How Not To Rant

As I noted before, the issue of gay rights versus religious rights has recently been in the news in the UK. Of course, such things are fodder to the media, and the radio phone-in debate is the perfect platform for some knockabout fun.

 

This BBC Radio Fivelive debate is a good example. There are some gems in here worth listening to. The studio guest, Andrea Minichello Williams of the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, is not the shiniest example. Her "we certainly don’t want to discriminate against gay people, but…" schtick becomes irritating very quickly, as it is blatantly obvious that this is precisely what she wants. If it is enshrined in the law that one can’t discriminate on the grounds of religion, but one can discriminate on the grounds of the fact that someone is gay, then how could it be otherwise?

 

The star of the show is definitely Dr. A Majid Katme, apparently qualified in psychiatry, and spokesman of the Islamic Medical Association in Britain.

 

His contribution, if one can call it that, begins about 29 minutes into the broadcast. A fine example of spittle-flecked invective against gays, and the perfect example of how not to rant. The fact that this man might conceivably be a psychiatric practitioner in the UK gives me pause for thought.