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"Anti-gay bullying is a theological issue because it has a theological base. I find it difficult to believe that even those among us with a vibrant imagination can muster the creative energy to picture a reality in which anti-gay violence and bullying exist without the anti-gay religious messages that support them."
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Date: 2010-10-14 02:01 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
Yeah, there's a big cultural difference between the US and the UK (where I'm based), particularly on the place of religion.

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Date: 2010-10-14 02:08 pm (UTC)
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Indeed!

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Date: 2010-10-15 09:58 am (UTC)
tree_and_leaf: Watercolour of barn owl perched on post. (Default)
From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
There's certainly homophobia in the UK, and there is certainly homophobia in the British church, but I genuinely don't think that religion is the primary motor of British homophobia (any more).

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