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RKP5637

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Sat Apr 18, 2015, 08:51 PM Apr 2015

Pat Robertson tells TV viewers gays seek to impose 'totalitarian' socialism on America [View all]



http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pat-robertson-tells-tv-viewers-gays-seek-impose-totalitarian-socialism-america170415

Pat Robertson spouted another anti-gay conspiracy this week on his The 700 Club television show.

The 84-year-old televangelist, speaking in defense of Indiana's controversial 'religious freedom' law, called the liberals who led the backlash against the law 'totalitarian socialists. They want the government to force everybody into their mold.'

The state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act led to a nationwide backlash because it opened the door for private businesses to legally discriminate against gay people if they cited religious beliefs.

Robertson, who has a long history of anti-gay views, doesn't get what all the fuss was about.

'Now this bunch of gays, what they have done is single out — for example, there will be a city and there will be five bakeshops, four out of the five will do wedding cakes for anybody that wants them, gay, lesbian, Muslim, Hindu, anybody, they’ll do cakes. One little company says, "No, we’re Christian, we won’t do homosexual wedding cakes." So they sue that one and force that one, because the idea now is not tolerance, it is conformity, they’re going to make you go along with their lifestyle whether you like it or not.'
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are homosexual wedding cakes a different flavor or something? guillaumeb Apr 2015 #1
Apparently, they're just too difficult for some bakers to make, I guess. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #4
How long to we have to wait? jwirr Apr 2015 #2
Make it so, Pat, please make it so! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #6
Absolutely. Well not the totalitarian part but the socialsist part for sure. jwirr Apr 2015 #8
Yep!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #9
10 Craziest Things Pat Robertson Has Said beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #3
Obviously he's not a "Real Christian™" PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #5
He's batshit crazy Warpy Apr 2015 #7
Yep, big $$$$$'s in religion and the crazy/hatred sells well! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #14
Of course not. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #12
Fabulascism! Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #10
Pat, take your meds shenmue Apr 2015 #11
He really needs to chill out! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #13
Wonder if he's possessed shenmue Apr 2015 #15
He looks more and more demonic all the time. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #17
I think he needs his enema! He is religiously backed up! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #26
Anything is better than totalitarian fascism, which corporations are doing a good job of imposing. Initech Apr 2015 #16
I really question, sometimes, if most Americans realize how fascist a country they live in. Just RKP5637 Apr 2015 #19
Robertson calls those against the bill in Indiana "'totalitarian socialists" because they want to Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #18
Exactly! He and his religious right groupies have such a convoluted view of rights and their RKP5637 Apr 2015 #20
Damn it! Politicalboi Apr 2015 #21
What exactly is a "homosexual wedding cake?" justiceischeap Apr 2015 #22
Depends on teh shape of the cake pans... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #23
I don't know, but I hear The Homosexual Wedding Cakes are playing the Troubadour this weekend. Initech Apr 2015 #25
God please call Pat home. We're tired of his shit down here. Monk06 Apr 2015 #24
if only! sadly no...nt JanMichael Apr 2015 #27
All of the right wing hate groups rolled into one PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #28
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