March 15, 2007

Criminalise lesbianism, say Church leaders

Yawning Bread said:

Firstly, the language used does not include the word "homosexuality", let alone "homosexual orientation". Instead it deploys spin, speaking of "homosexual lifestyle", thus suggesting that homosexual orientation is not integral to a person and reversible, much like other lifestyle matters, e.g. consuming too much transfat or wearing tinted contact lenses. I'm sure I don't have to repeat that such a view flies in the face of scientific consensus today. This deliberate framing of the issue in such scientifically unsupported terms immediately renders the integrity of the statement-makers -- church leaders donning the cloak of moral guides -- suspect.

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Yet another instance of how ONE religion wants to force feed its beliefs on an entire country."

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Would Christians like Little Mermaid bother or dare to speak out if their churches/congregations agitate for these laws?

That might have been possible in the 70s before the church was co-opted into the polity. Theres a good reason why most churches make a public display of their patriotism every August. No educated person wants to spend a wonderful Sunday behind bars
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