Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Sure, but you expected nothing else, surely?

What I find irritating in these situations is when some muslim cleric immediately pops up to mouth the usual boilerplate condemning the killings and no reporter actually asks them what it is that their holy book actually says about gay people and how they should be dealt with.
Yes, like the Imman who used to preach at the same mosque attended by the shooter, expressing his “great sadness” and how he may disapprove of gay people’s lifestyle but they are equally free to disapprove of his.

As if that admission alone is not hugely, hugely problematic.