Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson: “Horrible diseases follow immoral conduct”
Feathers flew in the blogosphere after Phil shared with my radio audience his biblical belief that God wants a man and woman to keep sex within the confines of marriage. Not exactly groundbreaking news that a Christian would uphold what the Bible teaches about sexual immorality – but more than enough to stir outrage and distortions from the Left.
Predictably, Phil‘s critics pounced on his comments about what the Bible says on the consequences of sin. “God says, ‘One woman, one man,’ and everyone says, ‘Oh, that’s old hat, that’s that old Bible stuff,'” Phil told Washington Watch listeners. “I’m thinking, let’s see now; a clean guy – a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman – they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They’re not going to get Chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It’s safe. Now to me, either it’s the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or, it’s God saying, ‘There’s a penalty for that kind of conduct.’ I’m leaning towards there’s a penalty toward it.”
Phil is right and the social science confirms that God’s plan is the best. God is not a cosmic kill joy. God shows us through his Word the way to enjoy life. But Phil didn’t always have it right. He lived a life of sin for 28 years before his life dramatically changed after he came to know Christ. “I have run with the wicked for 28 years and run with the Godly for 40 years. The contrast is astounding.”
~ Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, speaking about a September 9 interview he conducted with Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson, as quoted by FRC’s Washington Update
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Let me guess. Because he’s pointing out that there’s more safety in God’s plan and negative consequences in unrestrained sexual expression, he’s being accused of saying that everyone who has sex outside of marriage is diseased and that they deserve it and that it’s a punishment from God.
I agree with him!
I just don’t like how everyone assumes people only get STDs from consensual sex. You’re not always clean and disease free even if you refrained from any type of consensual sexual activity.
But really it’s just common sense in general. The less partners you have, the less diseases you are likely to contract.
Nice to see you Deluded. Are you on facebook? Can I friend request you? If not. its ok. Anyway let me just share a story. My hairdresser sold both of her shops and works out of her home. She is beautiful and in her mid 50s. A few weeks ago I went to have my hair done and she said “My husband and I are sick.” I wondered with what. My first thought was cancer or the flu? She said we are HIV positive. They have been married for 12 years. So I asked her how it happened. She explained her husband has an addiction to porn strip clubs and hookers. He contracted it through a prostitute. She gets frustrated because he still goes to strip clubs and she finds womens phone numbers in his phone.
Anyway my hairdresser found a number and called it. A woman answered and she asked “Hi my name is “Jane” how do you know “John”? The womman fumbled and bumbled with her words so Jane asked her if she had picture mail. She said she did. Jane took a pic of her husbands HIV med and sent it. She added “Did he tell you he has HIV”? The woman called back very shaken and said ” Look lady Im not the one blanking him my mom is.” Yikes.
Likewise most of the women I knew in my younger years contracted HPV. It is the most common STD and its a nice cleaned up word for genital warts. Also I have a friend with herpes.
Also…( myself included ) I believe a lot of people will look at a person they want a sexual relationship with and think Well he or she doesnt look sick. Looking back thats silly and dangerous. My hair dressers huband is built like Sly Stallone.
One last point. I believe that our abortion rate is so high because the women who have them arent married. True married women do abort but when I remember all of the women I know or knew who aborted none were married. none! Now one friend aborted and then married the guy. They now have 2 kids and she had her tubes tied at 26. But what do. you think comes into play every time they fight? The abortion. They have beenn married for 10 years but the husband wanted the baby. She did not. She had her mom take her to the clinic.
Does the Bible condone adultery? Didn’t biblical kings Solomon and David have numerous wives and concubines and wasn’t Abraham told to have sex with his wife’s handmaiden?
I suppose the obvious ?? might be why do they stay together. Well they did date for a while before marriage and since she is now infected she probably believes nobody would want her. They fight often because after he gets off work he hangs at the bar. There is no cure. It is what it is. I can only hope that since this guy sleeps around that he uses a condom. Actually it would be nice if he would stop cheating.
“But Phil didn’t always have it right. He lived a life of sin for 28 years before his life dramatically changed after he came to know Christ. “I have run with the wicked for 28 years and run with the Godly for 40 years. The contrast is astounding.”
–so he managed to avoid disease for 28 years before getting the word of God. Guess God forgot to give him vd.
Now to me, either it’s the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or, it’s God saying, ‘There’s a penalty for that kind of conduct.’ I’m leaning towards there’s a penalty toward it.”
All kinds of bad things happen to people where Doctor Phil would think them wild coincidences.
Horrible diseases follow immoral conduct?
The people who suffered terribly in devastating plagues the world over, including my grandmother who was one of the millions who died in the 1917 flu epidemic, must have been one pretty rowdy bunch. My grandmother was a respectably married woman pregnant with her 6th child when she died.
That is a very sad story Heather. Sorry to hear she has a creep of a husband. Regarding Phil, Duck Dynasty…he is allowed to interpret the bible as we choose to, I feel everyone is entitled to their opinions and shouldn’t be judged on how the feel in their hearts. I feel as long as he is a faithful husband and loves his wife and family, he is okay to me. I am a liberal in all of my views and I hope nobody will attack me for what I feel is right and fair.
I too believe a marriage should be honored in a monogamist relationship, but I feel people should all be treated as equals and have their civil rights as we do.
Mary seems to have ripped the New Testament out of her Bible, and this might have led to her confusion about adultery.
@ Christopher: Where is the information provided that Phil Robertson never got an STD during his wild years? Maybe he had to get treated for gonorrhoeia, or chlamydia during those years.
Back @ Mary: Yes, immoral conduct and lack of consideration and cleanliness will increase the likelihood of getting and spreading infectious diseases.
Who really knows how or why a person died in 1917?? Misdiagnosis remains common. I certainly don’t assume that my ancestors lived in a sinless state.
Pharmer1,
So please enlighten me on my “confusion” concerning adultery. The married master of the house sleeping with the hired help isn’t adultery? Shades of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Well, did immoral conduct cause the plague and the flu epidemic my grandmother died in? Lack of cleanliness and sanitation, yes very likely.
Well millions did die in the flu epidemic. Whether their behavior was moral or immoral I’m sure made no difference to the virus.
Oh good grief people. He didn’t say every single disease was the result of sexual sin. He said that sexual sin often leads to disease. And with 1 in 4 now reported to have an STD or STI I’d have to say ‘well DUH!”
People die from all kinds of diseases. I believe we are talkinng about sexually transmitted diseases. I also have a former gay friend with HIV. And as a nurse my HIV patient load is on the rise. Many of the younger women contracted HIV from prostitution and IV drug use. They. prostitute for drugs.
Has anyone seen Jenna Jameson these days? Idk whats going on with her! Many actors and actresses are testing possitive for HIV in the porn industry. Now Jameson doesnnt havee HIV according to her reps. but she was on Dr Drew the other day and couldnt even really talk. I didnt recognize her. I was totally shocked. Skin and bones!
Pardon my typos. looks like im stammering. Im typing from a tiny phone.
Sexually diseases indeed do follow sexual immoral conduct. People who have sex without condoms today are playing games with their lives. Ive worked in a hospice with patients with end stage AIDS. OMG what a horrible death. Its not a good way to go.
Tammy ty for that! This woman has been doing my hair for 10 years. She warm and kind. Idky my mind went to cancer first. When she said HIV I was pretty floored. Shes just striking to look at but shes lost weight. She was never heavy but she explained “I wanted to be thinner so I went on a diet and lost 15 pounds. Idk whats going on there but with her positive happy go lucky attitude I wasnt expecting her to drop the HIV bomb. Also I can tell she still loves him.
Idk how long shed had the illnness but I guess she felt it was time to just someone. She told my friend also. Weve both been going to her for years. My friend is a nurse too. Maybe she feared the stigma.
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“I’m thinking, let’s see now; a clean guy – a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman…..” – especially when the woman is 15 or 16 eh Phil.
I guess that if Perkins thinks marriage is such a disease preventer he’ll be supporting same-sex marriage from now on.
Reality no he wont be because in scripture thats an abomination.
Heaven forbid anyone should say there are any negative consequences to the indiscriminate sharing of bodily fluids. *eyeroll* And if they do, well, it’s front page, jaw-dropping news.
As a side note, the rate of STDs is increasing… not just among teens, but among Baby Boomers. I guess they need more comprehensive sex ed.
I will echo Sydney: Duh.
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