Pat Robertson: Hate crime bill is a “noose around necks of Christians”

[WillParkinson]

Pat Robertson: Hate crime bill is a “noose around necks of Christians”

Controversial 700 Club host Pat Robertson criticized the inclusion of LGBT people in the federal hate crime protections bill on Thursday, calling the move a “noose… around the necks of Christians,” and referring to it as a threat on Christian’s freedom of speech and religion.

”What about a law that says it’s a federal crime to attack somebody because of his religious beliefs?” Robertson said. “Not a chance!”

The blog Crooks and Liars criticized Robertson’s rationale towards religious persecution. Writing for the blog, David Neiwert, in analyzing Robertson’s remarks, points out that “Robertson seems completely unaware that in fact religious bias is one of the categories of bias crime covered by hate-crime laws — and it has been from the very start, since these laws were first enacted on the state level in the early 1980s!”

In support of the new law, Mr. Neiwert writes: “Everyone interested in advancing civil rights in America and defending the nation’s minorities from the deprivation of their rights by terroristic thugs…have real cause to celebrate.”

President Obama signed the bill into law last Wednesday.

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I usually try to be nice and tolerant of everyone, but Mr. Robertson, please just die already.

[xchrom]

1. i've said this before -- i'm christian -- where's my noose?

no noose here.

as another duer said -- no noose is good noose.

[Divine Discontent]

7. I don't feel a noose either. he's such a tool.

[Journeyman]

2. Not a noose for Christians but definitely bad noose for Christianists like Robertson . . .

[Skittles]

3. shut the fuck up Pat you fucking piece of fucking SHIT

[David Zephyr]

6. Now, that's all that really needs to be said about this.

Thank you.

[RKP5637]

9. Well Said!!! n/t

[PVnRT]

10. I'm not sure where you stand on Pat Robertson

[Skittles]

16. I'd like to stand on him and kick his fucking hateful ass

yes INDEED

[beyurslf]

4. The original hate crimes laws already protect religion. What a stupid liar

[jwirr]

5. The Christians who see only hate and greed in their Bible are putting

their own noose around their necks - as for me there is no noose around my neck.

[Jamastiene]

8. No, it might feel like a noose around his neck, but

that's just because he never shuts the fuck up. He's used his big fucking mouth so much he's made his neck too big (envision a 'roided up voice box).

I hope his noose tightens until it shuts him the fuck up. I'm sick of his hateful nonsensical shit.

[donco6]

11. If only. n/t

[RetiredTrotskyite]

12. Well, Now, That's Rich...

coming from a man who has spent his life vilifying and persecuting GLBTQ people. If anything, until this bill was passed and signed, it was the GLBTQ community with a noose around its collective neck.

You treat people like shit, Pat and they are gonna hit back. All you know is your hateful version of religion. You are not a Christian--you are a Christianist. It is because of the LIES spewed by you and others like you that got marriage equality voted down in Maine. Your lies about GLBTQ people and the unmitigated GALL to think that your bigoted backwards views should be enshrined in law. You are no better than the Taliban--you want the same power to force conformity to your vision of how the universe ought to be. Well, we WILL have marriage equality in this country despite your lies and hatred. It may take a few years but it will happen.

[TokenQueer]

13. Fuck christians and their make-believe bullshit.

Catholics funneled tons of money into repealing marriage equality in Maine. Catholics! These assholes actually fuck children... and gays are the villains?

[Toasterlad]

14. Dear God: Please Take Pat Robertson Home. Thank You.

Preferably in a fire. Amen.

[sui generis]

15. oh goody. Then color us the hangman

leviticanism is the noose around the necks of real christians. How is it that evil old fuck is still alive? He is wwwwwaaaaaaay past his bitter beer face date.

Fuck levi and the braying ass he rode in on.