Seriously? They even have DD characters offered as Chia Pets.
Censorship is also being punished for saying what you say.Responding to what is said is not the same as punishing those that say it.
Again, where were your cries of "Censorship" when Martin Brashir was being drummed off MSNBC?
Uhm, yeah, that's part if it...not all of it.
Just because you are saying something from the bible does not mean you are proselytizing. if you are talking to other Christians you are not trying to convert anyone, they are already converted
Oh that is the biggie, throw in practice ALL the parts, not just a select few. Ol' Phil seemed quite selective, and apparently he has done this on more than one occasion, just the first time for so large an audience.
Preach about YOUR OWN sin, not others... someone who has sinned as much as he should just stick to telling his story and not look into the lives of others.
More than enough material there....
Again, where were your cries of "Censorship" when Martin Brashir was being drummed off MSNBC?
I think A&E already bent over backwards here by only suspending him. It's pretty clear they are hoping it blows over. Had the moron simply stated a minimalist comment about him not agreeing with the gay lifestyle because it is a sin--and, also left alone that weird the Japanese have no Jesus and Blacks never sang the Blues until after MLK stirred em all up thang--he would have been back on the set next season.
And the cries of "censorship" for that PR woman who just got fired for her offensive tweet? where are they?
Former IAC PR Director Justine Sacco Speaks Out About The Tweet That Got Her Fired - SFGate
Anyone in the USA who thinks that they can say whatever they want to say and there will be no response or negative replies is living in a dream world.
The man said what he wanted to say, now he's paying a price for that.
I suspect he took one too many shots to the head while at LSU. But, hey, that's just my opinion. I have a hard time respecting anyone who takes the Bible literally and speaks ill of those who don't take those myths too serious.Well, he's obviously not a moron, despite his having a different opinion on some things than do you. Whether or not "A&E has bent over backwards for him" or not is, again, simply a guess on your part. I'll say this though, he'll be fine without A&E. A&E stands to lose a lot more than Phil.
Which doesn't change the fact that he was censored by "Arts&Entertainment".
I don't remember having participated in any thread about Martin Bashir, and while I think what he said was very offensive...he shouldn't have been fired for it. In fact, if I remember right, he resigned...he wasn't fired.
I beleive it's his intent to spread the word of god....his life is basically dedicated to that. That's proselytizing.
And you agree to allow them to do that when you sign up.
Censorship is also punishing someone for what was said. And, if there were such clauses in his contract, oh well for Phil.
In the end A&E will suffer for their intolerance and bigotry.
Anyone who violates their employment contract or does things that their employer warns them not to do shouldn't be surprised when they lose their job.It's the way life works.
Phil Robertson made this happen with his mouth.
I have zero sympathy for him.
He is not a priest, or a pastor, he is on a reality TV show, acting like a redneck hillbilly. He is not proselytizing when he is on that show, nor do I expect in his other business's. He is not dedicated to spreading the word of god.
I don't have any sympathy for him either, he makes his own decisions. I do find it ironic, though, that A&E finds it necessary to censor views of it's reality tv star.
A&E is a brand
likely few LGBT viewers of the duck dynasty program
would be surprised if there are many black viewers
but the brand, and what it stands for has to be protected from wingnut ravings by one of its employees
That requirement is not limited to priests or pastors...it's a requirement of all adherents. Now, you can say he's not a priest or a pastor....but it appears to me that he is, regardless of any title you deem as "qualifying".
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A&E is a brand
likely few LGBT viewers of the duck dynasty program
would be surprised if there are many black viewers
but the brand, and what it stands for has to be protected from wingnut ravings by one of its employees
The point I was making is that he has not dedicated his life to spread the word of god
I have been wondering if A&E knew of his controversal views...
By Scott CollinsDecember 20, 2013, 4:55 p.m.
Anyone looking at the "Duck Dynasty" uproar may wonder why A&E didn't warn Phil Robertson about the dangers of talking too much to reporters.
But it now looks like they did.
Robertson, the long-bearded patriarch of the clan of Louisiana duck-call merchants, is on "hiatus" from filming episodes of the No. 1-rated cable reality show after giving a GQ magazine interview where he made anti-gay remarks and questioned the need for the civil-rights movement. GLAAD and theNAACP, among others, condemned the comments. But thousands of fans - and even Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal - have rushed to his defense, touching off the latest skirmish in the national culture war. Late Thursday, the family said it might not want to continue the show without Phil.
The scandal has turned into the kind of tempest network executives feared all along. A&E knew of Robertson's controversial views - expounded in videotaped sermons and elsewhere - before the show premiered in spring 2012, and warned him not to overshare on hot-button topics such as gay rights and race relations, according to a producer familiar with the situation. Phil and other family members also probably signed contracts containing "morals clauses" in which they promised to, among other things, avoid anything that would embarrass or bring shame to A&E or the brand. Such clauses are standard in the entertainment and sports industries.
More at: 'Duck Dynasty': A&E warned Phil Robertson about speaking out too much - latimes.com
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