I tend to think that most religious people are not interested in flying planes into buildings or making themselves a belt out of dynamite, but that doesn't excuse them: they still make irrational decisions with evil consequences, they are simply a bit more remote and indirect. The same people who would be horrified at the idea of personally lynching someone for blasphemy have no problem with praying that someone else will do the job for them, as we all saw in the reaction to that little cracker incident last year. One of the most revolting examples of this principle at work is the recent attempts to create a legal justification for imprisoning and killing homosexuals in Uganda, a situation which, as it turns out, was fomented by American evangelical homophobes. This is not to excuse Ugandans, who were apparently primed to commit violence against gays already, but it was our preachers who sparked the flame. Read complete article - by PZ Myers - ScienceBlogs
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Gay in Uganda, and Feeling Hunted - By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN - New York Times- International Herald Tribune
The Three U.S. Evangelicals at the Heart of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill - BY MICHAEL A. JONES
RC hierarchy child sexual abuse “cover-ups” ordered by Benedict XVI to avoid public outrage & criminal charges falsely accused gay priests, WATERGATE?
Sexual orientation is less about sex and more about love, being one with another human being. Attachment Theory - LOVE and RELIGION
New Catholic Sex Abuse Findings: Gay Priests Are Not the Problem – by DAVID GIBSON – Politics Daily - November 18, 2009
Report: Homosexuality No Factor in Abusive Priests - By RACHEL ZOLL - ABC News – 2009
Report: Sexual orientation not a factor in priest sex abuse -Philadelphia Gay News - Jen Colletta
Gay clergy eligible for all Episcopal ministry By Rachel Zoll - AP Associated Press - The Seattle Times
Lutherans lift barrier on gay clergy - By Duke Helfand - August 21, 2009 – Los Angeles Times
Episcopal leaders affirm new policy on same-sex blessings, By Duke Helfand - Los Angeles Times
US Catholic Bishops threaten the moral 'fabric of society' and the sanctity of Gay marriages
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