Former Russian Billionaire Wants All Gays and Lesbians Killed
UK Gay News reports on a radio interview with Russia's first modern billionaire German Sterligov:
During the radio show, the host of Cultural Shock, Ksenia Larina, asked Mr Sterligov: “I want to understand, German, what what you want to do … what to do not only with atheists but also with gays and lesbians?”
Mr. Sterligov responded: “As it is written by the Apostle Paul, Let it be their blood upon their heads.
Other guests on the programme chipped in. One asked: “This is what is written about gays and lesbians?”
“Yes, replied Mr. Sterligov. “This is what is written about the homosexuals.”
Another guest wanted clarification. “That means to kill?”
“Yes, for sure,” Mr. Sterligov confirmed.
Before this exchange, Mr. Sterligov said that he would never hire any gay man or woman to work for him. “No, well … homosexuals would not be given a job under any circumstance … never.”
“And if there is ever a law in the state requiring me to employ homosexuals, I would immediately disobey it.”
Mr Sterligov further explained his position about the laws: “I believe in God and for me the laws of God are above the laws of man. Where they coincide, I admit them. Where they are contrary to the law of God, I spit on them.”
Sterligov, known for his fundamentalist Orthodox views, amassed a huge fortune in commodities trading following the collapse of the Soviet Union and quit his job to live as a peasant in the Russian countryside.
Gay and lesbian advocates are planning to take action against Sterligov's calls for violence according to UK Gay News.
Said Article 282 director Nikolai Baev: “We intend to initiate criminal proceedings against Mr. Sterligov for his calls to violence against gays and lesbians in Russia...In the private sphere, he can preach all sorts of homophobic and xenophobic ideas. However, the public advocacy of violence and hatred is prohibited by law in Russia. We will require the application of this law to protect the rights, lives and dignity of LGBT citizens of Russia."
every generation needs its Rasputin.
Posted by: hugo | Aug 17, 2010 10:31:41 AM
Jesus said "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s." Basically, his following the laws of man only when they coincide with the laws of God are antithetical to Jesus' teachings. Way to miss the point, fella.
Posted by: John in Houston | Aug 17, 2010 10:32:00 AM
NO...god damn YOU....Mr. Former Russian Billionaire. I'm in no mood for this kind of s**t today...!
Posted by: yeahisaidit | Aug 17, 2010 10:46:04 AM
Wait, wait, WAIT. BACK THE SHIT UP. RUSSIA has hate speech laws... I knew we did in Canada, but RUSSIA- a country that isn't exactly gay-friendly (See "Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride") does...
And the US doesn't. Huh.
Posted by: kthxbai | Aug 17, 2010 10:56:00 AM
Honestly, someone should just kill him. I'm sick of straights threatening violence against gays. Let's fucking scare them right back.
Posted by: bob | Aug 17, 2010 11:08:01 AM
What a charmer.
Posted by: Chip | Aug 17, 2010 11:09:22 AM
I hope are Russian friends give this guy whats coming to him, death!
Posted by: Dawnell_do | Aug 17, 2010 11:11:47 AM
I hear that beard is coming back in style, as is the Hitler mustache.
Posted by: Pete | Aug 17, 2010 11:24:00 AM
How does one become a, "Former" Russian Billionaire? Is he a former Russian or a former Billionaire?
Posted by: Peter | Aug 17, 2010 11:25:44 AM
I agree with Bob. It's like in True Blood. Everyone's afraid of vampires even though they're just trying to live normally. Then the King of Mississippi (who may or may not be Gay Dracula) kills a news anchor and tells non-vamps that he's gonna eat their children.
Um. I'm sorry. My brain hurts just re-reading what I just wrote. My bf loves the show, but it scares me in it's ridiculousness.
What were we talking about again?
Oh right. Another fucker misinterpreting the Bible. Awesome. Kill his goats or something.
Posted by: 7 | Aug 17, 2010 11:27:24 AM
Evil, stupid straight man. Die.
Posted by: nikko | Aug 17, 2010 11:28:32 AM
I think I'm becoming more radical in my middle age, I agree with Bob. If people keep calling for the deaths of "homosexuals" and "lesbians" why don't we just start hitting first? I'm tired of trying to have logical arurments with fucking idiots.
Posted by: rayrayj | Aug 17, 2010 11:32:28 AM
@Chip, well written.
@Hugo, I wouldn't bring Rasputin into this. Rasputin has a special place in the history of Russia, but very different.
Posted by: Matt26 | Aug 17, 2010 11:34:40 AM
No matter how much money you acquire, once an ignorant peasant always an ignorant peasant. You're peasant pitchfork rhetoric doesn't scare us Ivan. It simply shows the world how ridiculous and insane you religious zealots really are. Keep-on-talking.
Posted by: Timzilla | Aug 17, 2010 11:39:59 AM
Who's next on his hit list? Moose and Squirrel?
Posted by: Anon | Aug 17, 2010 11:46:08 AM
hahah Russia is in Hell anyway...WHO CARES...sucks to be gay in Russian for sure...BUT LOOK AT THIS *"MONEY" CLOWN*...THEY LET ONE GET RICH AND BEHAVES LIKE TRAILER TRASH.
Posted by: Bosie | Aug 17, 2010 11:50:23 AM
Russians are some fucked-up people!
They let Andrei Chikatilo get away with raping and killing 50+ kids and women between the 80's and 90's and turned their attention towards homosexuals instead of finding the real killer.
Posted by: Scott | Aug 17, 2010 12:18:40 PM
No wonder the Kremlin blocked his bid for the Russian Presidency. Isn't he a college dropout as well? ..........Well that settles it.
Posted by: SSCHIEFRSHA | Aug 17, 2010 12:23:06 PM
The very definition of HATERosexual.
Posted by: Bill | Aug 17, 2010 12:37:11 PM
mental ward much?
Posted by: sal | Aug 17, 2010 1:15:46 PM
bullet in the head is the answer to this problem before he puts into action whatever evil he has planned. end him. immediately.
Posted by: wtf | Aug 17, 2010 1:19:16 PM
another "wodka" please.
seems like anybody can say anything about anybody as a way to get famous. the program calls itself 'culture shock', so I suppose they seek out crackpots so they can get listeners, and most importantly, a large market share. am i supposed to get upset about this 'marketing' tactic? paging howard stern.....
Posted by: kodiak | Aug 17, 2010 1:25:44 PM
Oh, i forgot to tell you all that GOD told me to make my previous post. yes she did. so there.
Posted by: kodiak | Aug 17, 2010 1:28:13 PM
"Even the Devil can quote scripture" (Jesus Christ)
Posted by: wirrrn | Aug 17, 2010 1:34:13 PM
Aren't Putin and Medwedew aiming to prepare Russia a place in modernity? No. If ideological and moral perverts and potential mass murderers like this Sterligov monster are allowed to be free and to serve the media industry with public interviews, then it is obvious that the Prime Minister and the President and Justice are not really interested in an evolution of ethics in Russia. They seem to be content with an idea of modernity limited to technology and wealth. Brains of a lot of people can continue to be intoxicated by othodox fundamentalists. Macho culture should not be touched.
Poor poor Russia!
Posted by: Roman Bolliger, Switzerland | Aug 17, 2010 2:19:22 PM