This Is Rebellion': Pat Robertson Says Christians Shouldn't Participate in Occupy Wall Street

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson doesn't have a highly favorable view of the Occupy Wall Street movement and he's not afraid to show it. On Thursday, Robertson responded to a viewer's question on CBN's "The 700 Club" about whether it's appropriate for Christians to support the movement.

The viewer asked, "Is it all right for Christians to be involved in Occupy Wall Street? Should we, as believers, be loyal to anything like that?" Robertson responded:

“I think this is a rebellion. I think it is atavistic. Nobody knows exactly what it is. They don’t know what they’re doing. Why are they there? Well, they’re just mad. Is it right for a Christian to get involved in a protest of anger? If you’re going to demonstrate, demonstrate for righteousness, demonstrate to lift the yoke of oppression, demonstrate to help those that are poverty stricken. But don’t just go out and mess up a park and just scream and tear up things.”

Robertson's point here is that the movement, in his view, lacks focus. He goes on to say that it's important for Christians to stand up for injustice and poverty -- very specific issues that can be pinpointed and approached with a solid action plan.

In responding to the famed-religious figure's words, Right Wing Watch wrote, "Despite Robertson’s claims, many people of faith have joined and praised Occupy Wall Street and denounced 'Wall Street’s reckless greed.'" Of course, all of the sources RWW cites are from individuals and members associated with America's religious left, thus their support for Occupy Wall Street is of no surprise.

Watch Robertson make these comments, below:

His statements yesterday come after he has previously railed against both the protesters and President Obama. Earlier this month, Robertson called the Occupiers "clowns" and "nuts" and lamented the president's use of class to divide America. He said:

"It’s kind of a nice little time to blow off steam and have some nuts express their points of view. The problem we’re dealing with...is much more important than this, is the corrosive effects of the speech of our president. The president’s supposed to be the leader of all of us but he has chosen to attack a segment of our population, those who’ve been successful. He’s attacking those who own capital, those who use jet aircraft as a business tool, he’s attacking all the people who have any kind of luxury or wealth and yet he goes to Martha’s Vineyard and hobnobs with the rich...These clowns up there at this Occupy Wall Street are just picking up the president’s message, perhaps on a cruder form."

See Robertson discuss these issues, here:

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(H/T: Mediaite)