Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson: ‘I’m as Much of a Homophobe as Jesus Was’

Phil Robertson on GMA: ‘I’m as Much of a Homophobe as Jesus Was’ (Mediaite)

Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is back in the spotlight and this he’s written a full book of his philosophy on life titled unPHILtered: The Way I See It . The reality TV star, who caused a major firestorm for A&E last year when he denounced homosexuality in the pages of GQ, spoke to Good Morning America’s Ryan Owens about his unique journey over the past year.

“I don’t hate anybody,” Robertson insisted in the interview. Asked specifically about the comments he made, in which he compared gay sex to beastiality, among other things, he had this to say:

“The only place that I know of that I could have gone to answer that question would be a Bible. The dictionary wouldn’t have explained it. An encyclopedia wouldn’t have explained it, whether it was a sin or not. So I went to the only source I had to answer his question…

I’m as much of a homophobe as Jesus was. People who are participating in homosexual behavior, they need to know that I love them.”