And other things you really shouldn't tweet when you're the wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons and running for office.'
If you follow the link there is also this paragraph in the same Telegraph article...
"1526 The Tory party has just announced that Philip Lardner, its candidate for the North Ayrshire and Arran constituency, has been suspended for making "deeply offensive and unacceptable" comments about homosexuality. According to the Pink News website, the words appeared on his personal website but were removed this afternoon. Here's what he wrote:
"I will always support the rights of homosexuals to be treated within concepts of (common-sense) equality and respect, and defend their rights to choose to live the way they want in private, but I will not accept that their behaviour is 'normal' or encourage children to indulge in it.
"The promotion of homosexuality by public bodies (as per 'clause 28′/section 2a in Scotland,) was correctly outlawed by Mrs Thatcher's government. Toleration and understanding is one thing, but state-promotion of homosexuality is quite another.
"Why should Christian churches be forced by the government to employ homosexuals as 'ministers' against all that the Bible teaches? They are being forced by the government to betray their mission – would the Equality and Human Rights Commission be fined for refusing a job to Nick Griffin?
"Christians (and most of the population) believe homosexuality to be somewhere between 'unfortunate' and simply 'wrong' and they should not be penalised for politely saying so – good manners count too, of course.
"The current 'law' is wrong and must be overturned in the interests of freedom as well as Christian values."
I do feel that it is very strange that someone who stands up for gay rights in so many of his posts should choose to ignore this showing of the real thinking in the current Conservative party and while I understand that the person in question was suspended, why do I feel that it would be begrudgingly.
I had to send him an e/mail with the quoted text above followed by:"...and yet no comment from yourself.
Very strange Andrew, your myopia is becoming a little embarrassing!
Regards/"
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