“As far as God's concerned, he knows the end from the beginning and He sees a little baby and that little baby could grow up to be Adolf Hitler, he could grow up to be Joseph Stalin, he could grow up to be some serial killer, or he could grow up to die of a hideous disease. God sees all of that, and for that life to be terminated while he's a baby, he's going to be with God forever in Heaven so it isn't a bad thing.”

— Pat Robertson

Answering a viewer asking how to respond to a coworker who asked "Why did God allow my baby to die?" about their dead three-year-old child.
2015-06-09
Pat Robertson
The 700 Club
Television, quoted in * 2015-06-09
Pat Robertson: Tell Bereaved Mother Her Dead Baby Could've Been The Next Hitler
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Tashman
Right Wing Watch
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/pat-robertson-tell-bereaved-mother-her-dead-baby-couldve-been-next-hitler

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