On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is anybody anywhere in anyway shocked that the "star" of a show about a > conservative hillbilly family turns out to be an intolerant boob? > > > http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-suspended/ > I have of course heard of this show, as it is referenced in pop culture often recently, but I have never seen it, and don't really have any sense of what kind of show it is (some kind of reality show about backwoods men who make duck calls?). I don't care or have an opinion about the program. But I do dispute what seems to be an assumption in the Time article, and in much of the culture, which is that homophobia is an inherent and inevitable part of being a committed Christian. This is simply not true. Homophobia is correlated with Christian commitment, but not caused by it. The word homosexuality does not appear in the Bible (old or new testaments) though some modern translations to mistakenly use the word in a few places. There are lots of committed Christians who are not homophobic. You can even think homosexual behavior is a sin (which, again is a debatable inference that has to be drawn from a very small percentage of Biblical texts) and not believe that it is the equivalent of bestiality or terrorism. These guys of course have the right to their beliefs, whatever they are; but they can not use Christianity as a shield to protect them from charges of homophobia, or the consequences of being homophobic. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
