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Outrage: A&E fires Duck Dynasty star over questioning homosexuals; Palin, Jindal, pro-lifers react

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NEW YORK, December 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Abbe Raven , CEO of A&E the media may already be receiving a pile of complaints for having effectively fired  Duck Dynast y founding star Phil Robertson after a  GQ  interview in which he presented his Christian stance against homosexual sex . The case is unique in America, where firings and punishment for those voicing objection to homosexual sex has become routine. Robertson's has earned a high profile, as the massive popularity of  Duck Dynasty   coupled with the wholesomeness of the Robertson family has won the hearts of millions. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have slammed A&E for the move. Jindal, who is governor of the Robertsons' home state, said in  a statement  issued on his official website that “Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana .” “The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they di

Obama personally boycotting the Olympics in Russia but sends a delegation of gay athletes

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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – President Barack Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , and their wives will not attend the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. But Obama is sending a U.S. delegation composed of three open homosexual athletes. “The president’s schedule doesn’t allow him to travel to Sochi,” White House spokesman Shin Inouye said. German President Joachim Gauck, French President François Hollande, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have also declined to attend the ceremonies. Billie Jean King will represent the United States at the 2014 Olympics Instead, the U.S. delegation will be led by former  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano . Long-retired tennis player Billie Jean King will attend the opening ceremonies on February 7, and hockey player Caitlin Cahow will attend the closing ceremonies on February 23. Retired figure skater Brian Boitano, long  rumored to be gay , formally  came out