Hypocritical

I'll start by saying I'm a Christian. I grew up in a small, swamp, Cajun town. I'm all for speaking your mind, but I'm mostly for treating people right. What I don't understand is this whole Phil Robertson/ A&E/GQ Interview nonsense. Actually, I don't understand religious people, at times, and, often, find myself quoting Gandhi, "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." But, that's another blog post.  I, especially, do not understand the need for people to post things like this on Facebook:

Yes, he has a right to express his faith and his beliefs. But it is hypocritical to say that A&E does not have those same rights.

I could not imagine, representing my company, and saying something so negative. It doesn't matter what your personal beliefs are, because this is not just about you anymore. If you didn't care about your relationship or reputation then fine. But, you cannot act "however you want" when you're a representative of something that you'd like to remain associated with. Think about it. What if I decided I like to talk about politics and religion every single day and acted on this decision in the workplace. I'm 100% sure that my company would not allow me to go near any client. Hell, no employees would probably want to go near me.

So, I'll end with this:

• It's not very Christian to point out one sin that you think is 'bad'. They're all bad and we all sin
• It's not okay to say whatever you want and think that everyone should support you
• GQ did Phil wrong, but Phil fell for it
• EVERY brand representative needs a PR person

Thanks GC, Phil Robertson and A&E for keeping the communication industry in business!