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Love the sinner, hate the sin?

Michael McFarland Campbell

Originally posted on Faith and Pride:
The adage “love the sinner but hate the sin” is often used in discussions of Christianity and same-sex relationships, usually in a context where someone is saying “I love you, but I hate your sinful relationship”. This is problematic for two reasons, a secondary reason, and a fundamental reason. The secondary reason is that it isn’t very loving, or if it is, it is using a definition of love that is so far removed from normal experience it is meaningless. My relationship with my husband is based on strong mutual love. If you are… Continue reading Love the sinner, hate the sin?

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A vote for Better Together is not a vote for more devolution…

Michael McFarland Campbell

The UK Prime Minister is making extrapolations on future policy on the governance of the UK based on one vote on a different issue in one part of the UK. That is hardly democratic is it? Continue reading A vote for Better Together is not a vote for more devolution…

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A new beginning…

Michael McFarland Campbell

Okay, so I said back in November 2013 that this blog was going to go into dormancy or abeyance. Since then, I have moved to Gibraltar and found that I still want to comment on things that are happening around me. Therefore, Gyronny Herald is coming out of abeyance. Given that I now live on the Rock, it is unlikely that it will be quite so focused on Northern Irish politics. But since I no longer work for a certain MLA in Stormont, one particular post has been republished. I am no longer gagged. Another new point is that I … Continue reading A new beginning…

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“240 hours community service for HIV cure fraudster” from HIV Blogger

Michael McFarland Campbell

I am very pleased that someone trying to make a quick buck out of vulnerable people who are living with HIV and who are looking for a quick cure has been convicted in the Courts and will now have to pay for his crimes. Today in the first ever prosecution of its kind for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), an asylum seeker from Zimbabwe was sentenced to 240 hours community service and ordered to pay over £947.36 costs for selling ineffective medical devices over the internet that he claimed cured and killed HIV/AIDS. Admare Jinga (aged 31) … Continue reading “240 hours community service for HIV cure fraudster” from HIV Blogger

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Equal Marriage Bill passes the Lords – society has matured and will do so again.

Michael McFarland Campbell

With today’s third reading in the House of Lords, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passed its hurdles in their Lordships House to pass into law. The final hurdle is not quite here but should not be too long. All … Continue reading Equal Marriage Bill passes the Lords – society has matured and will do so again.

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Queen’s Birthday Honours – links through the Liberal Democrats, Northern Ireland, and Scouting…

Michael McFarland Campbell

  It’s the night before [now the morning of—Ed.] the Official Birthday of HM The Queen, so we now know who has been honoured on this occasion. I have looked through the lists as published by HM Government, and have found the following to be either LIberal Democrats, from Northern Ireland, and in one case from the Parish where my grandmother lives in Cornwall!. Congratulations everybody!   Companion of Honour   The Rt Hon. Sir (Walter) Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP has been appointed a Companion of Honour.   Sir Menzies is one of the most respected politicians of his … Continue reading Queen’s Birthday Honours – links through the Liberal Democrats, Northern Ireland, and Scouting…

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