Holy Crap: Because It’s Contagious Edition
Pat Robertson is plowing in the pond.
Christian Broadcasting Network host Pat Robertson told viewers on Monday that Buddhism was like a “disease” and that Christians could get “infected” if their coworkers practiced it.
Yeah, it’s contagious. You can get infected.
Robertson replied by noting that “healthy” people might not contract a “mild contagion.”
“But if you put yourself in the middle of a hospital ward where everybody has the disease except you, sooner or later, you will be infected by it,” the TV preacher warned.
And he knows this is true because he caught the dumb from Franklin Graham.
He has NO idea who Jesus was.
1Why are we paying any attention to anything this [seat cushion] says? It’s not even entertaining any more. People used to go to Bedlam to watch the funny lunatics, but let’s not.
2Pat is a bit far afield from his “rapture.” Or, is not war with Iran enough for his theocracy that he wants to take on China and India, too?
Odd thing, having attended funerals, weddings and various celebrations in a variety of churches, temples, synagogues and mosques, have always emerged with good friends and no evidence of having been brain washed. Guess Pat’s cranium content is a flexible frothy mixture of at risk Santorum.
3I guess all those “good christians” in the US House had best resign since Tulsi Gabbard ( D-HI) is listed as a “Buddhist”
4Granted pretty loose definition since it is a spin off from the Hare Krishna’s.
Pat’s got a dis-ease, for sure. It’s called delirium.
5Wow. Robertson must know all about contagious brain disease. Any chance he caught syphilis from Ted Haggard?
6Before reading JJ’s piece I would have bet the mortgage payment that Pat was dead. Sadly, I’m wrong.
7Micr, you’re not wrong, completely. It’s his brain that’s dead, his mouth just keeps flapping and hateful spew flows out.
8Somebody, please put a sock in it.
I wonder if he knows that a lot of us feel the same way about Christians?
9Ironic. If Pat Robertson believes that Christians may be “infected” by some other belief system, then he must be “one of little faith.”
10That’s a good point, UmptyDump. Didn’t Jesus teach that his disciples were supposed to walk with sinners? Seems like I may have read that somewhere.
Of course that’s assuming you think Buddhists are sinners, which I believe Ol’ Pat does.
11Pat Robertson is nothing but a crazy old coot. I doubt anyone pays attention to his disjointed ramblings. Obviously what he is not, is a Christian, but I doubt he even knows his own name anymore, much less anything else.
12I guess I’d better leave Japan. What, with all that Buddhism I might get infected. Never mind I just visit Kamakura and its giant Buddha’s.
13This is what happens when you “monetize” religion. Funny how all those televangelists have completely forgotten about how Jesus threw the money changers out of the temple.
14Seems like the problem with these religious loonies is that deep down they really think their Satan is stronger than their God.
15He sounds exactly like a nine year old boy explaining how you catch cooties from girls.
Make that six year old.
16Mean as a snake, not nearly as intelligent.
17These RWNJs keep on failing their own competency test! But they are so far gone it is impossible for them to know the difference!
18Pat may be crazy and mean as a snake, but he has a pretty sizable chunk of the population fooled enough to keep sending in money. My guess is those folks don’t have much education (or dental care) and could put the money they send in to better use than making Pat rich. Pat does a fine job of preying (as opposed to praying) on his vulnerable believers. What a despicable old man.
19As “Pete” just ;splained-it is a matter of semantics.
20And here’s to you, Mr. Robertson…
Whenever Pat’s on the 700 Club on my teevee, I get out the Lysol and spray the screen. Don’t want to catch anything, y’know?
21I spent ten years working with a Buddhist who never ever mentioned Buddhism. She is one of the best friends I ever had. Robertson should be so lucky.
22Pat is not too great at predictions, either; look up David Pakman’s YouTube link on PR’s 2014 predictions (posted two months ago).
FYI: his full name is Marion Gordon Robertson and he turns 85 this month. Draw your own conclusions…
23How do you get “Pat” from either Marion or Gordon….maybe he “patted” all the girls in Sunday school…my mother (who often mistakes abuse for love) watches this old coot and probably sends him $…sigh, cash for salvation.
24I was declared Bodishattva (no spell check, sorry) by my Zen Master.
THAT would get them all in a twitter–if they knew what it meant…
elise got me to wondering from whence commeth ole Marion’s nickname. In the wiki biography there’s a story about his nickname. BUT what’s even better is … ole Pat was a brother of SAE.
25I had a supervisor that called himself an American Buddhist. He was a great guy and so I chatted him up about the difference between American Buddhism and old-fashioned Buddhism. Apparently, in American Buddhism you are allowed to seek and own material possessions. I asked if that effectively invalidated three of the four noble truths. I guess he really didn’t appreciate that question.
Given that many of the so-called born again Christians ignore many of the basic precepts of the religion (like say love, tolerance, peace, forgiveness, charity….) then I would say these American Buddhists fit right in. Similarly, if you ask them about those qualities listed above they really don’t appreciate the question. I’m not seeing the problem here.
26Oh, good grief. I work with Hindus. That would probably really blow his dress up as he probably thinks they are polytheistic (they are not; their god just has many faces as ours has three). The worst I caught was the desire to learn more about their culture and to attend a couple of their holy festivals*. In turn, they came to church with me for a couple of mine.
Tolerance people. Talk to those different. You might learn something fun.
*At the end of the Ganesh festival I got to see them throw a representation of the elephant god (remover of obstacles and protector of travel) in the lake. It was great fun when the priests were knocked out of the boat into the lake as well, which is apparently part of the ritual.
The following year I attended their Holi festival, the festival of color, where colored pigments are thrown and spread on other participants with the cry of “Happy Holi!” My friend kept me supplied with various pigment powders. There was also much dancing, none of it slow. If you showed any inclination to move to the rhythm of the music, someone would wave you in to join a line or a circle of other dancers. There was a wonderful bazaar available as well. If you ever get the chance to participate, wear old clothes. It might be better to just trash them than try to save them.
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