Posted on 04/28/2012 7:06:28 AM PDT by markomalley
Scottish police forces have been told not to accept a gift of free Bibles from the Gideons because the book “condemns homosexuality”.
The Bibles have been offered to Scottish police forces featuring each force’s badge.
But the Gay Police Association (GPA) is against the move, and has issued a statement demanding that the forces refuse to be involved. Untrue
In the past, the GPA has been in trouble with the authorities for making untruthful and misleading claims involving the Bible.
In 2006 the group was reprimanded for producing an ad featuring the Bible next to a pool of blood with the headline “in the name of the father”.
The ad blamed religion, focusing in particular on Christianity, for violent attacks against homosexuals.
But the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the ad was untrue, indecent and unsubstantiated. Guide
Trade union UNISON has joined with the GPA in opposing the offer of free Bibles for Scottish police forces.
Gideons say they want to offer Scottish police the Bibles as a “valuable guide to life”.
The group said they “can be offered to all members of the individual force, both serving police officers and civilian staff”. ‘Concern’
But the GPA said in a statement: “Members of the GPA have contacted us expressing concern that their Force is officially endorsing a religious book containing text which condemns homosexuality.”
It added: “The GPA does not feel that a public service, such as the police, should be seen to be endorsing, by their active involvement, any particular religion over and above any other religion or non-religion.”
The GPA said if the Bibles were to be offered, “surely this can be done without the actual involvement of the police force concerned”. Reject
UNISON commented: “It is not the role of a Police Force either to provide official endorsement of any religion or foist religious views on its staff.”
The trade union added that it hoped police forces in Scotland would “reject” the offer.
I wonder when, either in the UK or in the US, the government will start shuttering churches for being hate groups?
they are thiefophobic and murdereraphobic too!
ROFL
****Scottish police forces have been told not to accept a gift of free Bibles from the Gideons because the book “condemns homosexuality”. ****
What has happened to the land that gave us JOHN KNOX!
It looks like it is getting to that point. I would like to see them try.
Probably not that long, friend.
It's already happened. David Limbaugh wrote a book about it. He documents several cases.
Soon to be released—new William Wallace biopic “Gayheart”.
The homosexual community is a depraved, God denying community. Those who refuse to obey God will burn in hell.
I wonder when, either in the UK or in the US, the government will start shuttering churches for being hate groups?
I wonder if they will give muslims, and mosques the same treatment?
Then it’s going to be “Onward, Christian Soldiers.”
the koran says the same thing... but that's OK, right???
>>I wonder when, either in the UK or in the US, the government will start shuttering churches for being hate groups?
Soon. Very soon. Fortunately, Christianity thrives when it is suppressed. Look at China and Africa today! When they finally decide to oppress us, we will grow stronger than we’ve been in 1000 years as denominations cease to exist because we won’t have the luxury of picking and choosing a church anymore. Church will finally be more than bingo night, pot luck dinners, and complaining about the choir’s performance.
The worst thing that can happen is for them to threaten us, and have our “church leaders” capitulate to the gay lobby so we can keep our doors open and they can keep their jobs. The gay drama unfolding at the UMC General Conference right now is a case in point.
Funny how these dystopians never read the Quran.
UMC is not only place its happening. All mainline churches and even some of the evangelical churches are falling into the gay lobby line.
One day when we go back to remenant status we will begin to grow with the ferver of the past...today the church seems to be compiled of the “frozen chosen”
Freegards
Lex
It’s a twisted world isn’t it?
At one time, The Bible and religion in general was celebrated as positive forces.
At those times, vile items such as hard core pornography were surpressed and illegal and discouraged.
Now, we see the reverse. We are on the road to surpressing religion in general, and Christianity in particular. The Holy Bible will be surpressed. But in our world today, hard core pornography is open and celebrated.
Socialism.
In Scotland the term “police beat down” has a whole ‘nuther meaning.
Book burners have lost any credibility whatsoever, as far as labeling anyone else phobic.
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