Reverend Pat Robertson Says To Pray For Mel Gibson

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Reverend Pat Robertson Says To Pray For Mel Gibson
Robertson says Gibson " is somebody who has given his heart to the Lord."

Virginia Beach, Va. -- Actor Mel Gibson, who has apologized for what he admits was a drunken anti-Semitic tirade, is getting support from another celebrity whose words have gotten him into trouble.

On today's '700 Club' broadcast, the Reverend Pat Robertson urged Christians to "pray for Mel," adding that "the last thing I'm going to do is throw a stone."

Robertson said Gibson "is somebody who has given his heart to the Lord," and who "struck a great blow for Christianity around the world" with his film "The Passion of the Christ."

He speculated that drunkenness may have exposed anti-Semitism that Gibson absorbed as a child from his father.

Robertson has had to apologize for several controversial statements, including his suggestion in January that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was God's punishment for giving up Gaza.