For example:
Just what is Islam and why do those people hate Americans so much?
Muhammad claimed to have had a series of dreams and visions in which a being he called "Allah," who was the moon god among the deities in Mecca, a city in Saudi Arabia where Muhammad's father was the keeper of three hundred sixty stones, including a black stone which was probably a piece of meteor... The moon god (the symbol of Islam is a crescent moon) supposedly appeared to Muhammad and revealed to him the tenets of Islam...The name [Koran] means "recitations," possibly because it was meant to be read aloud, but more likely because it was delivered orally by Muhammad to his friends, who wrote it down.
Huh?? WTF!?! Bring It On
is proof that Robertson's senile imagination took hold at least seven
years ago (some say much earlier - about 1988 when he ran for
President). For starters, Islam is an Abrahamic religion and follows
closely the precepts of Judaism in that it recognizes Adam, Abraham,
Moses and (from Christianity) Jesus. The Jews were known as The People
of the Book and the Bible was greatly revered and respected. The
history of Muhammad's father is not known. Wherever Robertson got the
keeper of the stones bit is anyone's guess. "Allah" is probably derived
from Aramaic and means "one, incomparable God." The "moon god" did not appear and reveal secrets to Muhammad, but rather the angel Gabriel did.
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more important note: reading about the Qu'ran will present a clearer
picture of Islam's intents and purposes and will accentuate the
similarities between Islam and Christianity, some things Robertson
would never want you to know. Today's evangelizing Imam need only a
television camera and a suit to look like they're on a 700 Club
of their own. And after reading the Qu'ran, look to the Old Testament
of the Bible, then ask yourself if the Abrahamic religion of Moses is
still a "religion of peace."
Of course, even Robertson agrees that some of the questions he answers in his book are somewhat strange, but let's face it, anyone who asks Pat Robertson about anything these days is quite clueless. The man never ceases to amaze people which the broad spectrum of what he doesn't know. At the drop of a hat (or less), Robertson will tell you what's wrong with wearing a tattoo ("it's pagan and ugly") to declaring bankruptcy (it's Christian depending upon the amount).
Robertson never mitigates his tone either. Whether it's making pronouncements about "Haiti's pact with the devil" or feminism turning women into lesbians and witches, he never misses a beat. After all, he reasons, he's only the messenger of God and God's demands. And he doesn't care what people think about his advice. There is no quibbling about it. Robertson/God has spoken.
So in The 700 Club segment in question, Pat Robertson took to the airwaves to mete out his sage advice to a mother whose question was:
How should we, as parents of a homosexual son, handle the ongoing challenges facing us such as staying true to our faith and following the commandment "love your neighbor as yourself?" This is very difficult for us. - Teresa.
Robertson then proceeded to question the age of the son - as if he knew what he was talking about and the age would determine his answer (Not!)
Then he pondered the idea of there being "real" or "fake" homosexuals by calling them "so called" homosexuals and trying to distinguish between "homosexuals because of biological problems" and the rest of us, who, in his view were "made homosexuals BECAUSE OF A COACH OR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, or some other male figure who has abused them." Then came the hard line zinger: tell him the "truth" because "I love you" and "the Bible says that this is an abomination before God."
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