John McGuirk

Conservative. Nationalist. Likes Cake.

Tag: Gay rights

I’m proud of my Pope today.

I can’t help wondering this morning whether my parents unwittingly had me baptised into some kind of pan-global Ku Klux Klan, such is the poison and venom that has been directed at the Holy Father for his comments about the UK’s equality laws.
Where to start? One could point out that debates about religious liberty are [...]

Tullow Oil investing in Uganda

Canuckjacq over on LezGetReal highlights the decision by Irish company Tullow Oil to invest over a billion Euro in Ugandan oil interests. The company has made the decision at a time when Uganda is considering a bill which, at worst, could see gay people executed by the State.
I’ve never been anything other than an advocate [...]

Incitement to hatred at the NYT

I suggest that people read this article from the New York Times.
Awful, isn’t it? Now ask yourself – how many primary sources were there in that article? How many quotes from the evil evangelicals themselves, outlining their teachings in a way that makes it clear that said teachings incite hatred?
Take this quote:
“Now we really have [...]

A victory for the Gays.

Gay rights groups are crowing at the news that the European Commission (who, it bears repeating, nobody elected) is forcing the British Government to end those exemptions from equality legislation which permit Churches and religious groupings to use sexuality as a factor in choosing whom they employ.
Says Peter Tatchell:
“This ruling is a significant victory for [...]