Gay hate not mainstream: MP

Gay hate not mainstream: MP

Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic Party has expelled its only other state MP, Reverend Gordon Moyes, who hit back at the party’s anti-gay policies as unchristian.

Blaming same-sex couples for society’s problems, like the Victorian bushfires, was turning the CDP into an isolated cult, Moyes said.

As a Christian I have no right to rule over what other people who reject Christian standards and beliefs do or not do, Moyes told Sydney Star Observer.

I do not believe in vilifying groups of people.

Counselling and outreach should be offered, not vilification, he explained.

I have conducted for many years outreach programs to help people with all sorts of personal issues including gender issues.

Since being expelled in April, Moyes has slammed Nile’s cult of personality on his parliamentary website.

Fred’s self-declared macro policies of -˜Anti-Muslim and Anti-Gay’ are not supported by any major Christian denomination, Moyes wrote.

In fact all mainstream Christian church bodies and councils, including the conservative NSW Council of Churches and the Baptist Union of Australia, believe the policies not to be Christian.

Such a cult [as Nile’s] holds beliefs and practices that are not held by mainstream Christianity. Social ills are commonly blamed on lesbians and same-sex couples or Muslims, despite a total lack of evidence for these claims.

Moyes, whose NSW Legislative Council seat is up for re-election in 2010, is considering joining Family First as its NSW Parliament representative.

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6 responses to “Gay hate not mainstream: MP”

  1. Its Fred Nile and his cronies who are responsible for the retirement age being extended to 67. “For Gods Sakes, RETIRE!”

  2. SSO – circa 1981/2 Gordon Moyes led a push to oust and prevent any further recruitment of gays and lesbians participating as counsellors for the Lifeline telephone service.

  3. Good on him, I will drink to that!!!! It is people like him that stop people as gays from coming out and show who they love. Anti-gay attitutes do not win you votes Fred Nile [when will you learn hey]. I got a message for the old-crack pot who is anti-muslim, anti-gay, anti-single parents, anti-abortion, anti-immigration, anti-securalism, anti-environment, anti-aboriginal [anti-everything] Fred Nile “why don’t you just fuck off on a deserted island and just die or kill yourself by starving to death, shoot yourself or strangeling yourself” – I will personally be jumping for joy when that happens!!!!!

    Fred Phelps in the America is no prize pig himself!!! [Fred and Fred who are very extremist in anti-gays views].

  4. Dear Reverend Moyes, Thank you for not blaming me for society’s ills.

    In regards to your offer of counselling for people with personal issues including gender issues, I decline your offer of help because I do not regard my gender as an issue, either personal or otherwise.

  5. Gordon Moyles said -œSocial ills are commonly blamed on lesbians and same-sex couples or Muslims, despite a total lack of evidence for these claims.

    Did anyone eles think it was odd that same sex couples and lesbians are consider to be different groups of people by him?

  6. Gordon Moyles said “Social ills are commonly blamed on lesbians and same-sex couples or Muslims, despite a total lack of evidence for these claims.

    Did anyone eles think it was odd that same sex couples are consider to different groups of people by him?