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Duck Dynasty Jase Robertson Says His Father Phil's GQ Interview Felt Like 'Spiritual War' (VIDEO)
In a new interview, Duck Dynasty star Jase Robertson revealed that he and the rest of his family (except for Phil) left the controversial GQ discussion because they felt the interviewer was attacking their Christian views.
"What I came to realize there is, because we had done so many interviews before and I'd never sensed any kind of animosity toward our faith in God and belief," said Robertson to CNS News, "But this guy, he knew who we were, he was in my dad's home. And, you know, in the South, when you come into somebody's house, you show a certain amount of respect. And it occurred to me that he knew we were people of faith."
The 44-year-old son of Phil and Miss Kay Robertson further expressed his views in the same interview.
"He was using four-letter words, a lot of F-bombs, he was making fun of some of the things we hold true. The first statement of the whole process was, he looked at me and said, 'Do you actually expect people to believe that you waited until you got married before you had sex?'" said Robertson, "That was the first statement out of his mouth. Well, I kind of looked around at the publicist and I thought, 'Is this the interview?' I mean, because this was just the way it came across."
Robertson then explained why he felt his father's interview was a 'spiritual' attack on his family's old-fashion views on multiple issues including homosexuality.
"So, as it [the GQ interview] went on, I realized that it felt more like an attack because our family has a prayer at the end of the show. That's what I felt like was a spiritual war," said Robertson. "...The questions were only about controversial things. He asked about, he looked at my dad and said, 'What do you think of homosexuality?' Which my dad didn't really answer but, you know. And so it went from there. You see what I mean?"
Robertson also mentioned in the interview that he does not hold any grudges with the GQ interviewer, despite the fact the aforementioned article caused a lot of problems for his family late last year.
"And so, I think it was just a plan to get some, some of that (which) caused us some trouble," said Robertson. "But, you know, we don't hold anything against him, so. Or even by trying that. My dad thought he wanted to take a stand in his house, and I don't blame him."
Season 6 of the critically acclaimed reality series Duck Dynasty airs Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. EST on the A&E network.