Britain says Give Gays Their Rights or Expect No Aid from the U.K.

At first you may say this is right. Or you may say this is just so wrong. But it's not that simple.

Every person deserves to be treated with dignity especially when it comes to "human rights" as most of us understand them.  You must not persecute anyone for being gay.   If you don't, British P.M. Cameron is saying, "we won't give you foreign aid."  A strong statement.  Let's look closer.

The problem arises when "gay rights" include rights which go beyond the "human rights" we all understand, and start infringing on demands reserved for the traditional approach to marriage, etc.,  e.g. equal rights in marriage, adoption, tax breaks, positions in religious, especially Christian, organizations, and so on.

Unfortunately, there is no way and no desire politically or socially for the U.K. or others to separate these two groups of demands.   What the British Prime Minister is demanding makes some sense for "human rights" -- it is out of line with what most of us believe in when it comes to the other "rights".  By introducing these conditions on aid, Britain is abetting the introduction of policies and laws in foreign countries that give gays and lesbians all they are demanding.

The good news is he seems to also have demanded "rights for Christians" in the same speech, but the media didn't focus on that. Take a look.

British PM threatens to cut aid over gay rights�- World�|nation.co.ke

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Isn't It Amazing that We Are in A War Where the U.S. and Britain are fighting on the side of Al-Qaeda Jihadists?

Can things get any more complex or complicated than this? The U.S. and the British are helping rebels, some of which are Al-Qaeda fighters. How is that possible? Well, it happens very easily if a country like the U.S., Canada, Britain, France, acts with mediocrity on certain fronts and fails to act at all on other fronts. It happens when the leadership of these countries lose their moral compass.
And it's happening in Egypt, now Libya, and who knows where else next. Take a look.

Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links - Telegraph

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Musings . . . on a Thursday Evening: Love, Hatred Education, Research Ethics, Corruption,

1. Lessons of Hate in Islamic Schools in Britain.  Here is a most interesting account of what is being taught in some schools in the U.K. as shown by the BBC and reported by the New York Times.  Take a look at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/europe/23britain.html?_r=2&hp  .  Notice the response or lack thereof from the Saudi Arabian embassy.  Notice the position of Britain's ministry of education.  And notice how they're always saying, "everything is out of context".   Well, when you have some much overlap in what's 'out of context' all the time, maybe that becomes the context.

2. Please participate in our Study: We inject you with Syphilis.  Last year we learned that there was a study done 65 years ago that wasn't ethical.  Now, the U.S. Ethics Committee is probing that study in which subjects were dosed with Syphilis.  The question is "can this happen again?"  Some bioethicists think it can.  Take a look here: http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2011/03/07/ethics-syphilis/ .

3. Who would have thought Abraham Lincoln had a crystal ball to today?  Take a look at this quote of his on "An Era of Corruption" as quoted by the Institute of Global Ethics' "Ethics Newsline".  Here's the link: http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/2011/03/07/an-era-of-corruption/ .  How could one man be so bang on?

4. "In the end, it is love . . . "  I John 4:16 in the Bible says, "We have known and believed the love that God has for us."  I find this verse most interesting.  When you 'know' something, you can 'believe' it.  An that is how it is with God's love.  Charles F. Stanley writes on this verse:  "In the end, it is love -- and especially the infinite, unconditional, forgiving love of God our heavenly Father -- that creates in us a feeling of value and worth.  If Jesus, God's Son, went to the cross or us, surely we are worthy. . . . If God created us, redeemed us, and desires to call us His children forever, surely we are of great importance to Him.  The answer to feelings of unworthiness is love. . . . A love that is based not upon what a person does, but upon who a person is -- a beloved child of almighty God."   When you find a person who loves you for who you are (not what you do, especially for them), you have found some serious love.  Those that have found God, have found the ultimate in "love".

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Multiculturalism has failed. Germany and now Britain Agree. New Plans.

Okay, we have momentum. First Angela Merkel of Germany and now David Cameron, the Prime Minister of Britain are on the same page. Will Harper join them? And what about B.O.? (Well, maybe three out of four is not bad.)

This new approach may be good news. But is it too little, too late? You'll have to wait and see. However, I still don't see any evidence of a real sense of urgency in this whole thing. I believe it's urgent and chances are you do, but I don't see that feeling out there in the minds and hearts of people who can really do something big about it. You decide. And please feel free to share this post.

Multiculturalism has failed in Britain, PM Cameron says - The Globe and Mail

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