Comments on: Lib Dems: Ruth Kelly unfit to champion equalities http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Otten http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-647 Joe Otten Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:47:08 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-647 Tom, Opposing discrimination is a matter of conscience. Somebody who is pro discrimination shouldn't be given the anti-discrimination job whatever their reasons are. Calling such a position anti-Catholic is an insult to Catholics and an attempt to undermine free political debate. See my blog post <a href="http://www.liberalreview.com/content/2006/10/religion-and-politics-overlapping-magisteria" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Tom,

Opposing discrimination is a matter of conscience. Somebody who is pro discrimination shouldn’t be given the anti-discrimination job whatever their reasons are. Calling such a position anti-Catholic is an insult to Catholics and an attempt to undermine free political debate.

See my blog post here.

]]> By: Martin Hoscik http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-614 Martin Hoscik Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:09:21 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-614 I know. I was almost ashamed of myself but then I remembered the teachings of the Cult of Rome on the issue of homosexuality and suddenly felt less guilty. I know.

I was almost ashamed of myself but then I remembered the teachings of the Cult of Rome on the issue of homosexuality and suddenly felt less guilty.

]]> By: Alex Foster http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-612 Alex Foster Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:18:05 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-612 Oh, cheap, Martin, cheap. Oh, cheap, Martin, cheap.

]]> By: Martin Hoscik http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-576 Martin Hoscik Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:12:04 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-576 James "or it isn’t, in which case Kelly is abusing her position" wouldn't be the first time a Roman Catholic abused something... James

“or it isn’t, in which case Kelly is abusing her position”

wouldn’t be the first time a Roman Catholic abused something…

]]> By: jamesgraham http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-575 jamesgraham Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:44:39 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-575 Tom Paine's post makes no sense. Kelly is a government minister. Either it is government policy for homosexuality to be regarded as sinful, in which case of course she shouldn't be foreced to resign, or it isn't, in which case Kelly is abusing her position. I was under the impression that the latter was the case, in which case her position is looking problematic. Tom Paine’s post makes no sense. Kelly is a government minister. Either it is government policy for homosexuality to be regarded as sinful, in which case of course she shouldn’t be foreced to resign, or it isn’t, in which case Kelly is abusing her position.

I was under the impression that the latter was the case, in which case her position is looking problematic.

]]> By: Tom Paine http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-574 Tom Paine Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:05:33 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-574 "We shouldn't be allowing her extreme views to go unchecked..." Hang on, isn't this a Liberal website? Is being a Catholic extreme now in Britain? Thinking of going back to burning the so and so's at the stake, are we? "Views" are just views and in a liberal world should flourish entirely unchecked. Actions are sometimes a problem, but the only action you are holding against Ruth Kelly is a refusal to endorse policies which go against her conscience. Britain could do with a lot more of that kind of principled behaviour, whether one agrees with her on this issue (I don't) or not. “We shouldn’t be allowing her extreme views to go unchecked…” Hang on, isn’t this a Liberal website? Is being a Catholic extreme now in Britain? Thinking of going back to burning the so and so’s at the stake, are we? “Views” are just views and in a liberal world should flourish entirely unchecked. Actions are sometimes a problem, but the only action you are holding against Ruth Kelly is a refusal to endorse policies which go against her conscience. Britain could do with a lot more of that kind of principled behaviour, whether one agrees with her on this issue (I don’t) or not.

]]> By: Martin Hoscik http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-564 Martin Hoscik Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:38:43 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/lib-dems-ruth-kelly-unfit-to-champion-equalities-145.html#comment-564 Totally agree, I have emailed Lorely asking if she'd be prepared to expand on her comments for MayorWatch where I intend to make as big an issue of this as possible. When you consider Kelly is telling Muslims to tackle religious extremism we shouldn't be allowing hers own extreme views to go unchecked. Totally agree, I have emailed Lorely asking if she’d be prepared to expand on her comments for MayorWatch where I intend to make as big an issue of this as possible.

When you consider Kelly is telling Muslims to tackle religious extremism we shouldn’t be allowing hers own extreme views to go unchecked.

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