Has Pat Robinson lost his mind?

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After reading an article about statements Pat Robinson recently made on the 700 Club - that is the only conclusion I can come to. His mental health must be slipping. Here is the article - [i]"Pat Robertson: Snow Is God's Way of Punishing Americans Planning To Drive To Do Something Gay Andy Borowitz VIRGINIA BEACH (The Borowitz Report) -- Rev. Pat Robertson sparked controversy in today's broadcast of his "700 Club" program when he claimed that God created the blizzard currently battering the Northeast "to punish Americans who were planning to drive to do something gay." Explaining his theory, Robertson said, "Because of the bad road conditions the Almighty has made, any gay activities that people were planning on doing will have to be postponed by a day or two." Additionally, he argued, God shut down major airports in the New York area "so that people who were hoping to fly to do something of a gay nature would have to take a train or a bus, so it might be days before the gay thing they were going to do could occur." As for the millions of straight people in New York City who were also grounded by the bad weather, the televangelist said, "I think God probably wonders: If these people are really straight, then what are they doing in New York?""[/i] Now a lot of religious leaders do condemn gay people and Pat Robinson is no exception; but, to claim that God sent this storm to delay people from doing "gay things" is just plain stupid. If God was actually going to interfere with gay people, he wouldn't just send a storm to "delay" them from committing gay acts. Actually, the storm snowed a lot of gay people in together - no need to travel for "gay activities". And, then, when asked about the other people caught in the blizzard; he basically called every man, woman, and child in the city of New York - gay. If I lived in New York City and was not gay; I would be really upset with Mr Robinson. I realize he is getting old; but, it may be time for Pat Robinson to step down from his pulpit. If his mental health is deteriorating and he cannot make some sense when he speaks from the pulpit; comments like this will only hurt his ministry; not help it.