Or not. Look, Pat and countless others daily abuse Christ and the Christian message.
It is so common place to expect Pat to say something stupid that I think people have stopped caring.
Don’t give him any more attention.
And don’t, for the love of all that is holy, move to Saudi Arabia to beat your wife… divorce your wife with Alzheimer’s…believe in a pact Haitians made with the devil… and watch the 700 club.
Amen?
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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I am not one to defend Robertson but he made a joke. Some people need to loosen their sphynxters and lighten up a bit. people get bent out of shape so easily these days a person needs to not say anything as they risk offending someone no matter what they say.
Give it a rest and stop micro-analyzing everything a person says. it is better to make sure your words are in line with God’s before attacking others.
“i’m not one to defend… but I’m going to defend…”
Pat is so far out of the normative Christian Tradition it is pitiful.
You “loosen your sphincter” every time you post one of your inane comments.
’twas a pretty dumb-ass joke then.
pffft.
Yes, he made a joke.
About wife-beating.
In my world, there are things about which one doesn’t joke.
After his joke, he went on to say, “I guess we don’t condone wife-beating anymore …” That sounded less like a joke and more of a concession that one can’t beat his wife because of social pressure. Not a statement that it’s wrong.
Lastly, he’s coming down pretty hard on a woman he’s never met and whose side of the story he hasn’t heard. Exactly what is this rebellion and lack of respect? She asked him to help do the dishes? Asked him to pick up his socks? Said she wasn’t “in the mood”?
There are always at least two sides to every story. Sitting in judgment of a woman after hearing a letter briefly outlining one side is beyond irresponsible.