Graycap23 said:

It's like one heartbreaking catastrophe after another there. It'll be days before we know the full extent of the disaster.

uh...I have a t-mobile blackberry curve....can anyone give me directions on how to send a text message to "HAITI to 90999".



I think I did it...never mind.
[Edited 1/13/10 15:43pm]

ups is donating a million...and shipping anything under 50 pounds for free to Haiti...way to go!

I was so saddened by the images shown on CNN. A child about 4 or 5 laying on the floor dead. That broke my heart. The U.S. is donating 10 million dollars to Haiti, and I'm sure many organizations are rounding up to get help out there. The sad thing is, the water systems throughout the Caribbean has never been that great. They can't run the water in their homes, like we do in the U.S. for long periods of time. My first concern is the heat, the dead bodies, lack of water, food, shelter, first aid for the wounded, food for the babies, the elderly in nursing homes, and the list goes on.

I'm going to try and donate as much as I can. I'm not rich, but those people are suffering way more than I can complain about anything in my situation. Such a shame what a natural disaster can do to the lives of people.

I have to give CNN a hand for being the only station giving constant coverage and information, so families that live in the states and other countries, can at least know what is going on.
[Edited 1/13/10 16:47pm]

peacenlovealways said:

That's great!

Pat Robertson: "Quake a blessing in disguise".

Identity said:

That asshole is crazy. So he blames human beings for fighting against enslavement, and believes they were cursed ever since they were brave enough to fight for their freedom against their captors?? So technically he just admitted that Blacks should be slaves, and the Haitians should not have fought against it. Then he says they've been cursed ever since. So if Haiti has been cursed ever since, like that fool claims, then what does that say about the years of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians? Are they both cursed too? What an idiot That man should be committed for insanity, because whatever God he prays to cannot be a God of love.

I heard about that on Keith Olberman's show, and Keith smacked it back to him and Rush Limbaugh, who made all kinds of nasty comments about Haitians, and commented about Obama and Blacks:


This is what that idiot rush said:

[Edited 1/13/10 18:21pm]

Identity said:

Pat Robertson is the voice of evil incarnate.

joseph8 said:

Well Pat Robertson made a dumbass statement and said Haiti basically deserved the earthquake because they fought against enslavement by the French. So in his opinion, anyone who fights against enslavement will be cursed for doing so. What a very sick man.

They showed a 13-15 year old girl getting pulled out of a collapsed house...it was awful... She was okay...think she had a broken leg.

peacenlovealways said:

I was just in the drug store and I heard crying in the next aisle...it turned out to be a Haitian man on his cell phone. This is heartbreaking.

I have in-laws that live there, and one of my dearest friends has not heard from her dad or any of her siblings. I hope that help arrives quickly so they can dig people out of the toppled buildings before they die.....my stomach feels sick....I feel so helpless. All of those children, all of those people...and not enough hands to free them yet

StillGotIt said:

I can imagine how horrible that must be...I lost it in the store just seeing that man crying.

I pray that your friends and family are okay.

babynoz said:

for all orgers who have relatives or friends affected

2elijah said:

ACTUALLY, Robertson isn't entirely pulling that out of his ass..



http://www.blackandchrist...0-05.shtml



http://www.freerepublic.c...7900/posts



http://74.125.47.132/sear...=firefox-a

This is so terrible. I hate even watching or reading the news anymore because there is always some horrible catastrophe. I want to crawl in a cave and never come out sometimes.

Man...

My heart just broke seeing the president of Haiti say that he has no place to go now since the palace is in ruin and so is his home (he looked as if he was holding back tears).... if the president has lost hope then how will his people react?

BTW, IMHO... I am glad that Obama isn't doing Haiti the same way Bush did New Orleans.

Over 800,000 Haitians live in my city, help and aid is being resourced from the local drives to help out the victims. Thank goodness.

prb said:

CO-SIGN !


[Edited 8/15/10 11:53am]

minneapolisgenius said:

That's kinda where I'm at. I've sent money and my prayers, and there's not much else I can do but feel helpless, so I gotta tune out.

PvMarchingStorm05 said:

Absolutely not. Robertson pulled this stuff out of the ass of other dominionist/triumphalist "evangelical" charlatans who bounce off of one-another. What their drivel fails to acknowledge, though, is, as Dr. Gelin points out, no evidence for such a pact has ever been presented. Moreover, why's it so tough to believe (or sell) that a successful insurrection by former slaves could be attributed not to some infernal intervention, but to courage, balls, superior military strategy and -- gasp -- maybe even the hand of the God these "Christians" (and any of their scriptural prophets) will tell you historically sides with the oppressed?!?

Nah... can't be. If these niggas kicked Euro butt, they had to have been helped by none other than Satan!!



And Haitian Vodou should be an officially recognized religion by virtue of its regular congregational life, recognized clerical hierarchy, codified doctrines, etc. It simply is an established religion like any other, whether those beyond its membership acknowledge it or not.

Scientologists and Wiccans are members of religions officially recognized in the United States. Doesn't mean the entire country is contracted to their governing spiritual powers.



This annual day is celebrated religiously only by Haiti's Vodousant minority and by some other Haitians as a largely secular folk festival, not unlike St. Patrick's Day.

Notwithstanding the fact the Haitian Vodou pantheon is a far cry from the Christian Satan, a good 95% of Haitians are not Vodousants, but Christian (80% Catholic; 15% Protestant) -- and have been for centuries. And even in our most superstitious imagination, the term of the supposed Boukman Pact of 1791 (for which, again, evidence is never forthcoming) would have been up in 1991... and since then there;ve been successive days of prayer held simultaneously by Haitian Christians. A more notable one was held in 1997 and detailed by conservative Christian writer Tom Barret in an article "Government Of The Devil, By The Devil, And For The Devil,” in the publication American Daily. He writes:

On 14 August 1997, God’s people in Haiti experienced a historic victory over Satan, a milestone in winning our country back for God. The reason lies in history. The slaves brought here from Africa have suffered incredibly for many years. On 14 August 1791, a slave leader by the name of Boukman called a secret meeting in a wood called Bois-Caiman near Cap Haitien, which was attended by a large number of slaves. They celebrated a satanic ceremony, sacrificing a pig and drinking its blood, swore to serve the Devil and dedicated Haiti to him. For 206 years, Bois-Caiman was a very holy place, a high place which could only be entered by witch doctors during Voodoo ceremonies. For 206 years, they have been meeting there every August 14 to sacrifice to Satan.

A number of Christian leaders, including Paul and Gerald Clerie of Vision: Haiti and Christian leaders among the large numbers of Haitians in the USA, Canada, France and other countries, called Christians to unite on 14 August 1997 to pray and fast that Haiti would return to God. In Haiti’s towns, villages and mountains, Christians came together to fast and pray, held victory marches in the streets and a large event in the capital from 6am to 10pm during the holy invasion.

Our church members started their march in front of the President’s palace and marched for 6 hours to the place where the satanic ceremony took place 206 years ago. We had informed the government and media of our intentions weeks before the event, and were told that the witch doctors would be there, as they were every year. When we arrived, they had hidden themselves, unable to directly confront the Christians. It was a significant spiritual battle to reach the tree under which the pig was sacrificed in the original ceremony. We formed a Jericho march, circling the magic tree seven times. On the seventh time around, God gave many people a vision of the Devil fleeing from the area. The Christians were overjoyed. We cancelled the satanic contract and broke the curse, before celebrating communion and dedicating the area as a place of prayer. We also declared 14 August to be a national prayer day, on which people should pray that Haiti will return to God.

On the same day, several witch doctors were saved during the events in the capital. Three days after our holy invasion, the witch doctors returned to Bois-Caiman to bring their sacrifices and call on the spirits. After days of effort, nothing happened, because we had commanded the spirits never to return and dedicated the area to Christ.

The witch doctors complained to the government and media. At first, the government also protested, speaking in a press release of ‘terrible damage to a Voodoo holy place in which no Christian had set foot for 206 years.’ By the grace of God, the government relented and respected our legal right as Haitians to gather at any place on Haiti, including Bois-Caiman, where they now allow all Christian groups to meet. The place is now very popular, and local Christians gather there daily for prayer and fasting. All Haitians now know that the country no longer has a pact with the Devil; the contract has been cancelled, the curse broken.

After all this, you'd think God would get over it.
[Edited 1/14/10 12:26pm]

Many Haitians celebrate a specific form of spiritualism that is basically considered Santaria. Its very well practiced through out all of Hispaniola.

Pact with the Devil??? Give me a fucking break... geesh some ignorant ass bitches up in here for real.

Lammastide said:

dammit I love you

paintedlady said:

It pisses me off that people in positions of power or with a national platform do not denounce and decry this fool anytime he spouts this bullshit. Christian my ass.

can someone confirm?...
Ive got 2 text #'s & not sure which one is correct...or if BOTH are correct?

text 90999 to HAITI (all caps) or does it matter?

text 45678 to HAITI


i Already texted "yele" to 501501...but i want to do more...

God bless

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[Edited 8/15/10 11:56am]

Thanks bell!~

I dont think my first text went through...i got message saying" your provider is not working with this company"..something like that..

also im in canada & have a pay as you go Virgin mobile cell.

I will try "yele" again & see if it works.

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[Edited 8/15/10 11:57am]

SCNDLS said:

Lamma is an org treasure, that's for sure.

It's funny how the world calls upon moderate Muslims to denounce their fanatics but no such denunciation has been forthcoming from Christian leaders regarding their own extremists.