---
title: >-
  Hypochristian Love
date: 2012-07-24 16:20
modified: 2012-07-24 16:20
lang: en
authors: rysiek
tags:
 - ancient
 - religion
status: published
pinned: false
---

[Australian Christian Lobby](http://www.acl.org.au/), in a tweet [already deleted](https://t.co/bi00eID1) (wonder why, don't they stand behind their convictions?), likened gay marriage and gay love to zoophilia and paedophilia. I like how this particular argument pops up [here](http://indydemocrat.blogspot.com/2011/08/garrisons-guest-host-compares-gay.html) and [there](http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/12/18/rick-warren-compares-gay-marriage-to-incest-pedophila/) from the "Christian" side.

I like how such religious groups compare sex between two willing adult humans to sex with animals, implying that at least one party to it is no better than an animal -- while still vehemently [opposing the theory of evolution](http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/loch-ness-monster-cited-by-us-schools-as-evidence-that-evolution-is-myth-1-2373903), saying that [suggesting that humans come from monkeys](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_creation-evolution_controversy) somehow "[strips humans of their dignity](http://www.discovery.org/a/18981)". Because obviously calling people "animals" doesn't.

I like how they compare homosexuality to paedophilia, regardless that homosexual sex (just as heterosexual sex) is sex between consenting adults, while paedophilia seems to be more often then not sex between a [clergyman and a non-consenting child](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/9153676/Dutch-Roman-Catholic-Church-castrated-at-least-10-boys.html).

And I like how Catholic clergy claims this is a "family issue", and that same-sex marriage is a [danger to "family values"](http://www.christiantoday.com/article/vatican.gay.marriage.a.threat.to.family.morals/6504.htm), while having absolutely [no experience in building marriages and families](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibacy) of their own at all.

Finally, I like how they do that while "spreading the Christian message of Love". I can admire a good troll.