EU adopts resolution outlawing homophobia
Say goodbye to freedom of speech, and say hello to the decline of the west. In fact, liberal political correctness (not to be confused with conservative PC) and the curtailing of freedoms are going hand in hand in Europe. The EU has also ruled that doctors can not refuse to do abortions, and do not have the right to conscientiously object.
On April 25, the European Parliament (EP), the EU’s legislature,
adopted a resolution condemning “homophobia.” With 325 votes against
124 and 150 abstentions, the EP warned Poland that it will face
sanctions if it adopts a law barring the promotion of homosexuality in
schools. Churches, too, were reprimanded for “fermenting hatred and
violence [against homosexuals].”
All this and more is cogently described in the recent Washington Times article Europe’s Culture War.
One of the most interesting parts is the discussion of the three sided
culture war, and how secularism has won in Europe. Similar things are
going on here in the US, except that the secularists have not won:
Europe is in the middle of a three-way culture war, between the
defenders of traditional Judeo-Christian morality, the proponents of
secular hedonism and the forces of Islamic Jihadism. In Western Europe,
the fight between Christians and secularists is all but over. The
secularists have won. Now, the religious vacuum left by the demise of
Christianity is being filled by the Muslims. Since one cannot fight
something with nothing, the European secularists are no match for
Islam.
Meanwhile, the dark forces of secularism, such as the European
Union (EU), are waging war in Central and Eastern Europe, where they
target countries such as Poland, Slovakia and the Baltic states.
GASP! Isn't that horrible?! Europe decides to stop the hatred and persecution of queers! Oh, what is this world coming to? It's a sure sign of the end times, the Rapture, and the second-cumming. I guess nothing whatsoever happened to the Jews and the Queers and other minorities in twentieth-century (and ages past) Europe at all – they were universally loved and honored, especially by the xian church and various xian-inspired gov'ts (like those in Germany and Italy and Poland).
Of course, seeker would hate this measure: it opposes his deepest values.
I wish I lived in Europe.
Since one cannot fight something with nothing, the European secularists are no match for Islam.
ROTFL!! European secular humanists have the most powerful of weapons to use against relgionists: reason, freedom of thought and expression, a history of human dignity and rights, democratic liberties, and concern with improving this world. That's why xianity is dying out there, and why radical islam will as well. Europeans are waking up to the danger. It is not islam that is the problem, but ignorant and primitive immigrants. Secular humanism is far superior to any organized religious claptrap, as it encourages the flowering of liberty and reason while allowing personal spirituality. No society has ever suffered from an excess of reason; all societies suffer from an excess of religion!
Laws against free speech are not good. Laws against "hate speech" (other than recommending violence, which is true hate speech) are the same as blasphemy laws – it means you can't criticize or offend anyone. It's just what the Muslims do to squelch criticism. It's a slippery slope.
"I think intolerance of religion is what is destroying our culture. It's hateful. It's bigotry. Anyone who criticizes Chritianity should be penalized by the government for contributing to the culture of hatred and violence."
See where that goes? That's what the EU just did.
"Say goodbye to freedom of speech"
From the "Ann Coulter of liberals" comes a talk in opposition to a proposed amendment to criminalize hate speech.
Free Speech
"EU adopts resolution outlawing homophobia"
That sounds like a good thing.
Christianity is a belief-system, an ideology like any other, and thus subject to debate and criticism, like any other. I am against laws outlawing such debate. Speech attacking and demonizing gays or other such groups where membership is involuntary attacks people not beliefs, and does serious harm to individuals. We saw where this led in 1930's Germany, to offer just one example. It is akin to the speech inciting hatred of Blacks, Jews, and others. Europe has a long history of such speech turning to violence, which makes it reasonable that they would seek such laws. We've been lucky (so far) here in the U.S., although it doesn't take much of a stretch of the imagination to see something else occurring.
seeker, did you actually use "slippery slope" in a sentence? that sounds a bit extreme.
phobia is defined as a mental disorder. so, a Christian, in discussion on the street or in his congregation or in his home could be covering scripture that pretty plainly states that homosexuality is wrong.
does this, under the enlightened euro's, equate to "hate speech"?
and to believe this way, means one has a mental disorder?
islam will prevail. the only hope to defeat it would be christianity. the social engineering and collective mind of the subjects all but guarantee the loss of individualism and faith in God, which is quickly fading anyway, and insures the expansion of islam.
Doctor's unable to use their conscience in surgical procedure? the conscience of the state knows best. freedom, i guess its just for suckers.
did you actually use "slippery slope" in a sentence? that sounds a bit extreme.
Once in a long while, it is perhaps permissible. But for nearly every stance? Extremism symptom.
Then again, maybe I slipped into the "slippery slope" laziness on that one. Good catch.
seeker,
yup. when socialist artillery fires one off and strikes a target close to hearth and home, of course the reaction will be defensive. and rightly so. you know as well as i that there are culturally shifting events that have been taking place in the western world…all designed to drag people onto the slippery slope.
a poli/dem that i know, a retired EPA "higher up" once told me their strategy in this way, "How do you eat an elephant, one bite at a time". that was the EPA when they were involved with GM here in my town in the 80's. they were hell bent on keeping them under control and ultimately forced GM to Canada, the St. Therese factory now in Quebec. when GM moved out, it crippled my town of course. but put more folks on the state dole, thus strengthening gov and weakening individuals, so i guess everybody wins. the Libs elephant is pulled to that slippery slope, a small wet bite is taken for the glory of the state … and voila!
from above:
"phobia is defined as a mental disorder. so, a Christian, in discussion on the street or in his congregation or in his home could be covering scripture that pretty plainly states that homosexuality is wrong." ——-
idiotic terms like "homophobic" sneaked into our vocabulary, over
the past two decades, and sneaked in a way that most never really paid any attention to(kind of cute little euphemism's). now these cute little terms are becoming sewn into the fabric of the law. and with the actual medical/mental health term "phobic", how long before
those who exhibit "christian-ist" tendencies are singled out as mentally ill? the ground work is laid. being a Christian is already associated with the brain washed. Christianity = mental disorder?
if one's mental BS meter jumps off the chart when global warming/climate change/global cooling(feel free to take your pick on what you call it, Libs do)is mentioned, some want to look at you like a heretic.
look at the mass amount of propaganda that has flooded all media. green this, green that, its all meaningless. how many of those new cork screw shaped light bulbs have you bought? they are expensive here, and the "old" style bulb is being phased out. like i said, people are so willing to let there freedoms slip away, based on a pagan pseudo-religion. oh Arch Bishop Al … lead us to the promised land.