Duck Dynasty

Oddly enough I find myself supporting both sides of this issue. Although I don't share Phil Robertson's view on the interpretation of the Bible and the teachings in it, I agree with him and his family that he has the right to his beliefs and the right to share them. But the other side of the issue is why he was suspended from A&E. I suspect he wasn't suspended for his beliefs, I suspect he was suspended because he shared them in such a public forum, GQ magazine, which has a reach world wide and such comments as his could potentially damage the ratings of their programming and reputation of A&E executives. That's why I also agree with A&E. So I see this as the ultimate conundrum. You can't punish a person for their beliefs but you can't have them a loose cannon and spewing what could be damaging remarks on the international public stage. So what do you do? How do you iron out this wrinkle? Ultimately I think the Robertson Family and any other celebrity that have potentially controversial views should learn to censor their comments when speaking in public. These people need to understand that their views may be normal to them but could be controversial and very damaging to magazines, TV networks, etc. But like I said, I can see where both sides are coming from and this is one of those rare cases where I can see both sides hence agree with them both. I sincerely hope the Robertson's and A&E work this out and come to a beneficial agreement.