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Pat Robertson: Bullying ‘terrible’ — but gay sex still an ‘abomination’
Anti-LGBT rights televangelist Pat Robertson on Tuesday told Christian students that bullying their gay and lesbian classmates was wrong even if they “think that these practices are an abomination.” A CBN viewer named Douglas posed this question to the TV preacher: “What would you say to a school that has…
Pat Robertson: Global warming a hoax because no SUVs on Mars
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Tuesday pointed to the fact that there were no sport utility vehicles (SUVs) or oil refineries on Mars as evidence that claims of global warming on Earth were a hoax. Following a segment about how European climate change activists were like a “religious cult,” Robertson explained…
Robertson tells man ‘you are the boss’ in marriage
Televangelist Pat Robertson once again added to his list of controversial statements Monday, telling a man that he is “the boss” of the family when a conflict arises between him and his wife over money given to church. On the latest episode of The 700 Club, Robertson responded to a…
Pat Robertson blames homosexuality on ‘demonic possession’
Televangelist Pat Robertson says that demons are most likely to blame for the men who “sin” by having “cheap sex with other men.” Monday’s broadcast of The 700 Club featured the story of Shawn, a married man who began to have affairs with men after his wife had a baby.…
Pat Robertson on oral sex: ‘If you feel it’s sin, it’s sin’
According to America’s most famous televangelist, sex acts between married couples are only a “sin” if the individuals participating are filled with enough shame. Responding to a viewer question on his show Wednesday, Christian fundamentalist preacher Pat Robertson suggested that oral sex between a husband and a wife is perfectly…
Robertson: Sister’s lesbian wedding is ‘contrary to God’s word, period’
On Friday’s episode of The 700 Club, televangelist Pat Robertson advised a woman that she should not attend her lesbian sister’s wedding, even if it means that act “breaks the union between you.” “That’s tough luck,” he said, quoting an entry to the Christian religious texts that calls homosexuals “evil.”…
Pat Robertson: Marijuana ‘absolutely’ should be legalized
Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson says he has become a “hero of the hippie culture” by calling for marijuana to be legalized. “I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” Robertson told The New York Times on Wednesday. “I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend…
Robertson: Calling Fluke a ‘slut’ and a ‘prostitute’ only ‘a little bit over the top’
In a segment broadcast by a Christian television network on Wednesday, televangelist and longtime icon of America’s religious right Pat Robertson suggested that Republican shock jock Rush Limbaugh’s characterization of a Gergetown law student as a “slut” and a “prostitute” was just “a little bit over the top,” but went…
Pat Robertson: Tornadoes wouldn’t happen if enough people prayed
Televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday tried to deflect the blame for tornadoes away from God, saying people shouldn’t build houses in the Midwest and could prevent the deadly storms by praying. “God doesn’t send tornadoes to hurt people,” he said. “We call them acts of God, but they’re not. All…
Pat Robertson: God revealed the next president, but it’s a secret
Pat Robertson says God has told him who the next president will be — but it’s a secret. The televangelist revealed on Tuesday that he had spent the nearly a week in prayer, asking God to “show me something.” “I think He showed me the next president, but I’m not…
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