Posted on 10/11/2013 10:42:47 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
In an interview with Sports Spectrum magazine Willie & Phil Robertson, stars of the top-rated cable television show Duck Dynasty, discuss fake bleeps, and the A&E networks editing out when they pray in Jesus name.
When the producers of Duck Dynasty asked the stars to stop saying in Jesus name during prayers because it might offend Muslims, Phil Robertson stood his ground and gave an eye-opening response.
So they would just have me saying, Thank you Lord for the food, thank you for loving us. Amen. So I said, Why would you cut out In Jesus name? They said, Well those editors are probably doing that. They just think that they dont want to offend some of the Muslims or something.
Duck Dynasty - A&ESo I said, why would you cut out Jesus name? Robertson continued. And he said, well, those editors are probably doing that. They just think, you know, maybe it might offend some of the Muslims, you know.
I said, lets see now Robertson went on, I said, what year is it? And the editor finally answered, 2012″ (the time the conversation took place, apparently).
Robertson then said, 2012 A.D. Anno Domini. The year of our Lord. I said, you Hollywood cats are counting time from Jesus, just like I am. I would think that of all the people who walked the planet Earth, if weve all decided in America here to count time by just one of em, Jesus of Galilee, I just dont think it would hurt to throw his name in there from time to time.
Robertson said that the producers have left the name Jesus in the show since that conversation
So I notice now they are leaving it in there, but you got to remember, spiritual warfare, Robertson said. I mean you have people with no moral compass, it aint there.
Robertson also discussed the issue of fake bleeps earlier on in the interview with Sports Spectrum, a Christian sports publication.
Duck-Dynasty-CastThey inserted fake bleeps like somebody had used profanity, but no one had used profanity, Robertson said. I ask those guys that produce the show Whats the point of the fake bleeps?
Of course these people probably thought that there was some profanity going on which there was zero, Robertson continued. If were not using profanity, why make it look like were using profanity? What is the point? Why dont you just run it and say what we say?
Duck Dynasty has been a mega-hit for A&E, drawing 11.8 million viewers for the Season 4 premiere.
Since this show has such incredibly HUGE ratings (I’ve never watched it), these guys can start making demands. I don’t know what their contract says, but they need to talk with their agents and INSIST they have more creative license over the editing process, or.. BYE BYE, they should refuse to renew their contract if not modified to their liking.
Beard envy.
Yet, the editors have no problem offending Christians.
I know that they can change their TV channel, so this really isn’t an issue.
What I want is a rock solid rationale for the mayor using Jesus’ name at the town council meeting when they can’t change the channel.
My answer is free exercise. What’s yours?
Why would someone not honor the Creator of the universe to appease a brutal religion that was made up by one guy (in a cave, I believe) vs. the risen Savior that had hundreds of eyewitnesses who saw Him after he died and came back to life?
I hear Duck Dynasty is off the Nielsen charts in Yemen
I defer to your excellent judgement on this one!
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Good man.
Are you still working for our great uncle?
Who gives a damn what muzzies think~ Praise the Lord Jesus! And, I love Duck Dynasty!
Yup.
For the time being.
When conservatives asked Hollywood to cut back on sexually explicit material during times kids might watch TV - they told us if we didn't like something to to switch the channel or turn the TV off. If Muslims are offended, they need to switch the channel or turn the TV off...
They need a “Duck Dynasty” and “Swamp People” crossover extravaganza.
Islam is a form of government, not a religion.
Jefferson set up a test for what’s a religion, and what’s not:
“It neither breaks my back, nor picks my pocket what another man believes.”
This was based on 500 years of European history where the big religious institutions had been failing that test for centuries.
Islam demands conversion, does not permit leaving the religion, and levels a tax on non-believers.
It’s a system of government, and it doesn’t enjoy the benefits of the 1st Amendment.
Treat mosques like you would safehouses, and let’s clean out the country first.
Take care.
Yeah - praying in Jesus's name offends Muslims because it means were asking Jesus - a Jew - to intercede... technically - intercession. Muslims want to believe we're really praying to Allah.. and just don't understand that... We don't pray to Allah... and saying 'in Jesus's name" makes that perfectly clear.
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