Pat Robertson: Gays Can Change Just Like Murderers, Rapists and Thieves — VIDEO

Commenting on a case in Ecuador in which a lawmaker was found guilty of discrimination over his anti-gay remarks, Pat Robertson expressed anger that speaking out against gays can be considered a hate crime.

Said Robertson:

"It is a hate crime to say somebody can change their sexual preference? ... Anybody who has ministered to thousands of people...know very well that the power of God can change people's orientation. A murderer can change. A rapist can change. A thief can change. That's what the Gospel is about. It's not a hate crime."

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Pat Robertson Defends ESPN's Broussard, Says 'Nothing Bigoted' About Calling Jason Collins an Abomination: VIDEO

Pat Robertson yesterday defended ESPN commentator Chris Broussard, who caused a firestorm when he said Jason Collins was 'in rebellion God' for coming out as gay, Raw Story reports.

Said Robertson:

“Somehow we’ve said if it’s heterosexual fornication, it’s bad; if it’s homosexual fornication — that used to be called an abomination in the Bible — now it’s a protected civil right. And so somebody that says that that kind of conduct is sinful is now being pilloried in the press. He’s telling the truth! This is what the Bible says!...You can’t tell them if they want to go to hell or heaven, that’s their business. But don’t tell somebody that he can’t speak specifically about what the Christian faith says about certain conduct. There isn’t anything bigoted about that...So, our hat’s off to somebody who’s brave enough to say it. But, whew, let’s hope the people at ESPN will man up and defend their guy for speaking what is truth."

And so far, ESPN is standing by him.

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Pat Robertson Says Demons May Have Attached Themselves to Sweaters from Goodwill Shops: VIDEO

A concerned 700 Club viewer called Pat Robertson yesterday to ask if what her mom had told her was true — that demonic spirits attach themselves to clothes and other items at Goodwill stores — and wondered what she should do about it.

Said Robertson: “Can demonic spirits attach themselves to inanimate objects, the answer is yes. But I don't think every sweater you get from Goodwill has demons in it...Hey, it ain’t going to hurt anything to rebuke any spirits that happened to have attached themselves to those clothes.”

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Pat Robertson: In Accepting Gays, Boy Scouts Might be Welcoming 'Predators' and 'Pedophiles' - VIDEO

Pat Robertson took some time on The 700 Club to note the looming vote by the Boy Scouts on its ban on gay scouts and leaders, Right Wing Watch reports.

Robertson warned that, if approved, there might be "predators as Boy Scouts, pedophiles who will come in as Scoutmasters" and he said he's praying that the organization " will do what they feel is right for them, not what the political correct crowd thinks is right for them."

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Creaking Sound Provides Perfect Metaphor for Pat Robertson's Outdated Views on Gay Marriage: VIDEO

Creaking forward in his chair (really, listen to the clip), Pat Robertson shook his head at a Christian Broadcast Network report on the marriage of two women which took place over the weekend at West Point.

"What have they done to our cherished institution?" lamented Robertson, adding that General Douglas MacArthur, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee would each be “rolling over in his grave” over the wedding.

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