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Mon Sep 22, 2014, 12:24 PM Sep 2014

Pat Robertson excuses Biblical genocide [View all]

But violence in the Koran is EEEEE-VIL!

Robertson: Violence In Bible Different From Quran Because God Commanded It

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Monday, 9/22/2014 12:40 pm

On today’s edition of “The 700 Club,” Pat Robertson attempted to explain the difference between passages on war and killing in the Bible and the Quran. Robertson, who regularly cites Qur’anic verses as proof that Islam is an inherently violent and genocidal religion, said the main difference is that God commanded the mass killings found in the Bible in order to curb the corrupting influences of idol-worshipers, while violent acts in the Quran were ordered by Allah.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/robertson-violence-bible-different-quran-because-god-commanded-it#sthash.Kip3QG2d.dpuf

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I am starting to think shenmue Sep 2014 #1
Even with 'free speech' Faux pas Sep 2014 #2
The biggest problem... Archae Sep 2014 #3
Why do so many brainless have Faux pas Sep 2014 #4
Robertson really is an idiot. I mean what more can one say? YOHABLO Sep 2014 #5
So where in the bible BowlLikeAChicken Sep 2014 #6
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