So here we go again with what some would consider my “weird” way of looking at life.
Duck Dynasty. First of all, I don’t watch the show. I’m not a fan. However, I’ve come to realize that Phil Robertson, who is the patriarch of this family, was suspended from the show by A&E because of his calling homosexuality a sin.
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