It only took five decades, but beleaguered "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson exhibited some of the traditional family values that he preaches.
The 67-year-old reality television star and evangelical Christian gifted his wife, known to fans as Miss Kay, a wedding ring as a Christmas present - the first such band she's apparently gotten from him since they were married in 1966.
RELATED: ‘DUCK DYNASTY’ CONTROVERSY GALVANIZES PARTISAN BACKLASH
The family moment was captured in a photograph posted on Twitter by the couple's granddaughter, Sadie Robertson.
"After 50 years of marriage, Papaw Phil finally gave Mamaw Kay a wedding ring for Christmas," she tweeted.
RELATED: BRISTOL PALIN SLAMS 'HYPOCRITICAL' GAY COMMUNITY OVER 'DUCK DYNASTY' FLAP
Zach Dilgard/AP
Phil Robertson, the patriarch on ‘Duck Dynasty,’ was suspended last week for comments he made to GQ Magazine calling homosexuality a sin.
As the family enjoyed some holiday cheer in their Monroe, La., home, debate still raged in much of the rest of the country over Phil Robertson's controversial GQ interview.
The 67-year-old duck-call maker was suspended by A&E, the network behind "Duck Dynasty," last week for his comments comparing homosexuality to bestiality with several references to scripture.
PHOTOS: STARS WHO RUN THEIR MOUTHS INTO SCANDAL
"It seems like, to me, a vagina - as a man - would be more desirable than a man's anus; that's just me," Robertson, who is an evangelical Christian, told GQ in the interview that hit the Internet last week . "I mean, come on, dudes! ... It's just not logical."
He continued with what he does consider logical:
Zach Dilgard/AP
The Robertson clan - including (from l.) Phil, Jase, Si and Willie - have become popular among conservatives for their evangelical Christian beliefs.
"Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there," he explained when asked by GQ's Drew Magary what exactly he considered sinful, "bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men."
Gay rights advocates have condemned Robertson's comments as blatant homophobia; right-wing pundits and fellow evangelicals have decried the suspension as an attack on traditional Christian values.
RELATED: ‘DUCK DYNASTY’ FLAP SHOWS ENTERTAINERS SHOULD STOP FLAPPING LIPS
Despite the suspension, A&E aired 25 straight episodes of "Duck Dynasty" in a Christmas Day marathon, igniting further outrage from critics who say the suspension is a slap on the wrist.
But the network is under tremendous economic pressure to keep the show about the Robertson clan, which includes Phil's brother, Si, and sons, Willie, Jase and Jep, on the air, considering 11.8 million viewers for its fourth season premiere.
RELATED: 'DUCK' STAR PHIL ROBERTSON SAYS HE IS 'LOVER NOT A HATER'
"I will not give or back off from my path," Robertson said Sunday to a small Bible study group at his local church, according to the Daily Mail.
"Jesus Christ was the most perfect being to ever walk this planet and he was persecuted and nailed to the cross, so please don't be surprised when we get a little static."
0 comments:
Post a Comment