Friday, 4th of August, 2006

Here’s something rather troubling. The Gay Police Association in the UK were so concerned about the increase in “very serious homophobic incidents on the grounds and justification of religious belief” that they took out an advertisement in the Independent’s Diversity supplement in June. Certainly the ad contained some strong imagery, “depicting a Bible beside a pool of blood under the heading ‘In the name of the father’”.
Christian groups have gone mad over it. To the extent that the Metropolitan Police are investigating “whether the advert constitutes a faith crime”. Say what? Whaaaat? See, this is where you get when you create legislation stopping people from criticising religion. You’re protecting one set of minority groups over others. Choice quote from some Christian cop:

He stresses that while he wishes to say nothing against the GPA - with whom he says they have good working relationships - “we are getting to a position where, to state any position contrary to the GPA position, is homophobic.”

Not like those Christians, who start Metropolitan Police investigations and call for the chairman of the Gay Police Association to resign as soon as their oh-so-frail belief system is challenged. *sigh* Look forward to the Spanish Inquisition, coming soon to a free, democratic, open society near you.

Via Ophelia Benson.

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