Posted on 12/21/2013 4:50:44 AM PST by IbJensen
A&E is now officially on the side of the sodomists. The network hasn't the right to fire Robertson. Firing someone for their religious beliefs is a violation of the civil rights act of 1964.
I simply don’t believe it, or the threats are coming from homosexual activists trying to discredit Christians.
The radical left, as exemplified by A&E is capable of ANYTHING to advance their agenda.
spoils the surprise ?
Imagine how terrifying a bearded white man who reads and believes the Bible, likes guns, shoots and eats animals must be to gays and most of the Democratic base. It was only a matter of time before the vile liberals who dominate TV would go after this man. Also a network that claims to be grounded on the “Arts” and practices censorship is a fraud.
So is the right. The whole spectrum is smeared.
The Anus & Erect Network is now blocked on my system.
Phils!
“After the meeting, GLAAD issued its statement on Robertson’s comments. A&E initially released a statement from Robertson in which he said he would “never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me.” But the network declined to comment itself until Wednesday night, when it announced the suspension, which GLAAD applauded.
“We believe the next step is to use this as an opportunity for Phil to sit down with gay families in Louisiana and learn about their lives and the values they share,” the spokesman said.
The organization is also currently researching companies who use Robertson as a spokesperson.
“Silence is agreement in this case,” he said. “With such egregious anti-gay and racist comments, those companies that choose to be affiliated with this family need to speak out.”
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/duck-dynasty-fallout-glaad-reeling-biggest-backlash-years-010050637.html
I just don’t believe that there are death threats against GLAAD or other homosexual pressure groups because of this.
I don’t see A&E’s position on this. The family was hired to do a “reality” program and Mr. Robertson was being true to the character that A&E contracted with and they want to fire him for it? Even though Robertson is at the height of his popularity?
Just doesn’t seem to make logical sense. Firing Robertson for his outspoken Christian viewpoints is like firing Don Rickles for being a sarcastic old man or Britney for being a stereotypical blonde. They knew who they were signing when they did the contract, and Robertson has remained true to his self and has stayed in character.
Your comments are RIGHT ON TARGET!
Both ‘Cowboy Bob’ and ‘ZULU’ are spot on. These people are notorious for manufacturing their death threats.
False flag death threats sounds the most plausible.
But if I'm in a conversation about my values or religion that's different. I'll say what I really think about homosexuality from cultural/religious/philosophical standpoints. I have every right to my opinions and the US Constitution protects my right to have them and express them.
This firing goes so far over the line that I'd think even some free speech liberals should be outraged. This is a reality show star, for heaven's sake. A&E exploits him to make huge profits, and now that he's entrenched, they want to control what he says because they don't want to hurt the feelings of their employees? If those employees are so offended by the Robinson's cultural and religious values, why were they content to profit from them?
We have to step way back from this speech-police thing. My expressed views might offend people. So what? Disagree with me if you want a serious discussion. But don't act like a three year old who lost their favorite teddy bear if I say a "bad" word or express how I feel about stuff like thinking open homosexuality is a symptom of a sick society.
This should be a tipping point. We should say what we damn well please, using the words we choose. The line should be we shouldn't impose our views on others. Which side crossed that one?
I must say I am shocked by the outrage over this. I really didn’t expect it to be that big of a deal. Seems this has struck a nerve and mid-Americans are getting sick of all the PC crap and are not gonna take it anymore.
A t-shirt:
Phil Robertson’s head on Kirk Douglas’s torso
I am Phil Robertson!
A little old lady once said “I am glad you are out of the closet, now, KEEP IT IN THE BEDROOM!”
I agree with her, I don’t care what they do. I just don’t want to hear/see about it.
Same with straight couples. I don’t want to know what is going on in their bedrooms either.
No one is going to kill A&E. A&E is strangling itself trying to play that orgasm enhancement game.
I read where Cracker Barrel is pulling all DD products from their shelves
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