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Think he could have rephrased?

Would you have banned

him for similar comments here?

The controversial statement: "...“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.”

Response to comment [from a Satanist]: [Statement from Phil Robertson from your link] "I myself am a product of the '60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty, and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other." link] "...[A]ny apology he'd offer would be insincere."

His sincere belief has no merit?

Homosexuality is: forbidden (Lev. 18:22), considered an abomination (1 Kin. 14:24), punishment for (Lev. 20:13), unclean (Rom. 1:24, 26, 27).

Time's up.

The answer was: yes, he could have worded it better (Ro 1:27).

"While some of Phil’s unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse..." Full text: Robertson Family Official Statement

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Just keep him but blur his face. That way he can stay on and we can still enjoy his contributions and the gays can not be offended cause they won't see him."

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "...[I]s it just me, or is it very weird they'd be offended by Phil's words describing their behavior more than ...their actual behavior?"

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light [Eph. 5:11–13].

"We are to “have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.” A child of God simply cannot go along with the “works of darkness” as light and darkness cannot mingle in the physical world. For the things done in secret by them are even shameful to speak of. We are not even to talk about them.

Rather, we are to “reprove” or convict them. This does not mean that the believer is to become a reformer. It does mean that by the light of his life he is a rebuke to the works of darkness. Light reveals what the darkness conceals. Darkness is not driven away by preaching at it; darkness is dissipated by the presence of light..." McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Ephesians) (electronic ed., Vol. 47, pp. 142–143). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "They considered his comparison of bestiality and homosexual acts to be over the line..."

Will Graniteheart now equate eating shellfish or mixing wool with linen with homosexuality and bestiality?

Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself [Deut. 22:12].

"That fringe was most generally blue. We know it was blue on the garment of the high priest. The fringe was a reminder of their relationship to God. Later the fringes became distinct badges of Judaism.

God warns against mixtures. The child of God cannot mix with the world. I hear Christians say that they go the way of the world in order to reach the people of the world. I have news for you. That is not the way to reach them. If you ever hear of anybody being reached because a Christian went the way of the world, let me know. The seeds were not to be mixed. The ox and the *** were not to try to work together. The wool and the linen were not to be mixed. The Christian is not to mix with the world, my friend." McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Law (Deuteronomy) (electronic ed., Vol. 9, p. 142). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

See:

Still stuck on shellfish

What was the significance of the commands against mixing different things in Deuteronomy 22:9–11?

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Doing those things is more vulgar than speaking about them! Who was offended? The ones doing those things!"

[Should Christians Judge? Judge Rightly Is Not Some Guy's Name by Bob Enyart] "A lie has partially paralyzed the church. God warns against “hypocrisy” commanding men to “abhor what is evil” (Rom. 12:9). Yet to abhor evil, someone must first judge evil. Thus, unable to judge, large numbers of Christians become hypocrites by obeying the Hypocrites Golden Rule. Since the hypocrite doesn’t want to be judged, he judges not, as Jesus said, “Judge not… you hypocrite” (Mat. 7:1, 5 KJV; Ezek. 16:52). For “judge not” (Mat. 7:1-5) is simply a hypocrites application of do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Mat. 7:12). “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged” (Mat. 7:2). Judge others as you would have them do unto you inverted is Judge not if you do not want to be judged.

Christ kept repeating this theme in His ministry. “Hypocrites,” Jesus said, “why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?” (Luke 12:56-57). Still, His own followers have mostly ignored the Lord’s harsh rebuke: “Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to [judge, i.e., to] remove the speck out of your brother’s eye” (Mat. 7:5). “Judge Not” is the Hypocritical Oath.

“Judge Not” is hypocrite haven. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. Such Christians should relocate. They should move into “the temple of the great God… being built with heavy stones” (Ezra 5:8)..." Full text: Should Christians Judge? Judge Rightly Is Not Some Guy's Name

[From your link] "...Less than 48 hours after Cracker Barrel announced plans to pull Duck Dynasty items off its shelves in the wake of cast member Phil Robertson's anti-gay comments, the Southern country store and restaurant chain has reversed its decision."

kmoney "Companies need to know their base. More Christians go to Cracker Barrel than gay people. I love Cracker Barrel."

Good. Ro 1:16

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