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WATCH: Marriage Equality Will Lead to Man-Animal Love Affairs, Says Pat Robertson

WATCH: Marriage Equality Will Lead to Man-Animal Love Affairs, Says Pat Robertson

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The televangelist trots out his shopworn and outlandish arguments that marriage equality will lead to legalization of bestiality, polygamy, and pedophilia.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same -- at least when it comes to right-wing arguments against marriage equality.

Tuesday on The 700 Club, host and televangelist Pat Robertson trotted out the same outlandish scare tactics he and his ilk used before the landmark Supreme Court ruling for nationwide marriage equality -- that legalization of same-sex marriage will lead to legalization of bestiality, polygamy, and pedophilia.

Segueing into the topic from a discussion about the four-decade-old court ruling on abortion, Robertson said, "Watch what happens, love affairs between men and animals are going to be absolutely permitted. Polygamy, without question, is going to be permitted. And it will be called a right."

Cohost Terry Meeuwsen claimed some groups are trying to legalize sexual relationships between adults and children, and Robertson said, "They're going to succeed now." And he lamented that elected officials cannot do anything about Supreme Court rulings, and "we are stuck with a fixed doctrine" from "five men in black robes."

News flash, Pat: Three of the justices who ruled for marriage equality are women. It was four men in black robes who ruled against marriage equality.

Watch the segment below, courtesy of Right Wing Watch.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.