Pat Robertson: if your wife has Alzheimer's, divorce her
Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 10:53 AM
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The troubled husband wrote to Robertson for advice on the right thing to do?
Divorce your wife, Robertson replied, but make sure she has 'somebody' to look after her, and then move on with your new life partner.
If you ever needed proof that Robertson has never understood love - straight or gay - there it is.
There's some Christian values for you. I'm sure Jesus, who Pat speaks for, would have told you the same (between sending hurricanes and droughts to punish the homosexuals).
If you only do one thing today, make sure it's to watch this short ABC clip, it'll break your heart:
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Suivness10 | Sep 19, 2011, 12:59 PM EDT
@Bonbon1, Boy did you get it right!
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hollabackgurl | Sep 19, 2011, 12:54 PM EDT
Robertson's view is as cold and unloving as his contempt for everyone who does not think like himself.
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jamieLM | Sep 19, 2011, 09:33 AM EDT
@Angelprecious - All Protestants don't think alike anymore than all Catholics do. Wisconsin or Missouri Synod Lutherans have major doctrinal and social-issue differences from Presbyterians or Methodists, for example. You obviously know next to nothing about mainstream Protestant churches. Alzheimer's is a terrible disease for the person who has it and his/her family. It's agonizing to watch a loved one lose touch with reality and it's aptly described as "the long good-bye." Every person deals with Alzheimer's in their own way. Unless you're dealing with Alzheimer's, it's easy to be judgmental. Each case is unique, depending on the age and emotional stability of the person married to an Alzheimer's victim who may be 50 or 80. The choices people make are their business.
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bogsidebunny | Sep 19, 2011, 06:48 AM EDT
He's entitled to his opinion. Of cource the santominious Irish will, as usual, jump all over him.
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bonbon1 | Sep 18, 2011, 09:30 PM EDT
Pat Robertson is and always has been about enriching himself financally. He has no loyalty to anything but his wallet. Therefore, what is so surprising about his willingness to throw anyone under the bus or discard them when they no longer serve his purpose. If a person is a jackass and gets ordained a minister what he becomes is a jackass minister.Pat Robertson has less compassion for fellow humans than most animals have for their relatives. I think Pat Robertson should become a monk and and take an oath of silence.
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eiriamach | Sep 18, 2011, 01:11 PM EDT
Angelprecious writes, "That is a problem with Protestants." He takes a tiny brush and paints a stripe broad enough to encompass billions of people. Robertson should be an embarrassment to Christians of any denomination, but especially, I would think, to far-right doctrinal fundamentalists like Angelprecious, who are allied with Robertson on social issues. Angelprecious, you consistently distort, exaggerate, and twist other commenters' words so that you can spout anger and bigotry from your fanatic's pulpit. That behavior is transparently dishonest and not likely to win over anyone with an ounce of common decency. But those who already hate Protestants? OK, sure, you can have 'em if they are drawn to your fanatical rhetoric. Teach them your attack mode so that we can spot them at a glance. As for Robertson, he needs a medical check-up with an Alzheimer's test.
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seanomelbourne | Sep 18, 2011, 03:49 AM EDT
Kene your idea of christianity is warped
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seanomelbourne | Sep 17, 2011, 09:59 PM EDT
Precious!!the problem with your unchristain right is you cannot keep out of other people's bedrooms or doctors surgeries.Abortion is a personal issue and many GOP/DEMs members have used abortion when they deemed it neccassary to do so.Worry about your own soul and leave other people to live by their conscience.In other words mind your own business,Go preach your brain dead chrisianity somewhere else
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keneconnor | Sep 17, 2011, 09:33 PM EDT
Looks like Irish Central took a short break from bashing the Catholic church to now spread their atheist hatred towards other Christians.
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jamthecat | Sep 17, 2011, 08:30 PM EDT
I'm confused. What else would you expect from this wolf in sheep's clothing? He's the devil's own disciple.
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AngelPrecious | Sep 17, 2011, 08:29 PM EDT
seanomelbourne, oh, like the unchristian left that supports abortion and marriage between gays that totally desecrate the sanctity of marriage?? Many on the right are good Christians and they also think this Robertson is in error, a deadly error for him to preach!
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seanomelbourne | Sep 17, 2011, 07:42 PM EDT
He is typical if the unchristian right who write the "christian"rule book to suit themselves,So much for the sanctity of marriage you hypocrite.
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MegK311 | Sep 17, 2011, 05:17 PM EDT
Don't be too hasty to judge Pat Robertson. Notice he said that the husband sould find good care for his wife. I would think the husband would need to continue to supervise his wife's care even if they were divorced.
There are many cases when a wife has a terminal illness of some sort the husband will divorce her because that is the only way to be eligible for funds to pay for the care needed.
I don't have a big problem with what Pat Robertson said as long as the husband continues to supervise her care. It is easy to criticize but you haven't walked in their shoes.
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Rebelforce | Sep 17, 2011, 04:51 PM EDT
Jesus warned us about religious hypocrites. Anybody who has read the Gospels knows that Jesus doesn't even bother to mention homosexuality, but he does very explicitly forbid married people from getting a divorce. And yet here we have a self-righteous, modern day Pharisee condemning gay people as "sinners" at every opportunity and blatantly thumbing his nose at the Biblical teaching on divorce. "Woe unto you Pharisees! Hypocrites!"
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