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Over and over and over.

We allow the angry, self absorbed, low self esteem kids in the back seat have absolute power over us. Sad. Organizations like GLAAD are bullies. Why so defensive? If what he says is so offensive then the ratings will take care of themselves.

He comments WERE NOT EVEN MADE ON A&E or the DD PROGRAM!
The double standard for anyone with any semblance of conservatism vs. all else is ridiculous.

Here was my buddys response

I am loved by God, I cannot earn it, I cannot lose it..."

This is the core of the Christian belief (and the Shoreline Dallas creed). This is also the core of my problem with the media's current attack on Phil Robertson "The Duck Commander". This man's words have been twisted and skewed to fit an agenda, and I am not buying it. So let me be clear on a few things.

Christians don't hate gay people, and neither do I. I don't agree with a homosexual lifestyle, but I don't agree with a drug addicts lifestyle either, or an adulterers, but I don't hate them. I don't demonize them for having different views or for having sin in their life (as I still do myself, everyday). I simply don't agree with it. In fact, I still love them. I pray for them. I went as far as to serve my country so that they could also be free and pursue the American dream as they see it. If they walk into my Church on Sunday morning, I will honor them, love them, minister to them; the same way I would honor a heterosexual. Agreement and love are not mutually exclusive. (If you actually read Phil's quote below you will see that he states this clearly, and see that the media conveniently leaves this out.)

"Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate." -Phil Robertson

Sin is sin. Period. It has never been wrong to say that murder is sin, that drug addiction is sin, that adultery is sin. In humility, I have stood before my whole church and talked about the adultery that I committed 10 years ago and how we got through that and how God changed my life. Guess what though, it was still sin. If you don't like it tough, it's still sin. Read the Bible, there is no way around it, it says homosexuality is sin. We are all sinners, everyone one of us so we have no business judging each other for sin since we are all guilty, but sin is still sin.

Jesus died for ALL sin. So saying that one sin is worse then another is foolish and lacks biblical foundation. Rating sin on a scale of not-so-bad (little white lie) to horrific (murder) is a human behavior but not a God behavior. We do this to account for our human laws, but Jesus died for ALL sin.

Jesus spent most of his time arguing with the religious and spending time with the sinners and the hurting people of his time. He is not up in heaven with a lightning bolt waiting to strike you down because of your sin, he is standing with open arms waiting to love you in spite of it. Despite what the media wants you to believe, this is the Christian message. In your darkest hour, in the most secret and hidden of sin, Jesus is still standing there saying "I love you..."

Phil Robertson is human. He is a normal human being that certainly can make mistakes, but is entitled to his opinion. Worse things are said about Christians via the media EVERY day. Phil Robertson is also an American, so he is entitled to his freedom of speech (which many of my brothers and sisters in arms have fought and died to defend). If you don't like what he said, here's a novel idea... DON'T READ IT! I don't like the articles posted by the liberal left about abortion and their anti-gun agenda, so I avoid supporting and reading their materials. However, I DON'T ASK THAT THEY BE SILENCED! They have the right to their opinion as much as Phil does to his, and I to mine. I don't agree with it, so I don't support it. If you don't like Phil and Duck Dynasty, stop watching. I for one, love the show, it's values and especially Si Robertson.

So here is my message to the Liberal Left media and to those who are taking so many quotes out of context without reading what was said in whole. To those who have forgotten what America is actually about and are asking this man to be silenced. Stop trying to demonize this man, and furthermore stop trying to demonize my Jesus. Christianity will not be manipulated because of the media's agenda to bully and silence Christians. We will not be silent, if you don't like it, go somewhere else.

If you decide to hate me for saying this, just know that hate is NOT reciprocated. You can hate me, I will still love you, so will Jesus.

I would like to add, A&E has every right to hire and fire whoever they want. It's a private company.

And we have every right to voice displeasure of their decision and not watch A&E as well.

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This country is going to hell in a hand basket when the vocal minority rules the roost.

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That's not actually the case though. The country is run by a majority of libtard Oprah lovers and obama lovers who believe CNBC and HLN are giving them information and reporting news.

Official response from the family:

http://duckcommander.com/news/robertson-family-offical-statement

A&E has put themselves in a pickle. Their best rated show is about to implode and the only way back is letting Phil do his thing which in turn will make the rad limbs howl.

If A&E had conviction, the reruns with Phil (all of them) wouldn't be shown. The family is tacitly willing to walk and they will be just fine or another network would beg them to pRtner up.

No good way put for the folks at A&E and I won't shed a tear for them.

Well, it's been A&E hypocrisy from the start. They "suspended" Phil from the filming, when the filming for the next season is likely already in the can.

But they continue to show episodes with him and sell advertising on those shows.

It's called having your liberal cake and eating it, too.

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Well, it's been A&E hypocrisy from the start. They "suspended" Phil from the filming, when the filming for the next season is likely already in the can.

But they continue to show episodes with him and sell advertising on those shows.

It's called having your liberal cake and eating it, too.

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A&E producers tried at one point to change their prayer. The family refused this. They tried to put "bleeps" in periodically over benign words in the show to make it seem like they were cursing, I guess to make it more "racy" or "humorous". The family refused this. The fact is these guys are darn funny without any of that. You can sit with any age kids and comfortably watch it. It's the Gilligan's Island, Leave it to Beaver of our generation.

We have the right to turn A&E into LHN if we like as well.

As usual Canyon Ag 77 hits it on the nose! The 2014 season IS in the can. Was before all of this hit.
So the A&E folks are typical liberals and want to have their cake and eat it too!
While I can not say they are friends, I have met them in person at a fairly small meet & greet. They are exactly in real life as they are on the show. It was at a benefit for a new church and Willie, Miss Kay,and Jase just talked and told stories, when Phil came out he told a few little stories and lite type jokes and then broke almost into a fire and brimstone type sermon. I wish I lived closer and could go to all of their services. What he said in GQ was just a small part of what he passed to us that night.
His book is a really good read from the stand point of turning your life around and becoming a better person. He pretty much has done it all before he saw the light and changed his lifestyle.
The show on A&E has made the famous, which I am not sure they really like, it has made them some money that they didn't have, but in truth they really don't need the money and don't seem to be driven by it. Willie and Jase more than Phil & Kay. Phil and Kay still live in the same house and drive the same vehicles they had before all of this started.
The base of their business, duck calls and hunting tapes as well as merchandise they sell themselves will carry them fine without the gay buyers and hunters.
I am not sure that this compares with Paula Deen so much because all she had was a TV show and a couple of restaurants.She had her name on a lot of merchandise that she didn't make and I truly doubt other than having her name out there really made that much off of it. The last I heard business at her restaurants was up some large percentage from before all of that happened. So I am pretty sure she is not on the way to the poor house either.
As many have said, It was damn sure Phil's right to say it, and it was A&E's right to do what they did. On A&E's not very smart though!! Poor business decision.

BTW, these women are fantastic.



And Missy is the best, IMO.

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For me, I think there are more than a few things in the Bible that are absolute horse ****. There I said it. STRIKE ME DOWN!

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The cool thing about God's word is that it doesn't matter what YOU think. It only matters what HE thinks. That's how it works when you're the Creator of the universe.

You have the free will to think and believe whatever you want. For now. When you're standing before the judgment seat you'll answer for it. We all will.

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Anybody email GLAAD and call them out for being hypocrites? How about emailing the ACLU and see why they haven't stood up for Phil yet for having his personal freedoms infringed on?

Personal freedoms infringed? I don't think A&E acted properly, but let's not get carried away.

Phil is being attacked for expressing his personal beliefs. He is being slandered by the PC crowd calling him racist and homophobic. How is that not infringing on his personal freedoms? I have no issue with what A&E did. They are well within their rights. I'm disappointed that they caved so easily, but they did nothing wrong.

And you know if a homosexual was fired for expressing their beliefs those organizations would be in a huge uproar and not stop until the employee was reinstated and the company was fined. Why such a double standard?

The fact that they caved so easily is what I meant by not acting appropriately.

What personal freedoms are being infringed? Not his religious beliefs or his right to free speech. He could put out a statement tomorrow saying the exact same thing if he wanted to. I just don't see it.

I don't think Phil is considered an employee of A&E, though. It would be more like ending a business relationship with someone, IMO.

I've never watched Duck Commander. Thought it was stupid. But I do think God is using this show for His purpose. I'll enjoy watching how this plays out.

So in that family photo who is the big guy in the bottom right corner.

Wondered that myself.

Maybe one of the oldest brother's oldest kids?

That is Alan's son-in-law. Works for Duck Commander as well.

No Phil, no show. Pound sand A&E.

http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2013/12/19/duck-dynasty-robertson-family-statement-phil

That meme is awesome.

I remember when they used to hunt ducks.