[Apologetics] Pat Robertson Endorsement Sparks Backlash

[Art Kelly]

Pat Robertson Endorsement Sparks Backlash 

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:57 PM
By: Tom Squitieri

When the Rev. Pat Robertson endorsed former New York
City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the presidency, he
created a schism among evangelical Republicans – one
that may cost the GOP the White House next year. 

Since Robertson, the founder of the influential 700
Club, stood with Giuliani at a joint press conference
on Nov. 7, a major backlash has been under way in the
evangelical community over the endorsement. 

“It is my pleasure to announce my support for
America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who is
not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a
hopeful vision for all Americans,” Robertson said
during the news conference in Washington, D.C. 

Robertson, himself a former presidential candidate who
ran on a staunchly pro-family platform in 1988, has
bewildered Christian conservatives by backing
Giuliani, a staunch supporter of abortion and gay
rights. 

“This is the final straw. It is just bizarre,” Steve
Scheffler, head of the Iowa Christian Alliance, told
Newsmax. Scheffler’s organization split from
Robertson’s Christian Coalition just over a year ago. 

“It’s going to hurt him,” Scheffler says. “For years
and years he talked about what issues are important.
This makes a mockery of it all. It is a complete
betrayal to our movement. It’s a disgrace.” 

Scheffler, who worked on Robertson’s 1988 presidential
campaign in Iowa, says he and many others in the
evangelical movement feel betrayed. 

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