Excerpts From the BLUEGRASS BULLETIN and Other Anomalous Cases

Great Barrington, MA -- In a recent pronouncement, television evangelist and head of the Christian Coalition, Pat Robertson, advocated death by stoning for UFO enthusiasts.

Freedom Writer magazine, in its July/August issue, mailed today, disclosed Robertson's statement. Freedom Writer is published by the Institute for First Amendment Studies, a group that monitors the so-called "religious" right.

Robertson used the news of the July 4th Mars landing to promote his extreme beliefs. A segment on the July 8, 1997 broadcast of The 700 Club featured news of the Mars Pathfinder mission. Employing the historical event as a starting point, the program delved into the possibility of the existence of UFOs and space aliens.

While Robertson viewed the space program with suspicion, on a more serious note, he launched into a diatribe against those who entertain the existence of space aliens and UFOs. He said, in a rambling discourse, that if such things exist, they are simply demons trying to lead people away from Christ. According to Robertson, the threat is so serious that people who believe in space aliens should be put to death by stoning -- according to "God's word."

"The Bible says the Earth belongs to man, but the heavens belong to the Lord," Robertson said. "He has given us the Earth. He also warned, way back when Moses was writing down not only what is the Ten Commandments, but Deuteronomy, which is almost the Second Law.

"Here is what he said to the children of Israel about this whole matter: "'If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing His covenant, who has gone and served other gods and worshipped them, either the sun or moon or any of the hosts of heaven which I have not commanded you, and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and stone to death that man or woman with stones.'" (Deuteronomy 17:2-5, NKJV)

"Now, that's what Moses said to the children of Israel about those who worship the sun and the moon and the hosts of heaven, because these things, at best, are lifeless nothings, or, if they are intelligent, they're demonic. And, yes, there is a host of heaven. There are angels and there are fallen angels. There is no question about it.

"Can a demon appear as a slanty-eyed, funny-looking creature? Of course he can, or it can. Of course they can deceive people. And if they can lead somebody away from the true God, or away from Jesus Christ, anyway it happens, it doesn't matter, you will lose your salvation. It doesn't matter how they get you. The question is, did they get you, and under what guise?

"This is man in rebellion against God, who refuses to take God's Law. And God says, 'My covenant says you won't do this. And if I find anybody in Israel,'-- "which is his pure nation" -- 'If I find anybody in Israel that's doing this sort of thing, then I want you to take him out and dispose of him."

"It's a clear violation of God's word."

Skipp Porteous, Freedom Writer publisher, commented: "As the founder and chairman of the Christian Coalition - a group dedicated to becoming the most powerful political force in America - Robertson's extreme ideas need to be taken seriously, for they not only negate pluralism, but condemn to death those who dare to believe differently."

Pat's whacked-out diatribe illicited this response from John Velez, self-described "Alien Spawn":-)

I never talk about this because I'm really not a religious man. I don't belong to or believe in ANY organized religion. I do consider myself a spiritual person, however. I attended an Interfaith seminary for two years and was ordained at the Methodist Sanctuary here in NY. I am also an abductee. I am not now, nor have I ever been possessed by anything other than my banker (who holds the mortgage on my shack), and a penchant for really good herb, fast women, and slow horses! Yes folks, I am a sinner, but I'm not demon possessed. My weaknesses are of the garden variety 'Human' type.

Fundamentalists like Robertson scare me much more than William Cooper's guntoting paranoid paratroopers. A fundamentalist Christian will shoot a guy like me in the head in the name of the Lord Jesus in a New York minute, whereas I'd have to wave a federal subpoena in the face of one of Cooper's guys before tempting fate. Christians have committed more sins against humanity in the name of the Lord than any other single religious group or order. Historical fact.

Guys like Robertson are deranged, plain and simple. How he can rationalize advocating murder with his professed belief in "brotherly love" is something only a pure and classic, textbook schizophrenic can pull off. (Or a TV preacher!)

I told Errol [update's webmaster] two years ago that I feared a Fundamentalist with a gun who's on a "mission from God" to eradicate people that they may perceive as an alien co-conspirator much more than I feared the CIA or one of those groups. Articles like this only reinforce my original feeling.

Uhhh Pat, I believe the Bible also says somewhere, "thou shalt not kill" and, "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord." How doth thee reconcile that with thine pronouncements? What say ye to that brother?

It's a long drop from that high horse that this combination of sperm and ova that calls itself 'Robertson' is so precariously perched up on. If he's anything like the others he'll be on TV begging the congregation's forgiveness for screwing goats or some such nonsense eventually.

Oh, and please Pat, if you or any of your many followers should see me, throw money or concert tickets for the Allman Bros.Band, not rocks!

Thanking all 700 Club members in advance.

And my [J.W.'s] response: How ironic that Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and the other modern-day inquisitors of their ilk are so adept at promoting the very sins that they decry. These false prophets consider intolerance and bigotry to be evil only when it effects them. And God forbid that someone should use logic and common sense in an attempt to come to grips with the eternal mysteries of this world, when we all know they're the doings of an English speaking, white male, megalomaniac, living in a city cast of gold that's worthy of "Mr. T."

It was particularly amusing to watch Falwell get his panties in an uproar after the Martian rock incident. Thoroughly rattled by the hints of possible life on the Red Planet -- which would fly in the face of his own narrow beliefs -- I thought the ol' blowhard would blow a cork! And while I don't relish the notion of an "alien invasion," it would almost be worth it to watch the shyster go "nuclear." Perhaps he'd trigger a chain-reaction...

And finally, from a fellow named Bob Shell: "Hell is a place specially reserved for those who believe in it."

Amen brother, amen!