To put it simply, supporters of the Duck Dynasty patriarch have put together a petition urging A&E to lift Robertson's suspension from the hit reality show. Oh, and they want the network to say sorry, too.
The petition, drafted by National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown, begins by addressing the reader (aka "marriage supporter") that, "The gay lobby bullies are at it again. This time they've attacked one of the most popular Christians in America—Phil Robertson, patriarch of Duck Dynasty's Robertson family."
Brown continues, "They are calling him 'vile' and say he is pushing 'extreme stereotypes' and 'lies.' The grossly misnamed Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and their Hollywood ally GLAAD have demanded that Phil be punished and, incredibly, Wednesday night A&E succumbed to the gay bullies and suspended Phil Robertson!"
After sharing Robertson's comments in GQ that sparked the controversy, Brown wrote, "Well guess what—homosexuality IS a sin in the bible, and virtually every other sacred text out there. Engaging in homosexual sex IS considered by God to be sinful according to the teachings of most religions. And sin is NOT logical. Sin is deceitful, harmful and degrading to the human soul.
"What Phil Robertson has done is express the traditional Christian view of homosexuality—decry the sin but love the sinner. It's what every major Christian leader including Jesus Christ himself has taught us.
"But Christianity, and every other major religion, be damned in the eyes of the HRC, GLAAD and their allies. They will brook no objection, tolerate no dissent and accept no disagreement when it comes to their orthodoxy. In their twisted worldview, anyone who dares to speak the truth about homosexuality must be punished and effectively banished from civil society. They are brutal bullies, plain and simple."
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