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Pat Robertson Says Alzheimer’s Disease is Grounds…for Divorce?

Pat Robertson Says Alzheimers Disease is Grounds for DivorcePat Robertson is known for making controversial statements. His latest pronouncement is sure to inspire intense debate, especially among those who follow strict religious teachings on marriage.

This morning, Gawker, NBC and a number of other outlets are reporting that Robertson believes Alzheimer’s Disease is a permissible excuse for divorce.

As a prominent voice in the conservative, Christian world, most would assume that the famed faith leader would allow for divorce — from a Biblical perspective — only under circumstances of adultery. In a video clip that was posted by Right Wing Watch (via Gawker), a woman by the name of “Andreas” writes in to ask Robertson for advice.

According to Andreas, her friend is married to a woman who has come down with Alzheimer’s Disease. As the disease has intensified, the afflicted can no longer even recognize her husband. As a result, her friend has become bitter at God for allowing such an illness to take hold of his wife and he has begun seeing another woman.

Andreas isn’t sure what to tell her friend, as he justifies his actions by claiming that his wife, as he once knew her, is gone. Robertson’s answer to this debacle is somewhat surprising.

“I hate Alzheimer’s,” he says. ”I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her.”

Robertson’s co-host, Terry Meeusen, seemed to push back against these statements. “But isn’t that the vow that we take when we marry someone? That it’s for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer?,” she asked.

To that, the famed Christian leader said, “If you respect that vow, you say ’til death do us part. This is a kind of death.” You can watch this dialogue below:

Here there seems to be a theological disagreement, as Alzheimer’s would certainly be considered a “sickness.” Many would contend that even in this difficult scenario, the vows that Meeusen mentioned must stand.

Others, though, may agree with Robertson, claiming that it would be better for an individual to move on than to stay in a marriage that has no hope of improving.

One of the elements that news reports missed in analyzing Robertson’s response is that Christians generally believe that sex outside of marriage and adultery are sinful activities. His encouragement for this man to leave his wife may be rooted in an attempt to advise him in avoiding these sins.

Still, leaving a marriage outside of the realm of divorcing a cheating spouse is also considered to be sinful by many Christian adherents.

Pat Robertson has weighed in on this matter, but what do you think? Is divorcing someone who has Alzheimer’s an understandable act? Take our poll:


(h/t Gawker)

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  • imreddog
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:43pm

    Very few Christians actually keep God’s law and few follow the example of Jesus the Christ. You say, “not so”. How many of you keep the 4th commandment… you know, the one about the Sabbath. The Sabbath was not “nailed to the cross”, or done away with… neither is it for the Jews and not Christians. Read Hebrew Ch 4 with special attention to 4:8. Read Matt. 5:17-19.. and Jesus didn’t come to fulfil the law, He came to fulfil the prophesy of His coming. Read Exod 31:12-18 about how it is an everlastin covenant between God and His people. Read Matt 7:21-23. These are those who refuse to keep the Sabbath. Read I Jn 2:3-4, Rev 12:17, 14:12, 22:14, John 14:15, 21, Mark 7:7, Matt 15:9. If you want salvation you must keep ALL OF THE COMMANDMENTS.

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    • momprayn
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:27pm

      I read them (already knew about them) — did you miss this one?: “…if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to Him, “Which ones?“ Jesus said ”You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 19:17-19
      He didn’t accidentally leave out “keep the Sabbath”…because we were to no longer be held to that one (but you can certainly do it if you want to -“Sabbath” being Saturday). With Jesus coming, we were to follow the new “rules” He set forth, some different than those in the Old (such as divorce and remarriage). Another was the example of the disciples when to “assemble” for worship, etc. which was “the first day of the week”, Sunday. (Jesus still observed the Sabbath b/c He hadn’t died yet & was under the old laws). That was our example for the New Covenant. In the other scriptures He is talking about the commandments He spoke to them which is recorded for us in the New Testament only. This is not a “salvation issue” as you say — please restudy with an open mind. There are many false teachers who are “sincerely wrong”.

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  • Mary Carol
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:41pm

    Pat has lost it. With divorce being what it is in the U.S. is it any wonder that “till death do us part” would mean ANYTHING IN THIS DAY AND AGE. If you could morally leave your wife or husband for having such a dibilitating disease; why not just leave them for ANYTHING YOU THINK YOU CAN JUSTIFY. What a sad day for civilization. PAT YOU HAVE LOST IT.

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:50pm

      Real Christians do not divorce. But lots of Americans do. Follow the Flesh or the Money.

      Divorce has been very popular with Job Creators. That is what brother Pat has become.

      False religions permit it, and some forms of religion call it annulment. Newt and the Donald and John McCain all have serial divorces.

      Amoral ethical weaklings and secularists often become divorced, but it’s not because of Alzheimer’s.

      The very richest Job Creator class of 400 Billionaires and Multi-Millionaires has more multiply divorced individuals than any other group. Ayn Rand worshipers are chronically self absorbed and lack basic human morality which leads to serial divorce and adultery.

      They need to repent and embrace Christianity.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:53pm

      Yeah, I always saw him as a creepy SOB, but this pretty much seals the deal. He’s an elitist that thinks whatever he deems “right”, is actually right.

      I’d expect more out of a man of the cloth, if I haven’t become so jaded by people over the last 20 years.

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    • JRook
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:02pm

      Perfect example of what I warned my 16 year old son last week when he indicated he was going to go to a pray meeting associated with his H.S. football team. Passing along what my father had to me I counseled him to turn and walk away quickly from anyone who professes to speak for God or interpret God in a manner that manifests their view of God’s will, God’s meaning or intent, the world, life and certainly statements regarding how others should act or what they should do. IMHO the world would be a much better place if people keep it a person relationship with God. The extreme arrogance of individuals who proclaim God’s name, particularly to endear or ingratiate themselves with religious people is the lowest form of promotion. If the bible and/or other religious works were inspired by God and represent his word, then very few are either capable of, or elevated enough to assert a greater ability to read it, comprehend it or interpret it. So when you hear a person invoking God’s name in anything other than praise, turn and walk away quickly. They are at best a false prophet.

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    • IowaWoman
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:57pm

      In sickness and in health…………Pat you are wrong!

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    • Lori
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:15pm

      I’m the 24/7 care provider for my mom who has Alzheimer’s and dementia. Her condition is not a kind of death, though it is a change of personality. It takes everything I have to cope with the dynamics, but drawing closer to God for help has stretched and enriched me in ways I couldn’t have imagined possible. Writing off someone because their condition is difficult to deal with as this man suggests is incredible wrong. What if a person is in a coma? Would he say leave them, too? Where does his reasoning end?

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    • USAMama
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:37pm

      Neither argument holds water for me. Is adultry a sin? Yes. So it is a sin for him to stay married and take a girlfriend. However divorce for reason other then adultry is also a sin, so exchanging one sin for another does not make him any better off, a sin is a sin no matter how “big”, they are equal in the eyes of God.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:45pm

      Apparently Mr. Robertson doesn’t believe in the marriage vows, till death do us part. Personally if my husband got this disease, I would be there every step of the way, even when he doesn’t know who I am. I took my vows seriously. Too many married couples give up too easy. Marriage is a work in progress. I blame society and today’s culture, with it confusing the issue of marriage, with the gays, feminism, the breakdown of the family. Jesus teaches us patience, strength and above all prayer. More people should use Jesus as their guidelines! Unlike Mr. Robertson, I‘m not sure what he’s using, it‘s not God’s word. And this is exactly why orgainzed religion is a farce, because of men like this, so called minister!

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    • LibertarianForLife
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 5:41pm

      sleazy, i hope to your imaginary friend that your joking. You seriously call other religions false? If you were born there, you’d believe the same nonsense that they do haha. You don’t use logic, just follow your deluded ancestors’ footsteps, fool.

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    • MAC-10
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:21pm

      Hello Mary,
      I agree, it’s up to the individual to search their own heart, ask advice, and then pray about it. I think Pat could have given a much better reply.

      As to Lori’s comment, I would like to be able to give her a “BIG” hug. I know what she is going through, as my wife of 34ys has been suffering with Alzheimer’s for the past 8 yrs. I have been through all the stages of traumatic stress that there are. When I bathe her, I think about Jesus washing the feet of His disciples, when I dress and feed her, I remember that Jesus taught, that to care for the least of them, you have also done unto me. It is through His strength, not mine, that I am able to keep caring for her, and to keep my promise, to love and honor and obey, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, till death do us part. God Bless.

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    • waggie
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:02pm

      My own mother has Alzheimers and my father has made the commitment that he is going to care for mom no matter what. He dresses her, helps her in the shower, helps her in the bathroom. He cooks, he cleans, he gives medication. Now THAT is commitment. How dare Pat Robertson advise anyone to divorce their spouse just because it becomes inconvenient for them! We all will have to give an account for the words we speak, I hope Mr. Robertson remembers that.

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    • JRsas2000
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:42pm

      The Bible says that God does not like divorce! The Bible says there is only one reason for divorce and that is in the case of adultery. But even then, it doesn’t say we MUST divorce in those cases. Marraige is one of God’s sacraments—not to be taken lightly. So we should do everything we can to save our marraige even in the case of adultery. We should also try to forgive. It is a hard thing to do, but God would want us to. Pat Robertson should stick to something he knows—- like raising money.

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    • Middle Finger
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:54pm

      God is calling Pat home but he doesn’t listen! God fears that Pat has Alzheimers. And then abandons him.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:54am

      The only way that I can see that it would be permissible is if your spouse got alzheimer’s and forgot that they were married to you and started sleeping around with other people. (lol) That being said though, it might be for the best. Think in the case of Terri Shivos husband. He should have divorced her and let her family have her; they begged for her so that they could take her and treat her to all kinds of fun things like going to Disney World, but Shivo, after attaining a live-in girlfriend and a a couple of kids…decided to have his wife legally murdered so that he could move on. If I could have spoken for Terri, I would have said divorce…after all Mark Shivo did commit adultery and she should have been freed, not murdered.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:24am

      AshestoAshes…I remember Terri Shivo…I remember thinking, if there was a devil on earth, it was Terri’s husband.

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 1:27am

      Pat believes in global warming and did that commercial w/ that race-baiting bigot Al Sharpton… Why does he even still have any following?

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    • sambachico
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 3:04am

      It saddens me to see this, but this is a complete rejection of the concept of marriage from Pat Robertson. Maybe he’s starting to suffer from it himself. Until death do us part, not until some disease do us part. Maybe Pat hasn’t read his bible in a few years?

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    • Rightnow
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:03am

      What the heck??!! So the whole “till death do us part” and “in sickness and in health” was just merely a suggestion??? Somebody please turn off his mic!!!

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    • MontanaRob
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:12pm

      This is repugnant!! I personally have recently buried my mother, who passed after suffering with this disease for 8 years.

      I spent the entire time looking after her, 5+ years on a part time basis, 2+ years full time, 80+ hours a week. I was hard pressed to find a way to make my own living, and forget about going anywhere for the most part. I spent all my savings, what was left of my retirement, and began selling possessions that were not all that important. I DO NOT REGRET IT, PERIOD!!!

      It was one of the most spiritually rewarding things I could imagine. I find that it put so much in perspective. She may have been “gone”, but it was still her. The most amazing thing came at the end. On the Tuesday before she passed, she awoke and responded to me, “Good morning”. It had been the first time in months that there was any clarity. We had conversations that morning and with the Pastor from Hospice that visited and she was witty and charming and responsive. It was a great day!
      Weds. morning, she could not speak, swallow, or breathe well, and fell asleep and finally passed on Friday evening with the entire family gathered around her. I would not have missed it for the world, for I would have missed out on far too much.

      I have been dealing with all the aftermath and getting my life back up and running again. That is all I can do. I have nothing but good feelings about it. There are those who thought I was crazy but they really weren’t much and they are out o

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    • LeeKelly
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:44pm

      Since the church refuses to obey the Word of God but instead follows the rules of man this situation occurs. You must divorce to appease man’s rules. God never wanted divorce. He allows for more than one woman and through scholar twisting of the words of scripture has caused this situation. Pat should be able to have another woman in his life without divorce. I do not expect anyone to agree with me. Most religious people do not know what is important to God. They love rules and regulations that overshadow the truth and purity of God’s law.

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    • chipmunk
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 3:32am

      @JRookery

      Your poor kid. Send him over & we’ll raise him for you.

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  • Midwest Blonde
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:40pm

    SO it’s OK to divorce someone for being “sick”??? What happened to “till death………”??

    A man or woman who commits adultery due to a spouse’s debilitating illness is a ________ (fill in the blank). Would Mr Robertson accept polygamy as a solution? Probably not but it WOULD be a viable soltution,.

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  • MARCH4HIM
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:34pm

    IF YOU READ HIS ( REPLY )…
    It was to a MAN who WAS already SEEING OTHER WOMEN…
    His heart turned hard toward God
    I am not in agreement with PAT OR the man, that was already seeing other women .. Pat was refering his response to him…
    Pat should have told the ( lady )writing the letter to PAT about ( HER FRIEND , A GUY )
    TO STOP SCREWING AROUND IMEDIATLY…This is your test my friend …The man will have to search his heart on this one… ?…Nobody gets a…Gets a free ride …In this life..

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    • paulusmaximus
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:25pm

      “THE GUY” didn’t marry a women with Alzheimer disease.They had a life together with a family maybe children definitely a history of experiences that he can remember (and apparently a few he is glad she doesn’t remember) GOD never truly excepted the divorce of convince the Bible states: “GOD hates divorce.” Those involved in the question and Mr. Robinson have a far greater problem with their condition in eternity their harden self-righteous hearts.

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  • DanWesson455
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:30pm

    Honor and obey. In Sickness and in Health. for Better or Worse. until death do you part.
    He is a supposedly Preacher? Cripes what part of VOW does he not understand?

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  • The Giver
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:30pm

    The guy is already cheating on his sick wife. Pat Robertson said it was better to divorce her and to make sure she had care ( rather than cheating). He doesn’t live in the clouds. He gives advice based on the facts people give him. Anyone who has dealt with this disease knows that the person “changes”. If kind and mild mannered, they can become aggressive, if modest about clothing, they can tear their clothes off. You just may not recognize the individual inside your loved one’s body. Plus, you’re lucky if they know who you are and are not accused of stealing from them. Let’s stop judging. Only God can judge our souls.

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    • scarebear83
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:12pm

      Even if the guy divorces her he is still cheating, he is still considered in an adulterous relationship. People seem to not understand that. The guilty party is not allowed to remarry. Matt. 5:32 But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery. Matt. 19:9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.” Mark 10:11 So He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” So not only is the guy committing adultery but he would be causing the woman he’s with to be committing adultery too. Changes or no, just because this man’s wife is sick is by no means grounds for divorce.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:32pm

      SCAREBEAR83, Good points! You are right. I had forgotten about those verses in the Bible. When it says that you can divorce ( or that a man can) in case of adultery, does HIS adultery count? If he’s adulterous, can he divorce her? I married a man that was divorced for 15 years… Am I not married?

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    • scarebear83
      Posted on September 17, 2011 at 1:00am

      Sorry I didn’t get back until now. To answer, “When it says that you can divorce ( or that a man can) in case of adultery, does HIS adultery count? If he’s adulterous, can he divorce her?” The woman is sick, not dead or herself being in an adulterous relationship therefore the man is the guilty party and anyone who would marry him is also committing adultery.

      “I married a man that was divorced for 15 years… Am I not married?”
      What was the reason he got divorced? If his wife cheated on him then yes he is free to remarry. If he was the one who cheated or for any other reason than his wife cheated on him then it’s not a rightful marriage and is causing you to commit adultery.

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    • Bevrages
      Posted on September 18, 2011 at 2:29am

      Pat did not say for the man to divorce his wife because she has Alzheimer’s. This man blames God for his wife’s illness and is already seeing another woman. His actions show that he feels that HIS needs are more important than the needs of his wife. In this case, the wife would have grounds for divorce based on the husband’s adultery and unbelief.

      2Co 6:14 “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? ”

      Mark 10:2-5 The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” testing Him. And He answered and said to them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce, and to dismiss her.” And Jesus answered and said to them, “Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. ”

      Divorce was NEVER God’s plan for us but “because of the hardness of our hearts” it has become too common. God gave Moses 10 commandments for us to follow and we can’t even keep those. But God knows us !! He knows that we are stubborn and selfish, and even though we hated him, he died for us anyway.

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  • WhatsYerProblem
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:28pm

    Is Pat Robertson God? No? Then if you disagree with him, don’t listen to him. If you disagree with God, that’s something to be concerned about…

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:23pm

    Just retire Pat. Retire now, it is time. You have lost it and will only drag others down with you. If you love God then just retire. Go fishing, read your Bible…Just stand down…

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  • The Giver
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:18pm

    The guy is CHEATING on his sick wife already. Pat Robertson said it would be better to divorce her but to make sure she has care. Obviously, the guy has moved on with his life. The sick wife doesn’t even know who he is anymore. I think it’s a very difficult disease. Not everyone can handle it. When your loved one doesn’t remember your name, or thinks you broke in to rob them, or that they have to make a 7 am train at midnight! It‘s easy to judge when you’re not in their shoes. Pat Robertson doesn’t live in the clouds. He is a true follower of Christ, but he gives advice based on the facts you give him. The person she was IS dead. Mild mannered people can become aggressive, modest ones can become nudists. These are just examples. Almost worst than dead. Someone else is standing in front of you that looks like your mom, dad, wife or husband. Truly sad. Some moments of lucidity do occur at times and if you’re there when it happens, it’s priceless. Good luck to anyone going through this at this time. God Bless You. Not all confused people have this disease, sometimes dehydration in the elderly can cause confusion. Get checked out! : )

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Yes, and a UTI, hypoglycemia, or a hypertensive emergency can cause confusion, too. Those are transient states but does that mean the husband gets to walk away and say, “Sorry, toots, but I gotta move on now”? How about my previous examples of a massive stroke causing a coma or an accident leaving the spouse in a vegetative state? Do those examples count or is Alzheimers excluded? Would it be OK to cop out and declare yourself incapable of dealing with the situation should the unthinkable present itself? Please. It’s a selfish attitude to have and a dreadful thing to do. Anyone with a lick of sense would be able to recognize that a mile away.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:51pm

      BIOHAZARD23, I see that you feel bad about the sick person, I do too. But I wouldn’t want anyone staying with me out of pity. The issue of divorce according to the Bible is deeper than I remembered. However, I still think this is a very tough illness. When someone is in a coma, it’s still your loved one in a coma. The folks with this disease at times do not resemble the loved one at all (as you with medical background know) They don’t get the normal “closure”, and you have to watch them constantly so they don’t escape or hurt themselves. These families are worn out! Again, not an excuse for divorce…but he had already “left” her for another woman. We are all doing Right Wing Watch’s job. To destroy our own. Did they mention anything about leaving newly aborted babies to die like Obama supported?

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    • JQCitizen
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:07pm

      Shame on Pat for using situational ethics as a guide instead of Scripture, and shame on you for rationalizing his rediculous reasoning! Actually the specific words of the vow only mean something if you THINK YOU HAVE TO FULFILL THEM! That is what a VOW means.

      Websters specifically says; [ A solemn promise or assertion; specifically: one by which a person is bound to an act, service, or condition.]

      Now I really think we need to have an alternate set of vows for those who want to make a CONDITIONAL PROMISE (whatever the Hell that is, those two words together sound like a contradiction in terms)

      These vows would sound something like this:

      I ….take thee…, to be my lawful wedded…, to have and to hold, from this day (until I am tired of it), as long as things are good, if I can afford it, to love and to cherish, (as long as I still feel it), till death do us part, (I’ll decide when our marriage is dead), according to my best judgement, and that‘s as far as I’m willing to go!

      See how many people think that is worth a present, a couple hours of their time, and scarfing down a lousy chicken dinner!

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:15pm

    So much for those vows, eh? Would he say the same thing if the spouse was in a horrific accident and left in a vegetative state instead of getting Alzheimers? How about if the spouse had a massive stroke and was in a coma? Would Pat think it was OK to abandon that person simply because he/she cannot respond like they used to?

    Might as well move to Canada and have the invalid husband or wife put down. After all, in Canada that’s simply considered a late late-term abortion so what’s the big deal? Would that be OK, too, Pat? What a tool…..

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    • Sleazy Hippo
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 2:53pm

      I agree with you so much, BioHazard. There is NEVER an excuse for divorce.

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  • hightide
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:10pm

    For crying out loud. When Christians marry, they become one flesh. Do you cut off your foot when it gets a blister? He needs to stay with his wife and care for her as they grow old. The prize is not in this world, but the one to come.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:27pm

      Well said Hightide!

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    • Bri guy
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:38pm

      Well said! A great college professor I had at Spring Arbor University said “if you can’t say what you have to say in 20 minutes, you don‘t know what you’re talking about and probably can’t say it at all.” :)

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:10pm

    Dang! $$$$$***!!!!.

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  • corbecket
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:05pm

    Pat’s been “round the bend” for some time. I’ll not go into detail, but most folks that have paid attention to his “theology” have seen the same thing. It is surprising that he has any following at all, given his fast and loose interpretation of the scriptures.

    I’ll stick to my local clergy and give a wide berth to this religious anomaly.

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  • stealthyk9
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:59pm

    Pat Robertson is clearly a false prophet!

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  • Bullhorn Guy
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:58pm

    For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

    2 Timothy 4:3

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:52pm

    This TV preaching stuff – Best to seek out a sanctuary.

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    • 777jenn
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:18pm

      One exception! The Shepherd’s Chapel is THE ONLY church that is on tv that just simply reads the TRUE Word of God. The pastor is an intelligent, HUMBLE, God-loving man, and also a scholar of the original manuscripts in their original languages. I have learned more TRUTH in the past few years than I did in ALL my “religious” schooling and pew-warming! Try it for yourself for a while. See if you are blessed with eyes to see & ears to hear the Truth. I LOVE knowing what is going to happen….God SHALL have the victory, and ALL false prophets will be no more. Amen to that!

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    • searching for the Truth
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:37pm

      For some there is no way, or safe way to get to a sanctuary. So” where two or more gather together in His Name there shall He be.” – paraphrased – Holy Bible.

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    • sambachico
      Posted on September 16, 2011 at 3:11am

      @777JEN

      Totally agree with you. Pastor Murray simply reads the bible and helps us interpret specific portions that might have difficulty with understanding in terms of the setting, history, people involved, etc. I’ve done some soul searching many a late night w/ Pastor Murray @ 4am.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:52pm

    He is wrong. My mother is caring for my father with Alzheimer’s and I can tell you divorce isn’t an option for her. The guy in question is a selfish s.o.b. and Roberton has lost it. My guess is that Robertson will rethink his answer and be man enough to admit he made a mistake.

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    • WhatsYerProblem
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:32pm

      Sorry about your dad, bro. Good to see an example of selfless love like your mom has. You come from good stock, Gonzo!

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:51pm

    Dang! Pat. Is that alright censor?

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    • TennesseeConservative
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:53pm

      False Prophets always excuse sin. Judgement is coming to all those who deliberately hid the truth.

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  • Blacktooth
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:50pm

    You see, – this is how a false teaching and apostasy starts.
    A man deviates from the scriptures and inserts his own “wisdom” on a subject and then,,,,,,,,a new religion begins. Just what we need , more confusion. Shame on him.

    1 Corinthians 3:18 – Let no one be seducing himself: If anyone among YOU thinks he is wise in this system of things, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: “He catches the wise in their own cunning.” 20 And again: “Jehovah knows that the reasonings of the wise men are futile.”

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    • PoochieGirl
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:22pm

      Amen! Pat needs to retire, he has lost his testimony!! Maybe he has Alzheimer’s, whatever, get him outta there with the same regard he has for the stricken wife!!

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  • n8isgrate
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:43pm

    REALLY? Sounds like he is trying to get out of his own marriage.

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    • SgtB
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:53pm

      I think what he meant to say is that if this man is going to cheat on his ill wife he should divorce her and at least make things right before he goes sleeping around.

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    • lulu229
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 1:06pm

      @sgtb, you are probably right, but still… We really have no idea what Alzheimer‘s victims know or don’t know..

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    • Faith1029
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 10:15pm

      I too believe he meant to say the guy was doing it already and didn’t honor the marriage vows. I do believe Pat is a man of God, I have watched his program for many years and have not seen false doctrine yet from him. I am hoping he will come out and renounce what he said and explain what he meant.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:38pm

    For richer or poorer , sickness and in health ……
    Anything unclear about that ?

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  • Commando
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:38pm

    Does Pat have Alzheimer’s? Wow, crazy stuff..

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  • knockered
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:35pm

    Nothing like a good preacher to feel that way. I wonder what his big boss would have to say about such a stupid comment…just saying

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  • AlansTigg
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:34pm

    that is horrible! I know it is a devastating disease but seriously how could you justify leaving your spouse to move on with another. It‘d kill me for my husband to not recognize me any longer but I’d still be there with him every single day, he’s still my husband and I believe in the vows we took…heck even if there were no vows I’d never abandon my husband ~Tigg

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  • pap pap
    Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:33pm

    That‘s a tough one but it’s supposed to be in sickness and in health til death do us part.

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