You got to marry these girls when they're 15 or 16....The witch hunt begins on Robertson

THE DAILY MAIL ^ | 12/30/2013 | James Nye

[JohnnyM]

This saying is something Phil has said in his testimony, on the show, and in his book. It is a joke. Here is the excerpt from his book where he says the same thing:

"Miss Kay was the perfect woman for me. I was sixteen and she was fifteen when we were married. Nowadays some people might frown on people getting married that young, but I knew that if you married a woman when she was fifteen, she would pluck your ducks. If you waited until she was twenty, she would only pick your pockets. Now, that's a joke, and a lot of people seem to laugh at it, but there is a certain amount of truth in it. If you find a nice, pretty country girl who can cook and carries her Bible, now, there's a woman."

[sauropod]

I agree.

I am Phil Robertson. /Spartacus

[ealgeone]

Hence, the rise of the pajama boy nation.

[petitfour]

Now that I think about it, my aunt was 16 when my aunt and uncle married. They have been married well over 50 years. My mother, on the other hand, married when she was 25. She was all about having a job of her own and money of her own. Guess who had a happy marriage and who did not.

[MortMan]

I’m a little confused. Robertson is advising young men to marry a slightly younger woman, and using humor in doing so. He is not advising older men to have sex with 15-16 year old girls. He isn’t advising the young men to sleep wantonly with multiple girls - but simply to pick a mate when she is young, but clearly post-pubescent.

From his time, way back when, marriages at 15 were not considered unusual. In his testimony, he is pointing out that the commitment - the marriage - comes before the bedroom olympics, to boot.

How is he espousing pedophilia? I’m not trying to pick a fight, but rather I am honestly confused by your interpretation of his words.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

One of the best comments ever!

[highball]

Yeah, I find this all creepy too.

It can be problematic to elevate a mortal man to the status of Moral Hero. He’s just a guy, we shouldn’t have tried to make him a Grand Symbol.

[ColdSteelTalon]

Actually teens getting married is well within the Biblical laws. The important points are.

1. That sex may only occur after being properly married according to Biblical law.

2. And that the parents approve of said marriage.

Of course today it would not be as wise to allow teens to get married.

However the Apostle Paul very clearly said that if two people cannot contain themselves then they should marry so as not to sin.

Of course the morons that have a voice in our society would rather teenagers fornicate. Marriage for teenagers is never wrong in Biblical laws.

[napscoordinator]

A 16 year old is not a child. You have issues.

Oh my God. You are sick. So your daughter is fair game of all the old men out there. Good to hear your morals are in tact. And you think I need help. Good God if I didn't know any better, I would DEFINITELY believe you were a big time pedophile.

[JRandomFreeper]

16 is old enough to be married. Several friends of mine were married when they were 16.

You have issues.

/johnny