“When a Christian leader views marriage on a sliding scale, what does this say to the millions of couples who must deal daily with catastrophic injuries and illnesses?”“At the Joni and Friends International Disability Center, we encounter thousands of couples who, despite living with serious disabling conditions, showcase the grace of God in their weakness every day. Marriage is designed to be a picture of God’s sacrificial love for us. Alzheimer’s disease is never an ‘accident’ in a marriage; it falls under the purview of God’s sovereignty. In the case of someone with Alzheimer’s, this means God’s unconditional and sacrificial love has an opportunity to be even more gloriously displayed in a life together!”Joni Eareckson Tada weighs in on Pat Robertson’s endorsement of divorce from Tuesday, Sept. 13Previous Filing - Pat Robertson Advises Man to Divorce Wife With Alzheimer’s
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NewPat Robertson
http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=36119 or http://www.russellmoore.com/2011/09/15/christ-the-church-and-pat-robert…
Patrick R. Robbins
NewI just can't believed PR
Mathew Sims
Newif I heard correctly...
If such is true, then the entire premise of his statement was based not on what was right, but what would make his friend happy. In a way I’m glad he made the statement because of the opportunity it provided for church leaders to respond so forcefully (in a negative way) to his view of the Gospel.
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NewI'm appalled ... One point -
One point - I THINK that the advice he was giving is in response to a viewers letter .. the VIEWER’s friend was the one who has the wife with Alzheimers..
NewI always believe that we
NewArloC, Respect is admirable
Respect is admirable as long as it doesn’t call for violation of Scripture. That’s the issue here.
Why is it that my voice always seems to be loudest when I am saying the dumbest things?