VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, July 31, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two days after saying he found nothing sinful about sex-change operations
Genesis 1:27
televangelist Pat Robertson said contraception is “a very important part of humanity” that would prevent the birth of too many Appalachian “ragamuffins.” He also said that Natural Family Planning violated the provisions of the Old Testament.
The typical explanation for this mitzvah is that by creating a period of seperation, the only way a husband and wife can interact would be through conversation and hence it would build up the marriage. This mitzvah has been superceded by Ephesians 5:25.
When Robertson's co-host, Wendy Griffith, said not all families could afford to have multiple children, Robertson replied, “That's the big problem, especially in Appalachia. They don't know about birth control. They just keep having babies.”
I suppose since we are going to start citing Torah, we should also cite Talmud, Yevamot 6:6. OTOH, if we are to reject Talmud, Gen 1:28
Robertson said that “birth control in the Protestant churches has always been permitted,” because they “feel that the care and rearing of children is a tremendous obligation.”
Chapter and Verse on where feelings determine doctrine.
However, the 83-year-old host had negative words for the Natural Family Planning method. “Our good friends in the Catholic Church forbid the use of birth control but they allow people to use what's called 'rhythm,'” he said at the beginning of his answer. “If you read the Old Testament they were forbidden to have sex while women were having their menstrual period, and the Catholic Church is telling women to do just that, and it's OK.”
I take it he holds
- Deut 6:4-8
- Deut 8:10
- Deut 13:1
- Deut 31:19
- Ex 23:14
- Lev 23:27
- Deut 23:2
- Deut 22:11
- Lev. 15:16
I hope he believes that a woman should wash herself in a mikvah.
The Bible discouraged men from having sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual cycle – or touching her – in Leviticus 15:19-33, a provision taken up by Judaism and Islam.
I would like to know his position on Lev 15:25-28 is. And the provision on touching women during her mentrual cycle is found
here. If we are going to bring the Talmud in, I would his opinion on shomer negiah.
However, Robertson went on to tell another writer later in the segment that eating pork, which is banned in Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8, is not a sin. “Where do people get all these things?” he asked. “This is ridiculous.”
I also wonder what his opinion is on eating cheeseburgers. These appear to be prohibited by Ex. 23:19; Ex. 34:26; Deut. 14:21. I am unable to find a translation that gives a reason, for example cleanliness. If the reason were cleanliness, eating cheeseburgers would be valid vis-a-vis Acts 10.
I also wonder what his opinion is on eating cheeseburgers. These appear to be prohibited by Ex. 23:19; Ex. 34:26; Deut. 14:21.
This one is hard to understand but i think it has to do with butchering a calf that is still being fed by its mother,
It would be a waste. just like picking squash before it gets big enough to make a meal.
I do not believe it has anything to do with eating meat and drinking milk together.
As far as eating pork, the Bible says it is unclean for the Jews, but if we can be forgiven for all of our other abominations i guess we will probably be forgiven for that also.
Leviticus 15:19-33,
I believe it was considered being ungodly back then, most Christians today would say it was ungodly, the others would just say bloodhound.
Yes i would say that Pat Robertson should retire.