Pat Robertson: Gay marriage advocates are like Illuminati, want to build “country without God”
Robertson offers a lesson in pseudohistory while pondering the "true motives" of equal rights advocates VIDEO
By Katie McdonoughTopics: Video, Pat Robertson, Gay Marriage, Marriage equality, Religion, the Illuminati, Life News, Entertainment News, News
Pat Robertson continues his reign as conductor of the crazy train with his latest ”700 Club” commentary about marriage equality.
In a circuitous little statement about the French Revolution, the Illuminati and “history repeating itself,” Robertson segued his ramblings to gay marriage, asking viewers if equal rights advocates are really “just about marriage,” or if their motives “go far beyond that: to destroying the traditional family and building a country without God?”
h/t Right Wing Watch
Katie McDonough is an assistant editor for Salon, focusing on lifestyle. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salo
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