Robertson: Many "made homosexual because of a coach or a guidance counselor or some other male figure who has abused them"
From the June 9 edition of Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club:
TERRY MEEUWSEN (co-host): This is Theresa. This is difficult. She says, "How should we, as parents of a homosexual son, handle the ongoing challenges facing us, such as staying true to our faith and following the commandment to 'love your neighbor as yourself'? This is very difficult for us."
ROBERTSON: Well, first of all, he's not your neighbor. He's your son; that's a different thing. You owe him, you know, advice and counsel and guidance. You're his parent. First of all, you didn't say how old he is. Secondly, I am not at all persuaded that so-called homosexuals are homosexuals because of biological problems. There may be a very few, but there are so many that have been made homosexuals because of a coach or a guidance counselor or some other male figure who has abused them and they think there's something wrong with their sexuality. So you need to get deep into why he is what he is, instead of just saying, "Well, he's a homosexual so how do I handle him, and how do I be Christian?" Well, I think you ought to tell him, "Listen, son, you know, here's what the Bible says about this, and it's called an abomination before God, so I've got to tell you the truth because I love you." That's what I think. All right, what else?
MEEUWSEN: And then you do that -- you love him.
ROBERTSON: You love him. Of course you love him. And you accept him. You love him, but at the same time, you can't let him just go, you know, he'll wind up --
MEEUWSEN: Without knowing truth, yeah.
ROBERTSON: Well, I mean, if somebody's on their way to hell, they'll -- I mean, you've got to love them to rescue them.
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Is that what you're saying Pat?
Too bad rational thought's not.
People like Pat will NEVER NEVER NEVER admit that a person can be born homosexual, because that would remove the excuse for their bigotry.
It would also upend their superstitious paradigm, in which homosexuality is a "sin", and God would never create a "sinner".
After all, these people think the Earth is only 6,000 years old... they are immune to science.
If people choose to be homosexual, why should anyone else deny them that choice?
I have to say the Keeley Hazell choice was a good one, though. Hail Britannia!
Please tell me you don't think that homosexuality is a choice.
(Clearly, I chose to be gay for all the social benefits it brings.)
*facepalm*
Nevertheless, if you send Pat $5, he'll issue you a certificate.
Being a homosexual or gay or bi or w.e. had nothing to do with u having a choise in it, is what u are who u were born to be... people who think is a choice 2 be homosexual is like telling me that it was my choice to be PuertoRican. People who belive that homosexuality is a choise please keep it into consideration that because u may not understand where they r coming from or how they are who they are dosent give u the right to tell them that they chose the fact that they r homosexuals if in fact u can NOT talk from expiriance and say that u chose to be gay or bi then please do not make asompsions of why they r they way they are...
many or my friends are Homosexual... N if some poeple like ur self would take into consideration what im telling u right now then the world would b a better place because accepting the fact that there are people in this world that are different from ur self means that us as a humanity is evolving N humans can not evolve with out change.
Now, for you heterosexual men who insist that it's a choice, try this experiment. Close your eyes and imagine a Victoria's Secret model, and make note of how she makes you feel. Then, imagine that she turns into George Clooney. Do you still have the same feelings? You still think it's a choice?
and if im wrong pls someone give me the book, chpt, and verse. n not of the old testiment. cuz that has nothing to do with mr christ
the "abomination" that robertson is referring to is of the old covenant. under the old covenant(that which is named old will become obsolete and soon pass away) believers had a relationship to god thru regulation as deut 28.
instead in the new covenant, instead, believers have a direct relationship to the triune god, as he lives in each believer.
in old covenant, there were a number of things that were called abominable(kjv), including women wearing men's clothes.
in addition,a number of prohibitions of the old covenant were not of themselves sins.
robertson's approach is neither of christ nor of the new covenant, because in the new covenant, believers are led by and serve of the holy spirit, and under grace, and are no longer led by regulation or are under the law.
the question for robinson would be "what is it that is in being homosexual that makes it come against the 2nd commandment?"
the point being ..........IT DOESNT!!!
in regards to scripture ............scripture never said homosexuality was a sin. and no one............i mean no one has ever been able to explain how the words of scripture ever said this.
how was it that for 2000 years christendom thought this? because for 2000 years they assigned meaning to certain verses TO SUPPORT CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGS, IN SPITE OF THE WORDS OF THOSE VERSES.