Very few people will be taking Pat Robertson’s marriage advice seriously…we hope. On a recent broadcast on the “700 Club”, an “elightened” husband wrote in and asked Robertson’s advice on how to make his wife toe the line and see him as head of the house.
Robertson, who is considered a highly moral man by his flock, did not admonish the sexist husband for not seeing his wife as his equal. Instead, he offered this commentary:
“Well, you could become a Muslim — then you could beat her,”
Okay, everyone close your mouths because there is more. In case you might think that Robertson caught this blunder and tried to make amends, think again. After laughing about this comment with his female co-host, The televangelist continued with his thought and said,
“I think this man’s gotta stand up to her and he can’t let her get away with this stuff,” Robertson said. “I don’t think we condone wife-beating these days but something’s got to be done.”
While non-radical Muslims everywhere are going, “What?”, I too am perplexed by these comments. I might be a little misinformed about Christian teaching, but exactly when did Jesus say beating your wife is okay? I can’t seem to remember learning this. Maybe while everyone was focusing on eating their miracle loaves and fishes, Jesus just snuck that rule in there when no one was listening. Or maybe it’s a missing Beatitude or the less known Silver Rule. Yes, that sounds logical.
Golden Rule – Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Silver Rule – Beat your wife senseless if she doesn’t think you are king.
Well, do not worry if you missed this important broadcast. Rumor has it that on next week’s show, Robertson will instruct his flock on other controversial domestic issues such as when it’s okay to knock off the elderly and infirmed and how to blowtorch puppies to rid them them of demons.
I know it’s wrong and I know a couple of massive wrongs don’t make a right but I would like to see this idiots wife beat him up!
You know, that might not be such a bad idea. It might knock some sense into him. But that is not the correct thing to do – officially.
Is that a picture of Pat slapping his knee? I feel sorry for his knees because Ol’ Pat gets of some heavy-duty knee slappers at times.
“gets off” not “get of..”
Oh, no, now I’ll need to explain the concept of Pat “getting off.”
No worries, Stan. I got it!!! 🙂 I will let you know if Pat writes us back.
I really appreciate Pat Robertson and his nonsense commentaries like this. Each time he opens his yap in this fashion a few more people contemplating whether or not to be baptized into the faith are saved from making such a dreadful decision.
The fewer traditional, fundamentalist people of faith we have, the better off this planet will be. IMO.
Amen, Larry!
Double Amen!
Just when you think these people can’t possibly get more absurd….
I know, they can!