Quoted from Box A Rox

World English Dictionary:
BIGOT:
~ a person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion,
politics,  or race

That's why!  

Quoted from bumblethru

He thinks homosexuality is a sin because his interpretation of the scripture tells him it is.
Is that suddenly a crime that is punishable by getting fired for voicing his opinion? That is the real issue here.

Quoted from Madam X

Why is it okay to judge him a "bigot", and express that opinion, but when he expressed his opinions IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST for his thoughts, it is okay for a bunch of people to condemn that response, elevating their opinion over his as the correct thought?
I do not support using the cover of "free speech" to disseminate nastiness and personal attacks out over the public airwaves, but this man was asked for his opinion in an interview for a publication. He did not use his show as a vehicle to express personal opinions. So why should someone get suspended (fired) from his show because people who do not have to watch it or read any article with his name in it decide to elevate their personal OPINIONS over his, as being the only ones allowable?
I agree, this thing is being exploited for monetary reasons, and for a distraction, IMO, but when will people realize, if there are official thoughts that you are allowed to think, tomorrow, you could be the one whose thoughts are all of a sudden the forbidden ones.
I would expect these people to have ideas that are different from mine. I would also expect that these types of witch hunts are going to backfire at some point .Enough is enough. How many people even read GQ? Who are the real bigots?

Quoted from bumblethru

Actually...they said they feel the same way...only in reverse....of course. They said that if phil is labeled a bigot then so is the gay community for thinking just the opposite.

Quoted from joebxr

So they feel that being heterosexual is a sin????
Are you serious????
JUST ASKIN'???

Quoted from Libertarian4life

I'll bet there are Vegans who consider duck hunting a sin.

Quoted from CICERO

Yup, that would include GLAAD's intolerance to Phil Robertson's ideas.  So yes, GLAAD is a bigoted organization too.  Difference is, Phil did nothing but express his personal opinion during an interview.  GLAAD and A&E on the other hand punished Phil for his personal beliefs.  Now who's the bigot?  

Quoted from Madam X

Phil was asked what he thought. He is being criticized for thinking the wrong thing.

Quoted from Box A Rox

A & E can do what ever it wants with it's programing... fire him or give him a 10 year contract... all
the same to me.

If you believe racial bigotry is a good thing, or anti gay rants are commendable, then you have a
right to believe them... and A & E has the right to cancel the show.

Personally, I love watching the intolerant flounder in their own bigotry.  If you value bigotry
no one is stopping you from supporting a bigot.

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The version of what Robertson said floating around on the Right is that he was just
expressing what the Bible said about homosexuality and had added that it was not for him
to judge. See? He’s not a bad guy. But if you look at Robertson’s actual comments, what he
said was vile and, yes, judgmental. This is a cheap hatemonger’s trick; say hateful things
and then add the qualifier “but it’s not up to me to judge” or “let God sort ‘em out” or some
such, and that’s supposed to cancel out what you just said. This is a variation of the “I
was just joking” qualifier that’s supposed to make it OK to wish someone to eat poison
and die.

This takes me to my subject, which is hate as a Christian virtue. For at least a subset of
Americans who self-identify as Christians, it seems their “religion” is mostly about hating
people. Of course, they qualify this by saying they “hate the sin but love the sinner,” but
that’s just the qualifier they tack onto hate speech aimed directly at the “sinner,” not the
sin.

And, of course, if you are even halfway acquainted with the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels,
you would know that Jesus frequently cautioned his followers to not hate anybody, even enemies (see Matthew 5:43-48).