FBI Round the clock to Protect Gay Bishop (death threats)

[Mari333]

Security concerns were one of the reasons Canon Robinson cancelled plans to attend a gay Christian conference in England over the weekend (story), the Independent reports. Robinson addressed the conference via satellite from the United States.

During his speech he acknowledged that he had received a large amount of hate mail. "I am receiving lots of angry hate mail but also love letters of incredible passion and depth," he said.

The threats are being taken seriously in America because of the growing militancy of religious extremists...






http://www.365gay.com/newscontent/102703RobinsonFBI.htm

absolutely horrifying that this man must live in so much fear for his life.

[demnan]

1. Death threats from devout Christians?

So I suppose Jesus said to kill all the gay people?

I didn't read that part of the New Testament

[7th_Sephiroth]

2. yeah, poor guy

all because of the homophobe freepers

[webDude]

3. could you post a synopsis? Many of us cubicle rats have our sites

filtered, so we cannot receive any gay content. Can you say "Exxonmobil"?

[Fenris]

4. Death threats...the Christian way to do things

:rolleyes:

[arcane1]

5. maybe they should post the 10 commandments outside his home?

since apparently too many fundies are forgetting them lately, unless they are in constant view


hmmm, and the big 10 say that killing is wrong, but say NOTHING about sexuality at all.


:eyes:


silly sex-obsessed fundie repubes, they really do put the 'mental' in 'fundementalist'

[David__77]

6. He's doing the right thing.

Lesbian and gay Americans have got to be assertive, even at the risk of backlash at certain junctures. This is one of them. Progress is like that--there are setbacks. In this case though, I don't expect a split in the Anglican church. There's too much money and tradition involved.

[CO Liberal]

7. This Is Why I No Longer Call Myself a Christian

I was sick and tired of being grouped in with assholes who do horrible things in Jesus's Name.

[soleft]

8. Clearly they hate us for our freedom