GRANDVILLE, MI -- Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema supports the “Duck Dynasty” family whose hit television show may be over now that one of the stars has been suspended for comments the A&E cable network deemed offensive to gays.

In a Friday, Dec. 20, Facebook post visible to his social media friends, which include an MLive Media Group employee, Agema lauded this statement released by Phil Robertson's family.

“Good for them,” Agema wrote. “The LGBT Gestapo speech police will not succeed when families like them are Biblically solid. You are in our prayers. May A&E fall into the pit they dug for you. STAND!”

Robertson, the patriarch of the folksy Louisiana family that has become the subject of cable TV's top-rated reality series, was suspended by A&E for saying, among related comments in this GQ interview, that gay men are akin to sinners.

The family responded by stating that "while some of Phil’s unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the Bible" and "we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm."

The fate of the show that had nearly 12 million viewers for its season premiere in the fall now appears to be uncertain.

Agema's backing comes less than two weeks after his comments about homosexuality ruffled feathers among members of his party and others.

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Agema was harshly rebuked for comments that Democrats and some Republican critics have found offensive to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. His recent remarks about health insurance for gays prompted calls that he step down from Republican leadership. He refused the call and the party declined to censure him as some had hoped at a Dec. 14 party meeting.

Agema's Facebook page includes several comments from other people supportive of his statements as well as those made by Duck Dynasty's Robertson. Agema shared a link to this blog post on Robertson's suspension, calling the column "right on."

Agema has not immediately responded to phone, text and Facebook requests for comment.

He also posted on Facebook today a comment about Grand Rapids Union High School putting in a unisex restroom to accommodate two transgender students: "What's next?" he asks.

Matt Vande Bunte covers government for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at mvandebu@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter and Facebook.