The "Gaystapo"

[I V Stalin]

Apologies if already posted...

A leader of a UK political party, and former London councillor, Alan Craig, has written an article for the Church of England Newspaper, referring to the leaders of gay rights groups as the "Gaystapo" and "the gay Wehrmacht", saying they have occupied the "Sudetenland social uplands of the Home Office" and have "crushed" culture beyond the gay community "under their pink jackboot". Apparently it is "only 1938 and Nazi expansionist ambitions are far from sated". Craig goes on to describe the leaders of Stonewall and OutRage! as "Oberkommandos" and that same-sex marriage would be "the invasion of Poland".

Oh, and the editor of the newspaper has defended the article, though admitted "[Craig] has not won a lot of support with readers". No shit?

Apart from stringing out a tenuous and extremely poor taste metaphor (in fact, could he have found one more offensive?) long beyond breaking point, how far out of touch does this show the Church to be if this sort of rhetoric is not only published but encouraged under its name?

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Apart from stringing out a tenuous and extremely poor taste metaphor (in fact, could he have found one more offensive?) long beyond breaking point, how far out of touch does this show the Church to be if this sort of rhetoric is not only published but encouraged under its name?

It's great. The more and more out of touch they appear the better.

[Makaar]

It's been a couple of years since I last studied Nazi Germany but remind me: were they pro- or anti-gay?

[Escchelary]

Funny that the Gestapo hunted down gays. Pretty awful metaphor.

[Dumb Ideologies]

Apologies if already posted...

A leader of a UK political party, and former London councillor, Alan Craig, has written an article for the Church of England Newspaper, referring to the leaders of gay rights groups as the "Gaystapo" and "the gay Wehrmacht", saying they have occupied the "Sudetenland social uplands of the Home Office" and have "crushed" culture beyond the gay community "under their pink jackboot". Apparently it is "only 1938 and Nazi expansionist ambitions are far from sated". Craig goes on to describe the leaders of Stonewall and OutRage! as "Oberkommandos" and that same-sex marriage would be "the invasion of Poland".

Oh, and the editor of the newspaper has defended the article, though admitted "[Craig] has not won a lot of support with readers". No shit?

Apart from stringing out a tenuous and extremely poor taste metaphor (in fact, could he have found one more offensive?) long beyond breaking point, how far out of touch does this show the Church to be if this sort of rhetoric is not only published but encouraged under its name?

People not bowing down before the Church and failing to unquestioningly accept prejudice is JUST LIKE THE NAZIS.

Seriously dude, how can't you see it?

[Bananatria]

The church are intolerant biggots, preaching a religion based on tolerance and love. They are the ultimate hypocrites.
They really shouldn't have religious newspapers, cuz exactly this is gonna happen.

[I V Stalin]

It's been a couple of years since I last studied Nazi Germany but remind me: were they pro- or anti-gay?

I believe their position approached "not really in favour of homosexuality".

[The Republic of Lanos]

Even the Catholic Church is more tolerant than these guys...

[Milks Empire]

Apologies if already posted...

A leader of a UK political party, and former London councillor, Alan Craig, has written an article for the Church of England Newspaper, referring to the leaders of gay rights groups as the "Gaystapo" and "the gay Wehrmacht", saying they have occupied the "Sudetenland social uplands of the Home Office" and have "crushed" culture beyond the gay community "under their pink jackboot". Apparently it is "only 1938 and Nazi expansionist ambitions are far from sated". Craig goes on to describe the leaders of Stonewall and OutRage! as "Oberkommandos" and that same-sex marriage would be "the invasion of Poland".

Oh, and the editor of the newspaper has defended the article, though admitted "[Craig] has not won a lot of support with readers". No shit?

Apart from stringing out a tenuous and extremely poor taste metaphor (in fact, could he have found one more offensive?) long beyond breaking point, how far out of touch does this show the Church to be if this sort of rhetoric is not only published but encouraged under its name?

To put it into NSG-familiar terms, Craig decided to reductio ad Hitlerum in the fucking OP, and the mods are just fine with that. Max Barry (whoever is ultimately in charge of the paper) needs to step in personally before it brings the whole thing crashing down.

[Allrule]

It's been a couple of years since I last studied Nazi Germany but remind me: were they pro- or anti-gay?

Gays were sent to the concentration camps. So anti-gay.

[Bananatria]

It's been a couple of years since I last studied Nazi Germany but remind me: were they pro- or anti-gay?

I believe their position approached "not really in favour of homosexuality".

I believe their position approached "tie them up with piano wire and torture them to death".

[Meryuma]

How ironic.

[Marcheria]

Oh Christianity....An Anglican friend of mine is gonna shit bricks when she sees this. This just proves how freaking stupid and blind most religions. No, that's not fair. It's the subhumans whose minds are to tiny to separate the *insert holy scripture here* from REAL FUCKING LIFE.

[Zersium]

I believe their position approached "not really in favour of homosexuality".

I believe their position approached "tie them up with piano wire and torture them to death".

Those were only the members of the assassination plot on Hitler's Life in the Russian border.

[Grave_n_idle]

Apologies if already posted...

A leader of a UK political party, and former London councillor, Alan Craig, has written an article for the Church of England Newspaper, referring to the leaders of gay rights groups as the "Gaystapo" and "the gay Wehrmacht", saying they have occupied the "Sudetenland social uplands of the Home Office" and have "crushed" culture beyond the gay community "under their pink jackboot". Apparently it is "only 1938 and Nazi expansionist ambitions are far from sated". Craig goes on to describe the leaders of Stonewall and OutRage! as "Oberkommandos" and that same-sex marriage would be "the invasion of Poland".

Oh, and the editor of the newspaper has defended the article, though admitted "[Craig] has not won a lot of support with readers". No shit?

Apart from stringing out a tenuous and extremely poor taste metaphor (in fact, could he have found one more offensive?) long beyond breaking point, how far out of touch does this show the Church to be if this sort of rhetoric is not only published but encouraged under its name?

It's possible that 'Alan Craig' is a penis.

[The UK in Exile]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... gay-rights

"The Church of England Newspaper has no official status. I don't read it and hadn't seen the original article on 28 October. Neither, apparently, had the paper's editor who says he is too busy always to read the stuff he publishes, but assures us that if he had, he would have asked Craig to tone down his language a bit."

[Oterro]

What a pleb.

[Bananatria]

I believe their position approached "tie them up with piano wire and torture them to death".

Those were only the members of the assassination plot on Hitler's Life in the Russian border.

No, Hitler was anti-gay. Incredibly so. They are considered one of the top three holocoaust victims (Jews, Slavic prisoners, homosexual).

[Zersium]

Those were only the members of the assassination plot on Hitler's Life in the Russian border.

No, Hitler was anti-gay. Incredibly so. They are considered one of the top three holocoaust victims (Jews, Slavic prisoners, homosexual).

Of course he was, but piano wire was only for those who tried that plot.

And when they did it was even more evidence he was a complete twat at military tactics.

[Wikkiwallana]

Did anyone else think of Elton John's appearance on Will and Grace, where he told will he was the head of the gay mafia?

[I V Stalin]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/09/gaystapo-alan-craig-gay-rights

"The Church of England Newspaper has no official status. I don't read it and hadn't seen the original article on 28 October. Neither, apparently, had the paper's editor who says he is too busy always to read the stuff he publishes, but assures us that if he had, he would have asked Craig to tone down his language a bit."

It carries recruitment adverts for the C of E. The Church is, therefore, implicitly endorsing the newspaper.

[Demonatrix]

It's possible that 'Alan Craig' is a penis.

...Probable... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Craig

[Angleter]

Apologies if already posted...

A leader of a UK political party

Well, as far as the "Christian People's Alliance," of whom I've never heard, are a proper "UK political party". They're not even the premier Christian Right lunatic fringe party in the UK.

[Ceannairceach]

It's possible that 'Alan Craig' is a penis.

...Probable... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Craig

D'aw, look at him all erect in that picture, his head all rounded and shit...

[Unslavery]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/09/gaystapo-alan-craig-gay-rights

"The Church of England Newspaper has no official status. I don't read it and hadn't seen the original article on 28 October. Neither, apparently, had the paper's editor who says he is too busy always to read the stuff he publishes, but assures us that if he had, he would have asked Craig to tone down his language a bit."

It carries recruitment adverts for the C of E. The Church is, therefore, implicitly endorsing the newspaper.

That doesn't mean that the Church sanctions every single article that appears in the paper (though I thought this article was quite funny).

Besides which, the Church of England could yet withdraw funding in light of the pretend outrage this has whipped up.