RobertNashville

What good and what point would there be to following any religion if its foundational texts are fluid and/or just a matter of opinion? It doesn't matter if "Christians" are "right" or not...they have an absolute right to believe what they believe. Maybe the Constitution is "wrong" too and needs to be ignored when is says something that one particular person or group doesn't like!   Phil was not "screaming anything...he wasn't out on a street corner telling "gays" they are all going to go to hell". He was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer. What was Phil supposed to do; ignore a lifetime of following Christ and lie about what he actually believed? I guess he could have but had he done so people would be right to question whether his Christian faith really meant anything to him or not.

I didn't say Phil was upset...I was responding to Batman's post that this 'won't end well for A&E"...I don't think it will either nor that it should for the reasons I stated above...their decisions have consequences (and should)....that's all I was saying.

I wanted to let folks know about a new book (actually a series if I understand correctly) written by a family practice physician who lives here in Middle Tennessee (and the book is set here in Middle Tennessee).  The author is former Air Force and was, for part of his career, in charge of a medical unit tasked with "end of the world" disaster relief.  Since I haven't read it I've no idea how good or bad it might be but I'm going to pick up a copy and I'll let you know.   The book is called "The Carrington Effect: a novel of hope" by Andrew B. Dill Website is: http://www.thecarringtoneffect.com/   You can probably tell from the title that this books deals with a solar-generated EMP   The book is available on Amazon.

I agree with your sentiments but...well...it IS just a commercial after all.   I'm not really sure but while TV drams and such can show gore all day long, I'm not sure that a commercial is as free to show someone being blown away. LOL Were I that red head I would have had a firearm already either on me or on the sofa with me...I'm never more than about a arm's length away from a defensive handgun regardless of what room I'm in and yes, the moment that door burst opened like that and some stranger crosses the threshold (especially after the actions that had preceded it) the guy would have had some uninvited lead donations heading his way.

Phil has the absolute right to think what he thinks and the right to say what he thinks/express his opinion about homosexuals or speak on any subject.  But with "rights" come responsibilities including taking personal responsibility and the consequences for what you say which is this case appears to be removal from the show.   On the other side, A&E, as business, has the "right" to remove Phil from the show or cancel or show outright or do whatever it thinks it needs or wants to do. Of course, responsibilities and consequences apply to A&E as well so if their response to Phil's comments results in lost revenue and/or a lost audience for their network so be it.   I'm not really "mad" at A&E (although I wish networks would stop bowing to PC pressure) but I don't feel sorry for them if this mess costs them some lost revenue.

If you hadn't said that maybe no one would have...now...I'll bet someone does!  ;)

Well...I think you are applying a good deal more meaning to the word "the" than is really there...I'm not using it any differently than if I was talking about "the truck"..."the ball", etc. etc. If I was talking about a specific person who happened to be homosexual then I'd refer to the person's name...when speaking generally "the" is the correct term to use (at least as I understand the rules of English!). By the way..."jap" may correctly be determined as a derogatory term we were fighting the Japanese and the Germans and a few others as well! :)

Sorry...I don't get it...if you are tying to make a joke it didn't register with me; sorry! LOL I use the word "homosexual" because it's the proper term for someone who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex (which is predominantly what we are taking about in this thread)...I see nothing stereotypical about it any more than I would using the word heterosexual to describe those who are sexually attracted to the opposite sex.

Who woke you up?

Wow...that's pretty incredible!   I'd hate to pay their electric bill (or the bill for all those lights, etc and likely to pay for putting it all up).   I'd also hate to live next to that house...imagine the traffic! LOL

Wow...not only did I "like" your post but I have to agree with it...surely the world will be ending soon!   I have (or more likely had) Christian friends in Egypt before Mr. Socialist in Chief encouraged and helped the "Arab Spring" along...I've not been able to contact them since and given what they are doing to Christians in Egypt I suspect my next contact won't be on Earth.

  Perhaps it was not your intent but it seems to me that you presented the quote in a manner that suggested that disagreeing with a lifestyle (and given the subject of the thread I would presume the homosexual lifestyle in particular) and fearing/hating them were mutually exclusive which they are not. Some disagree with the homosexual and do so without fear or hate...some disagree with the lifestyle AND fear and/or hate the homosexual as well which is why I said in my post (that you quoted) that one can do both concurrently.

Very true but that doesn't mean that people don't both disagree with AND hate the homosexual and the lifestyle concurrently.

What?  What is it?????  LOL

Since you are unwilling to offer up examples to illustrate your assertions; why in the world should I spend time offering examples to illustrate my point?   :shrug:   Anyway, I'm sure you are as capable as I am in using the search function here!

Actually, I wasn't offering to "help".  What I was suggesting was that, instead of just complaining about these alleged name calling incidents, that you actually DO something about them.

Actually, one definition (per Websters) is "anyone who hates or fears homosexuals or treats them badly". I don't know of anyone here who has treated homosexuals badly nor have I read anything on TGO that would lead me to believe anyone here has "fear" of homosexuals but I've certainly read some posts where the words seem pretty hateful toward homosexuals. As such, there may well have been times were the term was properly used/applied.

OIC...you just want to complain. LOL

There is no definition that I know of - when I use the term I'm simply referring to those who engage in homosexual acts.   While some homosexuals are activists I would suggest they are a minority within a minority - most homosexuals, apart for what sex they find "attractive" live pretty much the same lifestyle and varieties of lifestyle as most of the rest of society to the extent that unless they tell you there would be no indication of what sex they find attractive.

If you can point out specific references of where you or others were called names why don't you (why didn't you) bring it to the attention of the moderators and let them look into it?  I would think they would like to know about it.

This isn't about whether the family/Duck Commander has enough money to live on...it's not about the show (although it's not the typical "reality" show you incorrectly assume)...it's not about homosexuals or what any one person's opinion is of the homosexual lifestyle. What it's about is Hollywood/TV networks bowing to political correctness and a tiny minority of people who MIGHT have been offended (by remarks not even made on the show but for magazine article) and seeking to quash diversity of opinion and thought.  It doesn't matter whether anyone agrees or disagrees with what he said regarding homosexuals (in answer to a direct question)...what matters is that is this county has lost the ability to allow people to hold different opinions then we've really lost something that made this nation truly great.   A&E has every right to run their network the way they want and I and every other consumer has the right to tell them to go to hell.

I suspect that I've participated in most of those threads and while some probably were called "homophobes" and "bigots" I suspect it was for cause and not just because someone disagreed with the homosexual lifestyle or thought the lifestyle sinful.

  It's one thing to be opposed to/disagree with the homosexual lifestyle...many, including me, believe it's a sinful and immoral way of life. But holding that opinion is NOT, I don't believe, what has prompted the "castigation/name calling" you refer to (although I really don't think there has actually been much of that here).   Where many draw the line is how some people respond to homosexuals as deserving or even especially deserving of revulsion and even outright hatred.  

A&E kicked him off Duck Dynasty and I'm kicking A&E off my television and out of my living room. I surely hope the rest of the family refuse to do the show any longer and that THE BLAZE network picks them up.

I used "All My Son's" when I moved to my current house...they are great people.   When I moved to Tennessee (gosh...over 17 years ago now) I packed everything myself then hired "2 Men And A Truck" to load the biggest U-Haul truck they offered...drove it to Tennessee and had the local "2 Men And A Truck" unload me!