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Aka Sat 18-Jan-14 22:12:46

A UKIP councillor from Oxfordshire blames the recent storms and floods on the Government's decision to legalise gay marriage.
< www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-25793358 >

Iam64 Mon 20-Jan-14 07:46:20

Thanks heavens, MiceElf, I've been waiting for a word from her.
Aka - why can't god be a woman?

JessM Mon 20-Jan-14 08:05:00

Presumably because women have always had such a hard time, and continue to do so (world wide) and men run all the religions?

Riverwalk Mon 20-Jan-14 08:25:41

A woman wouldn't have made such a mess of things.

thatbags Mon 20-Jan-14 08:40:01

Ukip have ditched that twit. Good. Give them credit for that (if nothing else). I think I'm saying don't blame Ukip for one of its (past) members. Other parties also eject people who do unacceptable things.

thatbags Mon 20-Jan-14 08:40:38

Oh, I don't know, female gods through history don't have such great reputations.

JessM Mon 20-Jan-14 08:52:05

Like the scary Hindu baby eating goddess thatbags? But there are not many cultures of any complexity in which the monotheistic deity is female. Are there?

thatbags Mon 20-Jan-14 10:32:16

Christianity is not really monotheistic. Trinity. Mary. Saints (demigods). Just for a start.

Can't speak for the others.

Joan Mon 20-Jan-14 12:04:59

It really doesn't matter what the idiot's imaginary sky friend is supposed to be - his religion-based nuttery should be a good enough reason to keep him out of public office for good. Now that he's been suspended by UKIP, let's hope that's the last we'll hear from him.

There are plenty of other places around the world that elect idiots: we got one, a Tory, here in Queensland Australia: he got kicked out of State parliament for laziness and blatant dishonesty, causing a by-election, which will probably be won by the Labour candidate. Then there's that crack-smoking right-wing Canadian mayor, Rob Ford. And that's without even mentioning the American Tea Party.

I've always taken my vote seriously, and though I'm dyed-in-the-wool Labour, I look at the candidate's character and capability every time, and if the Labour candidate looked dodgy I would put in a blank ballot sheet (turning up to vote, or putting in a postal vote, is compulsory here)