tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184499599312552350.post5782886284980648494..comments2023-10-18T11:41:03.019+01:00Comments on Pink Triangle: Religion versus reality – againPink Trianglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643436823037952744noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9184499599312552350.post-50866603626708141542008-10-26T14:01:00.000+00:002008-10-26T14:01:00.000+00:00I suppose an 'obvious answer' that's going to be g...I suppose an 'obvious answer' that's going to be given when we object to this behaviour is that if more gays, humanists, muslims....whatever..volunteer for groups like Relate there'd be counsellors to suit all and in turn the counsellors could indicate stuff they're uncomfortable with - not a real answer of course, as you can never know who's going to be 'on call' when a particular case comes up and each counsellor should be able to deal with anything in a crisis. <BR/>But I also think another problem is what happens in smaller communities when the Christian mafia gain local control of groups like this. In my area their hidden grip on anything from Relate, Cruse, the Samaritans and more worryingly government liason bodies, means that no-one from outside their little circle gets past the private vetting.<BR/>It's a vicious circle - Christians claim in public non-Christians don't match religious voluntary efforts, while privately ensuring they cannot volunteer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com