tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post3258811293159124748..comments2023-12-24T12:58:27.328+02:00Comments on Mark Cogitates: Is Tutu Wrong About Homophobia?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098007440868887687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-40192105564824329832013-08-08T10:05:38.162+02:002013-08-08T10:05:38.162+02:00Firstly, Tutu is not speaking for only his own bel...Firstly, Tutu is not speaking for only his own beliefs. I assure you that there are a great many Anglicans who share Catholic belief on homosexual acts.<br /><br /><br />Secondly, Catholic beliefs are never used to deny homosexuals their rights. You will, I am sure use the argument of marriage rights and, if you do argue that, you are wrong. Marriage is not their right. Holy Matrimony, the Church Sacrament, not the civil ceremony, is between a man and a woman. So homosexuals acquire no such right, just as a ten old child in South Africa acquires no right to vote.<br /><br /><br />In short, Catholics are not because of their beliefs homophobic.Mark Nelhttp://www.marknelza.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-90510816089116919462013-08-08T09:34:37.534+02:002013-08-08T09:34:37.534+02:00Tutu was saying both, sort of, but seeing as the s...Tutu was saying both, sort of, but seeing as the second interpretation is what you find most objectionable, let me deal with that.<br /><br />1. You are free to believe whatever you like, as is Tutu. He was speaking for his own beliefs. Note his use of the personal pronoun. He wasn't telling you to do anything, so...relax.<br /><br />2. The catechisms, church doctrine and scriptures have and are used to incite and defend homophobia, as some of the comments in this article illustrate. How do you fight homophobia while believing homosexual acts (whatever those are) to be "acts of grave depravity"? Do you say no to violence against homosexuals, but yes to depriving them the same rights as everybody else? If that's the case, then you are a homophobe. Believe what you like about the morality of it, by all means. It's not about that. It's about rights. If you believe, for whatever reason, that homosexuals should not have the same rights as everybody else, then you are a homophobe.T.O. Molefenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-42533859782016694042013-07-31T18:43:04.212+02:002013-07-31T18:43:04.212+02:00He is too, too much for me. His tongue is hinged i...He is too, too much for me. His tongue is hinged in the middleJamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-26507219009439877772013-07-31T15:24:55.574+02:002013-07-31T15:24:55.574+02:00Make no mistake, it is a case of the latter here. ...Make no mistake, it is a case of the latter here. Tutu sees homosexual acts as moral, and wants everyone else to see it that way too. He is an advocate of same-sex "marriage", thinks homosexuality is inborn (rubbish!) and is just all-round, fiercely and vociferously pro-gay. The man certainly is a peculiar "Christian" with his anti-scriptural beliefs and teachings. Whether he is calling on Christians to emulate buddhists, or denying that Christianity alone possesses all truth on God (in his book, 'God Is Not A Christian') - it seems Tutu always has a scandalous soundbite ready for anyone who will listen. I'd hate to agree with Robert Mugabe of all people, but his comment on this Tutu debacle over the weekend at a rally is spot-on: "When the bishop cannot interpret the bible properly, he should resign and leave it to those who can”.Michelle B. Evertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-17821897679352714932013-07-31T08:57:30.122+02:002013-07-31T08:57:30.122+02:00Tutu has always been a blurb. He obviously is a lo...Tutu has always been a blurb. He obviously is a lost cause or, a cause without a cause.<br /><br />He likes to be on stage and will say anything to get there.<br /><br />As a so-called clergyman and bishop of the Anglican tradition, one would have thought he was fully acquainted with both Sacred Scripture and Tradition for "it is an abomination for a man to sleep with another man".<br /><br />This communist has no fear of the Lord. False Prophet!<br />5romano5568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6267813899560041797.post-70253023829010033302013-07-31T02:28:24.934+02:002013-07-31T02:28:24.934+02:00He almost certainly means we should amend our mora...He almost certainly means we should amend our morals and condone homosexuality completely, including marriage of same sex couples.James Alexandernoreply@blogger.com