Posted on 11/05/2001 5:52:31 AM PST by Buffalo Bob
SINGAPORE, CWNews.com) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has warned Britain that he will not tolerate an openly gay politician visiting Malaysia on government business.
In an interview with BBC radio on Friday Mahathir said, "The British people accept homosexual ministers. But if they ever come here bringing their boyfriend along, we will throw them out. We will not accept them."
The remark was believed to refer to Ben Bradshaw, the Labor Party Member of Parliament responsible for relations with Malaysia who is due to visit the country on political business next year.
But Britain has had several openly gay high-profile politicians since Labor came to power including Culture Minister Chris Smith and former Agriculture Minister Nick Brown. And other MPs are often photographed with their same-sex partners.
But Mahathir was adamant that what was acceptable in Britain wasn't necessarily acceptable in Malaysia. "In other countries they can have ministers who are homosexual. That's okay -- but not here. It is a difference of values," he said.
The comment shouldn't affect Bradshaw's planned visit to Malaysia as ministers do not travel on business with their partners. But a Malaysian diplomat told The Independent newspaper that if Bradshaw visited the country, even without his partner, there was "no way" the Prime Minister would meet him.
What do you think OUR government should do with homosexuals?
Should we follow the instructions in Leviticus?
Homosexuality is a vicious mental illness akin to delusion. It causes behavior that reduces life expectancy by up to 20 years or more; that greatly increases the risk of certain kinds of cancer; that greatly increases the chances that the behavior will include sexual assaults on children and others.
I don't think the government is showing enough "compassion" to these mentally ill people. Where's the outrage?
What (specifically) do you think OUR government should do with homosexuals?
Should they be imprisoned?
Or should we deal with them in accordance with Mosaic law?
What exactly should government do?
Not send them in an official or diplomatic capacity to any country whose prime minister is going to publicly embarrass them and us by refusing to meet with them.
Should private homosexuality between consenting adults be illegal?
What should the punishment be?
Imprisonment?
Or should the punishment be the same as the one prescribed in Leviticus?
1. Treat them as a security risk. Thus, no high ranking govt jobs or positions requiring more than say Q clearance (lowest level of clearance).
2. Acknowledge that it is a mental problem; it is not "OK" to be gay. In 1971 the American Psychiatric Assn was pressured into dropping the classification of homosexuality as a disorder. There were no studies presented; only political pressure applied.
That's about it. Societal pressures are already taking care of the rest of the butt thumpers' agenda. Gays don't exactly reproduce at the same rate as conservative Christians.
Ahhh... we should "reeducate" them.
How exactly would you propose that we do this "reeducating"?
What do you think we should do in this country?
Should homosexuality be a crime?
What should the punishment be?
I wish our country would say that!!!!
40 million people have died from the AIDS plague so far, and many more lives will continue be taken.
God will not be mocked!
Sorry, but I dig chicks.
Are you suggesting that ALL communicable diseases that have killed millions throughout history are evidence of God's wrath?
Or only those effecting homosexuals?
Yes. Your god's.
But his time is short.
I'm aware you like to argue, but I'll answer this one anyway.
Yes. The wage of sin is death. Some sins are more repulsuve to God than others.
My answer is yes.
Bailiff...
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