Homophobia: report it now!

http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/index.php/2008/02/16/homophobia-report-it-now/

[Anglican Mainstream] 16 Feb 2008--According to the newly published God, Gays and the Church, ‘homophobia’ is a “Pejorative term which may be applied to people who exhibit an entire range of negative attitudes to same-sex attraction, and also to those who experience and act upon it. The view that same-sex sexual behaviour is sinful is considered homophobic in certain realms.”

Already in this country there is such a thing as ‘homophobic crime’, with homophobic ‘incidents’ being defined as anything anyone perceives to be homophobic (eg here).

Now the London Underground is featuring a poster campaign, organized by the Gay Men’s Partnership and the Home Office, encouraging people to report not just ‘homophobic crime’, but ‘homophobia’.

The definition of ‘homophobia’ is uncertain, but is rapidly being extended to include attitudes to homosexuality, not just actions.

How long can it be before more Christians find themselves facing police interviews, cautions and even prosecution on the basis of expressed beliefs about same-sex relationships? And what does this say about our once much-vaunted freedom of speech and belief?