Branded like cattle: Vicar facing possible disciplinary action

Rev Ray Mullen a parish priest in the City of London is facing disciplinary action after suggesting in his blog that gay men should have 

"sodomy can seriously damage you health"

tattooed on they buttocks.

He then went further to say that on their chins should be written the words

"fellatio kills"

Despite there being many closet (and some not so closet) gays in the church, there are many members of the religious community that still display overt homophobic tendencies. 

I know that the bible condemns same sex relationships, but it also stresses tolerance and treating everyone as equals.

If this vicar feels it is right to label gays, surely he could not appose to having bigot branded on his forehead. After all-that way everyone is being treated the same.

Mullen has however been quick to say that he was only 'joking' with his comments.   Press Association

The Father, Simon Cowell, and the Holy Ghost (Pete Waterman)

Today I read something that rather unsettled me.

 According the The Guardian, the X Factor, yes the http://xfactor.itv.com/?cmpid=PPC_GOOGLE__X%20Factor_X%20Factor_x-factor&ps?cmpid=PPC_GOOGLE_X%20Factor_X%20Factor_x-factor&ps">X Factor , has replaced God in today's schools.

 Rather than learning about religion, values and morals through bible readings, hymns and memory verses, the children of today are taking guidance from what is literally 'pop' culture. All the moral fibre that was once drilled into children has been replaced with drivvaly assemblies and lessons based on a 'talent' contest filled with rude, crude and downright pointless comments! 

If X Factor is the new God, then that surely makes Simon Cowell our Saviour, which is frankly worrying. Can a high trousered, womanising, rude man with virtually nothing but his and his record labels interests at heart really teach our youth how to behave in a virtuous way??

 I think not- he's more the anti-Christ.

 I accept that we now live in a diverse culture with many different faiths, but rather than abandoning religion completely in favour of mindless rubbish, should we not be providing a multi faith education?