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Please read my reply to your post. It is true, but it's a complicated situation.

It is technically true in that the people who wrote the Bible saw slavery as a normal way of life and thus rationalized that it was part of living a holy life. They were wrong and thankfully we as a culture figured that out eventually. There were many times that Jesus openly contradicted things...

I did not get lack of empathy from that statement at all. He worked with African Americans. He referred to himself in a deprecating way, not in a superior way. He's not exactly a touchy feely type of guy and maybe that comes across as insensitive, but not racist. Frankly most African Americans...

He very obviously made offensive statements about gays. But the racism thing I really think has been misunderstood. Again, he is not Paula Deene bragging about how many slaves her family used to own. Robertson worked with African Americans, he was at the same economic level. He referred to...

No, it doesn't. And Jesus doesn't bring it up at all. Whatever your opinion on it, there is no reason why this one issue should be so dominant in Christian theological discussions. Issues like abortion or the death penalty or industry greed seem much more relevant.

This may sound weird but I always figured if the world ended in some kind of spiritual sense, it will be a quiet thing that no one is really expecting. The idea that the world will end when things are really terrible is just too obvious. And let's face it, things have always been kinda terrible...

I noticed that too, I just took it as they were trying to see if the word "turnpike" meant anything to you.

Awesome, it got mine exactly right as well. :halo: You know, I've honestly never heard of a drive thru liquor store, lol.

Pretty sure it was me, a few posts back, hehe. ;)

Oh come on, they knew the press would make a big deal about it. This wasn't sweeping him under the rug, this was to humiliate the guy. And naturally the activist groups show up to brand him as a pariah in order to shut him up. A&E knew that would happen too. Now they have their street cred as a...

Legally, A&E did nothing wrong. Still, that does not make what A&E did right. Conglomerates being able to punish people for having opinions isn't much better than the government being able to do it. Agree with that, that's what I said earlier. You break the rules, you take the heat (thanks...

That is not what he said. You're acting like he's some Paula Deene glamorizing the South. That is not at all how he came across. This is a working class guy who feels that people worked harder before welfare. You don't have to agree, but I don't see his intentions being racist. And yes, of...

To me this type of thing is no better than the McCarthy trials. It starts becoming a witch hunt of everyone who doesn't say the exact right thing all the time. It's thought police nonsense.

What you are calling "racist sounding terms" I think are more the way average people talked (especially back then) without being worried about every little thing they said being dissected. He's an unsophisticated, unpretentious working class guy (at least before the family made money, heh). He's...

I don't agree that his intention was to be racist. It's not like he was some wealthy plantation owner ordering people around. He worked with African Americans because he was on that same economic level. From his point of view, living at that time, he saw African Americans working hard (like he...

For any activist group that praises A&E for this, I have three words for you: "Growing Up Gotti." A&E is not about tolerance or respect. They don't deserve your support.

Indeed. What is the victory here? If Duck Dynasty is cancelled, A&E will just come up with some other show making fun of people. Nothing good has been accomplished here.

Good for them; I'm glad they cited the Gospels. I wouldn't blame them if they parted with A&E. And again, I don't see A&E as supporting gay rights or tolerance. A&E is a trashy network that specializes in reality shows that degrade and humiliate people, because that's what makes money. They are...

I agree. While this doesn't technically violate the Free Speech law, it does violate the spirit of Free Speech.

That's true. In any case, I can't agree with A&E's blatant greed, or the idea that he should be punished simply for having an opinion. Americans need to understand why the right to disagree is so important. We are far too spoiled in this country.