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Lint Head

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1. I had a long time friend place a positive post on Face Book regarding DD. I replied.
Mon Dec 23, 2013, 02:11 AM
Dec 2013

"Did you know that what Robertson said was not only a bigoted statement but a racist statement? I know that some people cite the Bible when they make anti homosexual statements but this guy is racist. Does the Bible say it's OK to be racist?"

My friend is white.

She replied back that she had not read his entire statement. That if she had she would not have posted what she did on FB. She has a daughter whose fiance' is black. She is not anti gay but was arguing from a free speech perspective which I disagree with also.

I was able to get her to delete the post and change her mind.

SNL had something on the News Update segment that said it all. They showed a photo of Phil Robertson and said, "Sometimes you CAN judge a book by it's cover.

I have also found that most people have not read or heard his entire diatribe and think it's just anti gay. Which is despicable by itself. The media is responsible for this misconception and I point that out every time and usually win the any pro Phil "KKK" Robertson argument.

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