Speaking about gay rights,
televangelist Pat Robertson on Friday told his The 700 Club
viewers that Christians were being forced to pay for “something
they abhor.”
Robertson made his comments after
airing a segment which featured Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis and
Washington state florist Barronelle Stutzman, both of whom have
become Christian celebrities after losing legal battles for refusing
to serve gay and lesbian couples.
Robertson was outraged by this
“tyranny.”
“Believers should not be forced to do
something they don't believe in,” Robertson
said. “It is tyrannical to force somebody to give money and
pay taxes for something they abhor. … The homosexuals don't just
want to be left alone. Now they want to come out and stick it to the
Christians. They have made it clear and it's an organized thrust
throughout this nation to force conformity.”
“This used to be considered
perversion. It used to be considered an abomination. The Bible says
it's an abomination. The Bible says it's a sin. And these people
say, 'Not only do we want to practice our sinful ways like Sodom and
Gomorrah, we're going to make you like it and we're going to make you
participate whether you like it or not.'”
“That is absolute tyranny and it's
high time we call it what it is and we stand up for freedom,”
Robertson added.