Judge in Northern Ireland overturns ban on homophobic church ad

Mar 22, 2011 10:39

A judge has overturned an Advertising Standards Authority ban on a church advert which railed against gay sex ( Read more... )

reaction .gif post, northern ireland, flames on the side of my face, homophobia, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities

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chaya March 22 2011, 17:54:03 UTC
“The applicant’s religious views and the biblical scripture which underpins those views no doubt cause offence, even serious offence, to those of a certain sexual orientation.

“Likewise, the practice of homosexuality may have a similar effect on those of a particular religious faith."


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ceasetoknow March 22 2011, 18:12:32 UTC
lol that gif

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sparkindarkness March 22 2011, 22:02:46 UTC
Not only that - but the very existence of homosexuals is enough to be as offensive as the slurs and hate speech pushed by the Christians. Ye gods no

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redstar826 March 22 2011, 22:46:27 UTC
Yeah, I'm having a real hard time wrapping my head around the idea that the mere fact that I exist can be compared to hate speech.

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sparkindarkness March 22 2011, 23:14:12 UTC
My breathing is like totally oppressive to Christians. And my heart, that fucking thing, beats pure Christian persecution with every lub-dub. I don't know how they stand it! In the face of such oppression, I totes understand why they need to broadcast hate speech!

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redstar826 March 22 2011, 23:44:31 UTC
I only wish that someone had told me sooner that oppressing straight Christians was so damned easy!

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