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Suspended 'Duck Dynasty' Star Preached in Pennsylvania
Phil Robertson made his anti-gay remarks at a Pottstown church in 2010, back before "Duck Dynasty" was the hit it is today.
It turns out Pennsylvanians heard Phil Robertson's anti-gay remarks long before GQ and the rest of the world.
Robertson, the now-embattled father on A&E's "Duck Dynasty," was suspended by the networkafter making anti-gay remarks to GQ Magazine in a recent profile.
Members of Berean Bible Church in Pottstown are no strangers to Robertson's anti-gay remarks. Robertson preached at the independent church on East High Street back in 2010, back before "Duck Dynasty" was a hit.
A video of Robertson speaking at Berean Bible Church is above.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reached out to Berean seeking comment, but no one responded, the paper said.
Robertson's comments and subsequent suspension set off a firestorm of debate. GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaigncondemned Robertson's statements, while former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin Tweeted that "Free speech is endangered species; those "intolerants" hatin' & taking on Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing personal opinion take on us all."
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