Every time there is some sort of disaster (i.e. hurricanes), or the current coronavirus pandemic, evangelist Pat Robertson will use his TV pulpit on The 700 Club, seen weekdays on Freeform due to a deal made when Robertson sold the Family Channel to Fox in the late 90's, which Disney inherited when they bought the then-Fox Family Channel, to claim that this is because of the perceived sins in this nation today, such as same-sex marriage and abortion.
As you can see, time has not been kind to Robertson, who seems to think the Old Testament rules still apply to today's society, when the New Testament tells of how Jesus rewrote those rules, essentially, when he was crucified on the cross for everyone's sins. We live today in a more inclusive society that embraces the diversity of cultures. As has been noted here in the past, homosexuality, and, by extension, same-sex marriage, would be labeled under fornication in the Bible.
What Robertson is doing, yet again, is throwing the country under a bus because of that inclusiveness, claiming it's the reason for COVID-19. It's not. He said the same thing about Hurricanes Harvey, Katrina, and Superstorm Sandy, that they were the result of the wrath of God. Robertson's doctrines are rooted, according to the Huffington Post piece, in the Southern Baptist Convention, but he's gone way off the beaten path. If you believe some sources, COVID-19 was a product of science gone wrong. Human error taken to the nth power, if you will.
Thus, we are endowing Robertson with the dreaded Weasel ears.
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