The Brits are at it again
Trying to criminalize criticism of homsexuality:
"Church of England bishops are on a collision course with the government over its plans to amend the incitement to hatred laws, claiming they will stifle what they believe is legitimate criticism of homosexual lifestyles. In what is being portrayed in some parliamentary quarters as a battle for free speech, a coalition of Anglican bishops, Conservative peers, Labour malcontents and leading crossbenchers have united to block the proposals.
Last year’s Criminal Justice and Immigration Act created the criminal offence of “incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation”. But a group of peers, led by the Tory Lord Waddington, forced the government to accept an amendment stipulating that people should not be taken to court for stating that homosexual sex is wrong or for trying to persuade gay people to remain celibate. The clause read: “The discussion or criticism of sexual conduct or practices or the urging of persons to refrain from or modify such conduct or practices shall not be taken of itself to be threatening or intended to stir up hatred.”
Now a new clause inserted in the Coroners and Justice Bill would see this defence dropped. The majority of the Church of England’s bishops are believed to oppose dropping the defence, although there have been dissenters. “Our view is, if it isn’t broke don’t mend it,” a church spokesman said. “This is about freedom of speech and avoiding unnecessary police investigations.”
The Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Right Rev George Cassidy, told parliament last week “that people should be protected from inflammatory and intimidating behaviour towards them on the basis of their sexual orientation”. However, he added: “Our concern is with the potential application of the law to restrict legitimate discussion and expression of opinion about sexual ethics and sexual behaviour.”
Christian groups complain the current laws have already resulted in people being investigated for criticising homosexual lifestyles and claim more will be prosecuted if the amendment becomes law. They point to cases such as that of Kwabena Peat, a north London history teacher, who was dismissed for complaining that a staff away day was used to promote homosexual lifestyles...
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This appears to be the same thing radical gay activists have been doing here in the US, to get themselves legislated into a special class of citizen with laws and protections above and beyond those afforded the rest of society.
For a long time here in the US, gays and their liberal supporters have used inflated numbers and outright lies to bolster their claims of "harassment and persecution". The result has been that our corrupt politicians, always willing to pander to the loudest whiners, invented "hate crime" laws which are in fact, anti-free speech and discriminate against non-gays.
"Government gets it's power from the weakness of the people."
mmm - I guess the Church of England would just love, and have no comment at all, about a law giving free reign to criticism of the Anglican "life-style". !!
Anon 3:56
You are obviously not resident in the U.K.
It is open season on the Christian religion within the UK , whereas any Chritian public employee that dares object to homosexual lifstyles is sacked for breaching for doing so .
Be warned America YOU are now sliding down the same abyss as we in the UK have already done so - an overmighty government runs the Auto industry and anyone that dares oppose the regime is deamonised by a complient media
WAKE UP AMERICA
Of all the religions, jews are by far, the most tolerent of homosexuality.
And Geoffrey, thanks for the warning, but it comes too late.
"Of all the religions, jews are by far, the most tolerent of homosexuality."
----Well, there's also the Unitarians, Quakers, and plenty of liberal denominations among christiandom, not to mention the schism in the Presbyterian Church.
That only results in declining memberships. No religion which endorses homosexuality as we see it today lasts long anyway.
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