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	<title>Comments on: John Qwelane, homophobe, at it again</title>
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	<description>This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos</description>
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		<title>By: DAVID JESSE PhD</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-51494</link>
		<dc:creator>DAVID JESSE PhD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m not a Christian.  In fact my views on Christianity are unwelcome.  

The purpose of the short article, was to highlight the hypocracy of Christians who generally preach one thing and practise another - but, that&#039;s what happens when you believe in a myth.

If the bible were true; and,  it the infallible unchangeable word of God(means empty vessel); then it has to be read as is.  One can&#039;t allege to pray and put one&#039;s own slant on it to suit oneself.

Its like the law &quot;ordinary grammatical meaning of the words.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not a Christian.  In fact my views on Christianity are unwelcome.  </p>
<p>The purpose of the short article, was to highlight the hypocracy of Christians who generally preach one thing and practise another &#8211; but, that&#8217;s what happens when you believe in a myth.</p>
<p>If the bible were true; and,  it the infallible unchangeable word of God(means empty vessel); then it has to be read as is.  One can&#8217;t allege to pray and put one&#8217;s own slant on it to suit oneself.</p>
<p>Its like the law &#8220;ordinary grammatical meaning of the words.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Fischer: Blasphemy Should be Illegal but Homosexuals Threaten Free Speech</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-47320</link>
		<dc:creator>Fischer: Blasphemy Should be Illegal but Homosexuals Threaten Free Speech</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] a former columnist who is now the South African ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, in what was not his first rodeo, was found guilty of hate speech in the Johannesburg Equality Court. Back in 2008 Qwelane wrote a [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] a former columnist who is now the South African ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, in what was not his first rodeo, was found guilty of hate speech in the Johannesburg Equality Court. Back in 2008 Qwelane wrote a [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Rob Manzoni</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-47167</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob Manzoni</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jon Quelane, remember, has the distinction of holding (more than once) a high literary award in South Africa - &quot;arsehole of the month&quot;.

That this individual is able to return, time and again to insult our citizens is quite astonishing, given the rubbish he writes; and we can only blame the editor(s) who give him the space.

Like Julius Dilemma, without the time and space afforded him by the press, radio and TV, no-one would have heard of him; and we&#039;d all be better of for it.

Anyone who believes these individuals are merely &#039;controversial&#039;, and therefore have a right to publish their opinions is sadly mistaken. Hate-speech and ignorant commentary has no place in most society. It&#039;s only in our &#039;democracy&#039; that the nation&#039;s president would sit at a public rally and smile inanely while his protégé sprouts hatred, racism and childish financial idealism. 

These individuals are not, as they like to believe, controversial. They are idiots, who would NEVER be in the position to upset/annoy/enrage/embarrass had they been required actually to qualify for theirs jobs.

This is my point.

What qualifies JQ for his appointment as an &#039;ambassador&#039;. Surely not his public utterances - or is this perhaps the face of South Africa which our government wishes to display.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jon Quelane, remember, has the distinction of holding (more than once) a high literary award in South Africa &#8211; &#8220;arsehole of the month&#8221;.</p>
<p>That this individual is able to return, time and again to insult our citizens is quite astonishing, given the rubbish he writes; and we can only blame the editor(s) who give him the space.</p>
<p>Like Julius Dilemma, without the time and space afforded him by the press, radio and TV, no-one would have heard of him; and we&#8217;d all be better of for it.</p>
<p>Anyone who believes these individuals are merely &#8216;controversial&#8217;, and therefore have a right to publish their opinions is sadly mistaken. Hate-speech and ignorant commentary has no place in most society. It&#8217;s only in our &#8216;democracy&#8217; that the nation&#8217;s president would sit at a public rally and smile inanely while his protégé sprouts hatred, racism and childish financial idealism. </p>
<p>These individuals are not, as they like to believe, controversial. They are idiots, who would NEVER be in the position to upset/annoy/enrage/embarrass had they been required actually to qualify for theirs jobs.</p>
<p>This is my point.</p>
<p>What qualifies JQ for his appointment as an &#8216;ambassador&#8217;. Surely not his public utterances &#8211; or is this perhaps the face of South Africa which our government wishes to display.</p>
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		<title>By: My heart says hate speech but my head is not sure &#8211; Constitutionally Speaking</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-47068</link>
		<dc:creator>My heart says hate speech but my head is not sure &#8211; Constitutionally Speaking</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] As I wrote at the time: [...]</description>
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		<title>By: What if Qwelane is gay but in denial? &#171; Akanyang Africa</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-47060</link>
		<dc:creator>What if Qwelane is gay but in denial? &#171; Akanyang Africa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] De Vos, a constitutional law professor at Universityof Cape Townwriting in his  Constitutionally Speaking blog said Qwelane’s comments were “hateful stuff” and were “Ignorant [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] De Vos, a constitutional law professor at Universityof Cape Townwriting in his  Constitutionally Speaking blog said Qwelane’s comments were “hateful stuff” and were “Ignorant [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Lance Allam</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-46961</link>
		<dc:creator>Lance Allam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well Pierre,it seems you were correct back in 2008.The court ruling is clear and Qwelane is correctly disgraceD.He is no longer fit to serve as ambassador IMHO.

I withdraw my previous(incorrect) comments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well Pierre,it seems you were correct back in 2008.The court ruling is clear and Qwelane is correctly disgraceD.He is no longer fit to serve as ambassador IMHO.</p>
<p>I withdraw my previous(incorrect) comments.</p>
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		<title>By: Is Avusa Media consistent with columnists? &#171; Akanyang Africa</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-44233</link>
		<dc:creator>Is Avusa Media consistent with columnists? &#171; Akanyang Africa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I personally agree with Bullard that journalists “seem quite happy to accept that they can be sacked for something they write but the person who publishes it walks away scot free”. If only editors indeed took responsibility for what went into their papers, Makhanya should have been fired a long time a go, and so should have Sunday Sun Editor Linda Rulashe been fired for publishing John Qwelane’s homophobic column (see Pierre De Vos’ take on it). [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I personally agree with Bullard that journalists “seem quite happy to accept that they can be sacked for something they write but the person who publishes it walks away scot free”. If only editors indeed took responsibility for what went into their papers, Makhanya should have been fired a long time a go, and so should have Sunday Sun Editor Linda Rulashe been fired for publishing John Qwelane’s homophobic column (see Pierre De Vos’ take on it). [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Gwebecimele</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-31084</link>
		<dc:creator>Gwebecimele</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Qwelane has support.


http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/06/23/New_Australia_PM_Gillard_Opposes_Gay_Marriage/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Qwelane has support.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/06/23/New_Australia_PM_Gillard_Opposes_Gay_Marriage/" rel="nofollow">http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/06/23/New_Australia_PM_Gillard_Opposes_Gay_Marriage/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tolerating the Vuvuzela &#171; Franarexic.</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-30615</link>
		<dc:creator>Tolerating the Vuvuzela &#171; Franarexic.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] locusts, a goat on its way to the slaughterhouse and a giant hive full of really pissed off bees. Jon Qwelane even described the Vuvuzela as “an instrument from [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Tholithemba</title>
		<link>http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/john-qwelane-homophobe-at-it-again/#comment-25160</link>
		<dc:creator>Tholithemba</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>why are all these people supporting shit? well done jon Q you the man in a dirty south africa. the writer here is probably gay himself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why are all these people supporting shit? well done jon Q you the man in a dirty south africa. the writer here is probably gay himself.</p>
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