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i can't believe anyone still takes the catholic dicta seriously, especially on sexual matters, let alone legislates discrimination to humour them.

surely people will see homosexuality as a natural response to an overcrowded planet soon.

turing is rolling in his grave...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Thu Mar 25th, 2010 at 12:23:59 PM EST
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Turing was put in his grave by homophobia.
by ATinNM on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 02:38:06 AM EST
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yup, and the gvt recently apologised for having been so barbaric to him.

and now this?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 03:50:45 AM EST
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It isn't the Government putting this amendment forward!

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:08:12 AM EST
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Apparently.  Don't get all excited.  In 45 years the government will apologize and that will make everything peachy keen.
by ATinNM on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:20:35 AM EST
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yup, but they allow this kind of exceptionalism with regard to practices that are tantamount to discrimination, which is very much their purview.

you'd think the Reformation had never happened...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:25:41 AM EST
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The Government's equality bill is the one trying to get rid of these exemptions - so that such practices can no longer be lawful.  

It is the Lords who keep challenging it with amendments like this.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:29:03 AM EST
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sorry IW, duh.

ignorant me thunk the lords part of gvt. dubbleduh.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Fri Mar 26th, 2010 at 04:45:43 AM EST
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