Comments On Spousal Abuse
Robertson was critizised in September 2012 after a man called the The 700 club asking for advice on what to do about his wife not respecting him. Robertson called the woman a "rebellious child" who did not want to "submit to any authority." Robertson replied that the man should become a Muslim so he could beat his wife. Robertson urged the husband to "move to Saudi Arabia," where beating his wife would be permissible by law. Critics noted that Robertson's comments about wife-beating were edited out of the episode when it appeared on the Christian Broadcasting Network.
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