Venezuelan leader an "out-of-control dictator [...] a dangerous enemy to our south, controlling a huge pool of oil that could hurt us very badly.
"[79] Assassinations of heads of state have been against U.S. policy since an executive order against them was issued in 1976; in response, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that "our department doesn't do that kind of thing."
On the August 24 edition of The 700 Club, Robertson asserted that he had not actually called for Chávez's assassination, but that there were other ways of "taking him out", such as having special forces carry out a kidnapping.
[82] On Sunday, August 28, 2005, Chávez called on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the matter: "My government is going to take legal action in the United States," he said in a televised speech.
"[87] On his November 10, 2005, broadcast of The 700 Club, Robertson told citizens of Dover, Pennsylvania that they had rejected God by voting out of office all seven members of the school board who support intelligent design.
"[91] Ted Haggard, then president of the National Association of Evangelicals, said that "any doctor could have predicted (Sharon's) going to have health problems" and that his illness was medical, not divine retribution.
In the letter, Robertson called Ariel Sharon a "kind, gracious and gentle man" who was "carrying an almost insurmountable burden of making decisions for his nation."
[98][99][100] While some observers were satisfied by the gesture, some reporters also accused Robertson of using the apology as a tactic allowing him to make such statements while promoting a public image among evangelicals as a leader who does not compromise on his values.
[106] Thus, Robertson's claimed achievement would add 665 lb (302 kg) to the best-ever total of Kendra, a top athlete in his physical prime, who later played in the National Football League and tried unsuccessfully to become a Navy SEAL.
[114] On the February 7, 2007, edition of The 700 Club, Robertson stated that people who have too much plastic surgery "got the eyes like they're Oriental" and he stretched his eyelids in a manner which is stereotypical of Asians.
[121] These Christians were influenced by spiritual warfare theology and concerned that the Aristide government had made efforts to incorporate the Vodou sector more fully into the political process.
[122] According to Gothenburg University researcher Markel Thylefors, "The event of the Bois Caïman ceremony forms an important part of Haitian national identity as it relates to the very genesis of Haiti.
Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Ethan Nadelmann said, "The people who are listening to him may roll their eyes when the Democrats say this, but when Pat Robertson says this he has credibility in the faith community.
[142] Robertson also garnered controversy after he blamed the 2017 Las Vegas shooting on disrespect for then-president Donald Trump, as well as NFL players who were taking the knee during the singing of the National Anthem.
[143] On February 28, 2022, Robertson sparked controversy after he stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "compelled by God" to invade Ukraine in fulfillment of the "end times prophecy" in Israel.