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Stone Wall Awards; ACCUSATIONS OF BIGOTRY
Topic Started: Friday, 2. November 2012, 09:35 (900 Views)
tomais

Stone Wall accuses Cardinal Keith O'Brien of bigotry.
Politician of the year award to Ruth Davidson.
Bu posting this am I too being coralled into the Cathilic camp?
This is not a simple Scottish piece of news.
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Gerard

I thought the Cardinal/his advisers made a mistake in responding to this news.

Gerry
"The institutional and charismatic aspects are quasi coessential to the Church's constitution" (Pope John Paul II, 1998).
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tomais

Gerry,were you PR wise-a reply is mandatory; but much care hasthen to be exercise in the manner,wording and way of such.
Lying down doggo is just not on.
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OsullivanB

tomais
 
Lying down doggo is just not on.
Especially for a man confronted by a group of gay people.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer
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OsullivanB
Friday, 2. November 2012, 15:33
tomais
 
Lying down doggo is just not on.
Especially for a man confronted by a group of gay people.
He can always take cover behind a Stone Wall.

:tc:
Keep the Faith!

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Gerard

tomais
Friday, 2. November 2012, 15:26
Gerry,were you PR wise-a reply is mandatory; but much care hasthen to be exercise in the manner,wording and way of such.
Lying down doggo is just not on.
Why not?

Christ was silent? Who do we take our lead from Christ or Alastair Campbell?

Gerry
"The institutional and charismatic aspects are quasi coessential to the Church's constitution" (Pope John Paul II, 1998).
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Eileenanne

My first thought was that the Church should ignore this "award". Then I read the statement from the Catholic Church in Scotland:

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Stonewall's decision to award their "Bigot of the year" award to Cardinal O'Brien reveals the depth of their intolerance and their willingness to attack and demean those who don't share their views.
Stonewall and others have promoted terms like 'bigot' and 'homophobe' relentlessly, in order to intimidate and vilify anyone who dares oppose
their agenda. It is an agenda which the wider public does not endorse and which their excessive language has undermined.

Numerous public bodies give sizeable financial donations to Stonewall including the Scottish Government, these intolerant and intimidatory
tactics should mean that this funding is now questioned and examined as a matter of urgency.


I now think that needed to be said.

Eileenanne
Edited by Eileenanne, Friday, 2. November 2012, 19:55.
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Eileenanne

Gerard
Friday, 2. November 2012, 16:00
Christ was silent? Who do we take our lead from Christ or Alastair Campbell?

Gerry
Gerry,

All that's required for evil to flourish is that good men do nothing. (Edmund Burke)

Jesus chose to stay silent on His own behalf; we must speak on behalf of the common good.

Eileenanne
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If I were Cardinal O'Brien, I'd accept the award graciously.
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OsullivanB

I don't think he does graciously.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer
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Eileenanne

OsullivanB
Friday, 2. November 2012, 20:17
I don't think he does graciously.
When has he been ungracious?

Eileenanne
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OsullivanB

:rofl:
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer
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Eileenanne

OSB,

I don't find that contribution particularly helpful to the discussion. Can you elaborate please?

Thank you.

Eileenanne
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OsullivanB

You don't really want me to lay into the Cardinal and nor do I. I will leave it where it is.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer
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Cardinal O'Brien would do well to reserve his intemperate language for speaking to his own people about the part played by some of them in sectarian violence at football matches.
Keep the Faith!

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