Repent Your Homophobia Says Tatchell to Anti-Gay Bishop
Bishop Nazir-Ali has been called upon to repent for his homophobia
The human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called upon the outspoken Bishop of Rochester to repent his homophobia, after Bishop Nazir-Ali’s interview in today’s Sunday Telegraph in which he says homosexuals should “repent and be changed”.
Speaking today Tatchell said
“As an Asian man, the Bishop knows the pain of racial prejudice. I am shocked that he wants to inflict similar prejudice on gay people.
“Homophobia is a social and moral evil, just like racism. Bigotry, even in the guise of religion, has no place in a compassionate, caring society.
“I call on the Bishop to repent his homophobia. His prejudice goes against Christ’s gospel of love and compassion.
“This is merely the latest of many homophobic outbursts by the Bishop. He is a long-time vociferous opponent of gay quality and a strident supporter of legal discrimination against homosexuals.
“He has repeatedly spoken and voted against gay human rights in the House of Lords, defending homophobic laws like the unequal age of consent, criticising civil partnership legislation and opposing IVF fertility treatment for lesbian couples”
The Mothership Blog has today invited Bishop Nazir-Ali to answer some questions to clarify his position and we currently await his response.
by staff writer
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July 5th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
You won’t get any sensible answers from a man who deludes himself into believing that Jesus is magic.
July 5th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
aaaagggh! another ‘christian’ rant against gays! amazing! why dont they leave us alone, and this guy is in a minority himself!! you’d think he’d understand
if there is a god up there i wonder what he really thinks about all this? probably rolling his eyes and letting us get on with it lol