I haven’t gotten one email defending Robertson. I’ve gotten a couple dozen along these lines:

Jonah,
Thanks for the post on the (always embarrassing) Pat Robertson.
Not only is his comment in bad taste, but it’s terrible theology. (I write this as a conservative evangelical connected to a major evangelical ministry.) First, Robertson seems to presuppose that God’s previous favor was on the city of Dover prior to these elections. What’s the evidence—merely because the school board “invited” him in (which amounts to a two-minute mention that ID is a possible way to look at creation)? I think God is more concerned about transformed hearts and lives than he is about whether he gets two minutes of air time in the public school system. Robertson’s God is way too small—and petty. One of Jesus’ central teachings was that we can be worship God with our lips but our hearts can be far from him. But Robertson seems to reverse the whole thing. Second, Robertson seems to have a tit-for-tat, rather wooden view of God’s actions, which amount to “If you do something I dislike, don’t bother calling on me.” Evangelical Christian theology teaches the greatness of God’s grace, that he often responds despite our rebellion. If disaster does befall a city, it is often a means to cause people to turn to him.
In a sense, to interact seriously with his views is to give it more credence than it’s worth. But I just wanted to write to let you know that virtually no credible evangelical leader would support Robertson’s inane remarks.