Pat Robertson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Marion Gordon Robertson, Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson
American media mogul and minister (1930–2023)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- On Humility
- Shepherd King
- In Firmamento Caeli
- Steps to Revival
- Wisdom for Changing Times
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 60
- Total plays
- 301
Tags
“I defy these homosexuals to bring forth a baby from that part of the anatomy which they concentrate on, when that happens I will change everything I’m saying; until that happens, I wish those demonstrators would shut their mouth.” - Pat Robertson <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pat+Robertson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Methods for Dietary Fiber, Neutral Detergent Fiber, and Nonstarch Polysaccharides in Relation to Animal Nutrition
· 1991 · cited 22,130x
- Interpretation of Raman spectra of disordered and amorphous carbon
· 2000 · cited 14,588x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,685x
- NCBI GEO: archive for functional genomics data sets—update
· 2012 · cited 8,413x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,247x
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Quotes
- “That guy was a homo — as sure as you're alive.”
- “"If I could just get a nuclear device inside Foggy Bottom, I think that's the answer." (talking about the United States State Department)”
- “"If you go all the way back to the days just following creation, men lived nine hundred years or more." — Answers to 200 of Life's most Probing Questions”
- “"It is clear that God is saying, 'I gave man dominion over the earth, but he lost it. Now I desire mature sons and daughters who will in My name exercise dominion over the earth and subdue Satan, the unruly, the rebellious. Take back My world from those who would loot it and abuse it. Rule as I would rule.'" — The Secret Kingdom”
- “"I'm not necessarily saying it's going to be nuclear. The Lord didn't say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that." -- Pat Robertson, speaking about an upcoming "mass killing," on The 700 Club January 2, 2007”
- “Planned Parenthood] "is teaching kids to fornicate, teaching people to have adultery, every kind of bestiality, homosexuality, lesbianism – everything that the Bible condemns." (The 700 Club, variously dated as 9 Apr. 1991 or 14 Jan. 1991).”
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Key facts
- Born
- Marion Gordon Robertson , ( 1930-03-22 ) March 22, 1930, Lexington, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08) (aged 93), Virginia Beach, Virginia , U.S.
- Education
- Washington and Lee University ( BA ) Yale University ( LLB ) New York Theological Seminary ( MDiv )
- Occupations
- Chancellor of Regent University Chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network
- Years active
- 1961–2023
- Television
- The 700 Club (1966–2021)
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Dede Elmer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; died 2022 )
- Children
- 4, including Gordon
- Father
- Absalom Willis Robertson
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Conflicts
- Korean War
- Website
- patrobertson .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American media mogul, televangelist, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic minister. Robertson advocated a conservative Christian ideology and was known for his involvement in Republican Party politics. He was associated with the Charismatic movement within Protestant evangelicalism. He served as head of Regent University and of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).
Robertson's career spanned over five decades, and was the founder of several organizations, including CBN, Regent University, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, the International Family Entertainment Inc. (ABC Family Channel/Freeform), the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), the Founders Inn and Conference Center, and the Christian Coalition. Robertson was also a best-selling author and the host of The 700 Club, a Christian News and TV program broadcast live weekdays on Freeform (formerly ABC Family) from CBN studios, as well as on channels throughout the United States, and on CBN network affiliates worldwide. Robertson retired from The 700 Club in October 2021.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pat Robertson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.