Now that I have a Christian aboard, I see I shall have to step a little more lightly when I deal with the excesses of some of the adherents of that religion. So to make things clear, I shall be using the term “Xian” to refer to the latter, roughly analogical to “Islamist” as opposed to merely Muslim. Its image, for me, is always the burning cross.

Here is a flagrant example of Xianism in practice. If anyone can link this vileness to any of the sayings of Christ, I would be very interested.

A gay Gibson County couple said they were assaulted when they tried to attend church services at the Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland last Wednesday.

“I went over to take the keys out of the ignition and all the sudden I hear someone say ‘sick’em,’” said Gibson County resident, Jerry Pittman Jr.

Pittman said the attack was prompted by the pastor of the church, Jerry Pittman, his father.

“My uncle and two other deacons came over to the car per my dad’s request. My uncle smash me in the door as the other deacon knocked my boyfriend back so he couldn’t help me, punching him in his face and his chest. The other deacon came and hit me through my car window in my back,” said Pittman. He said bystanders did not offer assistance. He said the deacon yelled derogatory homosexual slurs, even after officers arrived. He said the officers never intervened to stop the deacons from yelling the slurs.

If these good Xian folks lived in Ontario, they’d be stumping for Tim Hudak.