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We have been criticising homosexual rights
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Change 'homosexual' to 'criminal' and that gives it a different perspective to many people. I'm not equating homosexuality to breaking the law but it shows how people's views differ when you change the section of society in question.
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Originally Posted by allieyoung666
I think the Co-op has done right and good on them, we are not in the dark ages anymore and people should be able to express their sexuality quite freely with out fear of being gay bashed.
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Nobody has said anything about 'gay bashing'.
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Originally Posted by andyl
They could certainly be construed as harassing gay people; "The letter [from CV to constabularies] complained about policemen and women marching in full uniform in the London Gay Pride March 26/07/2003 and urged Chief Constables to stop actively recruiting homosexuals."
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Whereas I'd stop short of calling that harrassment, I'd agree that it's certainly unhelpful behaviour. Victims of gay-hate crime may well open up more (
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Originally Posted by allieyoung666
It makes me sick and suppose these people are perfect and have never ever done anything wrong?
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No-one has ever suggested they are perfect.
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Originally Posted by Graham
Err, banks are businesses and are free to choose who can or cannot have an account with them. They don't have to justify their reasoning.
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Absolutely - however they leave themselves wide open to accusations of hypocrasy and pandering to the pc-brigade. Whether or not this bothers them is another matter of course.
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Not all Islamic groups hold to the strict interpretation of the Koran, just as many Christian groups don't consider homosexuality to be an abomination either.
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Originally Posted by Graham
Ah, now this puts a slightly different complexion on matters. If they want to object to homosexuality, that's their business, but when they say that others should be *denied* rights because *they* don't like it, that's another matter entirely.
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I don't want to make a habit of this but again I agree with Graham
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Originally Posted by orangebird
What a bunch of hypoctrical ignoramuses the CV are. Good on the Co-op AFAIC
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I think in your haste to take sides against the religious group in this story, you may have chosen the wrong wording - a group which stands up for what it believes is hardly hypocritical. Allowing gays in to their ranks then speak out against them, now
that would be hypocritical.