Robertson spreads misplaced ideology
by Nick Nance, Reporter

    Free thinkers watch out. Pat Robertson is attempting to spread his moral superiority yet again.
    Recently, on a broadcast sermon on The 700 Club, Robertson launched what he called a 21-day "prayer offensive" directed toward certain Supreme Court justices in an attempt to inspire them to end their careers.
    This campaign took place after the court voted 6-3 in June to decriminalize sodomy.
    "This has opened the door to homosexual marriage, bigamy, legalized prostitution and even incest," he said.
    "One of the justices is 83-years-old; another has cancer, and another has a heart condition," Robertson said. "Would it not be possible for God to put it in the minds of these three judges that the time has come to retire?"
    Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had colon cancer surgery in 1999, was mentioned, as were justices Sandra Day O'Connor and John Paul Stevens.
    Some critics of the Supreme Court concur with Robertson's viewpoint. They believe since sodomy is no longer illegal, the foundation of laws forbidding homosexual marriages, bigamy, legalized prostitution and incest are no longer valid.
    I do not think these are the real issues, however.
    The real issue here is religion again trying to decide for the public what is best for everyone. It is also ironic that the Christian televangelist has directed this act of persecution toward the Jewish and Catholic justices.
    Such action is a serious blow to the credibility of this man and his followers.
    The court's decision to decriminalize sodomy does not make homosexual marriage, bigamy, legalized prostitution or incest any more likely to take place.
    When two people who love each other wish to spend the rest of their lives with one another, they should be allowed to. No position can justify taking such a forbidding stance.
    U.S. citizens should not persecute those with different beliefs.
    We, as a people, need to be more informed about what is acceptable, what is right, what is wrong and what role, religion, if any, really should play, in our daily lives.
    Robertson's latest escapade seems another disappointing example of a religious figure attempting to make using one's brain an illegal activity.