Posted on 12/23/2013 10:45:14 AM PST by raptor22
The left is all in favor of free speech — until someone offers a contrary opinion. Phil Robertson of TV’s wildly popular “Duck Dynasty” offended the homosexual lobby this week with remarks about his religious faith. The A&E network show is the most-popular reality program on all of cable television, following the Robertson family of Louisiana and their business of making calls and other paraphernalia for duck hunters.
The show’s success makes the bearded Mr. Robertson, who has the appearance of ZZ Top in camouflage, an unlikely celebrity because he is a born-again Christian. A writer for GQ magazine asked him to describe sin during an interview, sparking the controversy. “Start with homosexual behavior,” said Mr. Robertson, “and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman, and those men.” Then, paraphrasing the admonition from the biblical Book of Corinthians, he continued: “Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers — they won’t inherit the kingdom of God.”
He then made the fatal faux pas, declaring that a man ought to find a woman more desirable than men. “She’s got more to offer,” he said. “I mean, come on, dudes.” Taking life advice from reality-television “stars” is always risky, but the left found it convenient to pretend otherwise. Gays seized the opportunity to make an example of someone who dared say something, however theologically conventional and clumsily expressed, supportive of traditional religious values.
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NONSENSE! agreeing with the wiles of Satan is not the way to respond! EVER!
Probably, but the only Lesbian couple I knew (from work) both acted masculine which is kind of weird. Speaking of weird, I had a neighbor whose brother was married and he had a sex change operation and remained with his wife. Then she (the wife) had a sex change operation. They had a young daughter at that time. 20 years later I'm curious how she turned out.
Good one. I hadn’t thought of that.
What I think is that we should start saying that A&E is showing DD hence agreeing with Phil therefore they that hate the homosexual act.
Time to tar and feather A&E as homophobic. Nice to see if the public outcry can force them to act, either you stand with Phil, run DD, or you are gay supporters and don’t run the shows. You can’t be both
I read posts until I came to yours, because you were the first to post the word “Biblical”.
Now I post the fact that those same listings of sin, and a long list of “THou Shalt NOTs” are also in the Torah. Every time, in synagogue, when I come to this list of DON’Ts, I wonder why there is seldom, if ever, a mention of those “Shall Nots” from my holy books.
What I see as my TORAH, the world at large sees at the OLD TESTAMENT.
It is interesting and educational for one to read the entire listing of “Thou Shalt Nots”.
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Wow, that is strange.
That first sentence is wrong in so many ways. The left is 100% anti free speech.
A&E's knee-jerk attempt to appease a whiny homosexual advocacy organization by 'suspending' the Robertson patriarch (as if Phil Robertson is dispensable) was beyond stupid and commercially suicidal. The negative blow back to A&E is surprising but welcome, proving that the world has not yet gone completely insane.
Tell me about it. When I first saw them, they were two women remodeling a house at the lake where we live. The daughter, who was about my son's age at the time would come down to our beach and play. She seemed somewhat confused talking about her two moms. I thought they were a lesbian couple until I talked to my neighbor. Later when I heard of the second sex change I really felt bad for the girl, unless having a mom and dad again made things less disorienting. Whoa did I just say that?
Your Torah is the basis upon which the foundations of the Church are laid. You are our beloved Elder Brethren.
OOH, I forgot that was a FReeper screen name! Sorry, no insult intended, except to tolerating the intolerable, maybe.
"Heb 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, Heb 10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. Heb 10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Heb 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"
"2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 2Pe 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. "
How can a Christian show love to LGT people if they do not not warn them.
Even when they are on the right side of issues, we still mistake professional entertainers and athletes for people of significance.
“I’m right and God is wrong!”
Excellent analysis!
Mark
Check Chasity Bono for a clue.
LOL A guy has a sex change operation only to have a pseudo-lesbian relationship with a woman. Go figure.
I’d say, “IBTZ”, but you’ve been here a while, so I assume that is humor.
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