As for Duck Dynasty guy, I am only peripherally aware of the situation. Some guy I never heard of before all this broke said something about blacks and homosexuals that was outside his job description, and so he lost his job. His comments were only made known to the public because of the notoriety that comes with his job. Therefore, his comments are connected to his employer.
That makes it his employer's perogative to fire him, as far as I'm concerned.
It's still a free country. You can say what you want, but that does not mean your boss has to keep you on the payroll if it reflects badly on the company.
We had a similar article in the UCMJ. Do or say anthing that disgraces the uniform, and you will pay a price.
He disgraced his corporate uniform.
The real issue at hand has to deal with bullying.
Many homosexuals are physically assaulted and verbally duressed by intolerant conservatives. These conservatives are saying it's intolerant to be intolerant of their intolerance.
However, homosexuals aren't the only group that deals with this bullying. There are lots of ordinary people who get bullied by conservatives the same way for living alternative lifestyles, and they don't even have to be punks or rebels without a cause. There can just be little nuances, details, or intricacies of time and space that get judged as being impractical instead.
Therefore, those conservatives bully them because they're intolerant of alternative lifestyles despite how what's practical is subjective.
You'd think these conservatives would understand since subjective practicality is why they argue against central planning though, but nope.