DUCK DYNASTY’s Phil Robertson Calls Out Cancel Culture Amid Joe Rogan Controversy
By Movieguide® Staff
Phil Robertson recently condemned cancel culture amid separate controversy surrounding celebrities Joe Rogan and Whoopi Goldberg.
Despite their past mistakes, the patriarch of DUCK DYNASTY fame said that cancel culture is not the answer.
“Canceling people may shut them up, but it doesn’t change anyone’s convictions,” the 75-year-old told Fox News. “I’m about helping people shift their attention away from the lies of the evil one and focusing on Christ. The only way we can do that is to have a discussion. This is why I’m not for canceling even the most outrageous people like Whoopi Goldberg.”
Goldberg came under fire after claiming that the Holocaust was “not about race.” The host of THE VIEW later apologized but received a two-week suspension.
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In the case of Joe Rogan, Spotify took down many previous episodes of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
“Let her talk,” Robertson said. “Show her the same respect you want shown to your side of the political spectrum. Same thing with Joe Rogan – if the people who are screaming are all that confident that they are right, why are they so afraid of his speech?”
Movieguide® previously reported:
Joe Rogan, host of the top podcast on Spotify “The Joe Rogan Experience,” recently stirred up controversy on his show for interviewing an infectious disease specialist who opposes COVID-19 vaccines for children.
Legendary folk and rock artist Neil Young responded by giving Spotify an ultimatum, accusing the streaming giant of “spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them.”
Robertson is open about his Christian faith and recently reflected on his experience with cancel culture due to his biblical beliefs.
Movieguid® previously reported:
In 2013, Phil Robertson and his family were at the height of their dynasty –DUCK DYNASTY, that is. While the Robertson patriarch never shied away from living out his faith on the show, he recalled an interview with a young reporter that would mark the end of his time on mainstream television.
“In the fall of 2013, it began innocently enough. A young writer for GQ magazine was quizzing me on my views about various topics,” Robertson recalled in an article published with The Christian Post. “A quick glance around my living room should have been enough to tell him what I was about. Miss Kay’s Bible verses hung on slabs of wood and my well-worn Bible was held together with duct tape. It was obvious. We read and believe in God’s Word. If God speaks it, we always go with what He says.
“So, when the reporter asked my opinion about homosexuality, I didn’t actually give my opinion. I simply gave him the Bible. From memory, I quoted: ‘Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God’ (1 Cor. 6:9–10),” he told the reporter.
According to Robertson, the reporter’s story hit national news within one hour of the interview.
“He didn’t know I had quoted a Bible verse, either. It would be at least two weeks before the media figured out where my words were from,” he said. “I spent several hours showing the young man around my land, all the while preaching the Gospel to him. I went to great lengths to share the message of Jesus and how all sin can be eradicated by simply putting our faith in Christ.
“He wanted to ‘cancel’ me, but I only wanted to introduce him to the One who could give him eternal life,” Robertson said. “I was fired for quoting that verse from the Bible. The price I paid for telling the truth about God’s will for humanity was a cool $10 million. But I would do it all again. Jesus paid with His life for telling the truth. The only thing it cost me was a few bucks.”
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