Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson is known for being a born again Christian. You know, the type that doesn't regret all the things he did as a violent addict because "That was Old Phil. He's dead."
So people were apparently shocked when he listed who he thinks is going to hell, for some reason choosing to top his list with homos, because I'm guessing they're the real scourge of the nation:
He then dug the whole deeper by giving a little speech about how great Jim Crow laws were for black people:Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men," he tells reporter Drew Magary. "Don't be deceived. 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. Don't deceive yourself. It's not right.
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It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man's anus. That's just me. I'm just thinking: There's more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I'm saying? But hey, sin: It's not logical, my man. It's just not logical.
So he's "suspended" from his show. Which really means A&E is giving him a little wrist-slap to protect their image and keep the publicity going. This freaking Boycott A&E Until Phil is Back page on Facebook is getting like 40 'likes' a second.I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once," the reality star said of growing up in pre-Civil-Rights-era Louisiana. "Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I'm with the blacks, because we're white trash. We're going across the field ... They're singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, 'I tell you what: These doggone white people' — not a word!
Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.
And, yes, my dad and I are arguing about this right now. Favorite quote so far, from my dad:
It may be ok to be gay, but progressives are going to have to understand this: It's also ok to NOT be gay.