People are taking this Duck Dynasty thing way too far...

          People are taking this Duck Dynasty thing way too far...   

          What Phil was trying to say was that sin is sin in God's eyes no matter how bad or good you think you are, we have all fallen short of the Glory of God (Romans 3:23) and must repent of our sins.  Nobody is "better" than anybody else and no sin is a "lesser" sin than anybody else's sin.  Paul tells us in his letter to Corinthians (6:9-11) that the sinful will not inherit the Kingdom of God and warns us to not be deceived.  He then gives us hope by saying "and that is what some of you were.  But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."  Paul's message is very clear and unfortunately in our modern world... it has been very watered down because we are not "comfortable" with it.  The Bible is very clear on what sin is and isn’t.  Fortunately for us... the Good News is that no sin is unforgivable and all sins have been paid for if we accept the gift God gave us by sending His son.   

          Claims that Phil was comparing homosexuals to terrorists are twisting his words around and taking it the wrong way.  TRUE, some of what he said was a little Goofy... and he's obviously not the best at phrasing and wording his thoughts... But after reading the actual interview from GQ, I honestly don't think he meant for anything he said to upset anybody.  The interview was a very informal (they were hunting in the woods....) setup with a halfway goofy guy himself.  He was asked about these things!  His message was sound... it was just worded in a way that was easily confusing for some people... 

          The Lesson to take from all this is still... be careful how you say things!  Yes, you have the RIGHT to say what you want... But at the same time saying too much or the wrong thing can destroy your Christian witness as well as hurt others view of Christianity.

          And this is my opinion on this whole debacle... All I can say now is that I am sending prayers out to the Robertson family and seriously praying for this country and the spiritual warfare that is surrounding us.