On August 22, Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. This appears to be in conflict with some of his earlier teachings that appear on his website:

God Almighty wants to protect life and have everyone walk the streets without fear of being murdered. — Pat Robertson

Life has become more and more cheap in the society we live in. But God says you shall not murder. — Pat Robertson

The moral foundations that taught us to value life are crumbling under our feet. — Pat Robertson

I’m sure patrobertson.com 2.0 will clear this all up.

Robertson, 700 Club host and founder of the Christian Coalition of America, has a history of vitriolic and false statements, as Media Matters has pointed out.

In addition to urging the assassination of a foreign leader, Robertson has blamed gays for divorce, abortion, and September 11, said that a gay-oriented event would bring about "terrorist bombs ... earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor," and stated that liberal judges are a bigger threat to society than Al Qaeda.

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