SECOND UPDATE: A&E network, which broadcasts Duck Dynasty, has finally broken its silence over offensive antigay comments made by the series star Phil Robertson and indefinitely suspended his appearance on the popular program. The company released a statement to the media that reads, “We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”
UPDATE: Phil Robertson issued a statement containing a quasi-apology to E! News and, naturally, blames credits the Bible for his homophobic perspective. It reads: “I myself am a product of the ’60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.”
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In an interview from its January 2014 issue, GQ chats with Duck Dynasty patriarch/ornery sonuvabitch Phil Robertson, who reveals himself to be a raging homophobe with thoughts on the gays as unkempt as his beard.
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“It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus,” Robertson tells GQ’s Drew Magary. “That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”
You know what’s super illogical? A bunch of squirrel-eating ZZ Top rejects (not a read, just a fact) being proclaimed the most fascinating people of the year — looking at you, Babs Walters. The 67-year-old Bible-thumping born-again Christian then delves into the nature of sin and how his show is a beacon in America’s dark, immoral road to hell:
[I]n Robertson’s worldview, America was a country founded upon Christian values (Thou shalt not kill, etc.), and he believes that the gradual removal of Christian symbolism from public spaces has diluted those founding principles….He sees the popularity of Duck Dynasty as a small corrective to all that we have lost.
“Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong,” he says. “Sin becomes fine.”
What, in your mind, is sinful?
“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men,” he says. Then he paraphrases Corinthians: “Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”
As Magary points out, it’s not entirely surprising that Robertson holds such radically conservative ideals, which also explains Duck Dynasty‘s “red state” appeal. With such unappealing public comments, however, GLAAD, reached out to A&E to see if the network stands behind Robertson’s world view. Probably not, but A&E definitely stands behind ratings — their one true god.
Anygay. I’m not super familiar with the Bible — I prefer to get my life lessons from repeated viewings of Paris Is Burning — but doesn’t it say somewhere about letting he without sin cast the first stone, or whathaveyou? No tea, no shade (all tea, all shade), but born-again Christians are literally the last people who should tell anyone how to live their lives. They already fucked up once, what the hell do they know?
kevininbuffalo
Actually, Robertson is right and the author of this piece is a hysterical old queen.
Cam
If you want to let A&E know how you feel about his remarks here is their feedback e-mail address.
[email protected]
Cam
@kevininbuffalo:
Gee, ANOTHER anti-gay bigot coming in and supporting some guy talking about the SIN of homosexuality.
Things must be slow in Buffalo.
MikeE
He is definitely “paraphrasing” Corinthians, because the original doesn’t say a WORD about “homosexuals”.
I love these pseudo-christians who believe SO strongly that they actually start writing up their own bullshit annexes to the Bible.
If we took out all the crap that was added after the 1st century AD, there wouldn’t be a word about homosexuality in the Bible at all. And MOST of those words are mistranslations or outright additions that are not present either in the Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek versions.
MikeE
@Cam: That’s ok, he’s from buffalo. We’re from normal parents, ourselves.
avesraggiana
Who care what this ugly creep thinks? I think shoving my fill-in-the-blank up a woman’s fill-in-the-blank is pretty “bestial” too. I just don’t have the Bible to back up my inane opinion.
RayJacksonMs
And here’s Duck Commanders phone number. Feel free to light up their phones and tell them what you think.
117 Kings Ln
West Monroe, LA 71292
(318) 387-0588
duckcommander.com
Oh and look here the Better Business Bureau gives them an F rating and explains why here.
http://www.bbb.org/north-east-louisiana/business-reviews/sporting-goods-wholesale-and-manufacturers/duck-commander-in-west-monroe-la-90005586
2eo
@RayJacksonMs: You. I like you. Stick around, we need more regular members not afraid to post names and addresses of those who want us dead.
ajax
And here’s the production company:
http://www.gurneyproductions.com/contact
James
It’s interesting that he jumps right to bestiality right of the top of his head, isn’t it?
AuntieChrist
Oh dear…A bunch of inbred swamp rats are judging and condemning homosexuals…Well if anyone was an authority on bestiality it would have to be those gun toting knuckle dragging duck freaks…
balehead
Why is this a surprise???
balehead
The big scandal is most of them are white trash posers….most went to university and are now just slumming for cash…
doug105
“Not logical” And your book of fairy tales is?
Rad
This is shocking? I was wondering how long it was going to take for this shoe to drop.
I can only hope that their 15 minutes of fame will end. Soon. As I posted elsewhere; if you look at cable reality TV, it has only gone downhill. Just as one floating turd leaves the the air (“Jersey Shore”) another takes it’s place that is only X times worse (Honey Boo Boo). I remember when the Animal Planet was about animals… and informative. Now it’s all about a bunch of toothless morons rounding up poisonous snakes and alligators with just enough faux drama to make (at least me) root for the reptile. My fear is that when this Duck crap leaves the air… how much worse will the replacement be?
Sansacro
@Cam: Did you write this comment before, or after, you checked out the pics of the half-naked guys on this site?
Sansacro
@Sansacro: That comment was for Buffalo dude . . .
HirsuteOne
Not shocked.
the other Greg
This guy is all over the news today and ugh, what a repulsive troll.
Probably the only vaginas he’s ever seen belong to his sisters.
SpunkyBunks
So, he’s a self-hating gay… all these psychotic religious gay bashers are always obsessed with man ass and bestiality. They usually get outed eventually.
coffeeaugur
What good is a nation founded on Christianity when Xstians spit on the cross of Jesus every day … do unto others and you would have them do unto you … love thy neighbor as thyself … judge not lest ye be judged
Cam
“However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity.”
________________________
It’s funny how he thinks attacking an entire group of people, calling them sinners and saying that their existence isn’t logical doesn’t qualify as being disrespectful to them according to this guy.
It would be like him saying….
—- Gee, I KNOW that I said women voting doesn’t make sense and they shouldn’t be allowed to have opinions since the Bible says they should honor their husbands word….but I would NEVER say anything disrespectful about women.—–
remyfacade
The only reason i can’t take his words seriously is because he has made a name for himself for being a redneck stereotype.
Caleb in SC
@Rad: That was one of the best observations about the state of reality TV I have ever read.
Ogre Magi
and people wonder why I hate Christianity
GayTampaCowboy
My prediction? Duck Dynasty will be either PULLED or CANCELLED in the next 60 days!
Geeker
That show is the fakest most scripted piece of shit on tv,these people were upper middle class before they became millionaires with their duck call business.Also didn’t he cheat on his wife?
jimbryant
I don’t know why gay men are getting their knickers in a twist over these money-making so-called Christians with a hit show. I mean, the mere fact that they are making millions is enough to suggest that they are in it to make lots of money by playing the Christian card to the choir of the converted.
Shouldn’t we in the gay community be more concerned by people like Lady Gaga who collaborated with homophobes like TI?
TheNewEnergyDude
“until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior”
ANDYAJUSTLOSTMERIGHTTHERE.
How about…until I hit rock bottom, accepted the fact that I fouled up and picked myself up off my feet and made a better person out of myself. I’d have more respect for you.
Nah…some dude from 3,000 years ago who honestly, does anyone really know if he was real? Nah, *he* did it.
Ok.
What even is this show and why is it even popular?
DarkZephyr
@Ogre Magi: I never wondered why, I just wondered why you expressed your distaste in the way you did, however, its becoming clearer and clearer to me on a daily basis why and I am starting to feel more and more like you do about it all the time. I am sick of the hatred of zealots. Sick of what they say about us, sick of how they try to suppress us and sick of how their attitude inspires some among them to hurt us and try to kill us. I am honestly starting to get where your hostility towards them comes from.
DShucking
We cannot be surprised. I’ve never watched the show but the way Fox praises them I know enough to not be interested. Nothing more will come of this because it’s an enormous franchise and their audience is not exactly liberal. Let the market decide.
Teleny
EWwwww!!!! That man looks like hasn’t had a bath in ten years!!!!
I like how these so-called Christians have to go into graphic detail of sex acts. I think he’s spent a lot of time thinking about male anuses?
A&E is a pig sty. First it was those stupid rednecks shooting boars for entertainment and now this crap.
guest4ever
@DarkZephyr: The truth, my friend, is exactly opposite of what you believe… the danger for homosexuals lies within your own community… the place where the most gay bashing takes place.
And the astronomically high murder rate among homosexuals is because of homosexuals killing their own kind.
When you knowingly dance with Satan… you can’t complain when he spins you hard and you fall and get hurt.
Camsean01
In breaking news, redneck is found to be a bigot.
TheNewEnergyDude
@guest4ever: then get off the dance floor bitch, because you ARE Satan.
Teleny
@guest4ever: I just love how you closet queens come on here to preach AND secretly look at pics of guys & jerk off. Sad.
Spike
OH crap, now I will have to start watching this crap so I can then boycott it.
jwtraveler
I’m just too tired to get upset every time a homophobic Christian says something stupid. The world is full of idiots. What can I do? “Living well is the best revenge.” Live well my LGBT brothers and sisters.
AuntieChrist
@jimbryant: @guest4ever: Are you girls off your meds again..? Just try to remember, the little voices in your heads are not real…Is ZZTop having a reunion concert, I thought they were dead…Those duck die nasty bitches look like the zombie apocalypse vanguard.
sangsue
@GayTampaCowboy:
I’m sorry it’s too popular, there is no way they will pull or cancel their highest rated show. I wish it was otherwise but they know that CMT or Spike or History (hey they show the Pawn shows) will yank that big ratings show from them.
sejjo
@jwtraveler: Amen
zoompietro
@sangsue: I don’t think they’ll cancel it or fire him either. This won’t hurt ratings for the show and I doubt it will hurt sponsorship that much either. He’ll just issue some manufactured apology and that’ll he the end of it. What they should make him do while they have him under contract; is a spin-off called Dick Dynasty. On Dick Dynasty he has to go out and give gay sex a try, and only allow him to talk about what he liked about it. I find it hard to believe that he could be caught up in sex and drugs as heavy as he claims he was and didn’t have a few moments when he was enjoying the male specimen, bet he laid up with a Jesús or two back in the day.
xzall
@sangsue: They didn’t cancel it but A&E did suspend Phil Robertson. It’s caused an uproar in right wing land with Sarah Palin leading the charge.
Dakotahgeo
The Duck Dynasty seems to present and support a strong case for abortion causes. Although I am anti-abortion, there is also a strong case for neutering-spaying “certain types” of cranky people!
jckfmsincty
Cheap, country Christmas, no account, white trash.
Geoff B
The network would not have reacted so quickly if sponsors and a desireable demographic hadn’t been so loud. Let’s face it. We’ve won the demo war at least. People who aren’t bigots and homophobes tend to be better educated and/or have more disposable income. Gays, for instance. Allies, another instance. The religious right is of course claiming victimhood (ain’t Karma a fabulous bitch). They have thier own demo as well. Surely if A&E does the right thing and dumps this crap show (yes I have seen it), CMT or some other network that caters to The People of Walmart will pick it up. We need to hold A&E’s feet to the fire. If they think this will blow over, they will put it back on and think “sorry, no harm, no foul, right?”. Oh, and guest4ever, just as soon as you’re willing to follow the Bible to the letter (killing your neighbor for working the Sabbath, smitingyour kids for being smartasses, not wearing cotton/poly blends, stoning female relatives for not being vigins on wedding nights, etc), and provide proof (one of my cousin’s wife is a Federal Prosecutor), please do come back to spout more of your nonsense. Till then, back under your bridge, troll.
glitterbang
Maybe now he’ll have enough spare time freed up to warsh that mangy beard, y’all. And how the FRICK did he end up in GQ Magazine?! That’s what boggles MY mind yet nobody else seems to mention THAT!!! That’s like Susan Boyle on the cover of Women’s Wear Daily.
AuntieChrist
Duck Die-nasty…That’s what happens when white trash gets money and a bit o fame… At least Honey Booboo and her kin had class minus the hate…Now we know where Ted Nugents come from.
Daniel-Reader
You can tell he’s a born-again Christian since he’s sanctimonious, judgemental, and unChrist-like.
TampaBayTed
The whole “Duck Dynasty” is a freak show. They couldn’t get into a trailer trash trailer court here in Florida. His comment (paraphrased) that a vagina is better than manass is disturbing. How does he know the difference?
TheNewEnergyDude
@AuntieChrist: Honey Boo Boo and her kin have class??? Auntie please tell me that was a typo, lol. I saw five minutes of the first episode out of morbid curiosity and it literally turned my stomach when the mother casually picked a few bugs out of her hair in front of the camera like it was no big deal. I mean, I’ve read the little blond girl eats cheezeballs off the floor, LOL.
blackhook
wtf is “Duck Dynasty”? …and why should we care?
Jim Hlavac
@guest4ever: What “astronomically high murder rate” among us? Where did you get this fantasy? What evidence do you have that gay men are murdering each other? In 40 years in the “homosexual lifestyle” I’ve known but two gay men who were murdered – both by heterosexuals. No gay men walk into a gay bar and ever started shooing up the place as heterosexuals rampage through churches, school board meetings, shopping malls and their own weddings and birthday parties. There are 14,000 murders a year — most of them are by hetero family members killing their wives, husbands or kids.
Do you make up stuff for a living or are you just out of your mind.
Meanwhile, folks like you seem to be calling for a genocide against gay men to put us out of your misery — most humorous, indeed.
Dakotahgeo
@Jim Hlavac: Jim, when you take into account that guest4ever is the worst kind of troll (a virus that never seems to say anything important and refuses to die), he does make we, the GLBT community more viable each day we progress. Little does he know that people like him and his attitude is what propels us along in unity and gives us strength in numbers and growing support from straight allies. The man has no friends whatsoever because even his own kind are embarrassed by him. What a sad life to live!
Dez
What a tool.
For some reason, a lot of straight men like him don’t seem to realize that it’s dick that gay men like, not necessarily ass! Gay men are not any more into ass than straight men!
His ignorant statement only proves that he sees being gay as a choice, as if gay men are simply choosing to screw men instead of women. It doesn’t work like that you old fool. Educate yourself with a psychology book instead of the Bible, you might actually improve your I.Q.
I’M SO OVER THESE ‘RELIGIOUS’ IDIOTS THAT CHERRY PICK THE BIBLE TO SUIT THEIR OWN AGENDA. GET OFF YOUR DAMN HIGH HORSE!
Caleb in SC
@Dez: Yes, straight people never engage in anal sex. Never.
GayTampaCowboy
Well, i predicted the show would be cancelled and i was wrong – BUT I”M GLAD THE NETWORK FIRED THIS BIGOT! Now, there will be outrage from the radical/religious right, but silencing this guy was the right thing to do!
Now the question is, will the series be as popular without this “actor” on the boob-tube every episode? Probably not, so i’m going to re-submit that the show won’t last the season!
Cam
@guest4ever: said…
“The truth, my friend, is exactly opposite of what you believe… the danger for homosexuals lies within your own community… the place where the most gay bashing takes place.
And the astronomically high murder rate among homosexuals is because of homosexuals killing their own kind.
______________________
I love you fake trolls who come in here, attack the gay community and yet think that we don’t know that you are a closeted homosexual who loves scouring the gay blogs, but telling yourself if you say a few anti-gay things nobody will know it. Trust me, you are very obvious.
As for your fake statement. It’s funny, those are the exact same thing that right wingers claim about blacks, hispanics, etc… You would think that for a group as proven non-violent overall as the gay community you would have at least thought of a different lie than the one you use for all the other minorities.
AuntieChrist
@TheNewEnergyDude: I meant compared to. I had already hit submit when I realized my mistake.
BJ McFrisky
As usual, we seem eager to accept apologies from liberal homophobes like Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, but gleefully trash conservative ones with as much venom as we can muster.
C’est la vie in this neighborhood.
TheNewEnergyDude
@AuntieChrist: Whew, thank goodness…u scared me there for a second, my dear 😉
AuntieChrist
@BJ McFrisky: Hey BJ…Here’s a special treat just for ewe…http://www.queerty.com/deep-throat-the-aaron-shock-paul-ryan-gay-fanfic-20131217/
RSun
@BJ McFrisky: Speak for yourself. I think they are all dicks. 🙂
the other Greg
@Caleb in SC: Dez is saying exactly the opposite of what you’re attributing to him.
Dez points out, correctly, that there are plenty of gay men who never or rarely engage in anal sex, and it’s a corny stereotype to think we ALL invariably do that all the time.
Your complaint should be directed at the Duck Dynasty guy, who yes, does seem to be totally unaware that straights are capable of doing anal sex. … Although in his case, it’s probably not even a hypothetical concern, lol.
Cam
@BJ McFrisky: said…
“As usual, we seem eager to accept apologies from liberal homophobes like Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, but gleefully trash conservative ones with as much venom as we can muster.
C’est la vie in this neighborhood.
________________________________
And once again BJ’s first instinct as always is to defend any anti-gay comments made by conservatives. Even if he has to lie to do it.
BJ, we get it, you will support anybody who attacks or harms gays, but when you lie to try to do it, please at least try to find a lie that isn’t so easy to spot.
Baldwin was dumped from both the Capital One campaign AND his show on MSNBC was cancelled before it began airing. tina fey and NBC came under massive fire for Morgans statements, and also Morgan hasn’t been very political in his statements, but I guess you just assumed he was liberal because you label all black people as such.
So again, we get it, you hate gays and will support anybody who attacks us because you seem to be incredibly self hating.
Black Pegasus
I noticed the title of this article says nothing about the RACISM contained within his remarks about Black people. So typical of white gay men to ignore racism suffered by people of color.
AuntieChrist
@Black Pegasus: Okay honey, dial it down a notch, we get it, be a victim and play the race card…No one disputes your endless suffering.
Cam
@Black Pegasus:
Actually this is a gay blog telling a gay story. The only person on here who has done anything rac-ist is you, with your generalizations about all white people.
the other Greg
@Black Pegasus: You’re assuming that all whites “know” about this show in the first place.
Seriously, until about a month ago I’d have thought “Duck Dynasty” was the name of a bad Chinese restaurant.
Go ahead and inform us what he said about blacks, maybe I’ll be outraged too.
KentonForshee
Quote: “I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me.”
Too late.
the other Greg
@Black Pegasus: I just heard his remarks on black people and I agree, they are pretty offensive!
Still, there’s a difference because he didn’t say being black (or acting black) was “sinful,” or comparable to bestiality and murder, etc. etc. etc.
Kidomega123
@the other Greg: Actually, there is no difference. An offensive statement is an offensive statement; no matter how it’s veiled or coded. No need to make it into a competition of what statement was more offensive. And to AuntieChrist, to suggest that a black person is “being a victim and playing the race card” by simply pointing out that an incident of bigotry took place is extremely ignorant on your part. Perhaps Black Pegasus could have chose a more tactful way to present his / her point but, indeed, they did have a valid point to make.
2eo
The backlash over his suspension shows just how far we still have to go to be considered equals.
Kidomega123
Funny how the same conservatives who were calling for the dismissal of Martin Bashir for vocalizing his personal “opinions” about Sarah Palin are now championing so called freedom of speech. I wonder if they’re also going to start a petition to get him his job back on MSNBC? Freedom of speech goes both ways, right? Sarah Palin actually had the nerve to say this: “Free speech is an endangered species. Those ‘intolerants’ hatin’ and taking on the Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing his personal opinion are taking on all of us.” So….when can we expect you to come out in support of Mr Bashir, Sister Sarah?
Will L
You would think that he would have realized by now that to be commercially successful, you have to keep your redneck mouth shut some times. Not that I’m going to miss him.
I applaud A&E for their swift handling of this situation.
2eo, isn’t it the awful truth? A few of those Facebook support posts have hit my timeline because a couple of my “friends” have liked them. I’m going to be weeding out my friend garden pretty soon.
Teleny
@BJ McFrisky: they had enough sense to apologize. These piece of trash conservatives just start spouting their version of theology. There’s a difference.
MK Ultra
Duck Dynasty dude’s opinion is identical to, hmmm off the top of my head, the Catholic church’s. And you all say the CC is our best friend now. His quote about “not treating anyone with disrespect” is no different than “who am I to judge”. So why are you guys bitching again. Maybe if he said it in a softer tone you guys would like it?
AuntieChrist
These duck dicks antebellum looks and values are entirely out of place in the 21st century…I am baffled by their popularity…Does this indicate a de-evolution in human intelligence or is it just television..? Or have we humans always been so dense..?
iMort
Taking the show off the air may do more harm in terms of backlash. Their views are nothing new, but I’d hate to be young gay kid in a family that loves this show.
Kangol
Telling that his anti-black comments haven’t been mentioned. Of course you know it wasn’t enough for this knuckle-dragging homophobe to spew anti-gay comments, he had to praise racial segregation too!
He can go straight to __________!
2eo
@Will L: I’ve taken it a step further, I purposely add people on Facebook with the sole reason of catching them out. I got one this morning calling his suspension “the work of fucking f@ggots”, it also happens I work on the backend database system for the company he works for, and am friends with his line manager who lives down the street from me.
His line manager is not gay, and is apathetic to our struggle, however he hates this guy so I forwarded the message and some Facebook messages I acquired sent from him, and he was suspended without pay this morning.
Merry christmas to that guy.
Billysees
@MikeE:
MikeE, this should be added to your comment —
Though not widely known but should be, the following excerpts are proof enough that everyone should always be looking for and practicing NEW and BETTER attitudes to express towards the LGBT community than what is currently written in the Book.
1 Corinthians 13: …
8. Love never fails, but where there are prophecies and……special knowledge, they will become useless. Love will last forever!
9. Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture!
10. But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.
12. Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror….. All that I know now is partial and incomplete……
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
He is definitely “paraphrasing” Corinthians, because the original doesn’t say a WORD about “homosexuals”.
I love these pseudo-christians who believe SO strongly that they actually start writing up their own bullshit annexes to the Bible.
If we took out all the crap that was added after the 1st century AD, there wouldn’t be a word about homosexuality in the Bible at all. And MOST of those words are mistranslations or outright additions that are not present either in the Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek versions.
AxelDC
Love is never logical. It just happens and it’s great!
What really makes no sense is making a living killing innocent creatures for sport. That’s disgusting!
Cyn
All the hoopla over his views on homosexuality are a smokescreen. His love of vagina is held by most of the straight men in the world. The smokescreen is covering his thoughts on Jim Crow laws and Islam, held also by Palin and her ilk.
Dakotahgeo
@2eo: Well, WELL done! Yesssss!!! There IS a God! (Just kidding, 2eo, lolol. Good to see you around again!)
jwtraveler
I don’t care what some idiot thinks or says, but I have this amused fascination with all these rightwingfundamentalistteapartiers who have suddenly discovered free speech and the 1st Amendment, which they spew out of one side of their mouths while they decry the liberal conspiracy of the “war on Christmas” out the other side. It’s absolutely astounding that they’re oblivious to the hypocrisy.
YungBoi64
Geez, can’t we find some middle ground here? I’m gay-curious and I don’t necessarily agree with this guy’s views, but I’m not going to tar and feather him for it. I mean, I’m pretty sure he had no intention of insulting homosexuals, just stating his opinion on the matter. Should he really be fired for holding a differing opinion from the overwhelmingly liberal media? “Raging homophobe?” Really? Just because he calls us sinners? Why should his opinion carry so much weight anyway?
YungBoi64
The Bible says we are all sinners and all sins are equal in the eyes of the Lord. Therefore, heterosexuals are in no way above homosexuals. We are all united in sin. By the Bible’s standards, if you have so much as stolen a pencil from your workplace knowingly, you are just as guilty as any man who has lain with a man as with a woman. Same applies for women. I believe there is a God, and he loves us all equally, just as we are. So can we all just stop the hate?