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Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
71. Cross-posted from another thread
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 02:29 PM
Jun 2016

Yeah, those modern-day Catholics sure have cleaned up their act, eh?




https://76crimes.com/2012/06/12/in-reversal-catholic-church-backs-kill-the-gays-bill/

The Catholic Church in Uganda has apparently changed its position on the country’s so-called “Kill the Gays” bill, calling on parliament to pass the measure.

The Ugandan Daily Monitor newspaper reported that Catholics joined in that new stance at the recent ecumenical conference organized by the Uganda Joint Christian Council, which represents Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Bishops at the conference urged the parliamentary committee that is studying the bill to approve it and send it to the House. They said the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Law is needed in response to “an attack on the Bible and the institution of marriage,” the newspaper reported.

Clergy approving that stance included archbishops Henry Luke Orombi (Anglican), Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (Roman Catholic) and Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga (Orthodox).


http://dangerousminds.net/comments/catholic_church_endorses_murder_as_pope_blesses_ugandas_kill_the_gays_minis




Via Joe My God:

Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who last month promised the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act as a “Christmas gift to Christians,” yesterday appeared in Vatican City to receive the motherfucking blessing of the Pope. From the website of the Uganda Parliament:

Kadaga who led a delegation of Ugandan legislators to the Vatican expressed delight at meeting the Pope and visiting St Peter’s Basilicca. “I think this is a moment that cannot be repeated. We have been reading about him, hearing stories about St.Peter’s Basilica but now we are here physically. I think it is something that I will remember all my life. Its a very great moment and I thank God for this opportunity,” she said minutes after meeting the Pope. The Speaker dedicated to all Ugandans readings from the book of St. Mark which the Pope quoted in several languages during the Vatican mass.

And there you have it. A blessing from the Pope upon the woman who wants you executed. It can’t get any plainer than that, can it?





The modern day Catholic Church is as violently homophobic as it's ever been. The new pope may preach tolerance, but he has made inflammatory comments about gay and transgender people that only lead to more discrimination, slander and abuse.

Nearly ALL Abrahamic-based faiths are hate-filled shit shows then AND now.

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"Tis a gift to be simple" is a fine song, guillaumeb Jun 2016 #1
Riiiiiight. Because Persia has NO record of doing such things. Coventina Jun 2016 #2
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #6
You were the one insinuating that England and Israel were somehow unique in that regard. Coventina Jun 2016 #7
Incorrect on your part. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #10
You are adorable! I answered your question, but you didn't like the answer. Coventina Jun 2016 #14
You don't think some leftynyc Jun 2016 #12
Matthew Shepard lived in a country that has no such laws. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #16
Are you kidding me? leftynyc Jun 2016 #18
That you ignore most of what I said is interresting. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #21
You want me to pick apart leftynyc Jun 2016 #46
+100000 AntiBank Jun 2016 #90
Nice avoidance. Almost classical in its totality. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #96
Yes, of course leftynyc Jun 2016 #104
So you also attack Orthodox Jews who attack women in Jerusalem? guillaumeb Jun 2016 #105
ABSOLUTELY leftynyc Jun 2016 #108
Then you are consistent. I have no reason to doubt you. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #111
On guns we agree leftynyc Jun 2016 #124
Naive at best... TipTok Jun 2016 #123
do you honestly not believe Tsiyu Jun 2016 #32
So what? leftynyc Jun 2016 #44
So what. Tsiyu Jun 2016 #62
What do ANY of those heinous crimes leftynyc Jun 2016 #79
Laws change Tsiyu Jun 2016 #113
You can stop shoving words in leftynyc Jun 2016 #125
Maybe in your state Tsiyu Jun 2016 #127
No - we will never be as bad leftynyc Jun 2016 #128
No, we kill people for selling loosie cigarettes Tsiyu Jun 2016 #130
Yawn leftynyc Jun 2016 #131
Pat pat Tsiyu Jun 2016 #134
Yes, the U.S. IS less homophobic and misogynistic because the hatred is not codified in law FrodosPet Jun 2016 #61
And it is IN SPITE of Christianity, not because of it. dbackjon Jun 2016 #68
This^^^^ and this and again this... Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #77
There are African countries where American Christians have been actively Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #45
Yes, I know leftynyc Jun 2016 #48
Why do you accuse me of "deflecting" from treatment of women under Islam Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #58
You obviously don't know me AT ALL leftynyc Jun 2016 #78
I think that every post about Islam should just simply end with: But Christians! Coventina Jun 2016 #84
This thread was about "Abrahamic religions" followed by a list of cities. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #106
It was about Abrahamic religions in the context of homosexuality, and whether the three treat Coventina Jun 2016 #107
This is what I was pointing out. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #110
I absolutely do not give Christians a pass, in Uganda or anywhere else. Coventina Jun 2016 #112
I don't know YOU, anymore than you know me, but Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #100
Actually, it's about leftynyc Jun 2016 #102
Actually, many ethnic Iranians chose to refer to themselves as "Persians".... moriah Jun 2016 #57
Pointing out obvious shit is now islamophobic? Quantess Jun 2016 #60
You have shown your true colors. Quantess Jun 2016 #115
So someone who tells the truth lancer78 Jun 2016 #120
Iran has killing gays leftynyc Jun 2016 #3
Yep King_David Jun 2016 #4
And I will be here to point out the latent and overt Islamophobia guillaumeb Jun 2016 #8
Yawn leftynyc Jun 2016 #15
Are you including the US in that group? guillaumeb Jun 2016 #17
Do we have laws leftynyc Jun 2016 #19
People in the US are killed all the time for gender difference. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #23
Do you think some countries are better for LGBT people than others? oberliner Jun 2016 #25
Some countries are generally more hospitable. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #31
Spain, Germany, and Canada seem to top most lists in terms of being LGBTQ friendly oberliner Jun 2016 #33
But Spain and Germany historically have other prejudices. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #35
Understood oberliner Jun 2016 #39
Good luck keeping up with the goalposts! Coventina Jun 2016 #38
No goalpost moving here oberliner Jun 2016 #40
Do you recall what the Germans were getting up to within living memory? Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #54
Certainly fundamentalist Christianity could be one of the factors oberliner Jun 2016 #55
You Cannot Differentiate Between State Sanctioned Killing. . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2016 #28
You see the difference only because you're an anti-Islamic bigot. Coventina Jun 2016 #30
Ayup, that's how it goes. n/t trotsky Jun 2016 #99
A good lesson whatthehey Jun 2016 #5
I'd imagine safety is predicated more on government than on faith LanternWaste Jun 2016 #9
well, what is govenment predicated on? gov't, faith, and culture are intertwined. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #119
Because we've all been to Kabul and Teheran. closeupready Jun 2016 #11
Who are "those" ? yellowcanine Jun 2016 #13
In what year? trotsky Jun 2016 #20
Do all those cities allow gay marriage? Gay adoption? Spousal rights in case of sickness/injury? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #22
That's a fairly extreme evasion of the subject matter. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #26
Shhh...don't harsh their buzz. Behind the Aegis Jun 2016 #34
Like how the OP avoided noticing that some Middle Eastern societies, male friends hold hands? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #93
The OP was clearly trying to highlight Jewish and Christian cities as "good." They're not. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #91
Said only by those who are allowed to hold hands. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #63
So the gay rights movement just STOPS until everyone everywhere can hold hands? BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #92
The concept of "official state religion" varies widely among those six. KamaAina Jun 2016 #24
And that's not unrelated to the subject matter either. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #27
A scam that give the C of E seats in the legislature muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #37
Orthodox Moscow conspicuously absent from list jberryhill Jun 2016 #29
You'd need to check with the local customs muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #36
I think they are POTENTIALLY equally bad gollygee Jun 2016 #41
I think it may have more to do with Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #42
i would say MariaThinks Jun 2016 #43
You're making a false comparison Buzz cook Jun 2016 #47
Tel Aviv King_David Jun 2016 #59
And yet there is this and more. Buzz cook Jun 2016 #64
Oh , now you're talking about Jerusalem. King_David Jun 2016 #65
Google gave me that as the first hit. Buzz cook Jun 2016 #70
Yes and so ? From your link: King_David Jun 2016 #95
You indicated a belief that Tel Aviv Buzz cook Jun 2016 #97
Nope - There's nowhere in the world that's never had an assault on Gays King_David Jun 2016 #101
Amsterdam has become one of the most dangerous places for Gays... Why do you think that is ? King_David Jun 2016 #69
I traveled through the Netherlands a few years back. Coventina Jun 2016 #72
Amsterdam used to be a gay paradise.... King_David Jun 2016 #74
The comments for that article say it all....... Coventina Jun 2016 #75
Read this article: King_David Jun 2016 #82
Horrific: "Gallop found literally no British Muslims who would say that homosexuality was morally Coventina Jun 2016 #87
Exactly King_David Jun 2016 #94
pretty much. nt TheFrenchRazor Jun 2016 #121
The article doesn't give enough information Buzz cook Jun 2016 #73
Can We Finally Talk About Muslim Homophobia in Britain? King_David Jun 2016 #80
Without doing any research, I would guess Tel Aviv has the most liberal gay rights laws on that list tritsofme Jun 2016 #49
The UK and Ireland both have more protections for LGBT people than Israel. DemocraticWing Jun 2016 #53
So, CoE, invented to allow divorce, wins? REP Jun 2016 #50
Vatican City is probably the answer. Lots of homophobes of all kinds in all the cities. DemocraticWing Jun 2016 #51
Gonna say Dublin or the Vatican. linuxman Jun 2016 #52
you got us there treestar Jun 2016 #56
Please be honest dbackjon Jun 2016 #66
the OP statement says more about a person making it 6chars Jun 2016 #67
Cross-posted from another thread Tsiyu Jun 2016 #71
That was Pope Benedict, who expressed opposition to that law, which was struck down in 2014, Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #83
And it was the modern day church, not the Crusades as you so smugly Tsiyu Jun 2016 #114
Try the Gospels instead of the "Bobble". Read what Jesus actually said and did (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #116
Take your condescension to church with you Tsiyu Jun 2016 #117
They are equally susceptible to demagoguery and abuse. randome Jun 2016 #76
All of these countries have religious zealots! Silver_Witch Jun 2016 #81
I don't think there is much of a link between rape and religion, Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #86
Yeah, please show me links where RAPE VICTIMS get arrested for "sex out of marriage" in Jewish or Coventina Jun 2016 #89
no here we just pretend the rape never happened Tsiyu Jun 2016 #118
Oh GOOD, let's fight some MORE! elleng Jun 2016 #85
Would DU be better if people only posted threads that everyone agrees with 100%? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #88
It might be better if people on DU would actually free themselves from guillaumeb Jun 2016 #103
Judging by the "a pox on ALL religion" posts, Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #109
Queer-friendly mosque afraid to publish its address -- in Toronto Dems to Win Jun 2016 #98
I am from secular, vibrant, and uber-European Dublin anamnua Jun 2016 #122
Christianity is more insidious and subtle in its bigotry. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #126
How about: they're all bad enough? brooklynite Jun 2016 #129
I condemn all gay-hating organizations equally. Iggo Jun 2016 #132
Religions take turns at who is being the worst at the time MillennialDem Jun 2016 #133
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