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By Anomaly
On the 700 Club today, Pat Robertson was asked by an elderly woman with health issues if it would be wrong to use [tithe] money toward medical expenses instead.
The woman who had been tithing since childhood was told by Robertson that she wouldnt have health issues, and therefore medical expenses, if she tithed properly.
Right Wing Watch reports, The viewer said that she and her husband are retired and living on a small pension and Social Security income and barely have any money because of her husbands medical expenses.
She asked Robertson if it would be wrong to use [tithe] money towards medical expenses instead?
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http://freakoutnation.com/2013/10/04/pat-robertson-tells-elderly-woman-if-you-tithe-you-wont-have-medical-problems-anymore/
City Lights
(25,171 posts)warrant46
(2,205 posts)The Lowest of the Low
City Lights
(25,171 posts)A waste of the Earth's resources.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)JRLeft
(7,010 posts)P.I.M.P. Put it in my pocket
Cerridwen
(13,260 posts)When individuals financially exploit seniors, it's called elder abuse and I believe it is a felony.
How is this not a felony to tell her to tithe "correctly" rather than pay towards medical expenses?
edit for typo: geez my keyboarding skills are off this past week.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)I won't shed one single tear when that bastard ass charlatan lays dead in a grave.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)Figuratively speaking, of course. I'm nowhere near his grave and I can't dance
Autumn
(45,120 posts)I splurged and bought a bottle when Fallwell died. Had to put it on my credit card, but I gotta say that was the best money I ever spent. I might have to do the same when this shyster dies.
Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)What a vile piece of crap.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,863 posts)He may find himself at another somewhat warmer location...
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)He's the 2013 version of P T Barnum.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)of Barnum. He's 83 years old, can't hold on too much longer (I hope)
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)polly7
(20,582 posts)When I see things like this I'm reminded of my neighbour lady who gave faithfully all her life even while her little house was falling down around her and she practically starved herself to death. I worked at the post office years earlier before moving next to her and she was sending it in weekly then ... I don't imagine she missed a week. I actually think it was this asshole she was watching.
Turbineguy
(37,370 posts)He needs the money. Those horns seem to keep growing back.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)distantearlywarning
(4,475 posts)I just suspect Pat Robertson's eternal bus will not be stopping at the destination he thinks it's going to be stopping at.
Archae
(46,350 posts)He's far from the only one of these scammers, bigots, wannabe theocrats, "moral stalwarts" and wannabe political "power brokers."
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/rww-blog-posts
One of these liars for Jesus wants the US put under military rule.
Oh yes.
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2013/10/4/144714/067
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)In other words, he is saying that if you give your hard-earned money to the church of the mythical man in the sky, all your problems would be solved
arcane1
(38,613 posts)He's saying the medical issues are HER fault, because she wasn't sending HIM enough money.
The solution? Send him more!
It doesn't get any lower than that.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)doing what he does best, taking money from the sick and the old
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)And if she tithe and was still sick he would tell her she doesn't have faith. Rinse and repeat.
RagAss
(13,832 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)bluestate10
(10,942 posts)Robertson will use his followers down to their last penny, when they die, he will move to other hosts. Robertson is an evil parasite.
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)Loudly
(2,436 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)Hymn to the Almighty Dollar
Holy, holy, holy! Dollar Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, spendable and mighty!
God in green paper, blessed currency!
Holy, holy, holy! Bankers all adore Thee,
Casting down their self respect around the money sea;
Accountants and businessmen falling down before Thee,
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
Holy, holy, holy! Though poverty may hide Thee,
Though the eye of liberal man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in powr, in might, and purity.
Holy, holy, holy! Dollar Almighty!
All Thy banks shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; spendable and mighty!
God in green paper, blessed currency!
Wolf
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)I don't often say this or even think it, but that guy is one sick fucker and he needs to go away.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)Initech
(100,104 posts)area51
(11,922 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)malaise
(269,182 posts)Hope all the elderly finally see the truth about this nasty ReTHUG snake oil salesman.