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Pastor Sentenced To Month In Jail
For Bible Teaching On Homosexual Behavior

WND EXCLUSIVE — The suspension of reality TV star Phil Robertson from his top-rated show for essentially citing what the Bible says about homosexual behavior is a religious-rights issue as much as it is a free-speech concern, according to Christian ministers.

A&E’s suspension Wednesday of the patriarch of the devout evangelical Christian family featured in the A&E network hit “Duck Dynasty” for his remarks in a GQ article came just before the New Mexico Supreme Court voted unanimously to redefine marriage to include two men or two women, notes Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, who has battled the marriage all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Americans are just now waking up to the fact that homosexual rights are trumping religious rights,” said Staver.

“As families are gathering together for Christmas, the kitchen table is abuzz about the ‘Duck Dynasty’ controversy, the deterioration of our cultural values, and the impact this cultural deterioration is having on religious freedom,” Staver said.

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Robertson’s paraphrase of a passage in the biblical book of 1 Corinthians set off a firestorm Wednesday that led to A&E’s decision to suspend him from the show.

The backlash against Robertson’s statements escalated Friday when a video was unearthed of a 2010 sermon in which he cited the Apostle Paul’s condemnation of homosexual behavior in the first chapter of Romans.

The controversy is cause for concern for Christian and Jewish ministers who teach the traditional interpretation of Scripture regarding homosexual behavior.

With a growing intolerance for religious teaching on the subject following “hate crimes” legislation in 2009, could American ministers soon find themselves in the position of Swedish pastor Ake Green? » Full Article Continued

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