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10.06.2008 4:41pm EDT
(London) A Church of England priest is under fire after calling for gays to be forcibly tattooed with a sodomy warning.
The Rev. Peter Mullen, who is chaplain to the London Stock Exchange, made that remark and other incendiary homophobic comments on his internet blog.Mullen said the forced tattoos would be similar to warning placed on packages of cigarettes.
“Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan ‘Sodomy can seriously damage your health,’ their chins with ‘Fellatio kills.’
In another posting, the 66-year old Mullen calls for gay pride parades – which he called “obscene” – to be outlawed.
In yet another, he blasted another Church of England priest, the Rev. Martin Dudley, for blessing the civil partnership of two fellow clerics.
“The Bishop of London is in a high huff, Because Dr Dudley has married a puff; And not just one puff – he’s married another: Two priests, two puffs and either to other.”
Bishop of London the Rt Rev Richard Chartres has criticized Dudley for conducting the ceremony, but chastised Mullen for the blog postings.
“While clergy are entitled to their own personal views, we recognize that the content of this text is highly offensive and is in no way reflective of the views of the Diocese of London,” Chartres said in a statement to The Evening Standard newspaper.
The paper also reported that Mullen is under investigation and may face a disciplinary inquiry over his comments.
Mullen dismisses the criticism, calling his postings “satire.”
“I wrote some satirical things on my blog and anybody with an ounce of sense of humor or any understanding of the tradition of English satire would immediately assume that they’re light-hearted jokes,” he told the paper. “I certainly have nothing against homosexuals. Many of my dear friends have been and are of that persuasion. What I have got against them is the militant preaching of homosexuality.”
What an ignorant, absolutely stupid comment to make. What the hell was this guy thinking? “Satire,” yeah right.
WOW… There woulb be a LOT of women I know with tatoo’d chins!
Those who hate gays the most are usually gay themselves who hide in the closet…By the way, I am straight!
This is a wounderful idea and would be a sign to new sex lovers that this person can kill them with AIDs. The tatoo can get placed where the sun does not shine. Give each AIDs person $1000 to be tatooed.
While we are busy tattooing gays we should also find time to tattoo all ministers and priests with, “Warning, this person promotes child abuse.” How else can we define religious brainwashing as other than abuse?
And what tattoo should we give to the priests that sodomize altar boys and other innocents??
All those years of Bible studies wasted on this “ptiest.” To be a christian is to be Christ-like. Any sexual act not performed “missionary” style is really considered sodomy. I bet this priest has done a type of sodomy—masturbation.
I agree. The worse homophobes are homosexuals themselves who are ashamed of who they are and cannot accept their God-given humanity. Life’s too short not to live it out one’s full potential. God loves us all no matter what!
How about a “My boss lets me get away with it” tattoo?
I think this is going a little too far, however, the Bible has many passages against gays… Sexual relations are to be with a man and his wife ONLY. It does not say anything about other sexual acts, just that they are for man and wife…You shouldn’t be offended by it if you don’t believe in it.. I do not believe that gays should be amrried by the church, But they should be able to be joined by the state… The only difference is that one is God sanctioned and the other is law santcioned…. That would solve alot of this problem… Just don’t join then by god in any means… it doesn’t mean they can’t be married.. I have no problem with that.. But I believe that Church marriages are for man and wife, as stated in the Bible… A book pretty much every church holds sacred. Any comments? Email me @ Bomo13@aol.com
Wow,
I’m not gay-but I totally support all gay rights….if this ever came to pass I’m afraid even I would be on my knees-all puns intended and my fanny in the air…Tattoo away please!
Great idea,or we could move them to an all gay island and let nature take care of the problem!Gays are an obamanation.Pardon the pun.
Tatoo the bastards then bury them alive.
Bobbi,
“the Bible has many passages against gays”
Actually, no it doesn’t. There are only 6 passages in the entire Bible that purportedly deal with same-sex relationships, and not all are condemnatory (see the passage about the Roman centurion and his ’slave’, and the Jonathan and David story for counter views). Meanwhile there are more than 465 passages that condemn many heterosexual acts and relationships. (Does that mean God doesn’t love hetersexuals?)
“Sexual relations are to be with a man and his wife ONLY.”
Another falsehood. There are several passages that talk about marrying one’s brother’s wife, ‘marrying’ slaves, etc. There are many non-condemnatory passages about Solomon and his many, many wives and countless concubines.
“It does not say anything about other sexual acts”
That’s extremely naive, not to mention just plain wrong. (I think you’d be surprised to find, forinstane, that the Bible calls for the death penalty for VICTIMS of incest, not just the perpetrators.)
“I do not believe that gays should be [married] by the church”
Ah, but I do. Why should your religious beliefs trump mine?
“But they should be able to be joined by the state… The only difference is that one is God sanctioned and the other is law santcioned…. That would solve alot of this problem…”
No it wouldn’t, since there are many religions that DO (or WOULD) marry us – the Metropolitan Community Churches, the Unitarians, the United Church, both the Reformed AND the (ahem) Conservative branches of Judaism, even the Quakers!!! What ever happened to freedom of religion in America?
Oh, and aren’t church marriages “law sanctioned” by the State anymore where you live?
“Just don’t join then by god in any means…”
Why not? Don’t YOU believe in freedom of religion?
“it doesn’t mean they can’t be married.”
It does if you’re gay AND religious. I was married in my Church. What gives you the right to dictate to others their beliefs and tenets?
“I have no problem with that.”
Sure SEEMS like you do.
“But I believe that Church marriages are for man and wife, as stated in the Bible…”
That ISN’T “stated in the Bible”, Bobbi. I suggest you actually read it.
It’s common knowledge that the Bible was written by men who were influenced by their personal and social beliefs. The only thing in the Bible that all agree upon that was written by God, Himself, are The Ten Commandments. If God were against Homosexuality, He would have written something about it in The Ten Commandments.