“We are disappointed that Phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right.”
We need to make the liberals understand that Phil’s constitutional rights are being violated by A&E.
The 1st Amendment only protects your right to free speech, as it pertains to the federal government. You can't be prosecuted for speaking your mind about that institution.
Private institutions are entirely another matter. If your employer doesn't like the things you say, they have the right to terminate their relationship with you (and vise versa).
Now, whether that makes good business sense or not, is another question. In this particular case, it was completely boneheaded of A&E to fire Phil Robertson for what he said.