For Ash Wednesday, I reminded readers here that the season of Lent is also a “joyful” season, an aspect that should not be ignored. We should never forget though, that it is also a solemn time, above all a time…
Tag Archive for homophobia
French Bishops: “Respect Gay Experience”.
Of the many important elements in the French bishops’ document on the Church and proposals for equal marriage, is a strong emphasis on mutual respect for both sides of the debate – and that includes respect for homosexuals, and their…
Clerical Abuse: Sexual, and Psychological
When we read “clerical abuse”, as we have done so often in recent years, the chances are our minds interpret “Catholic”, “sexual”, and “child”. The problem however, is far wider and deeper than that. The specifically Catholic sexual abuse scandals…
Homophobia and Bigotry: Changing Hearts and Minds
I get a range of comments to posts at QTC, some supportive, some posing useful questions, and some downright hostile. Hostility I tend to publish (I dislike censorship) but ignore. Useful questions and observations I like to respond to (but…
Gay in Uganda – Faith and Sexuality Conference
The challenges to gay Ugandans are severe, and often aggravated by religious groups intent on stoking prejudice and worse. As Chris Morley recently reported, Catholic bishops are now backing the revived bill to criminalize homosexuality, and a government minister (an…
Catholic and Other Faith Schools and Homophobic Bullying – ‘Must Do Much Better’
75% of lesbian, gay and bisexual pupils in faith schools experience homophobic bullying at school, compared to 65% in non-faith schools (Stonewall’s The School Report, 2007 ). Their 2012 School Report, which has just been published, doesn’t give the current…
Catholic Priest and Government Minister’s Homophobia in Uganda
FURTHER UPDATE – Tuesday 3 July There have been further developments – the High Court hearing in Kampala (where LGBT and Human Rights activists took Ugandan Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo to court for shutting down a LGBT rights convention in…
Biblical Marriage
(Found at “Hating for Jesus: NC Pastor Charles L Worley“, at The God Article – one of many superb takedowns of bigotry and hatred masquerading as religion. See also A Wickedly Beautiful Response to NC’s Latest Gay Bashing Minister. And yes,…
Britain needs more gay and religious free speech. Change the law now
Intended to protect us from harassment, the Public Order Act gives the police a free pass for harassing ordinary people. Section 5 of the Public Order Act is criticised by free speech campaigners. I think LGBT Catholics should be joining…
US Catholic hospital refuses to treat gay man living with HIV – God’s Judgement
A gay HIV-positive man is suing a US Catholic hospital in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from Brooklyn, New York, for illegal discrimination against him because he is both gay and has HIV. The…
