Televangelist Pat Robertson: If your wife develops Alzheimer's, "divorce her and...

[Michie]

...start all over again"

Pat Robertson: Divorce OK over Alzheimer's

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his "700 Club" viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's is justifiable because the disease is "a kind of death."

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[matthewchapter7]

how absurd

i guess you could say not putting the toilet seat back down is a form of death also....

 

[Michie]

Pat Robertson has been progessively losing it for quite some time.

Screw in sickness & in health.

Define death to your convenience.

 

[benedictaoo]

Wow... sad thing is, people are going to believe it becuase its what they want to hear.

Its a case of "Give the people what they want".

 

[JesusIsTheWay33]

What an awful, selfish thing to say.

 

[matthewchapter7]

Wow... sad thing is, people are going to believe it becuase its what they want to hear.

Its a case of "Give the people what they want".

most people aren't as dumb as all that

the ones who are... uh... i guess there's nothing we can do about them.

 

[Michie]

most people aren't as dumb as all that

the ones who are... uh... i guess there's nothing we can do about them.

You can pray for them.

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

Geez, you put a couple of drinks into Robertson and he loosen right up, huh ?

 

[benedictaoo]

No, ppl who are educated and smart will believe it becuase they want a way out and still be a good Christian at the end of the day... they have them out there more than one thinks... think about it. How its spun... she's not the women he married- that woman already died... what's left is this shell of a woman who is dying and the women you married is already dead... so its till death due us part.

Its like the nut ball catholic blog I read who said its a sin for a catholic to NOT take ABC when her husband abuses her or she is having pre martial sex.

Being open to life only pertains to those who have correct moral sex.

 

[Michie]

No, ppl who are educated and smart will believe it becuase they want a way out and still be a good Christian at the end of the day... they have them out there more than one thinks... think about it. How its spun... she's not the women he married- that woman already died... what's left is this shell of a woman who is dying and the women you married is already dead... so its till death due us part.

Its like the nut ball catholic blog I read who said its a sin for a catholic to NOT take ABC when her husband abuses her or she is having pre martial sex.

Being open to life only pertains to those who have correct moral sex.

Christianity is a big tent.

Only God can seperate the wheat from the chaff. Until then, we're just going to have to rub elbows.

 

[benedictaoo]

And call the baloney out when we see it...

 

[Tigg]

Gee, how kind of him. <Heavy sarcasm>

If I were his wife (thank you God I ain't), I would immediately start divorce proceedings and take at least half of his total worth, put whatever away in case I do get Al's or some such, and then enjoy my life without mr. don't give a dammmmm.

 

[matthewchapter7]

i think your husband looking lustfully at some Hollywood movie star on TV is a form of death

 

[Tigg]

i think your husband looking lustfully at some Hollywood movie star on TV is a form of death

 

[Lady Bug]

Ugh...

 

[Chrystal-J]

What an awful, selfish thing to say.

Exactly! I stood by my husband to the very end and he was sick for 5 years. I can't imagine divorcing him at his time of need. Why get married if that's your philosophy?

 

[Vermax]

Exactly! I stood by my husband to the very end and he was sick for 5 years. I can't imagine divorcing him at his time of need. Why get married if that's your philosophy?

As Christ stands by us, we should stand by our mates. Things that happen in our lives are not easy and we are enriched when we deal with them. My cousin is going through this very thing right now, and her husband and her children are standing by her faithfully.

 

[ranpleasant]

Exactly! I stood by my husband to the very end and he was sick for 5 years. I can't imagine divorcing him at his time of need. Why get married if that's your philosophy?

Amen, Chrystal, Amen!

My non-Catholic wife and I were divorced for five years before getting remarried. I always respected the legal side of the divorce. But in my heart and soul I knew I was still married to my wife because my marriage vows were made not only to her but also to God and only the real death of either my wife or myself can release me from those vows. Certainly no Protestant TV preacher can release me from my vows! I never let a day pass in those years in which my wife did not have a husband willing to do all he could for her and the kids. During those five years there were no girlfriends, no partying, and no personal vacations. I ate a lot of crow in those five years and crawled through mud most men wouldn't think of stepping in. But my soul and my family are worth it. There are many failures in my life which Christ will hold me accountable for, but breaking my marriage vows is not one of them.

Some of my friends joked with me that I must have drank all of the Catholic kool-aid. I told them Yes, every Sunday!

Ran

 

[TheDude28]

Pat Robertson is a sick, heretical, psychopath.

 

[Chrystal-J]

As Christ stands by us, we should stand by our mates. Things that happen in our lives are not easy and we are enriched when we deal with them. My cousin is going through this very thing right now, and her husband and her children are standing by her faithfully.

My faith definitely grew during my husband's illness (he didn't have Alzheimer's, but another long term illness). That's when I started going to church multiple times a week and I joined a church close to my house. (Which turned out to be a traditional church that taught me so much about the Catholic faith.) I would of never learned all of that if I had not turned to God at my time of need. So, my life was enriched beyond all I could of imagined. If I had bailed on my marriage instead of turning to the Lord, I would be carrying around that guilt (or wallowing in selfish love of my own wants and headed for a bad end).
ranpleasant--glad to hear things worked out for you. I found that my faith grew the most when I was alone in this stress. In my case, I mainly had to take care of my husband alone. Although, he was in the hospital a lot and I could of chosen to party when he was there or gotten a boyfriend. But, I knew in the back of my mind, that that would only make things worse in the long run.