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		<title>By: Fahad</title>
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		<dc:creator>Fahad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Canning&#039;s labelling of New Labour&#039;s equality legislation as &quot;sexual apartheid&quot; is absolutely ridiculous. I am not a member of the Labour Party nor do I vote for the, but to deny the rights that LGBT folk have rightfully gotten since 1997 smacks of ignorance. We have more rights than ever before. The march to equality is not straightforward, as with anything it comes with time. Be appreciative for what you have and fight for what you want, but don&#039;t be insulting or unappreciative of those who have helped us gain what rights we have.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canning's labelling of New Labour's equality legislation as "sexual apartheid" is absolutely ridiculous. I am not a member of the Labour Party nor do I vote for the, but to deny the rights that LGBT folk have rightfully gotten since 1997 smacks of ignorance. We have more rights than ever before. The march to equality is not straightforward, as with anything it comes with time. Be appreciative for what you have and fight for what you want, but don't be insulting or unappreciative of those who have helped us gain what rights we have.
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		<title>By: daniel okoro</title>
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		<dc:creator>daniel okoro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ben Bradshaw is like every other politician. Self serving and when it is politically expedient for him to do so,he will resort to the age old favourite  of playing victim. Does he think that gay and lesbian readers are stupid?
I feel sick (quite literally) to my stomach regarding this gravy train. It will be a freezing cold day in hell before I ever,ever vote for the Labour party again. At least with the tories they seem to have a misguided sense of entitilement being the grandees that they are. Labour on the other hand are like pigs at a troff. My ex is Hungarian and he told me that during the bad old communist days,members of the polititburo would drive expensive German cars and ski in Gstaad. I think the term for that is champagne Socialism,and Mandelson,Blair and New Labour all epitomise it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben Bradshaw is like every other politician. Self serving and when it is politically expedient for him to do so,he will resort to the age old favourite  of playing victim. Does he think that gay and lesbian readers are stupid?<br />
I feel sick (quite literally) to my stomach regarding this gravy train. It will be a freezing cold day in hell before I ever,ever vote for the Labour party again. At least with the tories they seem to have a misguided sense of entitilement being the grandees that they are. Labour on the other hand are like pigs at a troff. My ex is Hungarian and he told me that during the bad old communist days,members of the polititburo would drive expensive German cars and ski in Gstaad. I think the term for that is champagne Socialism,and Mandelson,Blair and New Labour all epitomise it.
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		<title>By: Tiglathpileser</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tiglathpileser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And I believe there are fairies at the bottom of the garden. Does that make me fairyphobic?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I believe there are fairies at the bottom of the garden. Does that make me fairyphobic?
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		<title>By: Stevie C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stevie C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i believe jesus was killed because he was caught stealing...
i believe jesus was bisexual
i believe all christians are bigots and should be fed to the lions (like they once were)
i believe Harry Potter has more truth than the bible
i believe religions are brainwashing our children
does that make me theophobic?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i believe jesus was killed because he was caught stealing&#8230;<br />
i believe jesus was bisexual<br />
i believe all christians are bigots and should be fed to the lions (like they once were)<br />
i believe Harry Potter has more truth than the bible<br />
i believe religions are brainwashing our children<br />
does that make me theophobic?
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		<title>By: Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Arsedeacon / Reality Check - You, and your fellow sad trolls are welcome to think what you like. (No were are not because you say we are homophobic(afraid of homos) if we do. You don&#039;t like having your chapter and verse challenged by anyone as you believe that the world should bow down to the gaystapo and thank them for their wit and wisdom and for all the Hiv/Aids that you are responsible for)

But your opinion doesn&#039;t count for anything because it is based on bigotry and nonsense and superstition, and not on evidence. (Spoken by a true head in the sand sceptic that doesn&#039;t want to be bothered with the truth)

And not only that, you repeat it like a cracked record, and whine when anyone ridicules your backward beliefs. (I got that from you as in Oh he&#039;s homophobic 137 times).  

That&#039;s your affair of course - but don&#039;t think your opinion should have any privilege beyond your front door, (If that is the case keep quiet when your outside. That is known as equality). 

and don&#039;t try to use the law to interfere in the private arrangements of others, (Why don&#039;t you follow your own advice as in homos protesting outside a church who said they are not in love with you) 

or take away other people&#039;s rights to marry the person they love or raise their children as they see fit. (I don&#039;t. I support any man or woman who wants to marry each other as it is the best thing to do)

Because we&#039;ll fight you all the way. Keep your nose out of affairs that don&#039;t concern you, (Why don&#039;t you take your own advice and leave people alone who don&#039;t agree with you alone. It is known as freedom of speech)

mind your own fucking business and, in the words of a great car-bumper sticker:

Focus On Your Own Damn Family. (Precisely. Focus on your gaystapo family and leave everyone else alone)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arsedeacon / Reality Check &#8211; You, and your fellow sad trolls are welcome to think what you like. (No were are not because you say we are homophobic(afraid of homos) if we do. You don't like having your chapter and verse challenged by anyone as you believe that the world should bow down to the gaystapo and thank them for their wit and wisdom and for all the Hiv/Aids that you are responsible for)</p>
<p>But your opinion doesn't count for anything because it is based on bigotry and nonsense and superstition, and not on evidence. (Spoken by a true head in the sand sceptic that doesn't want to be bothered with the truth)</p>
<p>And not only that, you repeat it like a cracked record, and whine when anyone ridicules your backward beliefs. (I got that from you as in Oh he's homophobic 137 times).  </p>
<p>That's your affair of course &#8211; but don't think your opinion should have any privilege beyond your front door, (If that is the case keep quiet when your outside. That is known as equality). </p>
<p>and don't try to use the law to interfere in the private arrangements of others, (Why don't you follow your own advice as in homos protesting outside a church who said they are not in love with you) </p>
<p>or take away other people's rights to marry the person they love or raise their children as they see fit. (I don't. I support any man or woman who wants to marry each other as it is the best thing to do)</p>
<p>Because we'll fight you all the way. Keep your nose out of affairs that don't concern you, (Why don't you take your own advice and leave people alone who don't agree with you alone. It is known as freedom of speech)</p>
<p>mind your own fucking business and, in the words of a great car-bumper sticker:</p>
<p>Focus On Your Own Damn Family. (Precisely. Focus on your gaystapo family and leave everyone else alone)
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		<title>By: AdrianT</title>
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		<dc:creator>AdrianT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Arsedeacon / Reality Check - You, and your fellow sad trolls are welcome to think what you like. But your opinion doesn&#039;t count for anything because it is based on bigotry and nonsense and superstition, and not on evidence. And not only that, you repeat it like a cracked record, and whine when anyone ridicules your backward beliefs. 

That&#039;s your affair of course - but don&#039;t think your opinion should have any privilege beyond your front door, and don&#039;t try to use the law to interfere in the private arrangements of others, or take away other people&#039;s rights to marry the person they love or raise their children as they see fit. Because we&#039;ll fight you all the way. Keep your nose out of affairs that don&#039;t concern you, mind your own fucking business and, in the words of a great car-bumper sticker:

Focus On Your Own Damn Family.

big kiss,
A. xxx</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arsedeacon / Reality Check &#8211; You, and your fellow sad trolls are welcome to think what you like. But your opinion doesn't count for anything because it is based on bigotry and nonsense and superstition, and not on evidence. And not only that, you repeat it like a cracked record, and whine when anyone ridicules your backward beliefs. </p>
<p>That's your affair of course &#8211; but don't think your opinion should have any privilege beyond your front door, and don't try to use the law to interfere in the private arrangements of others, or take away other people's rights to marry the person they love or raise their children as they see fit. Because we'll fight you all the way. Keep your nose out of affairs that don't concern you, mind your own fucking business and, in the words of a great car-bumper sticker:</p>
<p>Focus On Your Own Damn Family.</p>
<p>big kiss,<br />
A. xxx
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		<title>By: Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your statements ARE homphobic, (Sigh! I am not afraid of you at all. If I was I wouldn&#039;t be saying this).

I disagree with straight marriage (That must mean by your standards that you are heterophobic)

&quot;I don&#039;t agree with same sex marriage.&quot; Oh, your just being petty. (Saying a person is petty is not quite the same as saying a person is afraid of homosexauls (homophobic) if they disagree with them)

&quot;I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums.&quot; Oh, your just naive… (Being naive is not the same cracked record as being homophobic everytime someone dissagrees with you)

Yes, &#039;Archdeacon&#039;, you are homophobic, (Thankyou for proving my point, especially as you have not met me and have no idea if I am afraid of homosexuals)

That is why most hay people (What are &#039;hay&#039; people? Are they farmers?)

Just to reiterate for those of you who are not intelligent enough to understand plain english, calling a person homophobic because they disagree with you is a cracked record and meaningless. In other words, the needle gets stuck so it is a waste of time playing it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your statements ARE homphobic, (Sigh! I am not afraid of you at all. If I was I wouldn't be saying this).</p>
<p>I disagree with straight marriage (That must mean by your standards that you are heterophobic)</p>
<p>"I don't agree with same sex marriage." Oh, your just being petty. (Saying a person is petty is not quite the same as saying a person is afraid of homosexauls (homophobic) if they disagree with them)</p>
<p>"I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums." Oh, your just naive… (Being naive is not the same cracked record as being homophobic everytime someone dissagrees with you)</p>
<p>Yes, 'Archdeacon', you are homophobic, (Thankyou for proving my point, especially as you have not met me and have no idea if I am afraid of homosexuals)</p>
<p>That is why most hay people (What are 'hay' people? Are they farmers?)</p>
<p>Just to reiterate for those of you who are not intelligent enough to understand plain english, calling a person homophobic because they disagree with you is a cracked record and meaningless. In other words, the needle gets stuck so it is a waste of time playing it.
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		<title>By: Jonathan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just read the article on this website: &quot;Lesbian sports presenter Clare Balding suffering from thyroid cancer&quot;.  Wonder why Pink News had to highlight her sexuality as surely it&#039;s not relevant to the sad story.  Think it hightlights our (the gay community&#039;s) double standards.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just read the article on this website: "Lesbian sports presenter Clare Balding suffering from thyroid cancer".  Wonder why Pink News had to highlight her sexuality as surely it's not relevant to the sad story.  Think it hightlights our (the gay community's) double standards.
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		<title>By: pp</title>
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		<dc:creator>pp</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 23:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Paul, you&#039;re pissing in the wind with half of this lot - its probably a shame marriage, she&#039;s a lesbian and he&#039;s a great big Mary - they&#039;re bound to cook up some response.

All part of the victim culture that certain of our community pay so well.

If I bump into Ben Bradshaw, his boyfriend, or Nick Herbert - they&#039;ll be hearing a lot worse things than &#039;partner&#039;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paul, you're pissing in the wind with half of this lot &#8211; its probably a shame marriage, she's a lesbian and he's a great big Mary &#8211; they're bound to cook up some response.</p>
<p>All part of the victim culture that certain of our community pay so well.</p>
<p>If I bump into Ben Bradshaw, his boyfriend, or Nick Herbert &#8211; they'll be hearing a lot worse things than 'partner'
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		<title>By: paul canning</title>
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		<dc:creator>paul canning</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&#039;Bradshaw and Herbert have .. been singled out by the Daily Telegraph&#039;

Julie Kirkbride + Andrew Mackay ??

Nick Herbert &quot;I have always voted for full transparency and tougher rules&quot;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/nick_herbert/arundel_and_south_downs&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<p>Julie Kirkbride + Andrew Mackay ??</p>
<p>Nick Herbert "I have always voted for full transparency and tougher rules"</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/nick_herbert/arundel_and_south_downs" rel="nofollow">Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament</a>
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		<title>By: marjangles</title>
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		<dc:creator>marjangles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Personally I think there are two separate issues relating to the two different men mentioned in the article (although I do wonder at Nick Herbert not being mentioned in this article since he made similar comments). Bryant I agree is using homophobia as a smokescreen to try and get himself out of trouble. 

However, as i understand it, and I may be wrong, Bradshaw and Herbert have done nothing different to a vast number of MPs who are married including David Cameron and yet they have been singled out by the Daily Telegraph while others haven&#039;t by virtue of the fact that they are in Civil Partnerships and not married. That seems unfair to me and a case of treating gay people and straight people in the same situation differently. Maybe that&#039;s not homophobia but it&#039;s definitely prejudice in my opinion. After all, the reason that Mrs Cameron jointly owns their second home is by virtue of her marriage to Dave, and it is by virtue of the Civil Partnerships (as I understand it) that Bradshaw and Herbert&#039;s partners jointly own their property. 

I do also think it is disrespectful if nothing else to refer to civil partners as boyfriends. 

In terms of the wider scope of the article, whilst I agree that spurious claims of homophbia hurt the gay community, I worry that we might go too far the other way and ignore genuine homophobia in the rush to show that we won&#039;t overreact. Just a thought.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally I think there are two separate issues relating to the two different men mentioned in the article (although I do wonder at Nick Herbert not being mentioned in this article since he made similar comments). Bryant I agree is using homophobia as a smokescreen to try and get himself out of trouble. </p>
<p>However, as i understand it, and I may be wrong, Bradshaw and Herbert have done nothing different to a vast number of MPs who are married including David Cameron and yet they have been singled out by the Daily Telegraph while others haven't by virtue of the fact that they are in Civil Partnerships and not married. That seems unfair to me and a case of treating gay people and straight people in the same situation differently. Maybe that's not homophobia but it's definitely prejudice in my opinion. After all, the reason that Mrs Cameron jointly owns their second home is by virtue of her marriage to Dave, and it is by virtue of the Civil Partnerships (as I understand it) that Bradshaw and Herbert's partners jointly own their property. </p>
<p>I do also think it is disrespectful if nothing else to refer to civil partners as boyfriends. </p>
<p>In terms of the wider scope of the article, whilst I agree that spurious claims of homophbia hurt the gay community, I worry that we might go too far the other way and ignore genuine homophobia in the rush to show that we won't overreact. Just a thought.
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		<title>By: Merseymike</title>
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		<dc:creator>Merseymike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, &#039;Archdeacon&#039;, you are homophobic, and so is your religion. That is why most hay people have far more sense than to believe in it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, 'Archdeacon', you are homophobic, and so is your religion. That is why most hay people have far more sense than to believe in it.
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		<title>By: Will</title>
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		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, &quot;archdeacon&quot;, you made a few errors. Here, let me correct it for you:

&quot;I don&#039;t agree with same sex marriage.&quot; Oh, your just being petty. Grow up. Encouraging stable relationships is good for society and good for protecting the citizens involved.

&quot;I don&#039;t agree with children being taught that homsexuality [sic] is normal.&quot; Oh, your just being stupid and ill-informed. Children will discover this for themselves anyway. Besides, they&#039;re though to believe in stupid stories about a hateful childish god, like in the bible, so why not teach them something useful instead.

&quot;I believe that God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.&quot; Oh, your just being stupid again. That&#039;s just a silly story. You&#039;re being an superstitious moron. Try reading a book on the subject, rather than just &quot;believing&quot;, and you&#039;ll soon see homosexuality is perfectly normal.

&quot;I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums.&quot; Oh, your just naive... all research points to children fairing no worse, or even better, in opposite sex parenting than with same sex parenting. 

&#039;There is a definite increase in HIV/AIDS amongst homosexual men.&quot; Oh, your just being a silly idiot. There&#039;s no evidence for this, you should grow up and read a science book.

Oh, and you&#039;re homophobic.

Now, doesn&#039;t that make more sense? It does to me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, "archdeacon", you made a few errors. Here, let me correct it for you:</p>
<p>"I don't agree with same sex marriage." Oh, your just being petty. Grow up. Encouraging stable relationships is good for society and good for protecting the citizens involved.</p>
<p>"I don't agree with children being taught that homsexuality [sic] is normal." Oh, your just being stupid and ill-informed. Children will discover this for themselves anyway. Besides, they're though to believe in stupid stories about a hateful childish god, like in the bible, so why not teach them something useful instead.</p>
<p>"I believe that God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." Oh, your just being stupid again. That's just a silly story. You're being an superstitious moron. Try reading a book on the subject, rather than just "believing", and you'll soon see homosexuality is perfectly normal.</p>
<p>"I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums." Oh, your just naive&#8230; all research points to children fairing no worse, or even better, in opposite sex parenting than with same sex parenting. </p>
<p>'There is a definite increase in HIV/AIDS amongst homosexual men." Oh, your just being a silly idiot. There's no evidence for this, you should grow up and read a science book.</p>
<p>Oh, and you're homophobic.</p>
<p>Now, doesn't that make more sense? It does to me!
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		<title>By: Sister Mary Clarence</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sister Mary Clarence</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Matt

Yep the one who charge the cleaning of his moat is a robbing fu*ker too - and hence forced to stand down.

Perhaps you&#039;d like to condemn a few from the party you appear to be supporting too now mate - I see (as is so often the case) any condemnation of the robbing f*ckers at Labour who have been at it is absent from all Labour party trolls postings.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Matt</p>
<p>Yep the one who charge the cleaning of his moat is a robbing fu*ker too &#8211; and hence forced to stand down.</p>
<p>Perhaps you'd like to condemn a few from the party you appear to be supporting too now mate &#8211; I see (as is so often the case) any condemnation of the robbing f*ckers at Labour who have been at it is absent from all Labour party trolls postings.
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		<title>By: Flapjack</title>
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		<dc:creator>Flapjack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Pumpkin Pie post.26 &amp; Ivan, Yes I was astonished at Melanie Phillip&#039;s rant too. The Spectator is in danger of making the Daily Mail look reasonable by comparison.
@ Archdeacon Brian Hurtin... if the cap fits, wear it. You&#039;re one of the most homophobic and bigoted posters on this site and that&#039;s saying something. 
The fact that nothing at all appears to constitute homophobia in your opinion would be the major clue. Look &quot;homophobia&quot; up in the dictionary, and then tell us it doesn&#039;t describe you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Pumpkin Pie post.26 &amp; Ivan, Yes I was astonished at Melanie Phillip's rant too. The Spectator is in danger of making the Daily Mail look reasonable by comparison.<br />
@ Archdeacon Brian Hurtin&#8230; if the cap fits, wear it. You're one of the most homophobic and bigoted posters on this site and that's saying something.<br />
The fact that nothing at all appears to constitute homophobia in your opinion would be the major clue. Look "homophobia" up in the dictionary, and then tell us it doesn't describe you.
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I thought this as soon as I read their &quot;excuses!&quot;  Do not use homophobia as an excuse for being greedy; did Hazel Blears say it was because she is ginger?  Is it because Julie Kirkbride is a married woman with kids?  No its simply because these people have been greedy and are trying to wriggle out of it as best they can; please sir it wasnt my fault etc!</description>
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		<title>By: tsuchan</title>
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		<dc:creator>tsuchan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 08:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think RobN speaks the sad truth in Comment 16. :&#039;(</description>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@archdeacon Brian Hunt:

Your statements ARE homphobic, since while you are entitled to have an opinion, your statements go beyond that to inflicting your rules onto other people. Gay marriage; if two people love each other and want to marry, why the fuck should your opinion stop them? I disagree with straight marriage; two out of three marriages fail so perhaps these are transient, pretend relationships that should not receive the state sponsored encouragment that they have done for so long! Perhaps my opinion should remove the right of marriage from heterosexuals, who have clearly abused this right. No..wait, that only happens to gay men and women in Californication.

@Sinister Mary, you bashed the tory gays too, woop-de-doo! Which one had the moat? Was it perhaps...a heterosexual tory? Oh wait...we&#039;re not allowed to criticise those...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://twitter.com/archdeacon" rel="nofollow">@archdeacon</a> Brian Hunt:</p>
<p>Your statements ARE homphobic, since while you are entitled to have an opinion, your statements go beyond that to inflicting your rules onto other people. Gay marriage; if two people love each other and want to marry, why the fuck should your opinion stop them? I disagree with straight marriage; two out of three marriages fail so perhaps these are transient, pretend relationships that should not receive the state sponsored encouragment that they have done for so long! Perhaps my opinion should remove the right of marriage from heterosexuals, who have clearly abused this right. No..wait, that only happens to gay men and women in Californication.</p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/Sinister" rel="nofollow">@Sinister</a> Mary, you bashed the tory gays too, woop-de-doo! Which one had the moat? Was it perhaps&#8230;a heterosexual tory? Oh wait&#8230;we're not allowed to criticise those&#8230;
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		<title>By: Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Archdeacon Brian Hurtin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I don&#039;t agree with same sex marriage.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

&quot;I don&#039;t agree with children being taught that homsexuality is normal.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

&quot;I believe that God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

&quot;I don&#039;t believe that you are born homosexual.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

&quot;I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

&#039;There is a definite increase in HIV/AIDS amongst homosexual men.&quot; Oh, your just homophobic.

If your unhappy about spurious claims about homophobia, perhaps you need to take long hard look at yourselves. The gaystapo give the impression that unless you fall down at their feet and worship them your homophobic.

You need to understand the record is cracked and the needle is stuck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"I don't agree with same sex marriage." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>"I don't agree with children being taught that homsexuality is normal." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>"I believe that God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>"I don't believe that you are born homosexual." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>"I believe that having a mum and dad is best for children, not two dads or two mums." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>'There is a definite increase in HIV/AIDS amongst homosexual men." Oh, your just homophobic.</p>
<p>If your unhappy about spurious claims about homophobia, perhaps you need to take long hard look at yourselves. The gaystapo give the impression that unless you fall down at their feet and worship them your homophobic.</p>
<p>You need to understand the record is cracked and the needle is stuck.
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You accuse Bradshaw of extravagant claims, something even the Telegraph didn&#039;t seem to do, on reading the article.

He claimed for the home he lived in with his civil partner... I&#039;m not sure where the story is, given the Telegraph print that he only changed his home because he was a minister and was told to.

Presumably married couples don&#039;t divvy up how much they each pay - because they are a couple, and all costs are joint. So why is Bradshaw singled out (the same does in fact go for Herbert it seems)? Cameron is &#039;Mr Clean&#039; according to the telegraph... did they check on his situation with Mrs Cameron?

Some MPs appear to have been very naughty indeed. Not sure this guy is one of them. Seems a pretty mean-spirited article to write really.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You accuse Bradshaw of extravagant claims, something even the Telegraph didn't seem to do, on reading the article.</p>
<p>He claimed for the home he lived in with his civil partner&#8230; I'm not sure where the story is, given the Telegraph print that he only changed his home because he was a minister and was told to.</p>
<p>Presumably married couples don't divvy up how much they each pay &#8211; because they are a couple, and all costs are joint. So why is Bradshaw singled out (the same does in fact go for Herbert it seems)? Cameron is 'Mr Clean' according to the telegraph&#8230; did they check on his situation with Mrs Cameron?</p>
<p>Some MPs appear to have been very naughty indeed. Not sure this guy is one of them. Seems a pretty mean-spirited article to write really.
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