What First Amendment?

I wouldn't normally jump into something like this so soon. I usually like to wait a few days and come up with a sensible and reasonable answer to what is happening. But this is just ridiculous.

Phil Robertson from the show "Duck Dynasty" had a personal interview with people at GQ. In that interview he was asked about his religious beliefs and what he considers a sin. He paraphrased a verse from the Bible which calls out homosexuality as a sin...along with being a drunk, sleeping around, and being a thief. The actual verse goes as follows,

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." 

It's not surprising that such a religious man would use that verse to tell someone what is a sin. It covers a lot. Now, Phil had his own sordid past. He was a drunk. He was a womanizer. He did drugs. He left his wife and kids alone for months on end while he ran from the law. That verse describes him too. The point he was trying to make is that we are ALL sinners. None of us deserving of Heaven. But GLAAD did not take it that way.

GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz released this statement.

"Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe. He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans -- and Americans -- who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples. Phil's decision to push vile and extreme stereotypes is a stain on A&E and his sponsors who now need to reexamine their ties to someone with such public disdain for LGBT people and families."

I don't know why Phil saying these things in a personal interview is a stain on A&E but Alec Baldwin calling a gay photographer a "toxic little queen" isn't a stain on MSNBC. Why are some people given the right to say what they want but others aren't? The first amendment is for EVERYONE! It doesn't matter if what they say is what you want to hear. It doesn't matter if what they say differs from your beliefs. If you don't like what they have to say, don't listen. Turn off the TV. Turn off the radio. You know what? You should probably just stay home and never leave and never talk to anyone. At some point you might meet someone who differs from you ever-so-slightly and no one would want you to get offended.