Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil
Robertson claims AIDS is God's “penalty” for “immoral” gay
sex.
During an appearance on the Family
Research Council's (FRC) Washington Week to promote his new
book UnPHILtered:
The Way I See It, host and
FRC President Tony Perkins praised Robertson for refusing to
“conform” to political correctness that is “destroying the
country.”
“Yup, you're
correct, it really is,” Robertson
replied.
“Is this
coincidental that viewing all of the immoral conduct that America is
now participating in … do you think it's a coincidence that all of
these debilitating – and literally it can cause death – diseases
follow that kind of conduct?” Roberson asked.
“God says one
man, one woman and everyone says, 'Oh, that's old hat. That's that
old Bible stuff.' But I'm thinking, well let's see now. A clean
guy, a disease-free guy and 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.”
“To me, either
it's the weirdest 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.”
“If you want to
be safe from a lot of debilitating diseases, the route to go is one
man and one woman as God intended,” he added.
Of course, two men
or two women could also decide to marry and remain monogamous and
have a similar outcome.