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10 Apr 2019
Pat Robertson compared the mainstreaming of the LGBT community to Sodom and Gomorrah, predicting divine judgment and destruction for the United States.

In terms of people getting a little bit violent in their language about the story hours, though, I submit to you Pat Robertson. He got on his show not too far back, the 700 Club, and he decried the mainstreaming of the LGBT community, comparing it to what happened in Sodom and Gomorrah. Quote, this was the original crime that led to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the United States of America is on a very slippery ground. It's not just some library that's going to be in trouble. It's the whole population when God brings judgment. Robertson went on to say, quote, they're men acting like women. They used to call them he's, but they're reading books to children. Library officials say it fits their version of inclusivity and diversity. Give me a break. If you read the Bible, there were a couple cities where they actually, the men tried to have sex with angels who were male figures, and God destroyed those cities. So Pat Robertson is sort of insisting that this will bring destruction to all of us if we allow it to continue, which if you think about it, that justifies hurting these people or running them out of town or killing them.