Oct 10, 2010
Religious Rhetoric and Violence Against Gays Increasing Worldwide
Gay Teens Executed Under Religious Law
Religion is about controlling a population. To this end, one of the tools utilized by religious leader is to develop and demonize a common “immoral” enemy around which the congregants can rally. Christianity has perfected this technique and uses it with lethal efficiency. The Nazi’s and to a lesser extent christian klan also used these methods to control their people and increase membership.
The messaging is always the same. Join us in our war against immorality and those who promote it…help restore our way of life. The immoral group can be any minority viewed by the leadership as defenseless. African Americans in the post civil war south, Jewish people in post World War I Germany, Gays and Lesbians anywhere at anytime.
Political speeches and inflammatory sermons are used to stir the hate. When the public’s fear of the minority is properly escalated brutal attacks led by young males in the congregation “fed up with immorality” helps desensitize the larger membership to further violence. The recent coordinated attacks against Gays in New York is a classic example of this tactic.
Not worried about the escalating violence? Well here is an example of what these religious groups are capable of and the level of control they exert on the followers.
In many undeveloped countries where modern christianity and islam have established themselves as the dominate religion, thousands of children are dying in exorcism related deaths. Religious leaders view children who appear “different” as possessed by demons. These unfortunate children usually die from the exorcism rituals which involves white phosphorous being poured into the child’s mouth in an attempt to drive the demon from the youth.
Can you imagine any parent sitting in prayer while a christian minister kills their autistic child!
This barbaric torture is quite common in christian dominated African countries such as Uganda but is also widespread in nations heavily influenced by islam. Sadly it is still occasionally practiced in the United States by certain christian sects.
The violence doesn’t stop there. The leadership of both religions direct their followers against Gays and Lesbians around the globe.
In recent years Indonesia has become virulently homophobic as HIV spreads unchecked through their country. Rather than blame the United States government for creating HIV and introducing it into select populations the islamic leaders are unjustly targeting Gays and Lesbians for violence.
Indonesia’s top Islamic body said [last] Friday homosexuality is an abuse of human rights and demanded the government ban an ongoing gay and lesbian film festival.
…religious intolerance has been on the rise in recent years, with the authorities unable or unwilling to prevent vigilante outfits from attacking and intimidating minority groups in the name of Islam.
Voices of Islamic conservatism are growing louder and more strident.
Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring on Wednesday posted comments on microblogging website Twitter blaming “perverted sex acts” for the spread of AIDS, and quoted a Koranic verse about stoning homosexuals.
via AFP: Indonesia’s top Muslim body seeks ban on gay film fest.
Kenya, where homosexuality was recently criminalized at the urging of religious leader, is seeking to roundup their Gay and Lesbian citizens and intern them in a penal colony…showing religious mercy by not executing them. The religious leaders stress that to allow Gays and Lesbians to live freely in the country would invite gods wrath.
Dr Methu stressed unless intended to invite God’ wrath, Kenyans should not dare to allow homosexuality and lesbianism to thrive in the country.
“God will punish all forms of immorality despite who is promoting it and are at whatever level. We have observed Hon Murugi Transforming herself to becoming a trouble shooter and one who makes statements focused on demeaning and antagonizing the faith community in Kenya , “he further state in his statement to the Nation.
The FEICCK chairman said the faith community in Kenya respects the rights of all persons but will oppose all forms of propagation of ungodliness and immorality.
via Daily Nation: – News |Churches want Murugi sacked over gay remarks.
Even in the United States the religiously promoted hatred of Gays and Lesbians is increasing with lethal consequences. Over the past few weeks we have seen FIVE Gay and Lesbian teens commit suicide and a huge spike in violence directed towards the Gay community. These tragic deaths were the direct resulting of christian conservatives terrorizing Gay teens. The incidents of violence and vandalism committed against Gay and Lesbian Americans is shockingly brutal and increasing as christian churches ratchet up the anti-gay rhetoric.
Christian Protester Demands Gays Be Executed
The Liberty Counsel is a christian conservative lobbying group seeking control of the United States government and the enactment of biblical law. Their propaganda minister Matt Barber carefully crafts the institutes message of hate against Gay and Lesbian Americans to maximize christian violence against our community. The message is clear, “if you accept the homosexual lifestyle christians will put you to death!”
It’s tragic when people yield to disordered sexual temptations that can literally kill them spiritually, emotionally, and physically. Nobody with any compassion enjoys watching others “[receive] in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.” But a corollary to free will is living – or dying – with the choices we’ve made.
Both christianity and islam claim to be religions of peace and acceptance. The truth is these two religions through their propaganda are responsible for all the persecution Gay and Lesbian people experience in world. Both christianity and islam call for Gays and Lesbians to be put to death and both actively promote violence against our community!
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