The twin brothers who lost their HGTV show after a recording surfaced of one 's anti-homosexuality views are surprisingly not upset at the network that fired them . Their beef is not with HGTV , but with the gay `` agenda '' that `` bullied '' the network , Jason and David Benham told CNN 's `` New Day '' on Friday . `` I feel they got bullied , '' David Benham said . `` There 's an agenda that 's out in America right now that demands silence , especially from men and women who profess Jesus Christ and hold to his standards . '' Their dismissal from the show they were scheduled to host added fuel to the debate over people losing their jobs for what they say about their personal lives . It 's not a free speech issue , as both sides mostly agree that people have the right to say what they want , but a question of how severe the consequences for unpopular positions should be . HGTV was within its rights to let the Benham brothers go , but maybe it should n't have , Ellis Henican , a Newsday columnist , told `` New Day . '' `` Do they have a legal right ? Yes . Should we be cheering it ? No , we should not . We ought to be big enough people that we can see people we do n't agree with , let them fix their houses , help the nice people . What are we scared of ? '' Henican said . The brothers ran afoul of the network after the site Right Wing Watch published a post about the pair , labeling David Benham as an `` anti-gay , anti-choice extremist '' for reportedly leading a prayer rally in 2012 outside of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte , North Carolina . The site posted a recording of Benham talking to a talk show host about `` homosexuality and its agenda that is attacking the nation '' and `` demonic ideologies '' taking hold in colleges and public schools . Benham also discusses the fight for North Carolina 's Amendment One , which involved a ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state constitution . The Benham brothers were the planned stars of the HGTV show `` Flip It Forward , '' set to premiere in October , in which they would have helped families purchase homes they otherwise could not afford . `` When the firestorm came in , we had an opportunity to speak with HG and the folks over there and explain to them who we were as people , '' Jason Benham said . `` We sell to all people of all kinds , and that we would be glad to take a homosexual couple onto our show . '' Peter Shankman , a branding and social media consultant , told `` New Day '' that the decision probably boiled down to money . `` This is HGTV scared because they saw what happened with Paula Deen , they saw what happened with `` Duck Dynasty , '' and this is a ... move to make sure that this does n't come back to bite them , '' he said , referring to the controversies for offensive comments made by the stars on their respective shows . `` This is about money , '' he said . `` And if you are going to come out and say something that is against a big section of the population , love it or hate it , you 're going to not have that right to give that talk , to get that show , to do whatever . '' The show 's producers knew about the brothers ' views and went ahead with them as hosts until the controversy went public , the Benhams said . `` We do n't feel wronged at all . This is n't HG versus us , or us against the gay community . This is an agenda , and we 're getting to witness it right now , '' Jason Benham said . Their comments have never been aimed at gays , but at an agenda that says you ca n't stand by your beliefs , Jason Benham said . `` It 's only going to get worse because there is an agenda that wants to silence the beliefs that we have , '' he said .
Jason and David Benham say they are not upset at HGTV . Their complaint is with what they call a gay `` agenda '' Cancellation of `` Flip It Forward '' fuels debate about effects of airing personal beliefs .