Posted on 03/25/2015 11:56:39 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
Robert Duvall sat down with The Daily Beast at the recent South-by-Southwest (SXSW) festival to talk about his new movie, “Wild Horses.”
But the enigmatic actor also offered up some strong advice to the Republican Party, which we’ll get to in a bit.
According to the publication, Duvall has been a longtime supporter of the GOP:
He was personally invited to George W. Bush’s presidential inauguration in 2001, worked the floor—and narrated the videos—for the 2008 Republican National Convention, and publicly endorsed Mitt Romney in 2012.
But last year, Duvall told The Daily Beast that he’s leaning independent because the Republican Party today is, in his view, “a mess.” So, where has the Republican Party gone wrong, according to Duvall? He told the Daily Beast that the GOP’s stance on birth control and religion is a problem:
“It’s unfortunate. Women can’t be independent. Also, religion and politics should be completely separate. Completely separate.” For some reason, Duvall also pointed out the difference, in his opinion, between politics and religion in America and Italy:
“When we took “The Apostle” to the Rome Film Festival, I said, ‘Here, you have one church and a ton of political parties. In America, we have two political parties and all kinds of churches.’ It’s strange.” Whatever “strangeness” Mr. Duvall sees in America’s relationship with politics and religion, is he right in his admonishment to the GOP? Moreover, would the Republicans be wise to heed his call, or not?
Well, if Duvall is right, please tell us all how a person’s world view would NOT impact their behavior and lawmaking sensibilities? To me, his comment is untenable. I could not in any way, shape or form, encourage abortion precisely BECAUSE I understand that the Scriptures tell us man is made in God’s image and murder is wrong. Based upon the animal kingdom, eating other organisms is perfectly all right. So, exactly upon what basis would Duvall propose any particular law?
Like Math and Science should be completely separate.
What is the Republican stance on birth control?
My politics is grounded by my faith. If Duvall does not understand that at his age there is no hope for him.
why would it even have one?
You stated you agreed 100% with Duvall’s statement the the GOP’s stance on birth control is a problem. I want to know what exactly is the stance you agree 100% is a problem. What is that stance?
You claim the GOP has a stance on birth control and religion?
Would you share with us what they are?
It is valid to strip away the religious overlay on any given position .. but once you do you still have to honest enough to examine the position on it own reason..the reason for prohibition on abortion and gay marriage stand on their own without religion just as prohibition on murder does... if your intellectually honest
Also, the anti-slavery movement in the US started with a bunch of gun-toting Christian “fanatics” known as Quakers.
He’s wrong. You cannot expect a moral person to separate who they are from who they are.
You are either a moral person who votes morally, or you are a fractured person who has no morality.
Have you watched all of them? How come?
Robert Duvall is 84 years old and a millionaire many times over. I don’t think he cares anymore.
Duvall seems to be confusing the GOP with the Catholic Church.
No, not all of them, but the ones of his I have seen lately have mostly been disappointing. “Get Low” is about the only one I can think of that was decent, in his recent output.
Isnt the GOP stance on birth control that people should be able to buy it?
Duvall watches too much TV.
My favorite line:
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning”
Absolutely!!!
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