Religious Extremist Supports Uganda's Proposed Dealth Penalty for Homosexuality

Sometimes, I am amazed at the proliferation of ignorance in this allegedly educated world. For example, the Red Ribbon Army just posted a link to this news article about Stephen Green, the leader of the Christian Voice extremist group:

"The Bible calls for the ultimate penalty for sodomy (Lev 20:13) and for rape (Deut 22:25), and our Lord upheld the death penalty when He called for the accusers of the woman caught in adultery to cast the first stone (John 8:7) – if, that is, they were not implicated in adultery themselves.
"The contrast between our politicians and those of Uganda could not be more stark. A Parliamentarian in Uganda is trying to protect his nation's children. The House of Commons of the United Kingdom is trying to corrupt ours. Which country is the more civilised, I wonder, in the eyes of Almighty God?"

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http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/21/christian-leader-supports-death-penalty-for-gays/

This douche...erm...gentleman has a history of homophobic behavior, including:

On September 2nd 2006, Green was arrested while handing out what were considered by the police to be homophobic leaflets at the Cardiff Mardi Gras.
He was arrested for an alleged "homophobic incident", detained for four hours, and charged with public order offences. The Crown Prosecution Service decided to withdraw its prosecution of Green on the grounds of insufficient evidence, though the police stated that this did not "challenge the legality" of his arrest.

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And just so we're clear on what we're discussing here, you can read the thread about the Uganda law or take a look at this concise synopsis:

The law would impose the death penalty on those convicted of having gay sex with a minor or disabled person or someone infected with HIV.
Friends and family members of gay Ugandans who do not report them to authorities could also face up to three years in prison.
People who "promote" or assist homosexuality could be jailed for seven years. The bill would also punish Ugandan citizens who have gay sex abroad.

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Amazing ignorance. Also interesting how this fellow has managed to interpret the "let he who is without sin, cast the first stone" bit from the Bible. A fascinating example of twisting words to suit one's agenda.

I'm thinking that any "mainstream enabler" who supports the Ugandan anti-gay agenda is nothing but an extremist in disguise. The death penalty? For being gay? Are you serious?

What's next--electroshock therapy for not knowing how to parallel park?

Regardless of if they're termed 'mainstream' or not, they're still extremists.

SPMiller said:

Then why do these "extremists" keep getting voted into office? Most if not all political elections are a race to the middle to appease the moderates, aka mainstream voters, of the electorate in question.

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My honest opinion? I believe it is the direct result of the restrictive nature of the two=party system. Voting anyone into office these days is a series of checks and balances. For example, I may not like candidate A's stance on social issues, but his/her foreign affairs platform and experience is something I agree with. If that candidate is running for the Senate, where social issues are a direct responsibility, I wouldn't vote for that candidate. However, if Candidate A is running for the Presidency, I am more likely to overlook the social agenda (since the Executive branch has very little power--save for veto power--over social legislation) and vote for him/her because of the foreign affairs platform.

But the real flaw when it comes to things like this when electing candidates? We, the voters, are not voting for the candidate's personal views. We're voting for the party's established platform. I'm sure there are lots of Congressmen who are Republican and personally are pro-choice--but in order to get GOP money, they have to embrace the anti-abortion agenda of the party.

In a nutshell, that's why I think these idiots keep getting elected. BUT, regardless of the party platforms ANYONE who advocates the death penalty for human nature is an extremist and should be labeled as such, not vanilla-ed down into some sort of mainstream poster child.

Boy, I'd like to see some stats on those assertions, Gary.