Comments on: Muslims for free expression

By: Steven Webster

Steven Webster — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:22:44 +0000

I find it hilarious that a group of muslims find it “bizare”, that making abusive comments about a minority group could land them in trouble. The CPS have a right to look into a crime. If someone were to denounce Islam they would be the first to complain and to demand legal protection.

Being homosexual is not unhealthy, nor does it spread disease. Unsafe sex is unhealthy. Unsafe sex spreads disease. Hetrosexual sex is the main spreader of STIs. Not gay sex. This man needs to research his facts before he attacks a gay people.

He has caused offence to the gay community. Using religion to justify this makes it worse. I agree with free speech, but if it violates the law of the land he must accept the consequences.

By: Shaun Hollingworth

Shaun Hollingworth — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:31:43 +0000

It seems to me, that they believe the only people who should be entitled to free expression are religious people. The irritating thing is that the PC brigade would probably support this.

If they want to condemn and ridicule gays, and others, none religious people should be able to make fun of, ridicule, and condemn religion. Religion is stupid anyway.

By: G. Tingey

G. Tingey — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:39:30 +0000

“Because they can’t all be hypocrites. Can they?”

OH YES, THEY CAN!

and What is even more worrying….

THEY’RE BEHIND YOU!

Not funny at all, actually – I dread the religious hatred bill – I don’t want to go to prison ……

By: Andrew Nixon

Andrew Nixon — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:05:05 +0000

All Britons, whether they are in favour of homosexuality or not, should be allowed to freely express their views in an atmosphere free of intimidation or bullying.

That’s exactly what the letter quoted in the original post says. No argument from any of us on here. The problem is that the signatories to that letter have not shown the same courtesey to those who wish to express their views on religion.

By: jamal

jamal — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:58:17 +0000

All Britons, whether they are in favour of homosexuality or not, should be allowed to freely express their views in an atmosphere free of intimidation or bullying.

By: Monitor

Monitor — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:41:25 +0000

Thanks, Andrew. The birthday escaped my notice, too! I hope you’re right about there being no need for a second birthday this time next year. But I doubt it.

By: Andrew Nixon

Andrew Nixon — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:15:50 +0000

Probably not the right place for this one, but I just noticed now, that yesterday was this sites 1st birthday!

So happy birthday to the site, and in some ways, I hope there is no need for a second birthday, and all these idiots covered here will disapear this year.

By: stuart

stuart — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:06:09 +0000

Further to the two Andys comments – it ain’t so long since Christian authority took a similar view on some heterosexual marriages, so we can be thoroughly underwhelmed by their arguments about gays – which,incidentally, when you do the research, also strongly resemble the arguments and methods being used against mixed race heterosexual marriages a century ago.
For example, when my Mum(born into a staunch Catholic family) and Dad (likewise but a Sally Army family)got married in the middle of the 20th century, her Dad couldn’t attend the wedding or recognise the marriage because his priest told him he’d be following my excommunicated Mum to hell if he did.
If that isn’t ‘undermining the key institution of marriage’ I’d be hard pressed to find a better example! Thankfully, if anything it had the effect of strengthening their marriage, though unsurprisingly giving me enough cynicism about ‘religious morality’ to last a lifetime. I was damned before I was born, so why would I worry about what priests say!

By: Andy A

Andy A — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:28:25 +0000

It’s always annoyed – and perplexed – me, too. I just don’t see how the marriage of one pair of people is going to undermine the marriage of the other pair of people next door. When I was in a same-sex relationship, I don’t recall that the pair-bonding of any given couple among my hettie pals was undermining my own. The mind blogs.

By: Andrew Nixon

Andrew Nixon — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 22:13:02 +0000

the undermining of the key institution of marriage in Britain today

This has often annoyed me. If your marriage is going to be undermined by two other people getting married, then you’re obviously not comitted enough to be married.