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Man! What if he had told the truth
that homosexual sex is a "filthy," "unlawful" (2 Peter
2:7-8) "abomination" (Leviticus 20:13)?
Report for November 15,
2003
An Anglican priest who mumbled some unbiblical remarks about homosexuals seeking psychiatric care
has been investigated by the police. Be sure to note not only the police
constable's chilling and revealing homo-fascist remarks but also those of
the sodomite wolf.
Police chief criticises bishop.
Cheshire's Chief Constable has criticised the Bishop of Chester for his
remarks on homosexuality.
November 10, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3257623.stm
Peter Fahy said civic leaders ought to promote
diversity - including homosexuality and race - in a positive manner.
The police chief's comments came after the force announced it was
investigating the Bishop for a possible breach of public order.
The Right Rev Dr Peter Forster said gay people should seek psychiatric
help to cure them of their homosexuality.
Mr Fahy said the bishop's comments were for him "to justify
himself".
He added: "Cheshire Police, day in, day out, deals with offences
against members of minority communities which are generated by hate and
prejudice.
"I think all public leaders need to make sure that comments they make
are balanced by that need for all of us to be giving clear leadership on
this issue and to make sure that vulnerable groups are protected and that
people have an awareness of the needs and the backgrounds of all these
various groups.
"He has got his own personal view and I'm sure his comments are based
on very strong personal religious conviction.
"But I do think we need to remind ourselves how this translates.
"The whole issue of diversity comes down to individual members of
minority communities often being targeted, feeling under-protected and
being victims of crime because of their sexual orientation, their colour
or their religious beliefs.
Criticised appointment
"I think in a civilised society that is totally unacceptable."
Dr Forster's comments were made in an article in the Chester Chronicle
newspaper.
He is one of nine bishops to write to the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr
Rowan Williams criticising the appointment of the celibate gay canon Dr
Jeffrey John as Bishop of Oxford.
Dr John later bowed to pressure and stood down before he was consecrated.
Dr Forster, whose diocese takes in Cheshire, Wirral, Stockport, south
Tameside and south Trafford, has not yet commented on the row his remarks
have prompted.
Police question bishop over gay row.
A bishop who suggested gay people should seek medical help to reorientate
their sexuality will not be prosecuted it's been revealed.
November 9, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3255461.stm
The Rt Rev Dr Peter Forster, Bishop of Chester, was
questioned by Cheshire Constabulary over statements made in a newspaper on
Friday.
He is reported to have said that some people who are "primarily
homosexual" can "reorientate themselves" with the help of
psychiatrists.
"I would encourage them to consider that as an option, but I would
not set myself up as a medical specialist on the subject, that's in the
area of psychiatric health," he commented in the Chester Chronicle.
Cheshire Constabulary spoke to the bishop after receiving a complaint
about the comments from a member of the public.
But on Monday evening, a police spokesman confirmed that no action would
be taken .
He said: "The Crown Prosecution Service has been consulted at length
and the Cheshire constabulary is satisfied that no criminal offences have
been committed.
"Current public order legislation does not provide specific offences
based on sexuality."
The Bishop of Chester whose diocese takes in Cheshire, Wirral, Stockport,
south Tameside and south Trafford, was unavailable for comment.
"Limits"
In previous statements he has said it is important to act with compassion
towards gays and lesbians.
In a speech he made in June, he said: "I favour a reasonably
tolerant, pastoral approach in the life of the Church to those who find
themselves with homosexual feelings, and drawn into homosexual
relationships.
"But there has to be limits."
Dr Forster sits on a church body which recently produced a discussion
paper called Some Issues in Human Sexuality, which examined homosexuality.
He was one of nine bishops who wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan
Williams condemning the appointment of the celibate gay canon Jeffrey John
as Bishop of Oxford who later bowed to pressure and stood down before he
was consecrated.
Dr Forster, who is married with four children, also opposed the
appointment of the openly gay Gene Robinson as the Bishop of New
Hampshire, USA.
"Homosexuality"
Dr Forster's comments have led to an angry response from a number of gay
and lesbian Christians.
Rev Richard Kirker, General Secretary of the Lesbian and Gay Christian
Movement, condemned the bishops comments saying they were
"inflammatory and offensive".
He said: "It is those who think like Dr Forster - not gays and
lesbians who have a problem.
"Psychiatrists and doctors have long since abandoned any belief that
homosexuality is an illness that could be cured.
"Only Christian fundamentalists devote their energies in this
direction.
"Dr Forster's prejudices will not be solved by a visit to the doctor,
nor will lesbian and gay people go away and get 'cured' to help him live
with them."
The worldwide Anglican community is facing a split over the issue of gay
clergy.
Homo-Fascism
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