Phil Robertson Says STD's Punishment For Sexual Immorality

Phil Robertson, star of the A&E reality show "Duck Dynasty," is once again making national media headlines over recent comments he made regarding sexually transmitted diseases and sexual immorality.

Robertson was speaking with Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, on his Christian radio show "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" on Tuesday when the topic of sexual immorality came up. The two were discussing immorality in the U.S., and Robertson pointed to how sexually transmitted diseases are physical proof of sexual immorality.

"God says, 'One woman, one man,' and everyone says, 'Oh, that's old hat, that's that old Bible stuff,'" Robertson told Perkins. "But I'm thinking, well let's see now. A clean guy — a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman — they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They're not going to get chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It's safe."

"To me, either it's the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or, it's God saying, 'There's a penalty for that kind of conduct,'" he added. "I'm leaning towards there's a penalty toward it."

Perkins commended Robertson for expressing his conservative beliefs, although some have argued that his previous statements have not been "politically correct" in modern culture.

Robertson was temporarily suspended from his reality show back in December when he told GQ Magazine that he found homosexuality to be in line with other sins that include drunkenness, idolatry and bestiality. He was reinstated to his show eight days later.