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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu May 1, 2014, 02:21 PM May 2014

Pat Robertson: Don’t try to prove God exists to atheist ‘swine’ on Facebook and Twitter

By David Edwards
Thursday, May 1, 2014 13:10 EDT

TV preacher Pat Robertson on Thursday advised his viewers not to engage atheists — who he said were like “swine” — on social media about the existence of God.

During the viewer questions segment of Thursday’s 700 Club broadcast, one email asked about how to handle atheists who wanted to “argue” whether God was real.

“Whenever I post something on social media about my faith, many atheists comment that what I believe is wrong and try to argue about God’s existence,” the viewer named Christine explained. “Should I argue back and try to prove His existence or should I just ignore it?”

“You don’t have to do that,” Robertson replied. “The Bible also says you don’t have to cast your pearls before swine because they will turn and rend you.”

“A swine is hungry for nuts!” he exclaimed. “He wants chestnuts or whatever nuts he eats, and he roots in the ground. And you throw a precious pearl in front of him, and he thinks, ‘That is another nut, I want to eat it.’ And he starts to eat, and the thing doesn’t taste good. Then he gets mad, then he turns around, and he takes his tusk and he wants to gore you.”

Robertson continued: “You talk about the social media, you’ve got everybody known to man out there. But why would you put your pearls out, and why would you argue with those people? I mean, keep your stuff to yourself.”

Watch the video below from CBN’s The 700 Club, broadcast May 1, 2014.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/01/pat-robertson-dont-try-to-prove-god-exists-to-atheist-swine-on-facebook-and-twitter/

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Pat Robertson: Don’t try to prove God exists to atheist ‘swine’ on Facebook and Twitter (Original Post) DonViejo May 2014 OP
Who's dumber, the swine that tries to eat pearls, or the idiot that throws them on the ground? nt Xipe Totec May 2014 #1
Whatever happened to the "love one's neighbor" line they like to throw around when it's convenient?? blkmusclmachine May 2014 #2
"Love one another, as I have loved you" shenmue May 2014 #3
Best thing Pat Robertson has ever said. geomon666 May 2014 #4
saw this on Facebook the other day ... napkinz May 2014 #5
Yes, don't. frogmarch May 2014 #6
Clutch your pearls instead Blue Owl May 2014 #7
He and Scalia's people need to start looking for rest homes for these two..n/t monmouth3 May 2014 #8
hah! Poor Pat! pipi_k May 2014 #9
 

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)
2. Whatever happened to the "love one's neighbor" line they like to throw around when it's convenient??
Thu May 1, 2014, 02:36 PM
May 2014
Liars lie.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
9. hah! Poor Pat!
Thu May 1, 2014, 06:55 PM
May 2014

I never argue about religion or politics on Facebook, and I'll bet that would drive him NUTS.

Especially if he looked at my profile and saw, under the heading "Religious views", that I have "Rude" under it.

How crazy would it make him to see that and have to resist the temptation to make me see the light?

hahahaha

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