what do you think this news item means for equalising christianity with everyone else

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-12598896
the social worker said they said they could not tell a child that homosexuality was acceptable the couple say they were rejected because they could not say it was a good thing


What I meant about equality was a morality that all of us might adhere to & be united with - that doesn't only rely on a christian morality - which sometimes hasn't moved forwards - understanding that we all have morals and trying to balance those - It seems to have been a landmark case
The court discriminated between kinds of Christianity, saying that Christians in general might well make good foster parents, while people with traditionalist Christian views like Mr and Mrs Johns might well not.

I'm not sure what you're trying to ask but as to the article, I think it's great that the court won't let them foster children and pass on their bigoted views to innocent children.

'equalizing Christianity with everyone else' ? Not sure what you mean. But I think it's clear that the UK has gone off the deep end. They'd rather ram liberal dogma down everyone throat than wake up and fix their actual problems.

Look, I'm for homosexuality. I think it's great that people can get their jollies, feel loved and not breed when they run out of condoms. BUT the UK is nuts.

This from Simon:
80. Simon
28Th February 2011 - 17:41

PC gone completely mad! Mr and Mrs Johns said, "We are prepared to love and accept any child. All we were not willing to do was to tell a small child that the practice of homosexuality was a good thing."
I am a gay man and I would not tell a 'small child' that homosexuality is a 'good thing' .For a teenager unsure of sexual orientation it could be up for discussion but this decision is madness!

As for 'equalizing', do you mean "or for that matter a Jew or Muslim" ? That bit ? Well, the UK is terrified of actually saying out loud that they have a problem with their Muslims. What problem ? That they HAVE Muslims. It's like saying "Yeah, we have some cancer cells but it's nothing to worry about. They're not really causing a problem, see ?".

I briefly read the article & culturally In Australia the parents views

are promoted, even if the counselor them self thinks they're ridiculous ?

Their hands are tied by Ethics.

Best Wishes Jack The Hat.

Mars Mission.

This is crazy. Whilst I'm a deeply committed Christian and don't agree with homosexuality, several of my closest friends are homosexual and, like most Christians I know, I treat every homosexual person I meet with the same care and respect that I treat anyone else I meet. If I'm asked my views, I'm honest but respectful.

What this Christian couple should have been asked is how they perceive homosexual people - do they treat them with hatred, or do they treat them with respect? How would they react if their adopted child was homosexual? Would they kick them out or would they support them? These are the questions that should have perhaps been asked. It's possible to respect someone, and care for them, without necessarily agreeing with all their views and lifestyle choices. It's possible to support someone without agreeing with them, because if you love someone then you will be there for them.

If these people are good parent material, then they are good parent material and their religious views won't change that. Also, I have several homosexual friends who have either refused to come out to their parents because their parents disagree with homosexuality, or who have had strained, or even estranged relationships with their parents due to their homosexuality. Are Social Services going to start taking children away from their biological parents because of those parents' views on the subject? I doubt it.

Because, in all honesty, homosexuality is only mentioned a handful of times in the Bible, and way down the scale of importance after sins like murder, pride, greed, hatred, hypocrisy etc. The whole issues has been blown way out of proportion by both sides of this argument.

Plenty of other faiths disagree with homosexuality. Chrisitianity is not alone in this. However, it does seem to be the one faith which people are perfectly happy with taking pot-shots at and discriminating against.