Pat Robertson, host of The 700 Club, told viewers yesterday that the “sin” of Sodom was pride and not homosexuality. Yes, that Pat Robertson. The same Robertson most famous for his routine rants that any pro-LGBTQ progress will lead to the destruction of America “like it did Sodom and Gomorrah,” two Biblical cities destroyed in the Old Testament book of Leviticus.
While scholars have long argued what the “sin” actually was–some contend that it was actually the sin of “inhospitality”–conservative Christians have adamantly declared that homosexuality was the true cause. They then invariably go on to claim we are destroying America, which is not only an inhospitable thing to say but makes us vulnerable to everything from discrimination to much worse. Moderate and progressive Christians cite another book of the Old Testament, Ezekiel, to claim the cities were destroyed because they were too prideful.
Ezekial 16:49 reads, “Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.”
“Pride, the Bible says, idleness and abundance of bread, neither were they thankful, that was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah,” Robertson told viewers. “He didn’t talk about homosexuality.”
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Anyone want to take bets on how long it will take America’s Best Leviticus Lover to switch his mind and go back to proclaiming that gays caused the downfall of the two ancient cities?
John Malin
The doctors most likely told him he’s dying and he’s trying to make amends before its too late. Patsy, it’s too God Dmaned late schmuck!
Kevin J Desmond
Hold on tight to that glass of water while on your death bed you old evil bastard, your gonna need it down there.
Steven Burr
WTF?
Misty Bolling
Not sure why an ancient book of fiction is important to an old man who just won’t die.
Michael Claypoole
Who knows what that wacko will say next? Even he doesn’t.
Andrew Button
David Edman
I didnt think I’d ever say this, but I actually agree with Pat Robertson on a theological issue.
erich40
Poor, Poor, Poor CRAZY SOB! It’s just so funny.
Lestar
He’s paving the runway so that he can come out before he dies. At this point I don’t think anyone cares what he has to say.
Clarence Duvall III
He probably found a cute little latin pool boy. Amazing what a old white man will say to get a latin boy. 🙂
Maxie Grant
The sad thing about Pat Robertson is that there’s no actual Hell for him to go to soon.
DDstar1me
This man is truly obsessed with homosexuality. When is it not a topic of conversation for this man?
Glücklich
I thought he’d say the sin was something wan, like inhospitality, making United and Hilton prime targets for alleged divine judgment. Amiright?
Kris Barton
oh hooray, Pat discovered the Talmud SMH
Juanjo
Anyone who is capable of reading and understands context knows that the story of Sodom is one which compares how the strangers were treated by Abraham when they approached his camp as well as how Lot greeted them at the gate of Sodom to the way the people of Sodom treated them. One of course has to actually have studied the Tanakh [Hebrew Scriptures] and understand the requirement to treat all including strangers with kindness and compassion, feeding the hungry, treating the sick, clothing the naked etc [Leviticus 19] to understand the purpose of the story. Hence the reference to Ezekiel where he condemns the Jewish people of his time for acting much like the modern Republicans of today and informs them that they will be punished as the people of Sodom were since they are committing the same crimes.
Pat of course is in serious trouble because he has repeatedly ignored the commands of Ha Shem in the way he bears false witness against people and violate the commands of Ha Shem to treat all with loving kindness and compassion. But then again he is a pagan and worships mammon, searching only for wealth at the expense of all.
Kate Dennis
Maybe he had a momentary lapse of hate…
Bob Pattinson
I’m pinching myself. I bet he ‘corrects’ himself soon.
Michael Edmonds
How come we never read stories about spontaneous combustion anymore ð??¢ð??¢
Rick Caffey
M J Martinez Crogan
Brainwashing starts at an early age.
Paul Huson
Astonishing. He’s read his Bible.
Transiteer
Oops . . . wrong script . . . .
Paco
They must have finally put Pat on some meds.
candylaine
who cares about him? there’s no such thing as god or hell or any of that nonsense anyway.
gaym50ish
It was not until 533 A.D., as part of a sweeping law reform for the vast Roman Empire, that the Byzantine Emperor Justinian decided that homosexuality was the crime of the Sodomites and established the death penalty for same-sex relations as part of the Justinian Code.
So, it was not a pope, not a prophet, not a sacred book that declared that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of homosexuality. It was an emperor. Still more evidence that religion is just a way of controlling people.
Doug May
I bet he’s he’s seen a penis up close and personal!
JessPH
As if Sodom & Gomorrah actually existed. LOL
Billysees
@Kevin J Desmond:
” Hold on tight to that glass of water while on your death bed you old evil bastard, your gonna need it down there. ”
Cute and funny…hehehe…
Uncle Mark
@Doug May: Yes, he has. Every morning when he looks in the mirror or whenever he watches his broadcasts on his TV/monitor.
Corduroyal
I know that he is a pretty terrible guy, but tbh if he tries to make amends for what he said earlier I could probably forgive him.