Swedish Pastor Beats "Hate Crime" Rap

Ed Brayton stcynic at crystalauto.com
Thu Dec 1 09:23:50 PST 2005


Newsom Michael wrote:

>Maybe the answer lies in a different understanding of homosexuality, and
>perhaps a different set of experiences.  I do recall, by the way, that
>the Nazis killed homosexuals (the pink triangle).
>

Indeed they did, and they were wrong to do so. But the only way we may 
consistently say that they were wrong is to appeal to universal 
principles of human rights. Or were we being "hegemonic" to object to 
the Nazis killing homosexuals (and Jews...and gypsies...and dissidents...)?

Ed Brayton


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