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Dismay as council removes Pride flag in Derbyshire after Christians complain
(www.theguardian.com)
No hate like christian love
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Judy Crook, who runs the bookshop, told the Guardian that, though as “a point of basic Christian belief, we welcome everybody”, they did not want to promote homosexuality and “we’re not happy with the gay rights situation”.
“We have to respect other people’s views. But we didn’t want the flag flying outside our shop.”
She even admits it’s not Christianity saying to hate LGBTQ folk. She’s just a bigot.
did not want to promote homosexuality
It's not a recruitment drive. Looking at a rainbow flag doesn't make you become gay.
People like that need pushing in the sea
We welcome everybody.
Ew, no, not you.
Coincidentally, this is the latest drama on my WoW server:
Sounds like the Alcoholic's Anonymous loophole will work, you just need to decide your higher power is a doorknob or whatever.
Presumably IRL they live in a fairly secular, non theocratic society, so perhaps its their chance to start a virtual cult. Strange that they're non specific about this higher being. Guess I could bring one of my equally fictitious higher beings on one of their fictitious raids.
I thought Christian didn't like world of Warcraft because it promoted demons or something.
It's because when you play a priest you can't mind control young boys.
"We have to respect other people's views, except we don't want to, also we welcome everybody but don't want them to have rights. "
Why doesn't the journalist ask "in what way does this impact your freedom of religion" and then stand there while they tie themselves in knots trying to answer the question.
I'm offended by Christians, but I can live with them. Musn't upset the bigots though, for some reason.
"Not happy with the gay rights situation" is screaming the quiet part at the top of your lungs.
I wonder what rights she takes offense at? Them having any rights at all?
Frankly it's disgusting that we're not allowed to hunt the gays for sport.
Those were the days weren't they? Watching them flamboyantly dancing through the cross hairs of my .22 rifle! This country's gone to the dogs old chap!
Christians are the fucking worst
I look forward to the day when we stop displaying signs that celebrate human execution in public. When those idiots are bleating about "tH1nk 0f tH3 cH1ldr3n" why doesn't that apply to their silly death cult?
Brick the cunts
The new administration has also introduced Christian prayer at the start of its meetings, with a Reform councillor, the group whip Dan Price, saying the UK was a “Christian country”.
Cool.
So are they going to start operating food shelters to feed the poor then? They're Christian after all.
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