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40. Exactly! No one is preventing anyone from swearing an oath to God if they want to.

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 10:05 AM

Sep 2014

It is merely not being required of them.

This ruling does not affect believers in any way whatsoever.

Just another in a long series of Robertson stupidities.

BTW, allowing gays to marry does not affect straight marriages in any way whatsoever, either.

I wish these folk would spend more time worrying about their own behaviors and less time worrying about what everyone else is or isn't doing.

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Pat Robertson loses it after Air Force nixes �God� oath for atheists: �How can they fly?� [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2014 OP

Pat does not know what anything is shenmue Sep 2014 #1

same guy who says demons live in thrift store clothes right? CarrieLynne Sep 2014 #2

...and attributed the Kobe earthquake in Japan to bvf Sep 2014 #81

Pat needs to be concerned with his relationship with the God of his understanding, olddad56 Sep 2014 #3

One has to keep foremost Plucketeer Sep 2014 #53

"disullsioned saviors wanting just to show someone the way" olddad56 Sep 2014 #92

See, pat, christx30 Sep 2014 #4

The air goes faster over the top and slower beneath FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #51

Almost right hueymahl Sep 2014 #62

There's that. cloudbase Sep 2014 #64

That's right. Turbineguy Sep 2014 #72

Yep. Simple physics. hifiguy Sep 2014 #84

lol treestar Sep 2014 #89

At least he got to blame the Jews. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #5

A convinient Segue PeoViejo Sep 2014 #45

He didn't blame LGBT for once, guess he forgot. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #56

Well, Pat, it's like this. Science makes it happen. Sorry if that takes the magic out of it for you. freshwest Sep 2014 #6

Heavier than air vehicles flying are either God or they are Magic. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #7

"Pieces of gravity?" hifiguy Sep 2014 #85

Pat has an issue with a "Jewish radical"? Ken Burch Sep 2014 #8

I checked twice, thinking the article was satire Recursion Sep 2014 #18

Well, it's Raw Story, not The Onion. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #19

You're not fooling anyone, Pat. trusty elf Sep 2014 #9

Agree 100%. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #21

!!! LiberalElite Sep 2014 #22

⇑ That's it! Trillo Sep 2014 #44

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #57

Dumbass thinks it's his airforce. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #10

No, the dumbass thinks awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #75

Imagine... ReRe Sep 2014 #11

Pat Robertson should know... gerogie2 Sep 2014 #12

He should know a lot of things. Probably does, and conveniently ignores the parts that do not fit silvershadow Sep 2014 #13

Thanks for pointing out safeinOhio Sep 2014 #14

The Bible thumpers don't know what's in their precious little book. That or they don't care. It's a blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #34

Exactly! FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #52

I love how he just trails off... Oktober Sep 2014 #15

I think "JP-8" has something to do with it... jmowreader Sep 2014 #16

Balancing lift, drag, thrust, weight and an equal number of takeoffs and landings, too. sarge43 Sep 2014 #20

A long, LONG time ago. Maynar Sep 2014 #90

His intake of BP medicine must be phenomenal Android3.14 Sep 2014 #17

Reverend Ancient Babble-On has spoken! lastlib Sep 2014 #23

God must be OK with it - LiberalElite Sep 2014 #24

FYI, Robertson was a draft-dodger from Korean War days. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2014 #25

"God works in mysterious ways." blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #35

Um, he served as a liquor officer in Korea because his pops pulled strings Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #41

Hmmm, just like he uses his 'father in heaven' to get out of growing up and confronting the issues toby jo Sep 2014 #42

His 'father in heaven' did not give him the clap when he was in Korea Brother Buzz Sep 2014 #43

Thanks, I stand corrected. He was a "danger-dodger", a "REMF" DinahMoeHum Sep 2014 #66

Um, people who want to say it still can, Pat. tanyev Sep 2014 #26

Exactly! No one is preventing anyone from swearing an oath to God if they want to. thesquanderer Sep 2014 #40

I don't know why USAF had an idea--even for a nanosecond--that they weren't part of DoD. MADem Sep 2014 #27

It is odd... Oktober Sep 2014 #31

If I were responsible for the crafting of that directive, my first question would be MADem Sep 2014 #38

Hateful, hateful man. Feral Child Sep 2014 #28

It is not that I wish him ill or anything TNNurse Sep 2014 #29

Robertson has been senile for a whole Gothmog Sep 2014 #30

Yep, God's the only thing that keeps planes in the air. sinkingfeeling Sep 2014 #32

. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #33

Here's the strength of their "faith": blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #36

Pic URL http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/walker66/popemobile-papa2532011pu.jpg blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #37

I don't think this Pope uses that thing. MADem Sep 2014 #39

God is my Copilot PeoViejo Sep 2014 #46

My niece served me up the perfect straight line when she FB posted a picture of her dog Thor_MN Sep 2014 #78

Living on paranoia dollars leads to hate speech truthisfreedom Sep 2014 #47

Isn't this evil man dead yet? SoapBox Sep 2014 #48

It seems like there's a concerted effort to create a sectarian right wing military yurbud Sep 2014 #49

Science my dear sir. Science. Fearless Sep 2014 #50

He never had it to lose. LiberalAndProud Sep 2014 #54

Pat is very consistent! Consistently a wacko! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #55

It's called aeropace engineering, something Pat cannot comprehend. muntrv Sep 2014 #58

Indeed, how can airplanes fly, except by God's grace? tclambert Sep 2014 #59

God is the wind beneath airplane wings! Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #63

Tide goes in, clean clothes come out. No one can explain it. Thor_MN Sep 2014 #77

Dude, it's called "Physics." Yeah, the devil invented it. ::snork:: n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #60

i once read this story where this one little jewish guy was terrorizing people.. frylock Sep 2014 #61

Could you be a bigger moron pat? Bartlet Sep 2014 #65

Pat better calm down or he's going to hurl up a gold nugget one of these days Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #67

now we need to get the god crap out of the jury oath and off the wall above the judges head Agony Sep 2014 #68

He's right! I think every Air Force Christian who believes as Pat believes should... Moonwalk Sep 2014 #69

"How can they fly?" KamaAina Sep 2014 #70

Using science, Pat. Orsino Sep 2014 #93

Pat's eyes are always squinting: El Shaman Sep 2014 #71

How about we just bomb in Pat's name? Blue Owl Sep 2014 #73

Read his bio pat, he isn't left-wing. he is truly a conservative. SummerSnow Sep 2014 #74

I think the planes have a lot to do with them flying. RandySF Sep 2014 #76

Perhaps the oath "So help me Bernouli" could be substituted... DreamGypsy Sep 2014 #79

How can we expect atheists to properly bomb the hell out of Muslims? BlueStreak Sep 2014 #80

Ah, it does my heart good to know Loki Sep 2014 #82

A Jewish radical? *Arches an Eyebrow.* deafskeptic Sep 2014 #83

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I hate semantics too Maynar Sep 2014 #91

Someone tell Pat Dr. Xavier Sep 2014 #87

Loved this comment treestar Sep 2014 #88

The host consensus defacto7 Sep 2014 #94