Homosexuality is an abomination is not homophobia
Image via Wikipedia The Irish High Court today overturned a decision by the Belfast Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that banned a Belfast Christian church ’s ad on account of “homophobia.” The ad, published by Sandown Free Presbyterian Church in August 2008, was banned by the ASA for stating that sodomy is a “grave offense” to Christians and quoting such Biblical passages as Leviticus 18:22. The church’s full-page ad was published immediately prior to a gay pride march and in response to the previous year’s march, in which a banner was carried that said, “Jesus is a fag.” The ASA said the ad was “forceful, confrontational, and threatening to a section of the community.” After receiving seven complaints that the ad was homophobic, the ASA determined the church could not advertise in that form. Sandown church challenged the ban in September 2009 and today won their case. In his ruling on the case, High Court Justice Treacy said the context of the ad was important in c