Gay Humanist charity slams Christian positions on homosexuality as: “Preposterous”
Commenting on Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester’s call on homosexuals to repent and “be changed”, George Broadhead, secretary of the gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust, said: “The Bishop’s homophobic outburst is hardly surprising given that he has repeatedly spoken and voted against gay human rights in the House of Lords, defending homophobic laws like the unequal age of consent, criticising civil partnership legislation and opposing IVF fertility treatment for lesbian couples.
“Predictably, the bishop defended his view by referring to the deity saying: ‘We believe that God has revealed his purpose about how we are made. People who depart from this don’t share the same faith. They are acting in a way that is not normative according to what God has revealed in the Bible.’ Equally predicable is the view of Christian apologists for homosexuality like the Revd Dr Giles Fraser, the president of the Inclusive Church, who said: ‘Homosexuality is not a sin. It is the way many people love each other and is a gift from God.’
“Of course these positions can’t both be right, and in any case they are preposterous since neither protagonist can prove that the deity exists, let alone what he/she/it thinks about homosexuality.
“What is really reprehensible, however, is that ghastly homophobes like the Bishop of Rochester are permitted to sit, as of right, in the House of Lords and influence our legislation.”
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Monday, 6 July 2009
“Preposterous”
Further to Andy’s blog entry earlier today, copied below is the press release I issued in my capacity as secretary of the Pink Triangle Trust.
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As always, George, you have hit the nail on the head. That's exactly the point, that such nutters have so much influence and power.
ReplyDeleteWell done George.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I find it's very easy to confuse Christian fundamentalists by asking them with a straight face and earnest look to explain where in the New Testament it says that Christ was a heterosexual.
It can be 5 minutes before the penny drops!