1.0Flirting with Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/flirtingwithfaithJoan Ballhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/flirtingwithfaith/author/jballPat Robertson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and What it Means to Love Our Enemies - Flirting with Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OcfRkmgMdU"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/flirtingwithfaith/2010/01/ive-been-thinking-a-lot.html">Pat Robertson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and What it Means to Love Our Enemies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/flirtingwithfaith/2010/01/ive-been-thinking-a-lot.html/embed#?secret=OcfRkmgMdU" width="600" height="338" title="“Pat Robertson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and What it Means to Love Our Enemies” — Flirting with Faith" data-secret="OcfRkmgMdU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I never imagined that I would (finally) find my response to Pat Robertson’s controversial (and unfortunate) statement on the earthquake in Haiti in my reflection on the life and writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Having spent the week reading bitter, angry comments and posts about Robertson, I’ve wondered how public attacks in the…