I find it ironic how so many folks jump on board when it comes to caring about a natural disaster (i.e. the situation in Haiti, right now), and then get so enormously distracted.  First, I see on my Twitter about how everyone has these links and blogs and ideas about ways to send money to Haiti to help out, or to do something else in order to pitch in.

Then Pat Robertson says something about God being responsible for it, and all of a sudden, Haiti and the earthquake are lost among Christians stepping up to make sure we’re not mistaken for the likes of Pat Robertson.

We Christians are so damn concerned about our image….our image… that we care more about Twitter trending topics like #PatRobertsonDoesntSpeakForMe than we are about helping out in the situation.

Do you think the countless dust-covered, bloody people in Haiti care right now about what Pat Robertson’s saying?  C’mon, this guy’s been spouting this kind of stuff for years: every time something bad happens, folks like him are gonna chime in. Have you not noticed the pattern yet?

Just laugh it at, or whatever you want to do, and then go about your way.

If you really care about all those suffering people, my dear, emerging, caring Christian, stop fussing over how you look in the moral mirror, shut up about Pat Robertson, and do something.

When folks asked Jesus about a recent disaster, his only reply was “Unless you change your way of life, you’ll all end up like that!” You’ll likewise perish.

So, his response wasn’t so compassionate as you may like it to be, either.

Consider these things.  And shut up about Pat Robertson.