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Pat Robertson Believes Gay People Spread HIV Through Magic Rings: Has He Lost His Mind? (Video)
Kathleen Lees
First Posted: Aug 29, 2013 10:34 AM EDT
If you're going to San Francisco, Scott McKenzie would suggest that you might want to wear some flowers in your hair as gentle people grace the city of the famous golden gate bridge. But Pat Robertson's not so sure about this.
This Tuesday, the host of the "700 Club" alerted viewers that there could be a dangerous threat facing any that dare stepped foot in this urban mecca.
"You know what they do in San Francisco? Some of the gay community there, they want to get people. So, if they've got the stuff, they'll have a ring. You shake hands and the ring's got a little thing where you cut your finger," Robertson told his audience with a wide eyed gaze. "Really. I mean it's that kind of vicious stuff, which would be the equivalent of murder."
Robertson even takes it a step further, discussing how AIDS should be brought up more in communities as a protective defense against infection. (We guess somehow, in his mind, he thinks anyone who is HIV positive is only ninjaing around looking to viciously spread the problem to as many people as they can. Not just--ya know--living their own lives...)
"There are laws now, I think the homosexual community has put these draconian laws on the books that prohibit people from discussing this particular affliction, you can tell somebody you had a heart attack, you can tell them they've got high blood pressure, but you can't tell anybody you've got AIDS," Robertson said, via the show.
No such laws exist in California or any other state.
Statistics show that the first case of what would later become AIDS was reported in the United States in June of 1981. Since then, over 1.7 million people in the United States alone are estimated to be infected with HIV, including over 619,000 who have already died and approximately 1.2 million adults and adolescents who were living with the HIV infection at the end of 2008, the most recent year for which national prevalence estimates are available. This impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic spans the nation with HIV diagnosis having been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. dependencies, possessions and associated nations.
Gay and bisexual men are the more likely to be infected by the virus than other sexes, yet other high risk groups include sharing needles, multiple sex partners, unprotected sex, etc.
And regardless of health, sex or race, anyone involved in a relationship can enjoy a healthy and happy life.
If Robertson is so obsessed with HIV, might be best for him to volunteer at an AIDS shelter instead of spreading false rumors. (And don't worry, Robertson: We won't make you shake anyone's hands in case they're wearing those 'evil rings.')
Just in case you wanted some more Mr. Robertson, here he is, in all his glory. Courtesy of YouTube.
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First Posted: Aug 29, 2013 10:34 AM EDT
If you're going to San Francisco, Scott McKenzie would suggest that you might want to wear some flowers in your hair as gentle people grace the city of the famous golden gate bridge. But Pat Robertson's not so sure about this.
This Tuesday, the host of the "700 Club" alerted viewers that there could be a dangerous threat facing any that dare stepped foot in this urban mecca.
"You know what they do in San Francisco? Some of the gay community there, they want to get people. So, if they've got the stuff, they'll have a ring. You shake hands and the ring's got a little thing where you cut your finger," Robertson told his audience with a wide eyed gaze. "Really. I mean it's that kind of vicious stuff, which would be the equivalent of murder."
Robertson even takes it a step further, discussing how AIDS should be brought up more in communities as a protective defense against infection. (We guess somehow, in his mind, he thinks anyone who is HIV positive is only ninjaing around looking to viciously spread the problem to as many people as they can. Not just--ya know--living their own lives...)
"There are laws now, I think the homosexual community has put these draconian laws on the books that prohibit people from discussing this particular affliction, you can tell somebody you had a heart attack, you can tell them they've got high blood pressure, but you can't tell anybody you've got AIDS," Robertson said, via the show.
No such laws exist in California or any other state.
Statistics show that the first case of what would later become AIDS was reported in the United States in June of 1981. Since then, over 1.7 million people in the United States alone are estimated to be infected with HIV, including over 619,000 who have already died and approximately 1.2 million adults and adolescents who were living with the HIV infection at the end of 2008, the most recent year for which national prevalence estimates are available. This impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic spans the nation with HIV diagnosis having been reported in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. dependencies, possessions and associated nations.
Gay and bisexual men are the more likely to be infected by the virus than other sexes, yet other high risk groups include sharing needles, multiple sex partners, unprotected sex, etc.
And regardless of health, sex or race, anyone involved in a relationship can enjoy a healthy and happy life.
If Robertson is so obsessed with HIV, might be best for him to volunteer at an AIDS shelter instead of spreading false rumors. (And don't worry, Robertson: We won't make you shake anyone's hands in case they're wearing those 'evil rings.')
Just in case you wanted some more Mr. Robertson, here he is, in all his glory. Courtesy of YouTube.
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