--- description: The Duck Dynasty star told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that the only way to deal with ISIS is to kill or convert them title: Duck Dynasty Phil: Convert ISIS or Kill Them image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd858f15c98715f1b/6986a1bdcd804d3af3ccc974/phil-robertson.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Duck Dynasty Phil: It’s Time to Convert ISIS or Kill Them by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 9:22 AM CUT  Phil Robertson addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Phil Robertson addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La. on Thursday, May 29, 2014.Bill Haber — AP by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 9:22 AM CUT _Duck Dynasty_ star Phil Robertson [says](http://video.foxnews.com/v/3764234066001/exclusive-phil-robertson-on-the-rise-of-radical-islam/#sp=show-clips "undefined") the only way to respond to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is to either “convert them or kill them.” Robertson made the remarks during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday evening as the two discussed ISIS’s brutal tactics, which includes [delivering](http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE14/011/2014/en/63f30ccd-eedb-43f6-bb5b-1032f813307b/mde140112014en.pdf "undefined") ultimatums to communities to convert to Islam or be killed. “In this case, you either have to convert them, which I think would be next to impossible,” Robertson explained to Hannity. “I’m just saying convert them or kill them — one or the other.” The reality TV star, a self-proclaimed evangelical Christian, said he would rather participate in a Bible study with ISIS members and “show them the errors of their ways.” However, Robertson added he would have no problem killing the militants if he was engaged in a gunfight with them. Tuesday’s comments were not the first of Robertson’s to stir controversy. The duck call guru had his reality show temporarily suspended by A&E, and was publicly panned, for [espousing](http://time.com/2868620/duck-dynasty-ratings-season-6-robertson/ "undefined") homophobic comments during an interview with _GQ_ in January. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3261225/duck-dynasty-kill-convert-isis-phil-robertson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3261225/duck-dynasty-kill-convert-isis-phil-robertson/"},"headline":"Duck Dynasty Phil: It’s Time to Convert ISIS or Kill Them","datePublished":"2014-09-03T09:22:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:58:41.671Z","description":"The controversial patriarch of the Robertson clan wants to show ISIS “the errors of their ways”","url":"https://time.com/3261225/duck-dynasty-kill-convert-isis-phil-robertson/","keywords":["celebrities","ISIS","fox news"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd858f15c98715f1b/6986a1bdcd804d3af3ccc974/phil-robertson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd858f15c98715f1b/6986a1bdcd804d3af3ccc974/phil-robertson.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Phil Robertson","caption":"Phil Robertson","creditText":"Bill Haber — AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3261225/duck-dynasty-kill-convert-isis-phil-robertson/","name":"Duck Dynasty Phil: It’s Time to Convert ISIS or Kill Them"}}]}] ```