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Gays and Christians clash in street rally

Updated Sat May 14, 2011 10:54pm AEST



The violence broke out during a rally to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Saturday.

The protest began peacefully with 150 members of the gay and lesbian community gathering to stage a mass wedding, calling for equal rights for gay marriage.

But when members of the Christian Street Church crashed the rally, tension escalated.

Protester Mel Lecke was pulled from her wheelchair.

"I think it's disgusting, you know we don't go and protest outside churches saying there is no God," she said.

Lesbian and church minister, Reverend Sue Wickham, says it was an awful end to a peaceful demonstration.

"I feel sad that it happens. I feel sad that there is still a vocal minority who always seem to be in the media who don't necessarily represent the view of the whole church," she said.

"Anyone who carries a banner that begins with the two words 'God Hates' is to my mind is not representing the Christ that Christians believe in."

The Christian Street Church's Damien Gloury says he was mobbed and hit.

"We're just preaching the Bible, we're quoting the bible and it says that homosexuality is a sin," he said.

"We thought we would go out and not try to disrupt because we do love everybody, it might sound like we're condemning people but we're not we're just preaching the Bible.

"We've been mobbed, we've been hit, our banners have been thrown down and these people have been hating our guts just for proclaiming the Christian message in this nation and that's what it's about," he said.

Protester James Vigos says the gay and lesbian community will not be disheartened by the violence.

"A very vocal minority can't stop progress," he said.

Police were called in and several street preachers were forcibly removed, but no one was arrested


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Does god hate?

dgs49 wrote:based on their understanding of what they think is the most important compilation of documents in Western Civilization, they believe the promoted behavior is morally wrong, and they also believe those who promote and engage in it are doing something wrong because they think their opinion is the only one that counts.

The Hen wrote:Christian haters, they be everywhere.

loCAtek wrote:

Does god hate?

No, man does.

THERE are zombie ants droning and stumbling around Thailand, convulsing and falling over before succumbing to a painful death with a leaf permanently clenched between their jaws...

The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies! The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. At his command the oceans and rivers dry up, the lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wilt. In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. The LORD is good. When trouble comes, he is a strong refuge. And he knows everyone who trusts in him. But he sweeps away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He pursues his foes into the darkness of night. (Nahum 1:2-8 NLT)

oldr_n_wsr wrote:If there was no cruelty, we would not know kindness.
If there was no evil, we would not know goodness.

That's the way I look at it anyway.

Timster wrote:I can make the "Bible" say anything I want.