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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
There are certain things that will get a person fired, regardless of their right to free speech. It just depends what the person says. If a person says that they hate a certain group, that person will probably get fired.
If a person says that they are a Christian and they believe that the Bible is the word of God, and therefore they think people should repent from anything that the Bible says is sin, I don't think that person deserves to get fired. By the way, Phil Robertson didn't single out any one group or any one sin. He was talking about all sin (sin according to the Bible). He even mentioned straight men that are sleeping around with a lot of women.
Anyway, I think there is a big difference between that and hate speech. There are certain religions where you can't drink or smoke. I like to have a glass of wine once in a while. Do you think I would be offended if a person said (in an interview) that according to their religion I was sinning by having a drink? The answer is no. I wouldn't be offended at all.
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i think this is a fair defense. at least tens of millions in america believe the bible is the literal word of god and live their lives accordingly. in a land with freedom of religion, that is their right.
i wonder though about the focus on the one part in leviticus which forbids lying with a man. leviticus forbids a hell of a lot more than just that. you can't wear clothing that mixes two kinds of fabric. leviticus is also the basis of kosher law which means no lobster or pig as a start. in fact the mere touching of their skin is forbidden. eating fat or blood. having sex with a woman during her period. picking up grapes that have fallen in your vineyard. holding back wages on an employee overnight. bearing a grudge. cross breeding animals. sleeping with another mans slave (apparently god approves if you both have a slave and sleep with her). cutting your hair at the sides. getting tattoos. failing to stand in the presence of the elderly. selling land permanently. working on the sabbath.
if you are living according to all 73 of the laws stated in leviticus, i have no problem. but since i know that it's almost impossible for anyone in the modern world to do so, i think it's fair to ask if some animus might be behind the focus on that one bit.