Thank heavens for those members of the Religious Right, here to protect the sanctity of marriage from the twisted moral compass of modern life. They don't want evil homosexuals to taint their beloved institution, to make a mockery of the sacred vows to stand together through sickness and health, til death do you part. Pat Robertson stands up and says what needs to be said: it's okay to dump your spouse if they get Alzheimers, because that's kind of like dying. (opens in new window)
The chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network, which airs the "700 Club," said he wouldn't "put a guilt trip" on anyone who divorces a spouse who suffers from the illness, but added, "Get some ethicist besides me to give you the answer."
Pat, I'd like to get some ethicist besides you to give us answers on a lot of things. For one thing, I'd like an ethicist with some ethics.
Pat, I'd also like to introduce you to Derence Kernek and Ed Watson. Ed is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and the two of them are hoping to be able to marry before it progresses much further. They've been together for forty years - you know how flighty those gays are. They are fighting to take their vows to each other knowing full well what the road through "sickness and health" has in store for them.
These are the people that Pat thinks will destroy the sanctity of the vows. I guess he's really just worried that they'll show up the hypocrites.