Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1072 Wednesday 11 May 2011
Homophobia
‘a sin’
TheministerofSydney’sPittStreet
Uniting Church has declared
homophobia to be sinful ahead
of this year’s International...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper Est.
1979 www.
starobserver.
com.
au Issue 1072 Wednesday 11 May 2011
Homophobia
‘a sin’
TheministerofSydney’sPittStreet
Uniting Church has declared
homophobia to be sinful ahead
of this year’s International Day
Against Homophobia (IDAHO)
on May 17.
“Homophobia is a sin and in
need of healing,” the Reverend
Ian Pearson declared.
PittStreetChurchiscommitted
to healing homophobia as its
contribution to IDAHO and this
will be the theme for its worship
service this Sunday.
“Heterosexism, the idea that
heterosexual people are superior
to homosexual people, is like
racism.
Prejudice robs us all of
our common humanity,” Pearson
said.
“Discrimination against gay
and lesbian people is an example
of alienation from each other.
Might it be based on fears about
our own sexuality?”
Pearson said his views had
changed over time and all
Christian people could take a
stand against homophobia.
“The fundamental message
of Christianity is about the
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