Comments on: Christians protest Glasgay play

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:55:54 +0000

Bobbob – I’m certainly not with my ironies

barriejohn – Yes, like homosexuals

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:54:44 +0000

You mean like homosexuals, Stuart?

By: Stuart W

Stuart W — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:11 +0000

The irony here – as first brought up by a columnist whose name I have forgotten following the ‘Lynette Burrows incident’ – is that calling just one innocent person a ‘pervert’ really is cause for legal action i.e. slander/ defamation. Using the word to tar a whole minority group, on the other hand, is perfectly above board.

By: Bobbob

Bobbob — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:41 +0000

I find Stuarts comments ironic in light of a comments often posted by muslims following the motoons fall out that Europeans would not criticise jesus in the same manner.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:46 +0000

I’d say that Islam gets more than its fair share of criticism (especially when you take into account the far smaller population of muslims, and the far smaller influence of the religion, in this country) – albeit a lot of it for the wrong reasons.

Mediawatchwatch regularly covers stories where people are criticising Islam, or doing something that some Muslims find offensive, and I don’t see any evidence that people are unwilling to do such things.

By: j.r.

j.r. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:23:41 +0000

we are witnessing a disproportionate ridiculing … of Christianity

I think this is because we live in a christian country, not just because muslims are scary or something.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:37:29 +0000

“gathering in his frock” ROFL classic.

There is a a general feeling amongst Christians, that proposed ‘equality’ laws both in the UK and EU will make some more equal than others.

Also the atheists are right to be worried by a move by the ‘Organization of the Islamic Conference’ to introduce a U.N. Resolution banning “defamation” of religion, which will usher in a global ‘blasphemy’ law.

We seem to live in a world of, ‘if in doubt, legislate’.

These laws will only favour certain groups ultimately and anyone should be free to defame a religion or a sexual lifestyle if they so choose and all folks should be grown up enough and secure in their identity and beliefs to rise above it (and that goes for everyone by the way).

No matter how many laws they enact trying to legislate against ‘hate’ or ‘offense’ crimes, we will still live in a world that has hatred and offense.

I think, that if I want say, that I believe that a gay lifestyle is sinful, then I should be free to do so and equally if someone wants to picket outside my church and say that I am an intolerant, narrow-minded bigot, they should also be free to do so.

All legislation in favour of one group over another is wrong and the Law should be beneficial for the majority, not a minority group.

ps I love this blog and have become a follower.

By: barriejohn

barriejohn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:17:05 +0000

You’re making a bit more sense as you go on, Stuart! I think most of us would agree that there is a lot of pussyfooting around Islam, for various reasons, but it’s going a bit far to claim that there is “a legal clampdown” on Christianity.

BTW I used to be a Christian, and I do seem to remember something or other about him “gathering in his frock”!!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:57:18 +0000

Hi Angela, your point is valid and I agree.

I am an advocate of faith organisations being privately self-funded. If they cannot be privately self-funded, then perhaps they shouldn’t exist at all.

By: Angela_K

Angela_K — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:55:13 +0000

Stuart, you mention public funding – several times in fact. So what about the millions of public money, tax concessions etc given to all religions in the UK, many of which use this money to promote hatred. Not fair on the non-believers is it?