Scottish Cardinal Fights Homosexuality in the Schools
CARDINAL SPARKS OUTRAGE AFTER CALLING HOMOSEXUALITY
"A PERVERSION"
GLASGOW (CWNews.com) - Scotland's Cardinal Thomas Winning
came under fire yesterday after he branded homosexuality a
"perversion."
Speaking in support of businessman Brian Souter who has
offered millions of British pounds to help fight the repeal
of Clause 28 -- the so-called anti-homosexual law -- the
cardinal said: "I deplore homosexual acts."
"I hesitate to use the word perversion but let's face up to
the truth," he said. "What pains me is that the silent
majority are so silent that the silence is deafening. I
wish to God they would speak up. But when you do say
something about it, you are accused of homophobia which is
absolute rubbish."
He added, "I have no objection to anybody. I'm supposed to
love my neighbor and I try to do that as much as I can. But
I will not stand for this kind of behavior which is now
being regarded as wholesome and healthy."
He continued: "Homosexuality is promoted every day. It's
promoted by people who are on the streets, it's promoted by
people who are attracted to others. We only need to look at
some of the pamphlets available to see just exactly what is
in place to put into schools. I am concerned that children
might be converted by some of the literature. There's no
doubt about it."
Several British trade unions have advised members to
boycott Stagecoach buses, the company owned by Souter and
to avoid using Virgin trains and planes in which Souter is
a major shareholder.
But Cardinal Winning said such action was "unacceptable"
and added: "I deplore the witch-hunt they have started
against him."
Peter Tatchell, leader of gay rights group OutRage!,
accused Cardinal Winning of championing discrimination. "He
is acting like the leaders of the Afrikaner Church in South
Africa during the apartheid regime," he told today's Times
newspaper. "They advocated discrimination against black
people. He is supporting discrimination against gay and
lesbian people. The cardinal is storing up prejudice and
intolerance. His scaremongering is provoking false fears
and worries."
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THE "outrage" is the promotion of "sexual perversion" as an alternative
lifestyle. God bless this Cardinal for speaking out. Where are the rest?
- Gary Morella
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* SCOTTISH CARDINAL CALLS FOR CLAUSE 28 SUPPORT IN ENGLAND
* COALITION OF CHRISTIANS CALL FOR MORE SEXUAL FREEDOM
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SCOTTISH CARDINAL CALLS FOR CLAUSE 28 SUPPORT IN ENGLAND
GLASGOW (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Thomas Winning has called
on English Christians to join his crusade against the
repeal of Section 28 of the Local Government Act which
would allow school children to be taught about
homosexuality in the classroom.
Writing in today's Daily Telegraph, he said he was
"genuinely horrified" by health promotion leaflets which
lead children into role-playing homosexual scenarios. "It
is a pity that, in today's society, anyone who raises
concerns about this issue is regarded as homophobic," said
the cardinal. "To accuse Christians of homophobia is to
insult and demean us. However, homosexual acts are
inherently wrong and the homosexual way of life should not
be presented as the moral equivalent of marriage and family
life."
Cardinal Winning was promoting the Scottish Churches
campaign against repeal of Section 28 and asked why there
was such a "strange silence" on the subject in England and
Wales. "I cannot believe that Christians south of the
border are any less concerned than those living north of
Gretna," he said.
Cardinal Winning continued: "I have already made it clear
that the Catholic Church, for its part, will allow no
material promoting homosexual acts to be admitted into the
classrooms of Catholic schools in Scotland. And lest it be
argued that such a position condemns confused teenagers to
a life of misery, remember that Section 28 does not prevent
the discussion of homosexuality, nor the counseling of
teenagers confused about their sexuality. What Section 28
does is to prevent the promotion of homosexuality as a
pretended family relationship."
He added, "That is why it is so important for all who are
worried about the danger of homosexual proselytism to speak
up -- and to speak up quickly. To do nothing is silently to
consent. In the face of an increasingly militant and vocal
'gay rights' campaign. The United Kingdom needs the
protection offered by Section 28."
The Rt. Rev John Cairns, head of the Church of Scotland,
yesterday said Cardinal Winning was being "governed by his
own feelings" and accused him of leading "an unbalanced
discussion."
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Is the Church of Scotland Christian? Judging by the comments of the
Rt. Rev John Cairns, I don't believe so. How can he make such a statement?
He and all the Churches of the world should be in solidarity with the
Cardinal Archbishop of Glasgow.
- Gary L. Morella
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COALITION OF CHRISTIANS CALL FOR MORE SEXUAL FREEDOM
NEW YORK (CWNews.com) - A coalition of 850 mostly liberal
clergy and other religious leaders issued a statement on
Tuesday calling for all religions to allow same-sex
marriages, homosexual clergy, open access to abortion and
contraception, and sex education at all ages.
The statement was signed by the retired leader of the
Episcopal Church, the presidents of the United Church of
Christ and Unitarian Universalist Association, presidents
or deans at 15 Protestant seminaries, and numerous theology
teachers, but not by any Catholic, Evangelical, black
Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Mormon, Buddhist, Hindu, or
Muslim leaders.
"For too long the only voices in the public square on
religion and sexuality have been the anti-sexuality
pronouncements of the religious right," said Debra Haffner,
president of the Sexuality Information and Education Council
of the US, a secular organization.
While members of 25 different denominations signed the
declaration, about half were from the United Church, the
Unitarian Universalist Association, Reform Judaism, and
Reconstructionist Judaism, among the most liberal religious
groups. It was also signed by two Catholic nuns and a few
Catholic laypersons.
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This isn't a "Coalition of Christians", it's a coalition of the disciples
of Lucifer!
- Gary L. Morella