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Although the practice of the burning alive of gay men has ceased to be Christian doctrine, the mindset which allowed and celebrated the murder of gay men is still very much alive, as the friends and family of Matthew Shepard, 19, killed by homophobes after being tied to gate posts in a ritualistic crucifixion pose in America in 1998, can testify.
That Christian homophobia is embedded in Jewish homophobia is demonstrated in Colbert King's October 17 Washington Post column which stated that "leaders of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada [are] so vehemently opposed to gays that they urged President Clinton in writing to withdraw funding for the Holocaust Museum for creating an exhibit on gays who were killed in the Holocaust.".
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The murder of a gay couple in America, in 1999 by a Christian religious maniac who claimed "God made me do it" showed that the Bible is still today sanctioning murder of gay men. "We believe men and women should conduct themselves according to the role of their gender in the traditional Christian sense that God intended. Homosexuality is an abomination before God and should be punished by death (Lev. 18:22, 20:13; Rom. 1:24-28, 32; I Cor. 6:9)." |
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He described his bombings of the Black and Asian communities as political, not personal. |
The
most recent and horrific expression of Christian homophobia killing
gay men was exhibited by serial killer David Copeland, when
he described his bombing of the Admiral Duncan Bar, Soho London,
and his killing of gay men as "personal", describing himself
as "a prophet of God, sent to massacre degenerates",
teachings he had absorbed over the Internet, from the American Christian
Right web sites one of which is quoted below. Simon Forbes of Outrage
makes the astonishing claim that the bombing could have been prevented
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We contacted The Churches of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, The Methodist Church and the editor of The Tablet, UK's only Roman Catholic publication, asking them to scrutinise, critique and comment on our theological interpretations. At this time of writing (29/11/02) it has been confirmed that our data are sound and unchallengeable by any of the above. We particularly recommend the following two books as being easily readable by lay people and non-professionals, both setting out clearly and concisely the ancient roots and modern practices denoting homophobia. |
Yale University Press: ISBN 0-300-05924-8
Prof. Byrne Fone: Homophobia (2000)
Metropolitan Books: ISBN 0-8050-4559-7
Homosexuality, intolerance and Christianity
The Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has published a new online edition of a work critically examining controversial views put forward by the late gay Christian scholar John Boswell in 1980, notably the thesis that Christian intolerance of homosexuality is a phenomenon that has developed only in recent centuries.
Now for the first time the full text of 'Homosexuality, Intolerance and Christianity' is freely available on the World Wide Web, with a new preface by John Lauritsen and a short biographical note on each of the authors.
Welcoming the republication, PTT secretary George Broadhead said: "John Boswell's exoneration of the early Christian Church still commands uncritical acceptance among many gay activists - including Christians and non-Christians alike - but Dynes, Johansson and Lauritsen meticulously expose the flaws in Boswell's arguments. We are pleased that we now have the opportunity to make this scholarly analysis available on the Web so that readers can draw their own conclusions."
'Homosexuality, Intolerance, and Christianity' is available here.
The Pink Triangle Trust is a registered charity set up in 1992 by the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA). It publishes the quarterly magazine 'Gay & Lesbian Humanist' and arranges secular Humanist ceremonies for same-sex couples (the alternative to the Christian "blessing") in most parts of the UK.
Activists punched and pushed at Palm Sunday church protest - by Sally Brooks of The Pink Paper 9 April 2004
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were angry scenes on the steps of Westminster Cathedral on Sunday when
gay rights protesters confronted senior Catholics. Cardinal Cormac
Murphy-O’Connor was faced with the protesters, for direct-action
group Outrage, as the Palm Sunday procession entered the central London
cathedral. Protesters waved banners declaring “Catholics! Stop crucifying
queers!” but the Archbishop remained indifferent.
Protester Peter Tatchell said: “Your church protects paedophile priests, while persecuting gay people in loving relationships. You support legal discrimination against gay people and oppose gay equality and human rights.”
The Cardinal’s aides pushed through the peaceful protesters who reported being manhandled, punched and pushed to the ground. Some congregants taunted Outrage members as “sick” and “unnatural” and tore placards from their hands. The gay campaigners were protesting about the Vatican’s blocking of a UN vote last week which would have condemned homophobic discrimination and the imprisonment, torture and murder of gay people.
Tatchell said: “It mobilised the Islamic countries to block the vote in the UN Human Rights Commission. By stopping this vote, the Catholic Church is colluding with the persecution of gay people worldwide.” Homosexuality is still illegal in over 70 countries, and in seven Islamic states homosexuals face the death penalty.
In February the Vatican backed suggestions that gay children should be “commanded” to undergo psychiatric treatment and last year the Pope said same-sex relationships were “without any social value”. A spokesperson for Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor blamed the activists for the violence that erupted. He added: “We spend an enormous amount of our ministry with gay people. Their protest undermines that.”
In the past month, the number of cases of violence and attacks
against LGBT people in Serbia is reported to be increased as well as the
intensity of the expressing negative attitude and hatred and the
willingness for organized oppression towards LGBTs is shown to be greater
than before. Read the full story.
Black Island African Homophobia (West Indies and Caribbean)
The Deadly Black Disease
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| “If yuh nuh chi chi (queer) man wave yuh right hand and (NO!!!)/If yuh nuh lesbian wave yuh right hand and (NO!!!)Some bwoy will go a jail fi kill man tun bad man chi chi man!!" | “Battyman fi dead!/Please mark we word/Gimme tha tech-nine/Shoot dem like bird”. | “Shot batty bwoy, my big gun boom”. (Shoot queers, my big gun goes boom)." | “Log on and step pon chi chi (queer)
man/Dance wi a dance and a bun (burn) out a freaky (queer) man…/Step
pon him like a old cloth/A dance wi a dance and a crush out dem…/do
di walk, mek mi see the light and di torch dem fass”. |
“From dem a drink inna chi chi (queer) man bar/Blaze di fire mek we dun dem!!!!Dun dem!!!!…/Rat tat tat every chi chi man dem haffi get flat…/Chi chi man fi dead and dat's a fact”. | ||||
Jamaican Music stars demand the murder of gays
Jamaican music star Beenie Man, who has co-released a hit single with Janet Jackson, has demanded the murder of gays and lesbians on the lyrics of his best selling reggae songs and thereby encited violence in both the Carribbean and Britain. Read the article and so-called apology.
Anti-Gay Rapper Could Face Prosecution - Jamaican rapper Beenie Man could face criminal prosecution in Britain for lyrics which appear to incite violence against homosexuals.
Beenie Man bounced from tour - Reggae star Beenie Man has been dropped from a US tour after sponsors took offence at his homophobic lyrics
Trinidad and Tobago Express Journalist damns Beenie Man - Read the article here.
Puma threatens sponsorship withdrawal over anti-gay reggae row - The singers at the centre of a campaign to rid homophobic lyrics from music are set to face added pressure today, with both UK police and sports clothing giant Puma threatening them to tone down their songs.
Reggae In The Park pulled - The troubled build-up to this month's Reggae In The Park has finally resulted in the cancellation of the festival, amid furious criticism from gay pressure groups.
Guide gets lost - a letter which appeared in the Pink Paper 17 September 2004 commenting on the Guardian Guide.
Venues to be pressured to cancel reggae hate artist’s British concerts - article from Pink Paper 17 September 2004
Gay Jamaica News & Reports 1999-2004 - Fear and loathing in the Islands
Out of the Black closet - IT'S CARIBANA TIME, but black gays who have to endure their community's hostility don't have much to celebrate.
Reggae fight will go on despite warnings activists will be gunned down by Yardies - Pink Paper article
Buju Banton concert axed in Manchester 22 September 2004 - From Outrage
Chilling call to murder as music attacks gays - taken from Guardian Unlimted
Burn all White people - taken from Outrage
Words that inspire the killer
deeds - Guardian Unlimted
Sizzla denied visa - taken from Outrage
Gay rights don't exist - taken from Outrage
Pride and prejudice - Jamaica's dancehall stars refuse to apologise for songs that encourage the murder of gay people.