[Tommy Gunn]

Hunting is morally equivalent to rape, child abuse and torture, according to one of Britain's leading Christian experts, who is closely connected to Labour's religious establishment.


http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,968084,00.html

[spacemanspiff]

not to get offtopic, but one interpretation of the end-days prophecies of Revelations is that the world empire of false religion (Babylon the Great) will be annihalated by the rulers of this world (the great beast).

:evil: will it be just a coincidence when some religions (if not all) are turned into enemies of the state, no matter which state/government it is?

[MrAcheson]

Linzey is not a "clergyman". He is a professor of theology with a doctorate in divinity. In otherwords he is an academic with ties to the Church of England not a priest.

[Norm357]

Is this sixgun symphony posting? LMAO:neener:
Norm

[Mike Irwin]

A member of the clergy talking about rape...

He's not Catholic by chance, is he?

They seem to have a lot of practical knowledge about the subject of rape, especially when it comes to children...

:rolleyes:

[Skunkabilly]

Hunting is morally equivalent to rape, child abuse and torture, according to one of Britain's leading Christian experts, who is closely connected to Labour's religious establishment.

Yes, and eating eggs morally equivalent to abortion and picking tomatoes the equivalent of cutting down the rainforest.

Christian experts huh.

Didn't Jesus hunt fish?

[P95Carry]

He is a professor of theology with a doctorate in divinity Likely, he majored in ''tree-hugging'' too. What absurd comparisons ..... the guy is a looney!

[Mostly Harmless]

He obviously has forgotten the reason that homo sapiens (or in his case, not-so-sapiens) is the dominant* species on this planet: We are the most effective predators.

We run this mudball because we're the species with the cojones and the smarts to do so. We've used our brains to create tools to compensate for our lack of natural weaponry and in the process we've created some pretty cool stuff. We've also destroyed a whole lot too.

But the bottom line is, we are a predator species, we are competitive. That doesn't go away when we develop table manners and a code of chivalry or law.

Even socialists are still competitive -- just watch them compete to prove they are the neediest. And they sure as all get out are predatory. :rolleyes:

Anyone who forgets, or tries to make you forget, that we are a predator species is your enemy.

J.

*dominant = in control, not most numerous. I think the insects still have us on numbers, but not in control of resources etc.

[cuchulainn]

Mike Irwin,

Catholic bashing is uncalled for.

[El Tejon]

Hmmm, more like misappropriation or theft if you are using my money to do it. But rape? I think not.

[Mike Irwin]

Bashing Catholics?

I don't think so.

Only asking if the clergyman in question was Catholic as the basis for his apparent familiarity with rape.

Quite a difference, given the revelations of the past few years.

[Oleg Volk]

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