Sunday, January 28, 2007
Meanwhile, Ruth Kelly still fights on her own for the Catholic Church's right to bigotry. She seems to have backed away from an outright exemption to giving them a ridiculously unnecessary three year 'transition' period. Seeing as it was admitted on Newsnight last week that Catholic agencies will already place children with atheists, single people and, oh look, gay and lesbian couples you do wonder why she bothers.
Labels: adoption, Christianity, equal rights, gay, gay adoption, lesbian, Ruth Kelly
Thursday, January 25, 2007
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove Ruth Kelly from the position of Minister for Women and Equality. Ruth Kelly is incompatible with this position as she holds views about homosexuality (and other issues) which are contrary to the equality agenda which it is her ministerial duty to promote. She has voted for motions to deny homosexuals rights to adoption, hurting chances of equality for homosexuality. The government would not find it acceptable to have a minister with a non-existent record of opposing racism in Kelly's position, and it should not be acceptable for Kelly to be in her position with a non-existent record of opposing discrimination against Homosexuality.
Labels: Christianity, equal rights, gay, lesbian, petitions, Ruth Kelly
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Paedophile church continues to protest over Government plans to allow non-paedophiles to adopt children. It also seems that the Catholic Church does not believe it has any moral duty to look after the welfare of children as it would rather shut down it's adoption agencies rather than face placing children with loving gay families.
Don't worry your Grace, Ruth Kelly is doing what she can to help you out. Honestly, only a Prime Minister that didn't plan on facing the masses again would appoint someone like Ruth Kelly as 'Equalities Minister'. I don't mind her sending her child to a special needs school, I don't mind her being part of some Catholic special club with it's own secret handshakes and special whistles and I don't care about what religion she chooses to believe in, but if she's going to be Equalities Minister she can't get fussy over who's rights she protects. If Catholic priests were allowed to adopt children themselves then the argument might be different, although then there's the question whether a member of the Church provides a good role model for impressionable children.
Don't worry your Grace, Ruth Kelly is doing what she can to help you out. Honestly, only a Prime Minister that didn't plan on facing the masses again would appoint someone like Ruth Kelly as 'Equalities Minister'. I don't mind her sending her child to a special needs school, I don't mind her being part of some Catholic special club with it's own secret handshakes and special whistles and I don't care about what religion she chooses to believe in, but if she's going to be Equalities Minister she can't get fussy over who's rights she protects. If Catholic priests were allowed to adopt children themselves then the argument might be different, although then there's the question whether a member of the Church provides a good role model for impressionable children.
Labels: adoption, Christianity, equal rights, gay, gay adoption, lesbian, Ruth Kelly
