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Maybe the protesters could do with actually reading their sacred text?
Possibly, but they'd probably come back with some even stranger views than they already hold.
So much for freedom of association...
I actually do think that the BBC did imply more than the Guardian (the only other source I read on this, I admit) that it was more widespread than a group of slightly odd fundamentalists. Most Christians, even the ones that think it's wrong to have gay relationships, aren't opposed to gay rights.
I also think it's naïve to assume - given that Ruth Kelly still holds power over this legislation for now - that the religious groups won't be listened to. They have already succeeded in pushing it back so that the legislation only came into force in N. Ireland this month. I could still be refused a place to stay if I rocked up to a Christian-owned B&B with a girlfriend. I find that quite disgusting, frankly.
That 4 of the 5 bishops in the Lords voted to keep discrimination legal appears to show that:
- those in charge of organised religion are bigoted and out of touch with the faithful at large
- there is no justification whatsoever for keeping bishops in the House of Lords. They should lose their seats
For what's worth the problem is by no means exclusive of the Anglican church. The Catholic Churh is also ruled by bigots and homophobes who are completely out of touch with modern life and with their beliefs and sentiments of the majority of Catholics around the world. I suspect other religions and denominations might have similar problems.
Or the House of Commons ?
It pisses you off