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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts) Fri Jul 4, 2014, 05:49 PM Jul 2014

Believe it or not, Pat Robertson supports contraception.

http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/08/06/pat-robertson-supports-birth-control-but-bill-oreilly-wants-jay-z-to-preach-abstinence/

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Believe it or not, Pat Robertson supports contraception. (Original Post) Dawson Leery Jul 2014 OP

Many folks like Pat, what we'd call 'fundies' are fine with birth control. It's not unusual at all. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #1

That's right--because birth control prevents unwanted pregnancy--the need for Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #3

Some of them seem to have a measure of common sense on this issue at least. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #7

Thank god, frazzled Jul 2014 #2

That's Buchanan, not Robertson nt alp227 Jul 2014 #4

As Emily Litella said, "Never mind" frazzled Jul 2014 #5

Unfortunately... alp227 Jul 2014 #6

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

1. Many folks like Pat, what we'd call 'fundies' are fine with birth control. It's not unusual at all.

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 05:54 PM

Jul 2014

They oppose abortion like crazy. But not so much birth control.

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)

3. That's right--because birth control prevents unwanted pregnancy--the need for

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 05:58 PM

Jul 2014

an abortion.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

7. Some of them seem to have a measure of common sense on this issue at least.

Reply to Louisiana1976 (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 07:24 PM

Jul 2014

Too bad about all the rest...

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

2. Thank god,

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2014, 05:57 PM

Jul 2014

Because I'd hate to see him procreate.

(Apparently, he hasn't, according to this description of his personal life on Wikepedia):

Buchanan married White House staffer Shelley Ann Scarney in 1971. Their longtime tabby cat, Gipper, was named for U.S. President Ronald Reagan and reportedly sat on Pat's lap during staff meetings. He is a fourth cousin twice removed of musician Marilyn Manson.