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The ‘disciple of Nero’: UK bishop castigates David Cameron over gay ‘marriage’ plans

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LONDON, December 10, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In a two-page letter to Prime Minister David Cameron , Joseph Devine , the Catholic bishop of Motherwell in Scotland, has compared Cameron to Nero , the Roman emperor who persecuted Christians , for his determination to bring forward “gay marriage.”  Cameron and his government are “devoid of moral competence,” wrote Bishop Devine, adding that that no one believes their promises that the churches will be immune from legal action by homosexualist activists if gay “marriage” is legalized. Cameron is “out of his depth” and is speaking out of both sides of his mouth when giving assurances to British Christians, the bishop said. Cameron told media this weekend that he is in favour of churches being “allowed” to conduct “gay weddings.” The bishop also brought Cameron to task over his government’s pursuit of  a legal case  at the European Court of Human Rights against Christians being allowed to wear crosses at work. Such contr

Gay marriage and homosexuality were part of moral landscape in Ancient Rome

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From the statue in Rome. The Emperor Nero. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Given that the gay marriage agenda will be increasingly pressed upon all churches by the state, we should be much more aware of what history has to teach us about gay marriage—given that we don’t want to be among those who, ignorant of history, blithely condemned themselves to repeat it. Contrary to the popular view—both among proponents and opponents—gay marriage is not a new issue. It cannot be couched (by proponents) as a seamless advance on the civil rights movement, nor should it be understood (by opponents) as something that’s evil merely because it appears to them to be morally unprecedented. Gay marriage was—surprise!—alive and well in Rome , celebrated even and especially by select emperors, a spin-off of the general cultural affirmation of Roman homosexuality. Gay marriage was, along with homosexuality, something the first Christians faced as part of the pagan moral darkness of their time. Wh