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  • Leader of Lib Dems couldn’t answer this question about homosexuality

    The leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron has yet again dodged a question about his thoughts on the morality of homosexuality.

    Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats has once again failed to answer whether he thinks homosexuality is a sin or not, during an interview on Channel 4 with Cathy Newman.

    Mr Farron who identifies as a Christian was unable to answer a question on whether he thought homosexuality was a sin. Ms Newman asked the 46-year-old politician, “A while back I asked you if you thought that homosexuality was a sin and you struggled to answer.

    “Now you’ve had a while to consider that question, what is the answer?”

    Mr Farron replied, “I don’t think I struggled to answer it at all, Cathy. I think I’m not in the position to make theological announcements over the next six weeks.

    “I’m not going to spend my time talking theology or making pronouncements.”

    The question follows on from an interview in 2015 where she asked, “Do you think as a Christian, that homosexual sex is a sin?” He was so evasive with his answer, Ms Newman asked him three times.

    In an interview with GQ in 2016, Tim Farron revealed that he joined the Liberal Democrats, because of his gay friends saying,

    “One of the reasons I joined the liberals was because of lesbian and gay rights. Friends of mine were gay and I saw how they were treated and bullied. I want a society where people are valued for who they are.”

    Farron has repeatedly had his stance on gay relationships questioned after abstaining on the UK’s same-sex marriage vote in 2013.

  • The internet just slayed Milo Yiannopoulos

    The internet just slayed Milo Yiannopoulos

    Professional Internet villain just had his ass handed to him, on a plate, as hundreds of people took to Twitter to share their disgust after his appearance on tonight’s Channel 4 News interview with Cathy Newman.

    Milo Yiannopoulos
    CREDIT: Channel 4/ ITN

    Milo Yiannopoulos the self-styled poster child of the conservative youth in America is finding out that he doesn’t have many supporters in the UK. Scores of people have taken to Twitter to troll the troll with his name becoming a trending tag on the social network after appearing on Channel 4.

    Milo, who was a very vocal supporter of Donald Trump during his presidential campaign, has proved to be a divisive character whose thoughts on feminism among other hot topics have proved very unpopular.

    Milo’s Twitter profile was first unverified and then suspended earlier this year, following a spat with Ghostbuster actor Leslie Jones.

    https://twitter.com/NeilCameron5/status/799344819654967296

     

    https://twitter.com/Callum871/status/799341733716914176

    https://twitter.com/jacobs_ladder71/status/799341069930496001

    Cathy Newman was generally praised for her handling of Milo during their interview after he told her that the modern version of feminism was “modern, ugly, spiteful & vindictive”.

     

    https://twitter.com/DoSACExile/status/799340150543126528

    https://twitter.com/FloeyFriis/status/799338396208549888

     

    Of course, some were very pleased that he found space on the Channel 4 show.

     

     

  • Tim Farron Asked Three Times If Gay Sex Is A Sin

    The newly elected leader of the Liberal Democrats has failed to quash fears about his moral views on homosexuality after failing to answer whether he thought gay sex was a sin or not.

    During an interview on Channel 4 news earlier this week, Cathy Newman asked the new leader “Personally, do you think as a Christian, that homosexual sex is a sin?”

    Christians “do not go around forcing their views on other people” he answered and failed to answer the question. Cathy Newman then quoted a Leviticus quote, to which he responded: “My faith is based upon my belief that Jesus Christ is who he said he is”

    So evasive was he over the question she asked three times.
    The Brian Paddick backed Tim Farron was elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats after former Deputy Prime Minister and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg stood down.

    Tim Farron has come under pressure after abstaining on the gay marriage vote.

    Stewart McDonald MP for Glasgow South Tweeted,

    “Sorry Tim, but it’ll take a lot more than sound bites to convince anyone that you’re serious about LGBT equality.”

     

    Guardian columnist Giles Fraser suggested that if Tim Farron thought that gay sex was sinful that the future of the party was in trouble and that he was “utterly lost as a LibDem leader”.

     

    In 2007 Tim Farron voted against the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations in 2007, a law which protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation in the provision of goods and services. The law was used to bring Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland to account for refusing to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan on it.