Hating the 700 Club

Since I work for the NBC affiliate, I have to watch NBC all day long. Now, during the Olympics, this was wonderful. I saw all sorts of sports like rhythmic gymnastics and women's handball. Overall, much better than the things I have to watch now. For example, after the news, comes on some terrible daytime soap opera. No, I don't know which one. They all look the same and all have just as attractive people. I grew up watching All My Children with my mom, so that's the only one I can really recognize. Oh wait, my grandmother watches The Bold and the Beautiful.


Then, comes the worst part of the broadcasting day. The 700 Club. Let's not even start with the ridiculous things Pat Robertson says. Let's start with the 80s-tastic cast. I mean, look at them (see right). They look like the cast of Dynasty. Except all of them are white.

Now, how this show gets off as calling itself "a news show" makes me want to vomit. Listen to the description of the show I read: "The show presents news stories from Robertson's religious and political perspective, often relating stories to passages from the Bible which are generally followed by commentary from the hosts."

What? So, you interview a great political leader and then, suddenly ask "So, when do you think the second coming of Christ will be?" Nevermind the fact that this person might not even believe in Christ coming in the first place. Disregard that.

Now, don't get me wrong. I love Jesus. I think He's rockin. However, I do not feel it is my job to thrust my beliefs on someone else. I would much rather lead by example.

My favorite part of the show has to be the letters of people writing into the show for all sorts of advice. Yesterday, someone wrote in saying "I keep having demons that appear before my eyes. How do I get rid of them? I've tried praying harder, but God will not take them away from my eyes." His answer? Pray harder. Well, thanks Pat Robertson. Way to counsel. Didn't she say in her letter that she already did that? Did you even care to ask what the demons looked like? I mean, maybe if they are red with horns, that's not bad demons. For all we know, she got lightheaded when she gets up from the couch and thinks those stars in her eyes are demons. Ridiculous. But, those people aren't the problem I have truly. It's the people who write in asking for financial advice. Why on earth are you asking for financial advice from a religion leader? I mean, how much to tithe, maybe. But, I feel like they have a whole genre of profession that does that for you.


To sum it up, I do not think the 700 Club is a news show. Just looks like a bunch of people scrunching their face while praying to me. Please note the "praying face" that Robertson gets when he's speaking to the Lord DURING his "news" show.