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Looks like someone at A&E pulled their head out and decided they were fighting a losing battle here....
Robert Rich
December 22, 2013 8:04am PST
It has now been revealed that Phil Robertson will be returning to Duck Dynasty on January 15. A&E said they have no plans to fire the star.
It appears as though the war on Phil Robertson and his freedoms of free speech and religions aren’t quite so savage.* Although*A&E*declared they were suspending the star “indefinitely, ” it was apparently only a façade for the gay community as sources say they still intend to air episodes featuring Robertson .
The*Duck Dynasty*star came under fire after expressing his beliefs about homosexuality and how it conflicts his religion. In an interview with*GQmagazine, he started off by saying, “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.”
He went even further into explanation when he said, “It seems like, to me, a vagina – as a man – would be more desirable than a man’s anus.” Afterwards, he even went so far as to compare homosexuality to bestiality and terrorism, a point which made a select portion of the public outraged.
The point Robertson was trying to make here is that you can’t draw a line where “acceptable” sin is.* Sin is sin, and the only line you can draw is where it is, not which sin is OK to commit.
Being outraged by the comments members of the gay community went on a double standard rampage—because of course, straight people who don’t agree with homosexuality are labeled “homophobes” while they’re allowed to feel “offended.”
Wilson Cruz, a spokesman for GLAAD,—a gay rights group—made a cry to the public saying, “Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil’s lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe.” He went on to say, “He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans – and Americans – who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples.”
The funny thing about his statement is that Louisiana is one of the majority 33 states that have an all out ban on same sex marriage.* If there was a majority in support of the lifestyle then wouldn’t that show as either a majority in the states that allow it, or at least in the “majority” led Louisiana?
Either way,*A&E*quickly moved to make a public statement where they said, “The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely,” and that, “His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community.”
Well it turns out that this may just be a ploy to let heat cool down as they play out the rest of Robertson’s episodes.* Apparently they are going to play the next season with episodes featuring Robertson as they have already filmed and edited them.
But what about his suspension—is*A&E*going to stand by their statement?
A source close to the situation stated that, “There’s no negotiation to have; we’re doing the show. We’ll figure out a solution. It’s just not going to happen overnight. Everybody will take a break for the holidays and regroup afterward. That’s probably the smartest thing for everyone to do. Time heals a lot of wounds.”
Apparently they’re not done milking this money cow yet as once again, money has proven dominance over morals.
There really shouldn’t have been any issue in the first place as it was Robertson’s right to express how he felt under his freedoms of speech and religion.* But, hopefully*A&E*will be exposed for the greedy hypocrites they really are.
Phil Robertson Returning To Duck Dynasty // Mr. Conservative
We will NOT go quietly into the night!
Robert Rich
December 22, 2013 8:04am PST
It has now been revealed that Phil Robertson will be returning to Duck Dynasty on January 15. A&E said they have no plans to fire the star.
It appears as though the war on Phil Robertson and his freedoms of free speech and religions aren’t quite so savage.* Although*A&E*declared they were suspending the star “indefinitely, ” it was apparently only a façade for the gay community as sources say they still intend to air episodes featuring Robertson .
The*Duck Dynasty*star came under fire after expressing his beliefs about homosexuality and how it conflicts his religion. In an interview with*GQmagazine, he started off by saying, “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.”
He went even further into explanation when he said, “It seems like, to me, a vagina – as a man – would be more desirable than a man’s anus.” Afterwards, he even went so far as to compare homosexuality to bestiality and terrorism, a point which made a select portion of the public outraged.
The point Robertson was trying to make here is that you can’t draw a line where “acceptable” sin is.* Sin is sin, and the only line you can draw is where it is, not which sin is OK to commit.
Being outraged by the comments members of the gay community went on a double standard rampage—because of course, straight people who don’t agree with homosexuality are labeled “homophobes” while they’re allowed to feel “offended.”
Wilson Cruz, a spokesman for GLAAD,—a gay rights group—made a cry to the public saying, “Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil’s lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe.” He went on to say, “He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans – and Americans – who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples.”
The funny thing about his statement is that Louisiana is one of the majority 33 states that have an all out ban on same sex marriage.* If there was a majority in support of the lifestyle then wouldn’t that show as either a majority in the states that allow it, or at least in the “majority” led Louisiana?
Either way,*A&E*quickly moved to make a public statement where they said, “The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely,” and that, “His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community.”
Well it turns out that this may just be a ploy to let heat cool down as they play out the rest of Robertson’s episodes.* Apparently they are going to play the next season with episodes featuring Robertson as they have already filmed and edited them.
But what about his suspension—is*A&E*going to stand by their statement?
A source close to the situation stated that, “There’s no negotiation to have; we’re doing the show. We’ll figure out a solution. It’s just not going to happen overnight. Everybody will take a break for the holidays and regroup afterward. That’s probably the smartest thing for everyone to do. Time heals a lot of wounds.”
Apparently they’re not done milking this money cow yet as once again, money has proven dominance over morals.
There really shouldn’t have been any issue in the first place as it was Robertson’s right to express how he felt under his freedoms of speech and religion.* But, hopefully*A&E*will be exposed for the greedy hypocrites they really are.
Phil Robertson Returning To Duck Dynasty // Mr. Conservative
We will NOT go quietly into the night!
