Televangelist Pat Robertson has died but his anti-LGBTQ+ legacy will live on

Televangelist Pat Robertson
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Televangelist Pat Robertson, known as one of the nation’s most vicious anti-LGBTQ+ Christian leaders, has died at the age of 93.

“Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate, died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. He was 93,” a Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) press release said.

Born Marion Gordon Robertson, the extremist talk show host is known as the founder of the massively influential CBN, which launched in 1960 and still exists today. He also hosted his own show, The 700 Club, from 1966 to 2021. His son, Gordon, has since taken over.

Throughout his time on the show, Robertson became known for his hellfire and brimstone brand of religion – and his outrageous claims about LGBTQ+ people that normally involved blaming the community as the cause of a natural disaster.

In 2013, he claimed gay men have rings that cut people’s fingers when they shake hands so that they can transmit HIV to unsuspecting victims.

In 2020, he told viewers that if the Equality Act passes, “a righteous God will…

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