DUP hits at Trimble adviser's gay marriage (Northern Ireland)

[davidinalameda]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1402900,00.html

Ian Paisley Jr was last night accused of stoking homophobia in Northern Ireland after saying a senior political adviser should not work for the Ulster Unionist party because he had married his gay partner.
Steven King, the adviser to the Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble, is reported to have married his French Canadian partner Jean Claude in a ceremony in Canada before returning to Belfast.

Mr Paisley, justice spokesman for the biggest unionist party, the Democratic Unionist party, told the BBC: "Most people in Northern Ireland find homosexual relationships offensive and indeed obnoxious and I say that from the position of research I have done."



the US doesn't have a monopoly on hateful "Christian" politicians

[tjwmason]

1. Whilst politically I'm a unionist

It has to be noted that the Rev'd Dr. Ian Paisley's party is frequently more concerned with its fundy protestantism, than with the political situation of those in N.I. wanting to retain their position within the U.K.

He unfurled as banner proclaiming the Holy Father to be the anti-Christ in the European Parliament during a visit of His Holiness.

That the D.U.P. is the largest party in N.I. is more to do with the ineffectiveness of the U.U.P. which is both unionist and moderate.