tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994073177496022401.post3464741187998624164..comments2024-03-27T15:00:33.760+00:00Comments on Catholic Commentary: No place for Catholics in the Conservative Party?Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09339499088443959192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994073177496022401.post-61356205859493392572010-04-30T13:57:07.389+01:002010-04-30T13:57:07.389+01:00Having written my post, a little bit of further tr...Having written my post, a little bit of further trawling round the net did suggest that Mr Lardner might have "previous" history that I would not necessarily want to defend.... though I didn't see sufficient evidence to confirm this completely. I decided to leave my post up as it seemed defensible on this issue itself ..<br /><br />David Cameron is, I think, trying hard to have the Conservative Party seen to be "gay friendly", so I am not surprised they jumped firmly on this case ...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339499088443959192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994073177496022401.post-28617344412061955462010-04-29T23:51:24.309+01:002010-04-29T23:51:24.309+01:00Zero says
As a conservative MP is as hard to find ...Zero says<br />As a conservative MP is as hard to find as a needle in a haystack in Scotland (and I doubt if that will change next week), I am surprised anyone even noticed what he had written.<br /> Also, by describing him as "the former Terrotorial army soldier" do you think they were trying to indicate that he might be anti-gay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8994073177496022401.post-75178472909688109612010-04-28T12:40:56.144+01:002010-04-28T12:40:56.144+01:00Lots of good stuff to mull over here, Joe.
I thin...Lots of good stuff to mull over here, Joe.<br /><br />I think the Labour and Lib Dems would probably say these views had no part in their parites, too, so it's not just no place for Catholic views in the Conservative party but all three main parties. <br /><br />Of course, homosexual behaviour is not normal in the sense of average.<br /><br />But there can be a temptation to confuse normal/not normal with natural/unnatural and from there to good/not good.<br /><br />I think that reassuring parents he would not allow those teaching about homosexuality to 'encourage children to indulge in it.' is something of an aunt sally. Why would a teacher do this any more than encouraging to indulge in hetrosexual behaviour. I just don't think this really happens.<br /><br />Likewise with, 'but the state promotion of homosexuality is quite another.'<br /><br />How can you 'promote' homosexuality? I meen you cna 'promote' healty eating, fitness, saving regularly. You can't promote a state of being, can you? I just can't see how my teachers could have said or done anything that would have made me feel sexually aroused by men.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808508494613360369noreply@blogger.com