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'''Pat Robertson''' is a [[conservative]] [[American]] [[evangelist]], [[spiritual]] leader and [[politics|political]] leader, also owner and presenter of the [[TV]] show ''[[The 700 Club]]''. Robertson sought the 1988 [[Republican]] Presidential nomination and even managed to carry [[Washington]] State in the primary caucuses by mobilizing his supporters. He also ran in 1992 and helped in the initial formation of the [[Christian Coalition]]. Robertson attacks anti-Christian bias in America and around the world and sticks up for Christian liberties.
'''Pat Robertson''' is a [[conservative]] [[American]] [[evangelist]], [[spiritual]] leader and [[politics|political]] leader, also owner and presenter of the [[TV]] show ''[[The 700 Club]]''. Robertson sought the 1988 [[Republican]] Presidential nomination and even managed to carry [[Washington]] State in the primary caucuses by mobilizing his supporters. He also ran in 1992 and helped in the initial formation of the [[Christian Coalition]]. Robertson attacks anti-Christian bias in America and around the world and sticks up for Christian liberties.
Robertson has made millions of dollars from faith-healing. Presentationally, he typically adheres to the "shotgun" method. This involves announcing that God has relieved certain ailing believers of their various maladies without revealing enough concrete information about these fortunate people to allow independent observers to verify the claims. The ambiguity of his presentation poses a serious health risk in itself. For instance, when Pat Robertson proclaims that, say, God has cured a woman in Cincinatti of her cancer, he runs the risk that several such afflicted women in Cincinatti will miss their next chemotherapy session, each believing that they are the chosen beneficiaries of God's mercy. Critics have repeatedly pointed out the obvious incongruity at play here: Why, if God has told Pat Robertson that he has ''cured'' a ''woman'' in ''Cincinatti'' of ''cancer'', wouldn't he tell him her name as well? Robertson has failed to answer this criticism and, until recently, has continued performing these "shotgun" faith-healing displays frequently.
One would expect Robertson's vague pronouncements to stem, at least in part, from a deep inner conviction of the efficacy of faith-healing. However, when Robertson himself was afflicted with prostate cancer, he immediately turned to secular medicine which has a proven track record of effectiveness. At this time of writing, Robertson is cancer free.
Robertson graduated from Washington and Lee university in 1950, served in the [[Marine]]s during the [[Korean War]], then earned a law degree from [[Yale]] (1955) and a masters degree from the New York Theological Seminary (1959).<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/patrobertson.html</ref>
Robertson graduated from Washington and Lee university in 1950, served in the [[Marine]]s during the [[Korean War]], then earned a law degree from [[Yale]] (1955) and a masters degree from the New York Theological Seminary (1959).<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/patrobertson.html</ref>