Pussy riot etc.

In my previous Blog I wrote details from “The Death of South Africa,” by Alistair Sparks. I have now discovered the piece is fraudulent though the author has not been traced. Alistair Sparks is adamant the writing is not his.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has refused to approve a controversial bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals. He has written to the parliamentary speaker criticising her for passing it in December without a quorum. The bill provides for life imprisonment for homosexual acts and also makes it a crime not to report gay people. How many false accusations could this invoke? The bill provides for life imprisonment for homosexual acts and also makes it a crime not to report gay people.

The promotion of homosexuality - even talking about it without condemning the lifestyle - would also be punishable by a prison term.

How many false accusations could this produce? I see an opening here for blackmail.

The promotion of homosexuality - even talking about it without condemning the lifestyle - would also be punishable by a prison term.

Good for Museveni, but then he goes on to give his opinion on something of which he is completely ignorant.

Homosexuals were "abnormal" or were so for "mercenary reasons" (!) could be "rescued", a local paper quotes his letter as saying. As for lesbians they are women who can’t find husbands (!) Isn’t it wonderful? If you don’t know what you are talking about just make up your own theories.

In December a gay rights campaigner spoke of her fears about the legislation.

Her spokesman told the AFP news agency that Mr Museveni believes that gay people are sick but this does not mean they should be killed or jailed for life.

"What the president has being saying is that we shall not persecute these homosexuals and lesbians. That is the point," said Tamale Mirudi. Then what is all the fuss about? And where does the church stand? Well in Nigeria where such a law as been passed they are being heartedly congratulated by Roman Catholic priests while in Uganda the Church of England’s stand is exactly the opposite – well for the most part.

Anyone who has followed my Blogs will know I hold no brief for religion. The one thing the communists got right was to say “religion is the opium of the people.” But, despite my antipathy and despite the horrors religion is capable of there are certain standards of behaviour recently that are totally beyond the pale. I refer of course to the pussy riot behaviour in Moscow and, as far as I am concerned the girls deserved their punishment. Recently my cousin Bert in Perth sent me a long article from “The West Australian.” It is headed “A tolerant society relies on equity and freedom,” and I pass on the sordid details of what happened shortly before Christmas at The Madeleine in Paris. A young woman entered the church while the choir were practicing, stripped off her top and performed a mock abortion at the altar using pieces of bloody calves’ liver to represent the foetus. She was photographed, apparently by arrangement, doing so. On her back were written the words “Christmas is cancelled.” It was written in English for maximum internet pick-up. Then she left. It is interesting how little this revolting sacrilege was reported.”

Who was this girl and what sort of mind does she have that she felt she could or should do this kind of thing? Was she nervous? Was her heart thumping? Did she feel proud of herself? Brave little thing. Has she boasted about it to all her friends? What was it in aid of? We get the so-called subtlety of the imagery with the help of the written message but I can’t help thinking that Jesus true or Jesus untrue, the sacrilege committed was a revolting obscenity, nothing more, nothing less. Read the headline once more with her in mind