Pat Robertson Opposes Gay Marriage, Shocking No One

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2011 Would you believe Pat Robertson made a reference to the biblical cautionary tale about the city of Sodom while discussing the recent passage of legislation allowing gay marriage in New York state? And also, God's going to destroy America on account of same. The end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Divine Intervention

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Stewart Schools Limbaugh, Robertson and Maddow on Disaster Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Talk about aftershocks: The politically charged commentary flowed freely from certain media-friendly sources following Haiti's giant earthquake, and according to Jon Stewart's assessment, Rush Limbaugh is missing a key organ, Pat Robertson needs to watch his "pie hole" and Rachel Maddow isn't very good with the whole timing thing. Watch and learn, pundits! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House: Robertson’s Haiti Comment ‘Utterly Stupid’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 Televangelist Pat Robertson's post-earthquake commentary about Haiti -- more specifically concerning the island nation's alleged pact with Satan -- has drawn fire from multiple directions, and now the White House has weighed in via spokesman Robert Gibbs. Meanwhile, CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), which ran "The 700 Club" clip featuring Robertson's statement, is in backpedaling mode. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pat Robertson Blames Quake on Haitians’ Satanic Pact

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 In this episode of "Pat Robertson Explains It All," our host takes to the Christian airwaves to help everyone make sense of Tuesday's gigantic earthquake in Haiti. Needless to say, it's news to us that the Prince of Darkness had a hand in the matter, but Robertson assures his nodding sidekick that it's the truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Country for Old Men

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 Would President John McCain forget who made that 3 a.m. call to the special White House phone? I suspect that his aides would not just let him nod off back to sleep, even if they were intimidated by the prospect of one of his alleged intemperate outbursts, but might our septuagenarian president be less than fully focused? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

War of the Word

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 26, 2008 Would God ever damn America? Is there anything we have done or could do as a nation that might court such severe judgment from an almighty, or is there a peculiar American exemption from God's wrath? The prediction of God's damnation for bad behavior is made in both black and white churches. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel’s Version of Pat Robertson

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2008 A member of Israel's parliament has an unusual explanation for the recent spate of earthquakes in his country: It's the gays! Specifically, says Orthodox lawmaker Shlomo Benizri, the Israeli government's acceptance of and tolerance toward homosexuals have incurred God's wrath in the form of tectonic rumblers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robertson’s Standards

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Robertson Backs Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2007 Conservative Christian blowhard Pat Robertson has endorsed Rudy Giuliani for president, possibly giving the candidate a boost with fundamentalist voters. Robertson came to the decision because, as only he could possibly put it: "The overriding issue before the American people is the defense of our population from the blood lust of Islamic terrorists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robertson Spars With Obama Over Religion

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 Here's a big shocker: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Christian conservative pundit Pat Robertson (pictured) don't see eye to eye when it comes to our nation's religious foundations. After Obama expressed his views on the subject to Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson opined that Obama is "selling out, well, the origins of our nation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher: Bring Back Elitism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2007 The "Real Time" host argues that many of America's problems aren't caused by the liberal, Washington, Hollywood or media elite, but by the prevalence of unqualified "hayseeds" in George W. Bush's government. Take Monica Goodling, who, in her early 30s and with no prosecutorial experience, oversaw the U.S. attorneys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )