Phil Robertson: Why Louisiana governor rides to Duck Dynasty defense

In American state, apparently there isn't any political capital lost in defensive Phil Robertson, patriarch of 'Duck kinsfolk.'

Louisiana Gov. officer Jindal issued an announcement these days when Phil Robertson was suspended by A&E from the show 'Duck kinsfolk.' The suspension was prompted by Robertson's comments in a very GQ magazine interview wherever he compared sex activity to sex activity. At one purpose, Robertson paraphrased a passage from Corinthians:

"Don't be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers -- they will not inherit the dominion of God. do not deceive yourself. it is not right."
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Then, A&E issued an announcement saying Robertson's haitus:

"We area unit extraordinarily thwarted to possess browse Phil Robertson's comments in GQ, that area unit supported his own personal beliefs and aren't mirrored within the series Duck kinsfolk," A&E aforesaid in a very statement. "His personal views in no manner replicate those of A+E Networks, World Health Organization have continuously been robust supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil underneath hiatus from motion-picture photography indefinitely."

Duck kinsfolk is recorded in American state and one amongst the foremost common shows on cable TV.

Governor Jindal determined somebody in American state ought to be projected up for Robertson's free speech rights.

“Phil Robertson and his family area unit nice voters of the State of American state. The correctness crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they afflict. I don’t consider quite an little bit of stuff I browse in magazine interviews or see on TV.  In fact, come back to consider it, I notice an honest little bit of it offensive. however I conjointly acknowledge that this can be a free country and everybody is entitled to specific their views.  In fact, I keep in mind once TV networks believed within the First Amendment. it's a tousled state of affairs once Miley Cyrus the Younger gets amusing, and Phil Robertson gets suspended."

As reportable earlier, the Robertsons have created no secret of their Christian religion on their massively common series, usually ending episodes by sitting round the board locution grace.

Phil Robertson has aforesaid that A&E hit downplays his family's spiritual religion – however the intensity of his beliefs comes through in a very recently discharged videotaped speech in Pennsylvania inculpatory  abortion.

 within the speech, he talks concerning presidents he says relied on the Bible, then turns to abortion. "Listen, from the time you started within your mother's female internal reproductive organ, President of the United States had it right, you have got the God-given right to measure, for crying aloud. you are this long!" he aforesaid, holding out his finger. "You're every week recent within your mother. They suck you out of there once you are concerning like that."

At one purpose last summer, rumors circulated that American state Republicans would possibly recruit Robertson to endure Congress.

"Yeah, I mean, i would contemplate everything," Robertson told United States Weekly. "But you recognize, at now in my life, i am extremely busy. perhaps we are able to facilitate the country in a way, get these guys to be additional economical and every one that. i do not apprehend. i do not suppose now's the proper time however World Health Organization is aware of concerning one day?"

Maybe A&E has currently given Robertson longer to think about a political career.