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‘He’s gone to be with the Lord’. Crackpot homophobe Phil Robertson is dead at 79

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THE American reality TV star, darling of an LGBT+ hate group, The National Organization for Marriage, NOM, became a household name known for his deep Christian faith, rustic lifestyle, and unfiltered wisdom via the popular television series Duck Dynasty.

Around a decade ago NOM rushed to the defence of Robertson following one of his many anti-gay remarks, declaring that it was indeed a sin to be gay:

Well guess what — homosexuality IS a sin in the Bible, and virtually every other sacred text out there. Engaging in homosexual sex IS considered by God to be sinful according to the teachings of most religions. And sin is NOT logical. Sin is deceitful, harmful and degrading to the human soul.

Phil’s son, Jase Robertson, according to Christian Today, later shared his own tribute post on X, writing:

My dad has gone to be with the Lord today! He will be missed but we know he is in good hands, and our family is good because God is very good! We will see him again!

In a 2013 interview Robertson reflected on how he was suspended from Duck Dynasty over his hateful comments about homosexuality and religion in a GQ profile. He was swiftly condemned as a bigot by LGBT activist groups, including The Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD.

GQ‘s Drew Magary wrote:

Phil calls himself a Bible-thumper, and holy shit, he thumps that Bible hard enough to ring the bell at a county-fair test of strength.

Robertson was battling Altzeimer’s at the time of his death on May 25.

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11 responses to “‘He’s gone to be with the Lord’. Crackpot homophobe Phil Robertson is dead at 79”

  1. Broga Avatar
    Broga

    At a friend’s house, around a couple (approximately) of whiskies a group of us ,all atheists re-watched “Inherit the Wind”. I had forgotten how good it was. Strongly recommended.

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  2. malcolmjdodd Avatar
    malcolmjdodd

    Agreed Broga,

    I have never understood where heaven is supposed to be located; with its perfect pastures (jehovah’s witlesses), totalitarianism (moronism), rivers of wine and 69 prostitutes (mohammadismadism), pleasure and re-birth (buddhishit) … it obviously occupies a substantial space, but remains unseen by the James Webb and Hubble telescopes!

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    1. stephenharvie Avatar
      stephenharvie

      Heaven occupies the vast empty spaces between the ears of believers.

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      1. malcolmjdodd Avatar
        malcolmjdodd

        Haha, how true.

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    2. Matilda Avatar
      Matilda

      Yes, after being in my fundy, brainwashed bubble for decades, one factor in my deconversion was the notion that x-tians in heaven would be able to look into hell and gloat over the eternal fiery torture of billions of folk there. And anyway, though the bible kind of said that, did my so-called loving heavenly father must then give those in hell, fireproof bodies, so they could have the pain of burning flesh forever? And no thank you, god, being in your heaven – which I know is a fictitious place – would be hell and torture for me if I had to spend it there with the likes of dear departed Phil R.

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      1. malcolmjdodd Avatar
        malcolmjdodd

        Matilda

        Have no fear of hell, scientists and engineers like me will have it air-conditioned by the time we arrive.

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      2. stephenharvie Avatar
        stephenharvie

        A man goes to heaven and is surprised to find a party being given in honour of his arrival.

        ‘Welcome to heaven,’ says St Peter, ‘Help yourself to a drink.’

        ‘I’d rather have something to eat if you mind,’ says the man.

        ‘Oh dear,’ replies St Peter, ‘That is most unfortunate. I’m afraid Hitler ate them all just before you arrived.’

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        1. Broga Avatar
          Broga

          Funny. Loved it.

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        2. stephenharvie Avatar
          stephenharvie

          A man goes to heaven and is surprised to find a party being given in honour of his arrival.

          ‘Welcome to heaven,’ says St Peter, ‘Help yourself to a drink.’

          ‘I’d rather have something to eat if you don’t mind,’ says the man.

          ‘Oh dear,’ replies St Peter, ‘That is most unfortunate. I’m afraid Hitler ate all the sandwiches just before you arrived.’

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          1. malcolmjdodd Avatar
            malcolmjdodd

            … Hitler was just ahead of Pol Pot and Stalin.

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  3. Broga Avatar
    Broga

    Watching the film we were repeatedly struck by, as someone said, “The utter confidence with which the BBC allows the most obvious nonsense to be broadcast as truth. The “truth” of the bible often contradicting itself within a few paragraphs.”

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