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
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
It's a depressing morning for news... The Anglicans join the Catholics in defending their right to prejudice over possible gay adoptions, it's nice to know that queers can enable the various wings of Christendom come together (though it's all that Cherie Blair's fault), it's supervillain team-up week in Tehran as North Korea is supposedly helping Iran develop nuclear weapons, there's a good article in the Guardian from Zoe Williams on the return of the idea of female chastity while the Daily Mail prefers to ask why can't we go back to the days when we blamed women for everything, as though we'd left them behind. And Shrubya tries to find things to feel good about in the United States. And then I look out the window...
(though of course, this means the tube trains will be messed up because with only over a century of operating experience they won't be prepared for what to do in cold weather...)
(though of course, this means the tube trains will be messed up because with only over a century of operating experience they won't be prepared for what to do in cold weather...)
Labels: adoption, Christianity, gay, gay adoption, George 'Shrubya' Bush, Iran, lesbian, North Korea, snow, United States, weather, women
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
