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8 reasons why suspending Phil Robertson was an overreaction
Christian Today ^ | 12/21/2013 | Michael Trimmer

Posted on 12/22/2013 8:12:48 PM PST by NetAddicted

1. He didn't seek to insult anyone

The calm and considered belief that homosexuality is sinful is very different from the immature and foolish belief that homosexuals are "gross", "icky", "sick" or any one of a number of childhood forms of insult. He didn't single a specific person out, nor did he suggest that homosexual individuals as a whole have something wrong with them. He simply described his view of homosexuality. Although some could find his view offensive, it is equally possible that someone could find the opposite view offensive. Axing someone for having a reasonable view is a mistake.

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First article I've read which points out he DID NOT compare homosexuality to bestiality.
1 posted on 12/22/2013 8:12:49 PM PST by NetAddicted
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To: NetAddicted

The whole thing was an over-reaction.


2 posted on 12/22/2013 8:18:15 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: NetAddicted

Yes, but the article is unbelievable mushy for a publication that claims to be Christian.

God condemns homosexuality in the Bible in no uncertain terms. Preach the gospel to all sinners without attempting to sugarcoat it. Speak the truth in love, but don’t make apologies for it.


3 posted on 12/22/2013 8:19:09 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: NetAddicted

The reason GLAAD and its supporters in the mainstream media attacked so viciously is because they know they must marginalize and delegitimize any criticism or questioning of homosexual propaganda. Hillary Clinton desperately wants to be President. She will be confronted with questions and revelations regarding her sexuality. Homosexuals want such questions to be politically incorrect and wish to disparage anyone who asks them.


4 posted on 12/22/2013 8:22:03 PM PST by allendale
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To: NetAddicted

"The company has made it my responsibility today to put
an end to 100,000 years of being weirded out by gays."

5 posted on 12/22/2013 8:22:56 PM PST by Slyfox (We want our PRE-EXISTING HEALTH INSURANCE back!)
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To: Pining_4_TX
homosexuals are "gross", "icky", "sick" or any one of a number of childhood forms of insult.

Becoming an adult did not suddenly make me think homosexual behavior and activities were no longer gross, icky, and sick.

Two pillow bitters sodomizing each other is gross, icky, and sick.

Half/full naked dudes twerking on each other in a parade is gross, icky, and sick.

Homosexuality is a mental sickness of a person given over to a reprobate mind.

6 posted on 12/22/2013 8:24:14 PM PST by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: BunnySlippers
Kind of like a nuclear-overreaction...!

Karma is really something, isn't it... ;-)

7 posted on 12/22/2013 8:24:16 PM PST by Dubh_Ghlase (Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
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To: NetAddicted

The Robertson family holds all the cards.


8 posted on 12/22/2013 8:25:27 PM PST by tennmountainman (Just Say No To Obamacare)
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To: Repeat Offender

No kidding. It will always remain gross, icky and sick.

Two dudes playing around in their own excrement for sexual satisfaction? Sick, disgusting and perverted.


9 posted on 12/22/2013 8:29:30 PM PST by greene66
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To: Dubh_Ghlase

Only GLAAD became unhinged over Phil’s comments. Other pro-gay groups did not.

I think we ought to hold GLAAD accountable.


10 posted on 12/22/2013 8:31:00 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: NetAddicted

Call your lawmakers...

Demand al-a-carte cable offerings. Screw bundled cable.

Let A&E stand on its own...or fail on its own.


11 posted on 12/22/2013 8:37:29 PM PST by moovova
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To: tennmountainman

So far, he’s showing G-dly people are so far out ahead of pillow biters.


12 posted on 12/22/2013 8:37:41 PM PST by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted

As I said days ago, and others have also said....what Phil did is SOMEWHAT describe what body parts homos go after....giving it “optics” is what I am sure the homo fascists are really pissed off about.....anyone who thinks about it has to be grossed out! He got people THINKING about the act...


13 posted on 12/22/2013 8:42:34 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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14 posted on 12/22/2013 8:43:57 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (I'm not afraid to say what i mean nor should you be afraid of what you know to be true !)
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To: NetAddicted

9. Because Cracker Barrel sucks and needed a reason to publicly say so?


15 posted on 12/22/2013 8:44:25 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
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To: NetAddicted

Gary Brown at 6:40 PM December 22, 2013

Phil Robertson’s dilemma was clear: how do you communicate sin as sinful to a sin soaked culture? His answer was as wise as it was effective. He used both Natural Law and revelation to clearly convey his point. Natural Law is the truths communicated through the design of nature. They are self evident by design. When Phil described and contrasted gay anal sex with God’s design of a woman’s vagina, his point became immediately clear to nonbelievers. THAT is what made GLAAD so furious. Everyone, be they believer or nonbeliever immediately understood what he was saying and it made sense to almost everyone.

Then he followed it up by using revelation (the Bible) to drive home his point with Christians. By quoting I Corinthians 6:9-10, he also provided the spiritual foundation for his beliefs and thus persuaded a vast number of people that he was right. But it was his use of Natural Law that fulfilled Ephesians 6:11 “Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them.” Exposing that which is done in darkness to the light infuriated gay activists because people – whether believer or unbeliever – immediately grasped his point.

Phil Robertson is not only a good communicator. He is a good theologian.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-duck-dynasty-ae-warned-phil-robertson-about-speaking-out-too-much-20131220,0,7276941.story#ixzz2oGlKIF00


16 posted on 12/22/2013 8:45:00 PM PST by Ladysmith (Every time another lib loses its job, an angel gets its wings.)
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Two pillow bitters sodomizing each other is gross, icky, and sick.

Based on what I've read, sodomy is the least of their yuck-inducing behaviors.

17 posted on 12/22/2013 8:45:28 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (If you liked the website, you'll LOVE the healthcare!)
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To: goodnesswins

See my post at #16. Excellent comment to an article about all this.


18 posted on 12/22/2013 8:49:20 PM PST by Ladysmith (Every time another lib loses its job, an angel gets its wings.)
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Two pillow bitters sodomizing each other is gross, icky, and sick

Isn't only on the catcher the pillow bitter?

19 posted on 12/22/2013 8:49:41 PM PST by Michael.SF. (I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparison.)
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To: goodnesswins
He got people THINKING about the act...

Which is the absolute last thing they want. I once knew a woman who had been a physician working emergency rooms in a major metropolitan area. She was always regaling me with stories of having to provide emergency treatment to faggots subsequent to their committing various excesses in the course of making "gay love." Entertaining stuff, but in a very disgusting way.

20 posted on 12/22/2013 8:49:58 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (If you liked the website, you'll LOVE the healthcare!)
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