{"id":48747,"date":"2026-01-15T14:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=48747"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:47:30","slug":"duck-dynasty-stars-claim-woke-policies-are-destroying-american-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2026\/01\/duck-dynasty-stars-claim-woke-policies-are-destroying-american-cities.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Duck Dynasty&#8217; Stars Claim Woke Policies Are Destroying American Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_48750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48750\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/Al-Jase-Robertson_credit-Phil-Robertson-YouTube.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48750\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/Al-Jase-Robertson_credit-Phil-Robertson-YouTube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phil Robertson \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDuck Dynasty\u201d stars Jase and Al Robertson spoke out against \u201cwoke\u201d leadership in a recent podcast episode on their show, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cs-TN9A3g4I\">Unashamed with the Robertson Family<\/a>.\u201d The two discussed the concepts of \u201cidolatry\u201d and \u201cdominion.\u201d \u201cIdolatry\u201d referred to a godless worldview where worldly values are put over God, while \u201cdominion\u201d referred to the biblical concept of stewarding resources under God\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n<p>The stars cited the city of Seattle as an example of a city that had fallen into idolatry. \u201cYou and I were talking earlier, and you&#8217;d sent me a note about this new Seattle mayor who&#8217;s one of these woke socialist types who&#8217;s taken over the city and, basically she&#8217;s just said \u2018Do drugs in the street.\u2019 We&#8217;ve unshackled any idea of trying to have some order in this chaos,\u201d Al said. He appeared to be referring to claims that Mayor Katie Wilson is prohibiting arrests of those found in possession of drugs. Wilson has also paused clearing out of homeless encampments. Wilson has denied any policy changes to drug enforcement. \u201cThe bottom line comes down to we&#8217;re looking for an approach which is using the right strategy in the right circumstances and that is making sure that we are getting people the help that they need,\u201d she told the \u201cJohn Curley Show.\u201d \u201cAnd\u2026 there&#8217;s a lot of different situations out there and there&#8217;s no one-size-fits-all approach. So, that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to get to. But we have not made any change in policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al highlighted how he and his wife, Lisa, had initially thought Seattle was \u201cbeautiful,\u201d but now through the last few years when they have visited, they haven\u2019t felt safe. \u201cAnd like, we just wouldn\u2019t even get out of our hotel,\u201d he claimed. He warned that what is happening in cities could happen to humanity in general. \u201cImagine the whole idea of humanity in this framework \u2014 what happens when something other than God is in charge, when you take away His order, when you take away His light, and all the other metaphors we\u2019ve been talking about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jase agreed that he had seen similar declines in other cities like San Francisco. \u201cYou see that in every city and area that tries this,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you worship and serve the creation rather than seeing creation as something we cultivate, something we steward, something we exercise dominion over, and you flip that script, the end result is always a death world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDuck Dynasty\u201d stars Jase and Al Robertson spoke out against \u201cwoke\u201d leadership in a recent podcast episode on their show, \u201cUnashamed with the Robertson Family.\u201d The two discussed the 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