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February 7th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Archbishop of York sent ‘abusive and threatening’ emails
- Cleric said ministers should not overrule Bible by allowing same-sex marriage
By
Chris Brooke
Last updated at 12:23 AM on 7th February 2012
‘Hate crime’: Police are investigating ‘abusive and threatening’ emails sent to Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu
The Archbishop of York has been sent several ‘abusive and threatening’ racist emails after speaking out against gay marriage.
The malicious messages to Dr John Sentamu have prompted a police investigation, it was revealed yesterday.
In an interview last month, the
senior Church of England cleric said that marriage must remain a union
between a man and a woman.
He argued that the Prime Minister
would be acting like a ‘dictator’ if he allowed homosexuals to wed,
rather than just have civil partnerships as is the case at present.
Yesterday a spokesman for
Ugandan-born Dr Sentamu said the Archbishop received a ‘large quantity’
of correspondence following the interview, adding: ‘Amongst many
positive emails that he has received, there have been a small number of
abusive and threatening emails of a racist nature which North Yorkshire
Police are investigating as hate crimes.’
In the interview Dr Sentamu said:
‘Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don’t think it
is the role of the state to define what marriage is. It is set in
tradition and history and you can’t just [change it] overnight, no
matter how powerful you are.
‘We’ve seen dictators do it in
different contexts and I don’t want to redefine very clear social
structures that have been in existence for a long time and then
overnight the state believes it could go in a particular way.’
The Government will open a consultation on the issue of same-sex marriages next month.
Dr Sentamu said bishops in the House
of Lords had not tried to stop civil partnership laws introduced by the
previous Labour government, but predicted widespread opposition to plans
to legalise gay marriage.
‘The rebellion is going to come not
only from the bishops,’ he said. ‘You’re going to get it from across the
benches and in the Commons.
‘If you genuinely would like the
registration of civil partnerships to happen in a more general way, most
people will say they can see the drift. But if you begin to call those
“marriage”, you’re trying to change the English language.
‘That does not mean you diminish,
condemn, criticise, patronise any same-sex relationships because that is
not what the debate is about.’
Clergymen have demanded that the Church’s Parliament allows priests to hold same-sex ceremonies in churches
Last week, while Dr Sentamu was
abroad, about 70 protesters staged a demonstration outside York Minster,
the cathedral where he serves.
They denounced Dr Sentamu’s comments and accused him of homophobia.
The University of York’s Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group, which organised the
demonstration, said Dr Sentamu was opposing equality.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police
said of the emails: ‘We can confirm that a complaint has been received
from the office of Archbishop John Sentamu, following the receipt of
emails containing racially offensive statements.
‘The emails are being investigated as a hate crime.’
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The real hate here is his hate towards gay couples who love each other.
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Good for him ,the object of marriage is for a man and a woman to be together ,to have children and carry on the human race . if two people of the same sex want to be together ,up to them ,but thats it
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Will I get threatening emails for saying I agree with him.
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Well, he is right, what the hell is happening in society these days. What next!!! Marry your dog, cat, or rabbit.
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I very much disagree with this man’s comments but i would never send him hate mail. We live in a democracy and everyone should have the right to voice a legitimate opinion, free from intimidation..
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I do not condole racism but there was a day when black people couldn’t be ministers. Times have changed and people should change too. Everyone is equal these days. He should open his eyes and wake up to the year 2012
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Good job man.
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There’s no limit to people’s stupidity. Quite why a racist would have any problem with the ridiculous, extremist views put forward by the Archbishop is a matter of absolute disbelief!
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The way that most religions are against homosexuality is a hate crime in itself.
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I like the Archbishop of York, but I am disappointed that he has taken insulting emails to the police.
He should turn the other cheek.
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