Here’s to you Mrs. Robinson!
Peter Robinson is not a person I warm to.
I should say that a lot of this is coloured by his predecessor the Reverend Ian Paisley, who was not a person I’d have allowed into my address book. As an atheist, I have a lot of respect for many religious leaders, but Paisley, his obscene views, vile rhetoric and his aggressive stance towards those who disagree with him, just mean that only a bigot can respect him.
But I did feel a bit sorry for Peter Robinson, when it became known that his wife had had an affair with a nineteen-year-old boy.
However after reading his view on homosexuality on Wikipedia.
On 30 October 2008 in his first extensive interview as First Minister interview for Hearts and Minds for BBC Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson publicly endorsed the controversial view, also shared by his wife Iris Robinson, that homosexuality was against Christian theology.
Robinson said: “It wasn’t Iris Robinson who determined that homosexuality was an abomination, it was The Almighty. This is the Scriptures. It is a strange world indeed where somebody on the one hand talks about equality, but won’t allow Christians to have the equality, the right to speak, the right to express their views.”
The comments angered LGBT Christian groups throughout the UK. Also, the Christian Bible also condemns adultery, which Mr Robinson’s 60 year old wife has recently publicly admitted to with a 19 year old Roman Catholic man – this admission only came after a BBC investigation.
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is tasked with promoting “better community relations” and “a culture of equality and rights” in Northern Ireland, including for Christians and gay people.
There is a quote “As you sow, so shall you reap” from Galatians VI.
At the present, Peter Robinson is declining to resign. Here’s a quote of his on allowing the IRA to join the democratic process.
You don’t corrupt the democratic process in the hopes that terrorists might toe the line. To get into this club, you have to accept the rules of the club. You give up your weaponry, you accept democratic and peaceful means — and that entitles you to be part of the democratic process.
It is alleged that he broke the rules, by not declaring his wife’s financial interests and is now under pressure by his party to resign.
I will not be sorry to see him go.
The next installment is on Panorama tonight. Will I watch it? Probably not! The pair of them are not worth the time that could be better spent on something else.
The Anonymous Widower 
I feel similar to you – I do feel a sense of pity for Iris and Peter, especially for him with her infidelity, and for Iris with her mental health issues – but they have such horrible views, and Iris is such a hypocrit it’s hard to support them at all.
My new blog post is about Iris-gate too, please check it out! 🙂
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