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For Pat Robertson, Levitical Laws Apply To Gays But No One Else
Submitted by Brian Tashman on Wednesday, 8/12/2015 12:05 pm
Televangelist Pat Robertson regularly cites the Book of Leviticus as proof that homosexuality is a grave and evil offense, doing so as recent as Monday. But it seems that homosexuality may be the only area in which Robertson still thinks Old Testament admonitions still apply.
The host of The 700 Club, who has gotten used to explaining away the Old Testaments dictates on violence, slavery and polygamy, fielded a question today about whether Christians must obey strict Levitical laws about menstruation.
Robertson laughed off the prospect and seemed unaware of the menstruation passages existence, saying that Christians dont need to obey Leviticus and only need to love God and their neighbors as Jesus said.
Unless you are gay, of course, in which he case you need to abide strictly by Leviticus.
- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/pat-robertson-levitical-laws-apply-gays-no-one-else#sthash.GJptpSDf.dpuf
ladjf
(17,320 posts)is a known Christian, he has a free pass to give out any crazy thoughts he might have under the guise of the "word of god".
madamesilverspurs
(15,809 posts)ladjf
(17,320 posts)But, it doesn't.
Megahurtz
(7,046 posts)Bringing their Religion into Politics is just so, so wrong.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I doubt the man can read or write.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)as long as the stupid people keep sending him money.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Also, these rules seem hard on the pigeon population.
Warpy
(111,359 posts)always censure everybody else for committing sins they themselves aren't tempted to commit, usually citing Leviticus as the inerrant law of gawd. Remind them of what else is in there and they'll just blow it off, their sins are completely understandable. Yours are intolerable.
This is another reason people have had it with the Jesus jumpers playing politics.
Pat, you're senile. Time to retire.
Oneironaut
(5,525 posts)They'll pull evidence out of anything, but outright ignore something else that is as clear as day. Usually they start with an idea, and then mold everything else to fit that idea.