At least he is saying not to bully and to reach out to everyone with love. I don't think you can ask much more from this nutjob.

I curious as to what my LGBT friends think though.

He supported the War in Iraq. Yet he calls gay sex an abomination.

War is death and maiming and destruction and hate and evil.

Sex is great fun, non?

It's a no brainer.

When Robertson selectively upholds the Levitican code (ie anti LGBT Fundies only ever use this part of the Code), that is what he is dog whistling, loud and clear.

But has he tried it yet before offering that opinion?

Maybe he will calm down at least one person who was thinking of or had bullied a kid for being gay. Maybe, the message will be there somewhere in their hateful little hearts and they will at least tone it down. That would be nice, but I think it is wishful thinking. But, then on the other hand maybe if a lot of Evangelicals and Christians got together to promote a message of tolerance, the kids would get it and at least be ashamed of their behavior. One can hope anyway.

I could ask my LGBT friends what they think. But, I am pretty sure they will be mostly indifferent or like me think that this is better than nothing.

Some fundies, who desperately want some of Pat's market share, will declare him insane or even "apostate." It's not like it's a secret that he's just plain nuts, now is it. In fact, this may have been orchestrated to test and find the "preachers" who will turn on him, so his pile of money, stolen from the poor, the sick, etc over the last many years can be used to crush them.

It's not as if his tee vee show broadcast live, and this could have easily been edited out. For whatever reason or end goal, it's in there, as is his reply, which is close but not quite opposite to his usual bleating.

In any case, it was a masterful question to have asked the old gasbag.

Yeah, it's better than nothing, but not by much.

Christian is it to not understand that GLBT is not a choice? Yes, he has softened it a little but that is still not good enough.

He is one of the sources of hatred against GLBTs that trickles down to parents and finally to kids who bully.

The fact that he even made this statement strikes me as the most crass, the most self-serving, the most brazen hypocrisy I can imagine. It turns my stomach.

Fuck him. He gets zero credit.

And once a bigot - always a bigot. I am in complete agreement that he's one who can be blamed for all this. No apologies Pat - no one will accept.

I couldn't agree more. Fuck that self-righteous, bigoted windbag!

... as people who would use the name of Jesus to gather wealth or spout their own prejudices and act like they were Jesus'?

I kind of doubt it.

He says bullying is terrible out one side of his mouth then howls abomination out the other side.

Did it ever occur to this peckerwood that one of the biggest reasons the bullying is occurring is because asshats like him keep howling about what an "abomination" it is?

JFC on a pogo stick

The Associated Press
Posted: 04/24/2012 6:00:47 PM PDT
Virginia Beach, VA. — In a shocking move this weekend, televangelist Pat Robertson has announced to his followers that he is in fact gay. “I hesitated coming out for a while. I thought god would strike me down if I did. Then when I finally announced the news, nothing happened. God must still love me. I encourage all of the other confused souls out there to come out with me and be your true selves. God will still love you I promise.”

Read more:
http://superofficialnews.com/pat-robertson-tells-his-congregation-that-hes-gay/

You find mocking the LGBT community amusing?

and his religion's view of the LGBT community IRL.

The site it's from is satire, similar to The Onion.

From the same site:

It is also a crock of shit! Their "acts of love" often entail "praying for gays to be cured," and "bringing them the good word." To me, that is also BULLYING!

For reference, look at the way the fundie community deals with abortion doctors: guys like Pat and Fred probably think Scott Roeder was acting in love when he killed Dr. Tiller in a sniper attack.

Pat, God and I were speaking last night...he says there's one angel whose whole job is to stand next to the Book of Life with a huge eraser and an even bigger gun, just in case someone tries to put your name in there.

bunco artist.

Remmber how he blamed 9-11 on gays and lesbians??

And anyone who tosses around this "abomination" bullshit.