(Via A&E)Ī&E has declined to comment on Robertson's latest remarks. This latest controversy comes just weeks before the show is set to premiere its sixth season on June 11. Radar Online notes the latest season's ratings were the lowest since February 2012, marking a 40 percent drop. TVLine reports about 3.5 million fewer viewers tuned in to the season five premiere this January compared to the 12 million who tuned in to last season's premiere.Īnd the show's future doesn't look too promising, either. (Via A&E / "Duck Dynasty")įans quickly defended the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch, and A&E later rescinded its decision. But still, the show has seen a dip in ratings since the ordeal. Robertson's previous comments resulted in A&E supsending him from the family's show "Duck Dynasty," a reality show that grew in popularity for its traditional family and Christian values. The sermon won applause from churchgoers but will probably cause another media uproar. Is homosexual behavior a sin? The guy asked me." Living in an environment in which merely supporting the Biblical worldview could bring charges of homophobia, he fears the effect it would have on his career and his social relationships. According to Radar Online, Robertson boasted: " thought I was just mouthing off. The author of this guest post has asked that we not use his real name. This after seemingly referring to the interview he gave to GQ that prompted the initial media backlash.
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As John Basedow (JohnBasedow) reports, A&E suspended the bearded duck-calling mogul from the mega-hit series and that sent Twitter quacking.with everything from fans saying the network should bring him back to opponents characterizing his. Duck Dynasty dad Phil Robertson had a few words to say about liberals at a Florida prayer breakfast.
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ROBERTSON: "Neither the sexually immoral, nor the idolators, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders, nor thieves, nor greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." (Via YouTube / Whites Ferry Road Church) 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson faced media backlash after he was quoted in a GQ article saying homosexuality is a 'sin' and compared it to bestiality. Phil Robertson Rants At Prayer Breakfast: Liberals Are Worse Than Hitler, Stalin, And ISIS.
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In his sermon, he criticized the media and quoted a translation of 1 Corinthians 6, saying: TMZ reports Robertson delivered a sermon on Easter Sunday at Whites Ferry Road Church. Phil Robertson, one of the stars of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty,” is back in the headlines this week after making what some consider to be anti-gay comments while visiting his hometown church in Louisiana.