Phil Robertson Thinks AIDS Is God’s ‘Penalty’ for ‘Immoral’ Gay Conduct

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Source: Mediaite



The uproar last December over controversial comments he made to GQ magazine has evidently not deterred Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson from speaking his mind about his moral opposition to homosexuality. On Tuesday, Robertson brought his media tour to promote his new book, unPHILtered: The Way I See It, to Tony Perkins’ Christian-themed radio show, where he echoed decades-old theories about HIV/AIDS to condemn “immoral” conduct like gay sex.

Just last week, Robertson told Good Morning America that he is “as much of a homophobe as Jesus was,” and now, answering a question from Perkins’ about his refusal to “conform” to political correctness from “cultural bullies,” he delivered a brand new rant on the “physiological downside of immorality.”

“Is this coincidental that viewing all of the immoral conduct that America is now participating in… Do you think it’s a coincidence,” Robertson asked, “that all of these debilitating — literally that can cause death — diseases follow that kind of conduct?”

“God says, ‘One woman, one man,’ and everyone says, ‘Oh, that’s old hat, that’s that old Bible stuff,’” Robertson continued. “But I’m thinking, well let’s see now. A clean guy — a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman — they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They’re not going to get chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It’s safe.”


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How does he explain Ryan White, Arthur Ashe, Mary Fisher or the millions of heterosexual AIDS deaths in Africa?

Time to finally pull the plug on Mullah Robertson and his reality TV Taliban, A&E.

[Dont call me Shirley]

1. So Jesus was a homophobe. Right Jesus was sooo exclusive.

[PatrynXX]

65. ie he's reading his made up bible

certainly not the one I've read. ie if he knew Jesus then he accepts gays viola but he doesn't so he's breaking a commandment X_X thou shalt not LIE

[Dont call me Shirley]

66. The Fundies certainly know how to twist the bible beyond recognition.

[MADem]

2. I think that assclown is America's penalty for not prioritizing both arts and sciences in the public

education system.

It's why so many nitwits think that what that jerk does passes for "entertainment."

[charlives]

60. You hit the nail on the head!

I'm personally glad I gave up TV years ago.

[exboyfil]

3. So what about breast cancer

I have had friends who were committed Christians who have died from that with young children at home.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. What in the world did we do to deserve Phil Robertson?

[MADem]

61. We cut art and music from the public educational system, in many cases.To our great shame, I think.

The result has been a less picky population when it comes to what constitutes worthwhile artistic endeavor.

Sure, everyone likes a little "stupid shit" every now and again, but if you grab a spoon and keep scraping after someone else has scraped the bottom of the barrel, you'll just begin to touch the tip of what this turd is selling!

[chelsea0011]

5. ....so, why do babies die?

[BobbyBoring]

48. and more importantly

Why do they go straight to hell if they weren't baptized?

[KurtNYC]

6. this is coming from a guy who tricks ducks into thinking he wants to have sex with them

by blowing repeatedly on a little phallus shaped thing...

[Jerry442]

63. Maybe the ducks aren't wrong. N/T

[Jester Messiah]

7. Who cares what this uneducated hillbilly dope thinks about anything?

If it's not duck-hunting or cousin-humping, he doesn't have the expertise to comment intelligently.

[denvine]

31. Exactly!!!

I's a bad sign that the American Public even gives this guy a chance to broadcast his stupidity. It's a perfect example of the dumbing down of America. People are listening to this guy while corporations and the 1% are turning our fragile democracy into a corporatocracy. Why does his comments even make the news?

[LibertyLover]

45. The hillbilly thing

is just shtick for the Robertson clan. By ditching the buttoned-down, clean cut, preppy look a few years ago, the family made millions. As soon as they aren't making money, ten to one the ZZ Top look gets dropped too.

[Hugabear]

8. So what about monogamous gay men?

These religious freaks act as if all gay men are promiscuous, jumping from one partner to another. Sure, there is some of that, but there is also plenty of that in the straight world.

It's not being gay that's going to get you an STD. It's having unsafe sex and multiple partners, which is exactly the same as for straight people.

[Yo_Mama]

40. His comments were, in fact, directed at hets and Christians to "do it right".

It's true. Sleeping around very much will likely get you something these days. Probably it's always been true.

Personally, I don't think that God imposes the diseases as a punishment - I think the rules were evolved by societies (or given by God. if that's your belief) to protect people from the inevitable natural consequences.

What he's saying is pretty much straight from the Bible, and he says he's preaching the Gospel. So why is this significant? Why does he even get publicity?

[logosoco]

9. He may think he knows the bible, but he sure does not understand biology.

He seems to think that hetero couples never have STDs. Wow. I guess one does not have to be literate to make duck calls.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Phil Robertson is God's punishment for watching the wrong channels. nt

[LynneSin]

55. That is a DuZy if I ever saw one

[RadicalGeek]

11. Not Just A&E

Is this really a person the NCAA wants associated with a 2nd-tier bowl game.

Of course, the NCAA did allow Chick-Fil-A to operate a bowl.

[HereSince1628]

12. If he'd keep it to himself I couldn't care less what Phil contemplates.

If he wants to proclaim his ridiculous ideas to be things the rest of us consider, I'll add my voice to those labeling his comments worthy of ridicule.

[951-Riverside]

13. Ooh I'm soo outraged... that I'm going to watch their show on A&E to see what else they have to say

Who is the guy and why should I care what he spews out?

[catbyte]

14. A-hole. The 7th Commandment prohibits adultery--so this POS broke at least THAT

one, and I'll bet he broke a few more too. Funny, not one Commandment mentions gay folks at all. Hmmmmmm...

This fraudulent creep illustrates to perfection my favorite quote about religion:

“You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”

[KamaAina]

15. “as much of a homophobe as Jesus was,”

Does Phil's Bible have the words Jesus actually spoke in red, like mine does?

Nothing about homosexuality is printed in red, doofus.

[SummerSnow]

16. So people who get AIDS in any other way than "gay sex" are immoral too?

This guy is such an uneducated asshole. AIDS is not a gay disease

[damnedifIknow]

17. Just shave and mind your own biz

Rats are probably nesting in that face.

[Je me souviens]

18. Who?

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1981 called; it wants its malinformed epidemiology back.

[uppityperson]

19. Jesus was a homophobe and of course 2 disease free people won't share a std. Idiot.

Maybe he meant he is as little of a homophobe as Jesus was, hanging out with a bunch of other young men preaching tolerance.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/04/was_jesus_a_homophobe_how_jews_and_early_christians_felt_about_homosexuality_.html

[cosmicone]

20. Sad that in the most advanced country in the world

such asshats are not only given airtime but become popular in a sub-sub culture of ignorance.

This is where my European friends just shake their heads in disbelief and disgust.

We don't have a campaign that educates people that such clowns give America a bad name and make it a butt of jokes around the world.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

47. I shake my head along with your European friends.

Ugh. I could start ranting, but it would just get me riled up at some people I have to work with.

[Turbineguy]

21. Actually...

I suspect Phil Robertson is God’s ‘Penalty’ for being a Fox News watching moron.

[Jack Rabbit]

22. Phil Robertson would consider that a divine version of 15 yards

Golly, I thought even Jesse Helms gave up on the Biblical curse theory when he found out that the majority of people coming down with AIDS in Africa were straight.

BTW, Phil, where in the Bible does it say that marriage is between one man and one woman? Have you taken this matter up with King Solomon?

[xocet]

23. Based on Phil, "Duck Dynasty" should be renamed to "Dumb Dynasty."

Apparently, evolution and biology are well beyond him.

Have any reporters asked him how he feels about the "curvature" of the earth's surface?

[santamargarita]

24. Phil Robertson is a false prophet and major asshole!

[Shoonra]

25. If AIDS is God's punishment ....

If AIDS is God's punishment for gay men then God seems not have concocted a corresponding punishment for lesbians, so I would suppose lesbianism is OK with God. And the fact that women do get AIDS - from hetero sex (in some cases) with their husbands and nobody else, I suppose there is also a Divine penalty for faithful heterosexuality.

Of course, if AIDS is God's punishment for homoswexuality, then Legionnaire's Disease must be God's punishment for joining the American Legion, or maybe for having served in the US Armed Forces which is the prerequisite for joining the American Legion.

[tanyev]

26. Oh, Phil Robertson finally caught up to the 1980s.

Only three more decades to go.

[blkmusclmachine]

27. Crazy talk.

[bvf]

28. Why the hell doesn't this guy

come out of the closet already?

[Cryptoad]

29. He must have another book to sell!

Jesus talked about the evil of those that use religion for their own personal profit and gain....

[hatrack]

30. Who gives a flying fuck what this phony douchebag says?:

Oh, look, he's got Hiz Bah-Bull! A man of (television and) Gaw-duh.

[KamaAina]

32. So lesbianism must not be immoral

Lesbians have among the lowest rates of HIV infection. Suck it, Phil!

[NorthCarolina]

33. That, or a bi-product of the U.S. Special Virus program. nt

[Saviolo]

34. Resemblance!

I can't get over how much he looks like Dumbledore in that photo...

...who happens to be gay.

[LW1977]

49. He looks more like Osama Bin Laden..

Figures since blasphemous people like him are the Al Quada of Christianity.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

35. Oh, I thought it was PAT Robertson

He and Foulballs said this 30 years ago.

[Tom Ripley]

36. Jethro Bodine was a much kinder and smarter TV redneck than this Duckfucker guy

[Thor_MN]

37. If Duck Dumbass wants to be “as much of a homophobe as Jesus was,”, he needs to STFU

as the buybull has Jesus totally silent on same sex relationships.

[Feron]

38. I hate purity culture.

So with his reasoning, a person who was sexually assaulted is 'dirty' and deserving of disease as well. Elizabeth Smart articulated well why the obsession with sexual purity is destructive.

Not to mention that a heterosexual virgin couple can both be infected with HPV. But I suppose Robertson figures that getting cancer is better than getting young people vaccinated against an STI. Because we all know that vaccinations turn young women into brazen hussies.

The stupid...it burns.

[Strelnikov_]

39. Ain't this meme 'bout 30 years old . . .

like his look. (Willie . . .)

[Iamthetruth]

41. Seriously

Why do some people still want to live in the mid evil age? So tired of people preaching morals they believe to others.

[shenmue]

42. I don't think he was a biology major

[SoapBox]

43. Another Domestic Terrorist...

Pull the plug on this idiot.

[KinMd]

44. Why would I care what some duck hunter from Louisiana thinks..

as he refers to some book of fairy takes.

[czarjak]

46. "all have sinned, there is none without sin, not even one."

Just who are you calling sinner, sinner?

[RoccoR5955]

50. Actually HE is god's penalty

for seeing that EVERYONE is not educated.

[pinto]

51. Media sideshow, no more nor less.

[atreides1]

52. He's ISIL!!!

He fits the profile...long beard, quoting from a religious text, wearing a head scarf...he shows all the signs...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

53. Who gives an airborne fornication what this shitstain says? (No insult to actual shitstains)

Someone should tell him about what close friends David and Jonathan were in the OT. You never hear about that.

[Metro135]

54. Really Phil?

To use your own words:

A clean guy — a disease-free guy and a disease-free guy — they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They’re not going to get chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It’s safe.”

[valerief]

56. I've heard that song before.

[Blue Idaho]

57. So suddenly this guy is the spokesman of the Christian community?

No wonder church attendance is going down...

[Zorra]

58. Nature's penalty for hate and bigotry is teh stupid. nt

[muntrv]

59. Phil, go hunt with Dick Cheney!!!!

[PoutrageFatigue]

62. Crazy bearded guy uses ancient book to justify his own bigotry....

.... interesting. .. don't crazy bearded guys in the ME do the same thing only with a slightly different book, and a couple of different characters?

I dunno, maybe it's the beards..?

[Hosnon]

64. You know, it's getting harder to tell if he is genuine or a Colbert-type character.

I've seen Hannity get a bit uncomfortable with something Robertson said.