No words can describe the loss and tragedy of Haiti.  But it appears Pat Robertson is willing to give it a try.  Some Evangelicals still seem to struggle with a theology of suffering.  There is often a refusal to believe that bad things can happen to good people -either God is to blame or people are to blame.  Those holding this view certainly don't want to blame God, and there is little room for blaming a weak infrastructure and poverty largely due to a history of colonialism.  So it must be the people's fault.

Not a Christian view at all if you ask me.

It is well worth your while to listen to, over and over again, the Haitian relief worker who responded with Christian conviction to Robertson's comments.

Update on Friday, January 15, 2010 by Jeff Bjorgan

Here is a video from CBC that gives a bit of a different take on the faith of the Haitian community.  This is the response I think the Evangelical community should be giving -weep with those who weep, love our neighbours as ourselves.