Pat Robertson: Divorce OK over Alzheimer's

CBS News ^ | September 14, 2011 | AP

[Not gonna take it anymore]

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." During the portion of the show where the one-time Republican presidential candidate takes questions from viewers, Robertson was asked what advice a man should give to a friend who began seeing another woman after his wife started suffering from the incurable neurological disorder.

[SoConPubbie]

"What would Jesus do?"
Judge Not?

One of the most abused and used out of context scriptures ever.

Jesus commanded us to be Holy as he was Holy which effectively means to emulate him completely.

Jesus spent alot of his time rebuking the sins of the people he encountered.

Furthermore, you can't ignore the commands in the New Testament that command us as Christians to rebuke sin.

The loving others as ourselves was not meant as a measure or balancing act as the example of Jesus shows since his sacrifice on Calvary had not balance at all to that action. It was a complete sacrifice on his part.

The loving others as ourselves was simply meant as a "measuring stick" by which to validate our actions were correct according to God's standard, in effect, we won't generally do things to harm ourselves, so if we use the same measuring stick, we will not do anything to harm our neighbor as well.

Finally, the primary Example that Jesus set was one of self-sacrifice and obedience to the Father.

COMPLETE self-sacrifice, he suffered for the sins of OTHERS. A holy righteouse, blameless God took our sins as his own.

[liberalh8ter]

God bless you. That’s love, that’s life and that’s marriage. That is also honoring ones vow.

[Augustinian monk]

Pat has went down hill ever since he wrote “The New World Order”.( a book I loved by the way). I think the Bildabergers and Tri-Lateral commission got to him and scrambled his brain so he would lose credibility :)

[mancini]

Pat, from one Christian to another...SHUT UP. Thanks.

[Shimmer1]

I’ve seen the video. It’s just as described, sorry to say.

[petitfour]

I think Pat Robertson lost his mind some time ago.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

one of my best friends suffers from Picks Disease (Frontotemporal Dementia) and he’s now in his late 30’s. He has a wife and a son that was born around the same time of his diagnosis (about 3 years ago). He’s has grown dramatically worse the past year and his wife had to put him in a facility. It’s really sad...he’s about half the age of most of the people in there. Between his wife, his parents, and his friends...he has almost daily visits. His wife is a rock.

[Salvation]

Good grief, this is when couples REALLY need one another for spiritual, mental and physical support.

May God clear his mind and set him straight.

[Just mythoughts]

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." During the portion of the show where the one-time Republican presidential candidate takes questions from viewers, Robertson was asked what advice a man should give to a friend who began seeing another woman after his wife started suffering from the incurable neurological disorder.

I think Robertson really believes in himself. See personally, I think Robertson should have answered the question with 'Has your 'friend' asked you for advice'? Because if the suppose 'friend' had NOT asked for advice, then this person asking Robertson this question, is a busybody and is liable to get his cheek slapped.

WHO knows, maybe Robertson himself suffers with Alzheimer and the 'white coats' need to find him a safe comfortable room.

[Belteshazzar]

“What do you think?”

I think it’s Pat Robertson.

[Marie]

***Aside from abuse, addiction, and abandonment, there is no justification for divorce.***

I’d add infidelity to that list. Other than that, I agree with you.

[Marie]

It wouldn’t even occur to me to divorce my husband over this. Bizarre.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Pat has changed the marriage vow to “Until Alzheimer’s do us part”

[Marie]

I agree with you on the abuse issue. NO abuse is tolerable.

Neither my husband or I would ever tolerate verbal/emotional/physical abuse of any kind. This understanding has held us to a higher standard from day one.

During the first few years, when we were trying to learn *how* to be married and arguing a lot, this invisible barrier saved our marriage. Even at our worst moments, neither of us ever once crossed that line. This made it possible for us to continue to focus on the real issues in our marriage and work through them. This shared fight to save our marriage made us much closer. Any abuse would’ve destroyed that bond.

In the end, intolerance of abuse makes human beings better people.

[SoJoCo]

What do you think?

So much for "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."

[kalee]

Usually in an election year, providing fodder for the left.

[liberalh8ter]

I imagine this will be a, “what were you thinking?” moment between God and Robertson.

[johngrace]

That does not sound too Christian. He is very clever man when it come to business.

I remember when he had two networks that had the same acronym CBN. One reads Christian Broadcasting Network and the other was Consolidated Broadcasting Network.

Consolidated was sold for 1.5 billion(?) many years ago to Fox which then sold to capital cities or Disney (ABC) about 10 or 15 years ago. Now it's called the Family Network.

I wonder when contributing money did the people know that CBN network had two meanings. One was charity and the other business.

[cricket]

One of the most abused and used out of context scriptures ever.

Yes; I quite agree. . .As well; Liberalism has made 'judgement', a very bad word. And an action that is quickly redressed by now, Gov protocols.

[Paddyboy]

did anyone ever take this old cracker seriously?