One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[Tonks]

Katie said:
Saying that you believe in a God that is offended by homosexuality 
is a pretty controversial comment, and it seems designed to offend 
and provoke.

Tonks:
I don’t think that Del said that SHE believed in this type of God. I 
read that as a general statement. And many people do believe in that 
type of God. I do not. But the people who do have to right to say 
so, here or anywhere else, at least in the U.S.

Katie:
For the record...I don't think it's any better to say, "I disapprove
of homosexuality, but it's not okay to deny them jobs, housing, or
medical care...etc." than it is to just be openly prejudiced and
bigoted against them. Tolerating those kinds of belief systems are
what opens the door to ACTS of bigotry. It's just a lesser form of 
it.

Tonks:
There is a BIG difference between having reservations about a 
subject, any subject, in this case homosexuality, and not believing 
that people should not be harmed or discriminated against. As a 
Democrat, I totally disagree with the Republican agenda, but I don’t 
think that Republicans should be doomed to hell, denied jobs or 
housing, etc. Are you saying that I must also think like a 
Republican? That is what you are implying here.

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