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Cosby is a [[Protestant]] and has spoken about how important his [[faith]] is to him.<ref>Hensch, Mark (December 15, 2011). [https://www.christianpost.com/news/qa-bill-cosby-talks-family-faith-and-tim-tebow-64962/ Q&A: Bill Cosby Talks Family, Faith and Tim Tebow]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved May 6, 2018.</ref> He angered many people when he voiced criticism of the [[African-American]] community's acceptance of single-parent households, high crime and imprisonment rates and other problems. He has also said black people in America should not blame white people for the problems black people face today. He said that they should take personal responsibility and better themselves through education and hard work, rather than becoming parents at an early age.<ref name="ref1">National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans. ''Thank You, Bill Cosby, For Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time'' [http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVFritschCosby904.html]</ref> For this reason, Cosby was highly regarded among [[conservative]]s who feel the same way.<ref name="ref1" /><ref>Murphy, James (April 30, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/28936-bill-cosby-convicted-of-sexual-assault Bill Cosby's Conviction of Sexual Assault Overshadows the Rest of His Life]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 3, 2018.</ref>

Cosby is a [[Protestant]] and has spoken about how important his [[faith]] is to him.<ref>Hensch, Mark (December 15, 2011). [https://www.christianpost.com/news/qa-bill-cosby-talks-family-faith-and-tim-tebow-64962/ Q&A: Bill Cosby Talks Family, Faith and Tim Tebow]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved May 6, 2018.</ref> He angered many people when he voiced criticism of the [[African-American]] community's acceptance of single-parent households, high crime and imprisonment rates and other problems. He has also said black people in America should not blame white people for the problems black people face today. He said that they should take personal responsibility and better themselves through education and hard work, rather than becoming parents at an early age.<ref name="ref1">National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans. ''Thank You, Bill Cosby, For Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time'' [http://www.nationalcenter.org/P21NVFritschCosby904.html]</ref> For this reason, Cosby was highly regarded among [[conservative]]s who feel the same way.<ref name="ref1" /><ref>Murphy, James (April 30, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/28936-bill-cosby-convicted-of-sexual-assault Bill Cosby's Conviction of Sexual Assault Overshadows the Rest of His Life]. ''The New American''. Retrieved May 3, 2018.</ref>

Cosby has been accused of [[sexual assault]] and [[sexual harassment]] by many women. Cosby has pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> On June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction of him that occurred from a retrial on April 26, 2018, and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  

According to [[Wikipedia]],

{{quotebox-float|"In a 2008 interview, Cosby mentioned Philadelphia; Atlanta; Chicago; Detroit; Oakland, California; and Springfield, Massachusetts among the cities where crime was high and young African-American men were being murdered and jailed in disproportionate numbers. Cosby stood his ground against criticism and affirmed that African-American parents were continuing to fail to inculcate proper standards of moral behavior.[100]

 

Cosby's vocal social comments led to the unsealing of documents in a previous civil suit by a woman who had accused Cosby of sexual assault...<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby#Political_views</ref>}}

Cosby pleaded not guilty to three charges, and his trial in court began June 5, 2017.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/us/bill-cosby-sex-abuse-hearing Bill Cosby sex abuse hearing]</ref> The first trial ended in a [[hung jury]], and he was [[New trial|retried]] in 2018.<ref>[http://pagesix.com/2017/06/18/cosby-knew-he-would-get-a-hung-jury-all-along/ Cosby knew he would get a hung jury all along]</ref> On June 30, 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] fully reversed a conviction of him that occurred from a retrial on April 26, 2018, and ordered his immediate release without any more retrials.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/television/bill-cosby-guilty-retrial.html Bill Cosby found guilty]</ref>  

Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.

Several universities have revoked honorary degrees awarded to Cosby due to sexual assault allegations, including [[Yale University]] which revoked the first honorary degree in the history of the university.