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Pat Robertson: Haiti In Turmoil Because 'Satanic' Voodoo 'Destroys Them'

Back in 2010, “The 700 Club” host Pat Robertson blamed a deadly earthquake in Haiti on the “pact to the Devil(link is external)” that he said Haitians made to escape French colonial rule, just one of several times(link is external) the televangelist has said he knew the real reason behind disastrous events.

Keep that in mind when watching Robertson’s most recent remarks following a “700 Club” report(link is external) on an American woman who went to Haiti to improve the conditions of homeless children.

Robertson blames(link is external) the current turmoil in Haiti not only on government corruption but also on a declaration over a decade ago recognizing Voodoo(link is external) as one of the country’s official religions. “Voodoo is a Satanic type of culture, it just destroys them,” he said(link is external).