The overlooked insanity of the

The overlooked insanity of the African Christian Democratic Party

Before the vote of no confidence debate was to commence on Tuesday, DA MP Marius Redelinhuys proposed a motion in the house that quite simply solidifies the protections afforded to minority groups, in particular the human rights of the LGBTQI community and foreign nationals.

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The motion hopes to cross partisan borders and work with National Government to bring into effect programmes that protect and defend the lives of these minority groups. Pretty much all of Parliament agreed with an enormous amount of enthusiasm.

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However, the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) was having none of that. In an unsurprising (and what they no doubt thought of as gallant) display of Christian humanity, the ACDP rejected the motion. Then, in a weak attempt to veil the bigotry, ACDP MP Cheryllyn Verdon Dudley explained in a Facebook post that the ACDP felt the motion was controversial and therefore in breach of the rule of motion without notice.

The premise of her point here already starts looking shaky especially when Mr Redelinghuys pointed out: what could be controversial about protecting the rights of humans?  ​

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In particular, the St Joan-esq crusader, said they “want to know what the DA means by ‘intensify such efforts and programmes to combat intolerance … particularily toward … the LGBTQI community'” (Note she specifically singles out LGBQTI here from the DA motion), so it is clear first off that their issue is in fact LGBTQI related, and not really rules related.

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The lovely lady then goes on to say that since a motion is carried unanimously in the National Assembly, that the stalwart  of the National Assembly’s intregrity, the ACDP, decided to ‘err on the side of caution’, as it is ‘not possible for MP’s to get clarity during this process’.

But wait oh boy it gets better; in a stunning 360 turn around from this sober meditation on house rules, Cheryllyn shows us that even she is even so unconvinced by her shitty and thin attempts at hiding bigotry that she ends with a churlish ‘well you do it to the ANC so then, so can WE!’ (paraphrased). Clap clap clap, you nut.

What really takes the cake, and really enforces how this is totally a homophobic issue are the cheers from commentary on her status, which read like “Thanks for objecting! God Bless”, which she no doubt likes herself – remember Cheryllyn 1 like = 1 prayer. Vom.

Wow, talk about insulting people’s intelligence. Shame Shame Shame.

Yes thank you Cheryll for being nothing but a small-minded heartless person. Thank you for putting your bogus fairy-tale old white man with a beard in the sky above the lives of real people. Thank you for continuing to show what religion lacks – everything in every respect.

I hope that when you get down on your knees tonight and pray, you realise what an utter wart you and your party have been.