Religion-related stuff from the week 14-20/5/12

"Meeting ‘emotional needs’ of gay couples through civil marriage is a ‘misuse of the state’ "
This guy Sentamu's the favoured candidate for the next Archbishop of Canterbury, remember!
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/17/dr-john-sentamu-meeting-emotional-needs-of-gay-couples-through-civil-marriage-is-a-misuse-of-the-state/

What is it with superstitionists and their horrifically distorted perceptions of reality?? Do they seriously think we won't notice?!?
"I really don’t get it. It’s as if I were to sneer at creationists by calling them scientists, or clobbered seminaries by referring to them as research institutions"
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/15/im-rubber-youre-glue/

[video] Whose friend is Jesus? He's not a friend of the poor!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQMl0WfQkw

How sick does a culture have to be for *children* to denounce *brands* as infidel? And it was only Nestle!!
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-muslim-consumers-global-brands-infidels.html

Study shows Religionists are really good at loving people in the same faction as them, and are really good at hating people in different factions. Well, who knew?!
http://phys.org/news/2012-05-religion-potent-cooperation-conflict.html

The Cuntservatives have decided to be hypocritical backsliders one again, by granting the C of E £30 million worth of tax freedom, so they can do up their cult centres in privilege. Oh, the poor persecuted Christians!
http://bit.ly/L9j6JO

Chris Bryant: Tory MP’s response to equal marriage enquiry ‘as cruel as it was offensive’
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/18/chris-bryant-tory-mps-response-to-equal-marriage-enquiry-was-cruel-and-offensive/

Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/14/church-of-ireland-synod-gay-relationships-cannot-be-normative/

Woman jailed for train attack on 16 year old lesbian. 16. 16. 16!! All she did was kiss her girlfriend, and the bitch beat her up for it!!! Sometimes i really wish i were a foot taller, and able to be everywhere at once - i really do!
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/18/woman-jailed-for-train-attack-on-16-year-old-lesbian/