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Mary Sanchez: In his final earthly act, Pat Robertson once again tests America’s morality

By every possible measure the late televangelist Pat Robertson was a gifted and charismatic businessman. He died June 8 at the age of 93.

He was ahead of his time, one might argue.

And yet, he was far behind his own era. He made a career of inspiring others to latch onto bygone days when anyone who wasn’t Christian and steeped in traditional gender norms wouldn’t be seen, heard from, or much less given basic civil rights protections.

Not “feminists,” who spoke too forcefully for their rights.

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