Television evangelist Pat Robertson shared his perspective on the General David Petraeus resignation and affair but seemingly shrugged off the controversy. “He’s a man,” Robertson reasoned.
Last week, General David Petraeus resigned from his post as director of the CIA , citing an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell . On The 700 Club , the flagship evangelistic television program of the Christian Broadcasting Network, long-time host Pat Robertson seemingly excused the Pertraeus affair, attempting to rationalize the general’s motives behind cheating on his wife of nearly 40 years, Holly Petraeus .
Despite adultery being a highly grievous sin in Christianity, Robertson seemed to excuse and attempt to rationalize the general’s infidelity.
In Robertson’s own words, he said:
“She [Broadwell] is an extremely good-looking woman, she is a marathon runner, […] she’s running with him [Petraeus] and she’s writing a biography. I think the term is ‘propinquity,’ and there was a lot of propinquity going on [laughs]. I mean, who knows? The man’s off in a foreign land, and he’s lonely, and here’s a good-looking lady throwing herself at him. I mean, he’s a man.”
Merriam-Webster defines “propinquity” as “nearness in place or time,” and a fancy new vocabulary word is literally the only valuable thing you’ll get out of Pat Robertson’s perspective on the Petraeus affair.
And now, a few passages from the Bible on the subject of adultery:
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14)
“But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall destroy his own soul.” (Proverbs 6:32)
“You have heard that it was said to them of old: Thou shalt not commit adultery. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28)
Just a little reminder for you, Pat. Thanks for the new vocabulary word!
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